Israel

In a rare Zoom-only meeting of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, regents reiterated their refusal to meet protesters' demands for divestment from Israel.

The group wants WMU to divest from companies with ties to Israel.

Students are protesting the university’s investments with Israel amid its months-long war in Gaza.

Whitmer declined to use the word “genocide” to describe the war in Gaza and the massive Palestinian civilian death toll as Israel tries to eliminate Hamas.

Michigan state Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) said goals include calling attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and giving more time for aid to be delivered.

Dozens of people gathered outside the Michigan state Capitol and governor’s mansion this weekend to call for a lasting ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

A Michigan Congressman says he met with Israel’s prime minister and other officials over the weekend, as well as some family members of the more than 200 hostages held in Gaza.

Ariel Rak and Iris Mehler of Midland both grew up in Israel and have been together since they were 13 years old and both served in the Israeli Defense Force.

More than 200 people are believed to be hostages in Gaza, after Hamas militants invaded Israel, killing hundreds of people, and kidnapping others. Jewish residents of Ann Arbor gathered for a vigil to pray for their release.

Hundreds of Jewish students and supporters gathered for a vigil at the University of Michigan Diag, after a bloody Hamas-led incursion sparked the worst violence between Palestine and Israel in fifty years.