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    Jewish protesters calling for cease-fire in Gaza disrupt first day of California legislative session

    by By Adam Beam and Trn Nguyn Jan 04, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

    Hundreds of protesters calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war interrupted the first day of California's legislative session on Wednesday, forcing the state Assembly to adjourn just moments after convening.

    Lawmakers had just listened to the opening prayer and said the Pledge of Allegiance when protesters wearing matching black t-shirts stood from their seats and started singing “Cease-fire now" and “Let Gaza live.”

    A few people unfurled banners from the chamber's gallery that read: “Jews say never again for anyone.”

    At first, Jim Wood, a Democratic assemblymember from Healdsburg who was presiding

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