Hamas

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

College campuses around the U.S. are seeing intense protests over Israel’s war in Gaza, which shows no signs of ending more than six months after Hamas’ attacks. At the same time, one survivor of the October 7th massacre continues to speak out about his experiences.

Students at two colleges in Vermont have set up encampments, echoing a trend across the country protesting the Israel-Hamas War.

The Schenectady City Council is facing calls to weigh in on the Israel-Hamas war.

Both Israel and Hamas have rejected it, but nothing short of a two-state solution can lead to peace in the area.

As the Israel-Hamas war drags on and the civilian death toll in Palestine soars, the American-Israeli father of a daughter held by Hamas for nearly two months – and whose son-in-law was killed – will speak in Troy Sunday about the hostage crisis overseas.

South Africa brought a case in the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide.

Albany's Common Council hasn't been able to bring to a vote a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

A pro-Palestinian speaker's visit to give a talk last week put Bethlehem Public Library policies under the microscope.

(Airs 12/01/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll take a look at the coming race to fill expelled Republican Congressman George Santos’ seat, we’ll examine how the Israel Hamas war is changing things inside the college classroom, and the third leg of the Triple Crown is coming to Saratoga Springs.