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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Ali Harb

Progressive US lawmakers renew calls for ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib standing with fellow House Democrat Jamaal Bowman at a vigil outside the White House on November 29, 2023 [Ali Harb/Al Jazeera]

Washington, DC – Advocates calling for a ceasefire in Gaza were often interrupted by their own tears as they gathered outside the White House and read the names of Palestinians killed in the war.

Several speakers, including Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and actors Cynthia Nixon and Denee Benton, took turns reading from a long list of names on Wednesday evening. But they barely got through a fraction of the more than 15,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks.

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