Gaza

As the war in Gaza rages on, young Palestinians and Israelis are touring the Northeast together to speak their minds.

At a town hall on the Hudson Valley Community College campus this week, Congressman Paul Tonko referred to the conflict in Gaza as a “genocide.”

An interview with Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern of the 2nd District.

For some Berkshire County demonstrators, the fight to oppose Israel’s war in Gaza has continued unabated since October 2023.

Rebecca Vilkomerson will be speaking at the Hudson Library at 3:30pm on March 22nd. The talk is titled “Community Responses to Israel’s U.S.-Supported War on Palestinians: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaigns.” Rebecca was Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace for ten years. She will be joined for the talk by Riham Barghouti, Palestinian educator and founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI).

Jeid Ebanks is a Capital Region native who grew up in Albany's Arbor Hill neighborhood and now resides in Troy.

At a time of intense media criticism from multiple viewpoints, a national broadcast journalist spoke in Albany Sunday about changes he’d like to see.

From school sex abuse scandals to wildfires and vice-presidential visits, it was a busy year in Berkshire County headlines.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan recently returned from the West Coast where she participated in a three-day summit against antisemitism.

A protest and march against the conflict in Lebanon and Gaza is scheduled for this afternoon in Albany.