Gaza

“It’s a critical step that the US and other nations recognize Palestinian statehood now,” said Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., in a statement Thursday. From left: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Becca Balint and Sen. Peter Welch. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s three members of Congress are…

NEW YORK, NY—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in support of France and Saudi Arabia’s summit at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which focused on support for the two-state solution and an end to Israel’s war campaign in Palestine:  “The war in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and six of his Senate colleagues in calling on the President to recognize a Palestinian State. The resolution—the first of its kind in the United States Senate—calls for U.S. recognition of…

Welch on the Senate floor: “There are many labels that could apply to what is happening in Gaza today. And whatever label is used: a war crime, crimes against humanity, or ethnic cleansing, or genocide—one thing is clear: this must end.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in reintroducing the Sanctions and Accountability for Non-Compliance and Transparent Investigative Oversight for National Security (SANCTIONS) in the West Bank…