Hedy Epstein

On Monday June 21, at approximately 3 pm, several concerned citizens from Kansas City, St. Louis, and Columbia met via teleconference with Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill from her Washington office. The teleconference was organized by St. Louis resident Michael Berg. Present at the meeting were several Kansas City area residents, as well as a group of St. Louis residents led by Hedy Epstein, Holocaust survivor who has tried to get into Gaza four times now. Several activists from Columbia also joined the conference.

Actions mark first anniversary of Israeli attacks

December 27 marks the one-year anniversary of the Israeli military attacks on Gaza, an area of land approximately the same size as the Kansas City metropolitan area. The attacks carried out over 22 days led to the deaths of 1400 Palestinians, most civilians, including over 400 children and thousands injured. Palestinian attacks during the same time period resulted in 13 Israeli deaths, including 3 civilians.