At a rally of Iowa GOP women in Iowa City, U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks lauded the release of Israeli hostages under a Trump-brokered ceasefire and denounced Democrats over the ongoing government shutdown.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday.
The Iowa relatives of Mariam Abu Dagga say the 33-year-old Palestinian photojournalist gave everything she had for her work and her people — her safety, her health, and ultimately her life. She was killed Monday in a strike on a hospital in Gaza.
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House File 115 would require Iowa colleges and universities to establish policies prohibiting students, faculty and staff on nonimmigrant visas from “publicly espousing terrorist activity related to an ongoing conflict or ... persuading others to endorse or espouse terrorist activity related to an ongoing conflict or to support a terrorist organization unless it is the policy or practice of the United States to support such activity or organization.”
Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.
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A group of roughly 60 Iowa City-area Jews and their supporters gathered Friday at the Iowa City Ped Mall to collectively and publicly grieve the loss of Palestinian and Israeli life and to demand a cease fire, a release of all hostages, and an end to U.S. aid to Israel.
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Senate leaders have said they will not take up the House proposal, and President Joe Biden has threatened to veto.
The University Democrats of Iowa statement expressed support for Palestine while using the phrase ‘from the river to the sea,’ which has a complex and sometimes antisemitic history.
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