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  • Palestinian group applauds county’s freezing of Israel Bond investments

       (Plain Press April 2025) The Cleveland Palestine Advocacy Community (CPAC) celebrates Cuyahoga County’s decision to end its bond investments, including $3 million in Israel Bonds, a move that redirects these funds back for the county’s needs. This decision, announced on February 21, 2025, marks a step toward responsible financial policy and a rejection of…

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  • Local governments violate Constitutional rights of protesters

    by Chuck Hoven      (Plain Press January 2025) Powerful interests seem to be at work to suppress the First Amendment rights of protesters engaged in bringing attention to Cuyahoga County’s $16 million investment in Israel Bonds that support a government in Israel which Amnesty International says is engaged in a genocide in Gaza. Protest March…

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  • Protesters seek County disinvestment from Israel Bonds

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, November 24, 2024; Palestine Task Force Cle’s Rally Against Racist Ronayne – Demanding an End to Cuyahoga County’s Investment in Israel Bonds, in front of Chris Ronayne’s house on Lake Avenue near W. 110th: Cleveland Police, from a special citywide unit under orders from Police Chief Dorothy Todd, take Palestinian…

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  • Protesters rally to call for ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, October 5, 2024; Cleveland Mobilization against Israeli aggression in Gaza and Lebanon, Jefferson Park, W. 132nd & Lorain Avenue: A woman holds up a sign that says, “You cannot build a Holy Land on the mass graves of children.” PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, October 5, 2024; Cleveland Mobilization against…

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  • Cleveland high school grads play a prominent role in CWRU protests

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, May 17, 2024; Palestine Task Force Cle &Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Encampment Sanctionee Press Conference, Cleveland Public Library Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, 1962 Stokes Boulevard: Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Ohio Chapter Fatah Odeh outlined ways Palestinian students and their organizations have been…

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  • Cleveland City Council passes resolution calling for cease fire in Gaza

         (Plain Press April 2024) After months of protests and public commenters at Cleveland City Council meetings asking Cleveland City Council to call for a cease fire in Gaza, Cleveland City Council passed a ceasefire resolution at its March 25th 2024 meeting.      Following the meeting, Cleveland City Council Chief of Communications Joan Mazzolini released…

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  • Petition signers urge Cleveland City Council to pass resolution in support of ceasefire in Gaza

    To the Editor: Open letter to members of Cleveland City Council;    (Plain Press February 2024) The ongoing military occupation and the enduring siege of Gaza stand as defining factors that profoundly shape the daily lives of Palestinians across the world, including in Cleveland. These conditions permeate every aspect of Palestinian existence, casting a long-lasting…

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  • Painting Our Neighborhood

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  • Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi presents its inaugural ensemble performance, Dream of Home حلم وطن, at Cleveland Public Theatre

    (January 2019, Plain Press)           On November 30thand December 1st, Cleveland Public Theatre presented onstage at the James Levin Theatre, the workshop production of Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi’s مسرح كليفلاند العربي inaugural ensemble performance, Dream of Home حلم وطن. To create this original play, Dream of Home, Clevelanders of many faiths (Muslims, Christians, Druzes, and more) came together to share original…

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