Palestinian Territories

Students for Justice in Palestine at Illinois State University held a vigil Monday in Uptown Normal on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks.

Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe of the Moses Montefiore Temple in Bloomington says her family in Israel is resilient as the war rages on, and they "truly want peace."

A citizen petition requires the City of Bloomington Township to consider a potential referendum that calls for stopping military aid to Israel over the war in Gaza.

Illinois State University students have joined their counterparts on dozens of college campuses nationwide in setting up tent encampments to demonstrate support for Palestinians.

At a discussion on Monday, Students for Justice in Palestine decried Israeli military actions and promoted student advocacy for a ceasefire.

Officials in the office on Thursday dismissed an attorney who admitted to posting antisemitic comments.

Janna Alshabaha says her grandfather fled the Palestinian territories as a child to escape the Israeli occupation. And life for Palestinians hasn't gotten any better since.