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![Hundreds of Jewish demonstrators gathered in New York City on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, to protest against the United States' continued funding of Israel's war on Gaza and to call for a permanent ceasefire.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0208-jvp-0-400x300.jpg)
Demonstrators Block Presidential Motorcade in NYC to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza
Wednesday was the first time since October 7 that Biden has made an appearance in New York City.
![People hold signs reading "CEASEFIRE NOW" and "WE DEMAND CEASFIRE" during an outdoor demonstration opposite of Anthony Blinken's home](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0205-blinken-home-400x300.jpg)
Activists Are Bringing the Call for a Gaza Ceasefire to Blinken’s Doorstep
Activists began their campout on January 26 amid an escalating wave of protest directed at the Biden administration.
![Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally in the lobby of City Hall while the City Council debates a symbolic resolution calling for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas on January 31, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0201-chicago-400x300.jpg)
“Historic”: Chicago Becomes Largest US City to Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
With the DNC set to take place in Chicago this year, the resolution sends a powerful message to the Democratic Party.
![Nancy Pelosi speaks at a podium](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0129-nancy-pelosi-400x300.jpg)
Pelosi Wants FBI to Investigate Groups Pushing for Gaza Ceasefire
Critics blasted the call for more surveillance, pointing out more than two-thirds of Americans support a ceasefire.
![International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide in Gaza But Fails to Order Ceasefire](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/ICJfullcourt-400x300.jpg)
Genocide Scholar: ICJ Ruling Is “Beginning of a Process of Isolating Israel”
A panel of experts discuss the highly anticipated ruling from the International Court of Justice at The Hague.
![People wait in line to attend a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall on January 24, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0126-chicago-400x300.jpg)
Chicago City Council Delays Voting on a Ceasefire Resolution
A city of Chicago’s size calling for a ceasefire would undoubtedly impact public discourse around Israel’s war on Gaza.
![A person speaks at a rally in support of Palestine and for free speech at Columbia University on November 14, 2023, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0125-columbia-university-400x300.jpg)
Campaign to Demonize Palestinian Advocacy Shows Cracks at Columbia and in Courts
The double standards have become stark as leaders fail to condemn a chemical attack against a Columbia ceasefire rally.
![Wisconsin workers and union members discuss the need for unions for all at a roundtable discussion on October 25, 2022, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0122-seiu-400x300.jpg)
Second-Largest Union in US Calls for “Immediate” Ceasefire in Gaza
The statement goes a step further than some calls for a ceasefire by demanding an end to the occupation of Palestine.
![A protester waves a Palestinian flag at a protest against police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-453740014-400x300.jpg)
St. Louis’s Ceasefire Resolution Is a Testament to Black-Palestinian Solidarity
St. Louis is the 16th US municipality to pass a resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza.
![Ben & Jerry's logo is seen at a factory in Waterbury, Vermont, on June 19, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0116-ben-and-jerrys-400x300.jpg)
Ben & Jerry’s Calls for “Permanent and Immediate” Ceasefire in Gaza
“Millions are marching around the world but the corporate world has been silent,” the company’s board chair said.