7-9-2021 Palestinian American Christians appeal to Biden: Reconsider US policy on Hamas - Jeff Wright Mondoweiss

https://mondoweiss.net/2021/07/palestinian-american-christians-appeal-to-biden-reconsider-us-policy-on-hamas/

 

…Specifically, PCAP calls on the administration to "reconsider its policy towards Hamas" and "to support fair and transparent elections for Palestinians including Hamas and their candidates, and voters in East Jerusalem."

 

Posted by Judith Ferster, Voices for Justice in Palestine member

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