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Medford Divests from War Industries

September 17, 2025 Clare Sheridan

by Clare Sheridan On August 5, the Medford City Council passed the first reading of a values-aligned local investment ordinance to divest city funds from fossil fuel companies, private prisons, and weapons manufacturers. Medford, a near suburb of Boston, is home to 60,000 people, with […]

Politics, Power, and Prejudice: Will Ireland Resist U.S. Pressure and Pass the Occupied Territories Bill?

September 4, 2025 Jeannie Connerney

by Jeannie Connerney On July 19, tens of thousands of people marched through Dublin in solidarity with Palestine. Among their demands were that the Irish government finally enact a bill first proposed and passed by both houses of parliament in 2018. The Occupied Territories Bill […]

Block the Bombs rally, Quincy, Aug 27, 2025. MAPA photo/ Janira Skrbkova

Quincy Rally: Rep Lynch, Block the Bombs!

August 28, 2025 CD8 for Palestine

by CD8 for Palestine Approximately one hundred constituents of Massachusetts Congressional District 8 demonstrated for an end to weapons shipments to Israel. The demonstration was organized by CD8 for Palestine and supported by Massachusetts Peace Action, Jewish Voice for Peace Boston, Boston Democratic Socialists of […]

A Textbook Case: Antisemitism Commission’s K-12 Recommendations Protect Israel more than Massachusetts’ Jewish Communities

August 28, 2025 Barbara Dougan

by Barb Dougan As has been previously reported, the legislature created the Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism by way of a budget amendment in 2024, bypassing the usual legislative process and preventing any opportunity for public comment. The SCCA is tasked with making recommendations for […]

Gaza’s Last Lifeline

August 27, 2025 Randy Wurster

By Randy Wurster Dr. Aziz Rahman’s Experience from Nasser Hospital This past Saturday, a group of 90 members of the Sharon community and surrounding towns bore witness to a rare firsthand account from inside Gaza’s medical system. Dr. Aziz Rahman, a Massachusetts native and dual […]

The world is turning on Israel. Will Katherine Clark listen?

August 13, 2025 Sam Levine

We seem to be at a critical point in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The TV screens, newspapers, and social media screens around the world are being flooded with the images of starving men, women, and children. Recently two Israeli organizations, B’tselem and Physicians for Human […]

The Greatest of These is Hope: A Conversation with Fr. Bashar Fawadleh

July 8, 2025 Jeannie Connerney

By Jeanne Connerney Keeping the Faith in the Occupied West Bank “There are no rights to live. There are no rights to move. There are no rights to learn. There are no rights to play. There are no rights to travel.” With these words, the […]