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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.

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

With a future still uncertain days after the United States intervened in Israel's war against Iran, some U.S. lawmakers are hoping President Trump avoids a prolonged conflict in the Middle East. The White House on Tuesday asserted a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was in place.

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.”

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).

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.

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

Senator Ed Markey was in Berkshire County this week, and discussed some of the week’s biggest headlines during his stop in Pittsfield, Massachusetts with WAMC.

Congressman Richard Neal was in Lee, Massachusetts Wednesday, and answered questions about the vice-presidential debate, war in the Middle East, immigration, and more.