NEW YORK (RNS) — Forty of New York’s Latino faith leaders, representing more than 30,000 residents across different Christian denominations, have called for an immediate and permanent cease-fire in Gaza.During a news conference outside City Hall on Wednesday (March 6), the Rev. Samuel Cruz, who started the initiative, denounced the Biden administration’s ongoing support of Israel amid a mounting death toll in Gaza, where more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in the five months since war broke out.
“We can’t stay quiet in the midst of this brutality taking place in Gaza. … As people of faith we have to stand up and ask for this to stop,” he said.
Cruz was joined by Felipe Luciano, a civil rights figure and co-founder of The Last Poets, and the Rev. Raymond Rivera, founder of the city’s largest social service agency, the Latino Pastoral Action Center.
Besides a cease-fire, the group also demanded that Hamas release all the remaining hostages taken during its deadly attack on Oct. 7 in southern Israel, which left as many as 1,200 dead and ignited the war. The faith leaders also called for the end of Israeli occupation of Palestinian terri …
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“We can’t stay quiet in the midst of this brutality taking place in Gaza. … As people of faith we have to stand up and ask for this to stop,” he said.
Cruz was joined by Felipe Luciano, a civil rights figure and co-founder of The Last Poets, and the Rev. Raymond Rivera, founder of the city’s largest social service agency, the Latino Pastoral Action Center.
Besides a cease-fire, the group also demanded that Hamas release all the remaining hostages taken during its deadly attack on Oct. 7 in southern Israel, which left as many as 1,200 dead and ignited the war. The faith leaders also called for the end of Israeli occupation of Palestinian terri …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]