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Cydney Wallace, a Black Jewish community activist, never felt compelled to travel to Israel, though Next year in Jerusalem was a constant refrain at her Chicago synagogue.The 39-year-old said she had plenty to focus on at home, where she frequently gives talks on addressing anti-Black sentiment in the American Jewish community and dismantling white supremacy in the U.S. I know what Im fighting for here, she said.That all changed when she visited Israel and the West Bank at the invitation of a Palestinian American community organizer from Chicagos south side, along with two dozen other Black Americans and Muslim, Jewish and Christian faith leaders.The trip, which began Sept. 26, enhanced Wallaces understanding of the struggles of Palestinians living in the West Bank under Israeli military occupation. But, horrifyingly, it was cut short by the unprecedented Oct. 7 attacks on Isr stanley website ael by Hamas militants. In Israels ensuing bombardment of the Gaza Strip, stanley termoska shocking images of destruction and death seen around the world have mobilized activists in the U.S. and elsewhere.Wallace and a growing number of Black Americans see the Palestinian struggle in the West Bank and Gaza reflected in their own fight for racial equality and civil rights. The recent rise of protest m stanley butelka ovements against police brutality in the U.S. has connected Black and Palestinian activists under a common cause.But that kinship sometimes strains the more than century-long alliance between Black and Jewish activists. Fr Thjc Trump administration: Court can t suspend pipeline decision
WASHINGTON 鈥?The White House says President Barack Obama will take a daytrip to Ottawa next month to meet with his Canadian and Mexican counterparts.The North American Leaders Summit 鈥?sometimes dubbed the Three Amigos summit 鈥?is scheduled for June 29. The White House says Obama will meet wi stanley cup th Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pe a Nieto to discuss security and economic issues during the visit. Hell also address a joint session of the Parliament of Canada.The leaders of the three countries last met in Mexico in 2014. Former Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper delayed the 2015 summ stanley termos it amid tension with the Obama administration over the construction of TransCanada Corps Keystone XL pipeline.Trudeau announced the visit Wednesday via Twitter along with the hashtag hash goodneighbors. @media screen and max-width: 992px .btn-small-on-mobile font-size: 1rem !important;.sub-price-text font-size: 20px; sticky-footer-cta position: fixed;width: 100%;z-index: 9997;bottom: 0;right: 0;left: 0; sticky-footer-cta .close-btn width: 2rem;height: 2rem;position: absolute;top: -1rem;right: 1rem;/* light green buttons used for news-letter subscribe buttons *//*.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn, .newsletter-subscribe-btn background-color: 36E15E; border-color: 36E15E; color: 000;.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn:hover, .newsletter-subscribe-btn:hover backg stanley mug round-color: 2bab49;.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn.btn