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At State Capitol, apology from Speaker McCluskie for hostage slip-up
Steve MarkFeb 15, 2024
In a statement issued to the IJN, McCluskie denounced the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and apologized for poor communication around the hostages’ families’...
Denver City Council forced into recess; ceasefire proclamation fails
Steve MarkFeb 13, 2024
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters hijacked the Denver City Council, again. It was to no avail.The Council voted Feb. 12 not to adopt a proclamation that called...
Denverites rally for hostages; relatives speak
Steve MarkFeb 08, 2024
One by one, family members of Israeli hostages in Gaza and of those killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, made pleas to a crowd of a few hundred at Washington Park in...
BDS again a topic at the Legislature
Steve MarkFeb 07, 2024
Colorado State Rep. Elisabeth Epps created an uproar in Denver’s Jewish community after introducing a bill on Jan. 31 that, if passed, would reverse a measure enacted...
Shell shock: Footage of Oct. 7 screened in Denver
Shana GoldbergJan 31, 2024
Shell shock was the term that came immediately to mind at a screening this week at the Tivoli Center of footage from the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7. Gunfire, gunfire,...
JCRC votes not to endorse anti-Hamas resolution
Chris LeppekJan 24, 2024
The Colorado Jewish Community Relations Council decided by a unanimous vote last week not to endorse a proposed resolution by Colorado Rep. Ron Weinberg (R-Loveland)...
Denver marks 100 days of captivity
Shana GoldbergJan 17, 2024
Subzero temperatures couldn’t keep people away. Around 200 people gathered last Sunday, Jan. 14, at the JCC on the 100th day since Oct. 7, the day Israel was invaded...
JCRC weighing up support for Weinberg’s anti-Hamas resolution
Chris LeppekJan 17, 2024
Colorado Rep. Ron Weinberg said he is holding off formally introducing a resolution condemning Hamas in the Capitol until he receives formal support from the Colorado...