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A ceasefire rally outside the office of House Minority Whip Katherine Clark in Malden in November 2023. Cambridge and Somerville voted to call for a cease-fire in Gaza, although Boston has not. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Cambridge, Somerville formally request a cease-fire in Gaza, Boston stays silent

By Daily Free Press Staff February 1, 2024
Recent calls for cease-fire in Gaza from Cambridge City Council and Somerville have prompted questions of whether Boston will join these cities in calling for an enduring halt to the Israel-Hamas war.
Map of Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan

BU students with ties to Israel and Palestine share personal stories, frustrations amid more than 230 deaths in Gaza, 12 in Israel before cease-fire

By Jesús Marrero Suárez May 23, 2021
The 11-day period of violence heightened antisemitism, Islamophobia and division in the region.
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