Gaza cease-fire resolutions roil U.S. local communities
As local elected officials continue to face pressure to pass resolutions calling for an end to the fighting in Gaza, some aren't sure how or whether to take a stand at all.
by Jim Zarroli
Apr 18, 2024
2 minutes
The agenda for town board meetings in Saugerties, New York is typically dominated by local issues, like park clean-up and the highway budget. The turnout for meetings is reliably small. Not this year.
On a recent evening in early April, more than sixty people braved the sleet and rain to demand that the board approve a resolution calling for a
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