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Local News Question 3 asks voters whether Somerville officials should divest from companies that "engage in business that sustains Israel's apartheid, genocide and illegal occupation of Palestine." A nonbinding ballot question on whether Somerville should divest from companies supporting Israel's actions in Palestine passed overwhelmingly Tuesday night, unofficial results indicated. Question 3 asked voters whether Somerville officials should divest from companies that "engage in business that sustains Israel's apartheid, genocide and illegal occupation of Palestine," The question passed with 11,489 votes, or 55.7 percent of the votes, according to unofficial election results. According to unofficial election results, 38.4 percent, or 7,920 people, voted against the question, while 5.8 percent, or 1,203 voters, left the question blank.

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, who is training to become a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, was held days before a hearing on whether she is fit to practise. In a video of her arrest in south Gloucestershire posted on social media by supporters, a Metropolitan Police officer tells Aladwan the offences related to a speech at a pro-Gaza protest which amounted to calls for the eradication of Israel and implied support for all those involved in armed resistance against Israel, including organisations such as Hamas.

The 2025 Youth Peace Camp in Cyprus was no ordinary summer camp.

New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani (D) said his view on the phrase globalize the intifada has changed and that he would discourage others from using it moving forward. Mamdani while discussing the hot-button topic with Al Sharpton on his MSNBC show, PoliticsNation, on Sunday evening said he has soured on the phrase after a rabbi said it reminds her of bus bombings and restaurant attacks targeting Jews in Israel.