Ukraine/Russia

2024: The Big Year in Ukraine

by Paul Shannon 2024 promises to be a momentous year for the war in Ukraine and the confrontation between NATO and Russia. This year could open up new opportunities for a ceasefire and negotiations or it could lead to a new and even more dangerous […]

Rep. Seth Moulton on Webinar with J Street, March 22, 2022, discussing his visit to Israel and Palestine with the group in February 2022. Screenshot from Zoom
Legislation and Policy

Rep. Seth Moulton Won’t Call for a Ceasefire

by Susan Nicholson (Gloucester), Bob Mason (Beverly), Rev. Art McDonald (Salem), and Sunny Robinson (Gloucester) In his year-end message to constituents broadcasting his achievements, Rep. Moulton claims “I have been outspoken about the current Israel-Hamas conflict.” It’s true Rep. Moulton has been outspoken, but what he has said has been […]

Ceasefire Now! End the occupation! No more money for Israel’s crimes! March in downtown Boston, Dec 17, 2023. MAPA photo/ Cole Harrison
Palestine/Israel

Gaza Cease-Fire Now! No Wider War

by Joseph Gerson Originally published in Common Dreams. The genocide must end. We must not sleepwalk into a catastrophic regional Middle East War. The decimation of Gaza continues because the United States refuses to demand a ceasefire and provides weapons that have transformed Gaza from an […]