Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
HAMTRAMCK, MI, Dec. 18, 2023 ~ In a 4-3 vote, the Hamtramck City Council approved a measure to rename parts of a main road in the city to “Palestine Avenue” to show solidarity with Gaza during Israel‘s bombardment on the seized territory.
The vote took place during a council meeting on Dec. 12, which will rename Holbrook Street between Buffalo and Saint Aubin streets in the Muslim-majority city, coming over a month after the council called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. As of Monday afternoon, nearly 20,000 people in Gaza have died since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that left 1,200 people dead in Israel.
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Dec. 18, 2023 ~ Adrian Hemond from Grassroots Midwest talks to Kevin Dietz and Tom Jordan about support for President Joe Biden slipping with young Black voters for not supporting Palestinians during Israel‘s military campaign in Gaza.
Dec. 18, 2023 ~ U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took a visit to the Middle East to push Israeli officials to change their strategy in Gaza, and U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers joins Guy Gordon and Jamie Edmonds to discuss what’s next between Israel and Hamas.
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