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Israel

This voter wants Harris to win — but didn’t vote for her

Cynthia Abrams

November 5, 2024

After Anna Rose Mahoney cast her ballot in East Nashville on Tuesday, she felt hopeful — and a bit anxious. Mahoney said she hopes to see Kamala Harris elected at the end of the night. However, she didn’t vote for her. Instead, Mahoney opted to vote third party, with the humanitarian conflict in Gaza at […]

Filed Under: Election Live Blog 2024, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2024, Gaza, Israel, Kamala Harris, voting

‘We should kill them all’: TN Congressman Andy Ogles responds to questions on US involvement in Gaza

Marianna Bacallao

February 21, 2024

U.S. Congressman Andy Ogles of Tennessee is under fire for his comments on the war in Gaza. In a recently released video, Ogles can be seen walking through the U.S. Capitol, as a pro-Palestinian activist questions him on America’s support for Israel’s military.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: American Muslim Advisory Council, Andy Ogles, Elections 2024, Gaza, Israel, Nashville Metro Council, neo-nazi, Palestine, William Lamberth, Zulfat Suara

Three generations of Nashville’s Palestinian community discuss their history and the current conflict in Gaza

Rose Gilbert

October 31, 2023

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Over the past several weeks, the escalating conflict in Gaza has pushed many in Middle Tennessee’s Palestinian community to be more vocal about their history and experiences.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Gaza, Israel, Palestine, West Bank

‘We can’t be silent’: hundreds gather in Nashville to support Palestine as civilian death toll rises

Rose Gilbert

October 30, 2023

Hundreds of people attended a rally in downtown Nashville on Sunday to voice outrage at heavy civilian casualties from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and to demand a ceasefire.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Gaza, Israel, Palestine

‘This is not the time to be hopeless.’ Over 120 Nashvillians gather for an interfaith conversation on the conflict in Gaza

Rose Gilbert

October 27, 2023

As the Israel-Hamas war continues with mounting civilian casualties, many in Nashville are struggling to figure out how to talk about Israel and Palestine and the conflict in Gaza.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Gaza, Israel, Palestine, religion

Local organizations are hosting an interfaith conversation on the conflict in Gaza — and you’re invited

Rose Gilbert

October 25, 2023

Earlier this month, Hamas attacked Israel, killing over 1,400 and abducting over 200 people. Israel has retaliated with heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, which have killed over 5,000 people so far, including more than 2,000 children. Now, a local organization is hosting an interfaith discussion about the conflict.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Gaza, Israel, Palestine, religion

Nashville’s Jewish community welcomes flight with dozens fleeing Israel-Hamas war

Rose Gilbert

October 19, 2023

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Clustered in front of the information desk at the Nashville International Airport, a crowd of people sing, dance, wave American and Israeli flags and pass out homemade cupcakes.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Jewish

Q&A: International conflict expert talks Israel-Hamas war, civilian casualties, and the inevitability of peace

Rose Gilbert

October 17, 2023

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The Israel-Hamas war continues with heavy civilian casualties.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Gaza, Israel, Palestine

Members of Nashville’s Israeli and Palestinian communities grieve, fear for friends and family as war in Gaza escalates

Rose Gilbert

October 10, 2023

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In Nashville, members of the local Israeli and Palestinian communities are grieving and anxiously awaiting news of their friends and family.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Gaza, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville, Palestine

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