Gaza

On Monday, a ceasefire agreement was reached in the Israel-Hamas war. The deal, which was brokered by the United States, includes a prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas. In addition, Hamas must return the bodies of 28 Israeli hostages believed to be dead in Gaza, so far, four have been returned. As the world questions whether the latest ceasefire agreement will hold, WAMC’s Jesse Taylor spoke with the Westchester/Fairfield Regional Director of the American Jewish Committee Myra Clark-Siegel to gauge what the ceasefire means for the Gaza Strip.

Vermont Senator Peter Welch spoke about the government shutdown and other issues before returning to Washington earlier this week.

Activists and religious leaders are reflecting on the war in Gaza as they remember the October 7th Hamas attacks in Israel.

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.