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Did Wisconsin Dem resolution on Gaza cease-fire cite hostages? [1]

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Date: 2024-06-21 21:40:14+00:00

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Delegates at the Wisconsin Democratic Party’s convention voted 136-91 on June 9, 2024, to adopt a resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional” cease-fire in Gaza.

The resolution says 28,000 Palestinians, mostly women and minors, have been killed in Gaza. It does not mention Israel or hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

A party committee had recommended voting against cease-fire resolutions.

Republican Eric Hovde posted on social media that the resolution was unconditional and didn’t address hostages. Hovde is running against U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., in November. Baldwin has called for a cease-fire and release of hostages.

The New York Times reported June 8 that 120 hostages remain in Gaza.

Gaza is controlled by Hamas, a Palestinian group designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization. Hamas killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted about 250 in an Oct. 7 attack on Israel, which in turn declared war.



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Wisconsin Public Radio: Calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire highlight tensions among Wisconsin Democrats at state convention

WUWM: Wisconsin Democratic convention OKs controversial resolutions on Gaza ceasefire, anti-Semitism

NPR: Wisconsin’s uninstructed movement plans to keep pushing for an end to the war in Gaza

Wisconsin Democratic Party: Democratic Party of Wisconsin State Convention 2024 Platform & Resolutions Packet

WisPolitics: Dem delegates approve resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Palestine conflict over party opposition

WisPolitics: Milwaukee Jewish Federation: Statement on WI Dems Conference

X (formerly Twitter): Eric Hovde post

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Baldwin joins senators pushing Biden for path to recognize ‘nonmilitarized Palestinian state’

New York Times: What to Know About the Hostages Still in Gaza

Wisconsin Watch: Are most of the 2 million people in Gaza not members of Hamas?

Associated Press: Armenia recognizes a Palestinian state, as malnutrition spreads among children in Gaza

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