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While the president got more than 85% of the vote, "uncommitted" received enough support to have three delegates at the Democratic National Convention.
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Aldermen first attempted to call for a cease-fire in October. The sponsor of the resolution admits an early draft was “a little ignorant.”
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Washington University creative writing graduate Fatima Elkabti is writing a book to preserve her family’s history of displacement in historic Palestine — while drawing parallels to today.
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Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack shocked St. Louis’ Jewish community, leaving grief and tension over calls for cease-fire.
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Seven student groups at St. Louis-area universities are calling for their leaders to sever ties with Boeing because of the weapons manufacturer’s connections to Israel.
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In a meeting with constituents and faith leaders, U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat from Kansas City, said he now supports a cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza war. He stopped short of saying he would sign the Ceasefire Now Resolution.
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The St. Louis County Democrat is facing an unexpected primary challenge from St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell and drawing criticism from some in St. Louis’ Jewish community.
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Nearly a month into the Israel-Hamas war, St. Louis-area events supporting Palestinians and Israelis killed or missing in the fighting continue to draw scores of demonstrators and prompt public outcry.
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A St. Louis University graduate student is terrified that her family in Gaza will not survive the Israel-Hamas war. She said Gazans are familiar with death and destruction because of their decades-long struggle for an independent Palestinian state, but this war is more devastating than other recent conflicts.
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Missouri is one of 36 states with laws preventing large state contracts with companies that boycott, divest from or sanction Israel.