East Peoria workers at the Cat plant there are building the armored bulldozers that are leveling Gaza
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CAT-ASTROPHES: A century of Caterpillar has a dark underbelly for central Illinois and the world
by Lawrence Maushard • • Comments Off on CAT-ASTROPHES: A century of Caterpillar has a dark underbelly for central Illinois and the world
According to the UN report: “Since October 2023, Caterpillar equipment has been documented in use carrying out mass demolitions … and crushing Palestinians to death.” And Cat arguably went to war against its own union employees long ago.
LETTERS: News25 misrepresents Peoria For Palestine message to LaHood
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Our statement highlights LaHood’s condemnation of peacefully protesting the onslaught in Gaza, and Netanyahu’s invitation to address Congress. That message was lost in a News25 segment. Rather, it highlighted our critique of the Congressman’s past statements saying Israel has the right to defend itself and committing to returning hostages
PAWAC: Israel-Palestine path forward
by Clare Howard • • Comments Off on PAWAC: Israel-Palestine path forward
It’s time to abandon the notion of a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine and instead embrace the goal of Jewish-Palestinian equality, Peter Beinart said during a Peoria Area World Affairs Council talk via Zoom conferencing. Beinart, editor-at-large for Jewish…
Where They Stand | Trump Administration policies regarding Israel and Palestine
by Clare Howard • • Comments Off on Where They Stand | Trump Administration policies regarding Israel and Palestine
The U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dated Nov. 21, 2019 objecting to the Trump Administration’s decision declaring Israeli settlements on the West Bank are legal and permanent. The Trump administration decision is…