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Sacramento-area residents say the violence is a local — and national — issue. Organizers saw a victory last week when the city of Davis passed a resolution supporting “immediate cease-fire” and “an end to all hostilities.”
(FOX40.COM) — The California State Capitol Holiday Tree lighting ceremony was scheduled to take place on Tuesday, but this has been postponed and it comes as a planned protest calling for a cease-fire in Gaza takes place at the same site. The Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights said it will “rally and march to […]
Pro-Palestine supporters marched to the Capitol, chanting messages of support for Gaza but also disappointment with Newsom making a public event virtual.
Mario Tama/Getty California Gov. Gavin Newsom has canceled the public tree-lighting ceremony in Sacramento because of a planned anti-Israel protest, The Sacramento Bee reports. Pro-Palestinian groups slammed the move to a remote, pre-recorded event, with Makeez Sawez of Youth for Palestine telling the newspaper: “It’s upsetting to see my governor, who I have voted for and supported for many years, chose to alter his plans in such a quiet manner because he is not able to face the public.” Newsom
“Governor Newsom decided to cancel the tree lighting ceremony rather than face the public that is enraged by his shameful silence on the genocide in Gaza,” one protester said in a statement.