First, a link to a letter to petition Congress. Next, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE. A late Nov. 29 MEDIA entry is HERE.) — MCM
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An open letter to members of the United States Congress, by Bruce Fein and Ralph Nader | Nader.org We are writing to exercise our First Amendment to petition Congress for redress of grievances. We are urging Congress to end the United States’ unconditional, close, and continual military and intelligence support of Israel in its ongoing physical destruction of 2.3 million Palestinians residing in Gaza. The United States is responsible for genocide under any plain reading of the Genocide Convention. Congress commands plenary power over the foreign policy of the United States. On August 16, 1973, it employed the power of the purse to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Truce in Gaza extended another day but talks over remaining hostages held by Hamas could get tougher, by Najib Jobain, Melanie Lidman and Kareem Chehayeb | AP JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas agreed at the last minute today to extend their cease-fire in Gaza by another day. But further renewal of the deal could prove more challenging. As word of the extension came, gunmen opened fire on people waiting for buses along a main highway entering Jerusalem, killing at least three and wounding several others, police said. The two attackers . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel, Hamas extend Gaza truce by one day in last-minute deal, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Mohammad Salem andHumeyra Pamuk | Reuters GAZA / TEL AVIV — Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement today to extend their ceasefire for a seventh day, while mediators pressed on with talks to extend the truce further to free more hostages and let aid reach Gaza. The truce has . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli soldier describes his time in Gaza. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR An Israeli reservist, on a brief home leave during the temporary ceasefire, tells personal stories from his two weeks stationed inside Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.
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A Gaza woman describes trying to keep her family safe — and alive. Reported by Aya Batrawy | NPR A Gaza woman describes the fear of living under airstrikes, and her attempts to keep her children safe. Click HERE to listen and read.
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