Ceasefire

International Soldarity / Palestine / Palestine Solidarity / Rallies and Vigils / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Stop Genocide Rally and March in Palo Alto

by Joan Simon On July 21, 2024, we joined a fundraiser for HEAL Palestine in downtown Palo Alto.  Activities included kid art activities, Henna, music, speakers, eating delicious food, and more!HEAL Palestine builds programs and projects in the areas of health, youth education, humanitarian aid, and leadership/mentorship programs, which will…

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July 22, 2024
Palestine / Palestine Solidarity / SJPJC

‘No One Is Above the Law’—Oh Really, Mr. Biden?

By Ralph Nader After the jury came in with its verdict that Donald Trump was guilty of a scheme and coverup to illegally influence the 2016 election, the Biden campaign issued a statement saying that the judgment demonstrated that “no one is above the law,” not even a former President.…

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June 3, 2024
Palestine Solidarity / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Sign the San Jose People’s Petition for a Ceasefire!

Hundreds of San Jose residents spoke up at the December 5, 2023 meeting of the San Jose City Council to ask that a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Israel's bombardment of Gaza be put on the Council's agenda. The City Council took no action. They claimed that this matter…

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April 30, 2024
Palestine / Palestine Solidarity / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Gaza-Bound Flotilla Aims to End Inhumane Israeli Blockade

by Jessica CorbettCommon DreamsApril 5, 2024 As Israel continues to starve Palestinians to death in the Gaza Strip, an international coalition on Friday was preparing to set sail with humanitarian aid and human rights observers "to challenge the ongoing illegal Israeli blockade." Israel has limited the flow of people and…

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April 6, 2024
Palestine / Palestine Solidarity / War on Gaza

Genocide Prevention Group Issues ‘Urgent SOS Warning’ as Israel Takes Aim at Rafah

by Jake JohnsonCommon Dreams The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, an organization named after the Polish lawyer who coined the term genocide, issued what it called an "urgent SOS warning" on Tuesday for Palestinians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than half of the enclave's population is…

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April 2, 2024
International Soldarity / Labor / Palestine / Palestine Solidarity / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Unions representing 9 million workers are calling for a ceasefire

Statement by National Labor Network for a Ceasefire. We, members of the American labor movement, mourn the loss of life in Israel and Palestine. We express our solidarity with all workers and our common desire for peace in Palestine and Israel, and we call on President Joe Biden and Congress…

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March 28, 2024
Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

County Board of Education Passes Ceasefire Resolution

Press release from the SFBA Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded the Santa Clara County Board of Education (SCCBOE) for its principled stand in passing a comprehensive Gaza ceasefire resolution.…

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January 30, 2024
SJPJC / War on Gaza

International Court of Justice Rules That Israel Must Stop Killing Palestinians

By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, January 26, 2024 The International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel must cease its warmaking in Gaza — cease committing and inciting genocidal acts — and that the case charging Israel with genocide must proceed. DETAILS OF THE RULING: By 15-2: Israel shall…

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January 26, 2024
Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

County Democratic Party Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza

San Jose, CA — Saturday, January 13, 2024 — The Santa Clara County Democratic Party voted late Thursday night to adopt the following resolution: A Call for Immediate Cease-fire in Gaza and Provision of Humanitarian Aid WHEREAS we recognize the Holocaust, Nakba and forced displacement of peoples with ties to…

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January 14, 2024