MEDIA ADVISORY
CAIR-NJ, AMP-NJ to Hold Joint Press Conference Calling on New Jersey Officials to Support Ceasefire in Gaza
(NEWARK, NJ, 10/18/2023) – On Thursday, Oct. 19, the Council on American Islamic Relations New Jersey (CAIR-NJ) and the American Muslims for Palestine New Jersey will hold a press conference to call on New Jersey elected officials to support Rep. Cori Bush’s resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza strip.
WHERE: Rep. Bill Pascrell’s office, 200 Federal Plaza, Paterson, NJ 07505
WHEN: Thursday, October 18, 2023 at 1 p.m.
LIVESTREAM: CAIR-NJ Facebook Live
CONTACT: CAIR-NJ Communications Manager Dina Sayedahmed, 908-668-5900 ext. 103, dsayedahmed@cair.com; AMP-NJ Chair Wassim Kanaan, 973-856-0180
SEE: Cori Bush leads ‘Ceasefire Now Resolution’ on Israel-Hamas war
Rep. Bush introduced the Ceasefire Now Resolution on Monday, urging President Biden to push for and facilitate a cease-fire and de-escalation of Israel’s war on Gaza and to “promptly send and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza.”
Joining Rep. Bush as co-sponsors are Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.), Bonnie Watson Coleman (N.J.), Jesús “Chuy” García (Ill.), Jonathan Jackson (Ill.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) and Nydia Velázquez (N.Y.).
Aside from issuing a statement on October 7 in support of Israel, Rep. Bill Pascrell has remained silent in the wake of Israel’s war on Gaza, even as Israel launched an airstrike on a hospital in Gaza, killing over 500 Palestinians, bringing the overall death toll in Gaza from the past week to over 1,000. The congressman represents a sizeable Palestinian and Muslim constituency.
SEE: One Palestinian child in Gaza killed every 15 minutes by Israeli forces
CAIR-NJ and AMP-NJ continue to mourn Israel’s massacre of Palestinians stand firmly in unwavering solidarity with Palestinians and their right to freedom. The two groups continue to call on New Jersey elected officials to respond to Palestinian civil society and Palestinian American’s calls to action as the Palestinian death toll in Gaza rapidly climbs.
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CONTACT: CAIR-NJ Communications Manager Dina Sayedahmed, 908-668-5900 ext. 103, dsayedahmed@cair.com; AMP-NJ Chair Wassim Kanaan, 973-856-0180
