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ICE Kidnaps Disabled Army Veteran

August 25, 2025

Zahid Chaudhry, originally from Pakistan, has lived in the US for 25 years and is a member of the Olympia chapter of Veterans for Peace. He sustained disabling injuries in 2003 while training to go to Iraq. He uses a wheelchair and was discharged from the military for medical reasons in 2005. Zahid was taken into ICE detention during a citizenship interview on Thursday at the United States Citizen and Immigration Services office in Tukwila, Washington

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Historic Golden Rule Sailboat to Lead Peace Flotilla Around Alcatraz

August 20, 2025

The boats will be decorated with banners calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons, for an end to the U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza, and opposing plans to turn Alcatraz into an ICE prison.

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VETERANS FORCE NY COUNTY SHERIFF TO TAKE DOWN ISRAELI FLAG

August 07, 2025

For over 600 days the Israeli flag flew over our county jail. It was a flagrant display of a Sheriff knowingly engaging in a divisive, illegal act in violation of New York State Public Building Law.

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Veterans and Allies Come Together At a Critical Moment in History

July 21, 2025

After six years apart due to the COVID-19 pandemic, military veterans and peace activists from around the world will gather in-person once again for the Veterans For Peace National Convention, held July 24–27, 2025, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The hybrid event also offers virtual access for attendees worldwide.

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40-day “Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza” concludes at U. N. with escalation

June 30, 2025

"We did what we came to do. We made many thousands of people focus on the starvation and murder politicians are funding in Palestine with our money,” said organizers of the “Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza.”

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