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Jewish community members blocked all entrances to Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s office in Northeast Portland again Tuesday, in hopes of pressuring him to call for a cease-fire in Gaza. The action followed a similar sit-in two weeks prior. By the end of the day, with help from Qatari officials, a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas was agreed upon. The truce will last four days and will include the release of 50 hostages in Gaza held...

On Wednesday, November 8, members of Portland’s Jewish community and allies shut down Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s office by blocking the entrance for over three hours. Neither Blumenauer or Oregon’s other U.S. Representatives have called for a cease-fire in Gaza, where more than 10,000 people have been killed by Israeli militants over the last month. While Blumenauer did call for a humanitarian pause in the conflict, some constituents feel this isn’t enough. In an effort to...

The members say that raises and a stipend given to nonunion employees are among the issues at stake.