Outgoing Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara skipped work on Monday, saying in a social media post that she chose to close her City Hall office “in solidarity with the global call for a ceasefire” in the Israel-Hamas war. In the Instagram post, which was quickly taken down, Lara appeared to be asking her 2,500-plus followers … Read more
A number of Boston city councilors described being “blindsided” by a controversial resolution put forward by one of their colleagues, honoring two students for organizing a pro-Palestinian walkout at their high school last week. The citation, put forward by Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, was presented on behalf of the entire City Council to New Mission … Read more
Wednesday’s fundraising visit to Denver by President Joe Biden, followed by the next night’s Global Conference for Israel, brought hundreds of protestors to downtown to decry the bombing of Palestinian civilians by Israel. Outside the Colorado Convention Center on Thursday night, and unable to get into the structure, protestors threw projectiles at police and the … Read more
Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres delivers an address at the opening ceremony of the World Climate Action Summit during COP28 on December 01, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Chris Jackson | Chris Jackson Collection | Getty Images U.N. chief António Guterres invoked a rarely exercised clause in the United Nations Charter to … Read more
