Headlines for October 27, 2026
A UN Commission of Inquiry finds Israel committed genocide in Gaza and war crimes in the West Bank.
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MO SB 1770: Prohibits state agencies from using the term "West Bank" in official government materials and instead requires the area to be referred to as Judea and Samaria
MO SB 1770 prohibits state agencies from using the term West Bank in official government materials and instead requires the area to be referred to as Judea and Samaria.
Works against the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MO SB 1244: Prohibits state agencies from using the term "West Bank" in official government materials and instead requires the area to be referred to as Judea and Samaria
MO SB 1244 prohibits state agencies from using the term West Bank in official government materials, and instead requires the area be referred to as Judea and Samaria; a hearing was cancelled.
Works against the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
HI SR 20: URGING AN IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT CEASEFIRE AND AN END TO HOSTILITIES IN IRAN.
HI SR 20 urges an immediate and permanent ceasefire and an end to hostilities in Iran; certified copies of resolutions sent 05-12-26.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
How Trump’s ‘little detour’ to Iran became a roadblock in the midterm elections
ABC News reports President Donald Trump launched his war on Iran, saying it would last a matter of weeks, and calls it a roadblock in the midterm elections.
Neutral reportSource: ABC News (abcnews.com)
King Charles Faces High Stakes Test With Caribbean Tour
King Charles will confront calls for reparations and apologies for his country's colonial past as he attends the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.
Advances the causeSource: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
WI AB 446: Relating to: consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin.
WI AB 446, relating to consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination, published 3-28-2026.
Neutral reportSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI AJR 139: Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan, reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act, supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States
Wisconsin AJR 139, supporting the Taiwan Relations Act and sister ties with Taiwan, failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Works against the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
WI SJR 28: Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States;
Wisconsin SJR 28 reaffirms support for the Taiwan Relations Act and Taiwan ties; latest action 2025-04-24: report correctly enrolled.
Works against the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
PA SB 1501: An Act establishing the Pennsylvania Office of Freedmen Affairs to provide certain individuals with unfulfilled statutory obligations from the Reconstruction era and craft systemic policy solutions for the socioeconomic impacts of slavery.
PA SB 1501, establishing the Pennsylvania Office of Freedmen Affairs to provide individuals with unfulfilled statutory obligations from the Reconstruction era, was referred to State Government.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PR RC 357: Para exigir un cese al fuego inmediato, el levantamiento del bloqueo impuesto por las fuerzas militares israelíes y la preservación de los derechos humanos en Gaza.
PR RC 357: exigir un cese al fuego inmediato, levantamiento del bloqueo impuesto por fuerzas militares israelíes y preservación de derechos humanos en Gaza; Referido a Comisión(es) 2025-06-10.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
H.R. 7545: Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act
H.R. 7545, the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act, was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Advances the causeSource: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Breaking down how Israel's elections work as Netanyahu faces opposition threat
CBS News reports Israel will hold its first parliamentary elections since the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, and calls the election in part a referendum on Netanyahu's tactics.
Neutral reportSource: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Netanyahu Extends Assault on Hebron Ahead of Israel’s Elections
Israeli forces have displaced over 3,000 Palestinians from their homes in Hebron, a West Bank city, since Friday, ahead of Israel's elections; Truthout reports Netanyahu extends the assault.
Works against the causeSource: Truthout (truthout.org)
Israel Has Committed Genocidal Acts in Gaza Since Cease-Fire, U.N. Human Rights Panel Says
A U.N. human rights panel says Israel has committed genocidal acts in Gaza since the cease-fire and accuses it of crimes against humanity in the West Bank; Israel condemned the report.
Advances the causeSource: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Israeli Elections: Fanatics, Generals, and the Question of Palestine
The Nation reports that the central question in the Israeli elections is whether defeating Netanyahu would change Israel's policies or simply change the people managing them.
Neutral reportSource: The Nation (thenation.com)
Massie says he’ll move to impeach Hegseth if he’s not gone after midterms
Rep. Thomas Massie says he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran if he remains at the Pentagon after the midterms.
Advances the causeSource: The Hill (thehill.com)
Whatever the outcome of Israel's election, Netanyahu's policies toward Palestinians will likely endure
PBS NewsHour reports Netanyahu's policies toward Palestinians will likely endure whatever Israel's election outcome, with Israelis supporting settlement expansion and opposed to a Palestinian state.
Neutral reportSource: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Israeli large-scale military operation and mass displacement in Hebron
Oxfam's Response Lead in the West Bank, Mustafa Tamaizeh, says an Israeli military operation and mass displacement in Hebron is a deliberate assault on the economic foundations of Palestinian life.
Works against the causeSource: Common Dreams (commondreams.org)
Will Ousting Netanyahu Change Anything for Palestinians? Diana Buttu on Upcoming Israeli Elections
Democracy Now! reports Israeli elections are being held on Tuesday, the first since Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack and Israel's subsequent assault on Gaza, with Netanyahu up for reelection.
Neutral reportSource: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)