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Kelowna representatives silent amid calls for cease fire in Israel, Gaza

About 60 B.C. politicians have signed an open letter to the Canadian government calling for a ceasefire
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Israeli soldiers walk past houses destroyed by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Israel’s consul general in Toronto says Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver has been found dead. She was previously believed to be taken hostage in the Hamas attack on her community near the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ariel Schalit

Three Parliamentary e-petitions calling on the Government of Canada to demand a cease-fire and condemn the recent militant actions of Israel have amassed more than 250 thousand signatures. However, Kelowna’s Members of Parliament Dan Albas and Tracy Gray will not comment on whether or not they support the petitions and if they will urge the government to call for a ceasefire in Israel.

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Jacqueline Gelineau

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I'm a reporter in the beginning stages of my career. I joined the team at Capital News in November 2021...
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