New York Times: "Ann Arbor School Board OK’s a Resolution Supporting a Cease-Fire in Gaza"

 

“Ann Arbor School Board OK’s a Resolution Supporting a Cease-Fire in Gaza"

“In a raucous meeting, the board became one of the first in the country to vote for a statement supporting an end to hostilities in the Israel-Hamas war.”
January 18, 2024

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“Ann Arbor School Board passes bilateral ceasefire resolution”

1/18/2024
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“Ann Arbor school board endorses call for ceasefire in Israel and Gaza”

1/18/2024
“Jewish opponents of the resolution carried signs reading ‘Focus on Education’ and ‘Slippery Slope,’ while pro-Palestinian supporters held placards reading ‘Stop Funding Genocide’ and “We Are Against U.S. Military Aid to Israel.’...
“…Several times, two longtime local pro-Palestinian activists were reprimanded but not removed for interrupting speakers, insulting board members, and attempting to start chants of ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’; others cheered or booed speakers on both ends of the debate.”
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