"We're brothers. It's very hard to feel joy. There's a cloud that's really killing the joy. Sure, it's a holiday, but something is missing."
![A coalition of US labour groups have called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Some of the same labour leaders showed their support for Palestinians during a vigil in November in Washington, DC. [Brooke Anderson/The New Arab]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2024-02/IMG_7544.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=1n1npFU7)
![Shadia Martini has just won a tight race in Michigan's Democratic primary for state representative. [Photo courtesy of Shadia Martini's campaign]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2022-08/27D0E8DE-6B9F-4733-A956-41924F34022B.jpeg?h=5df0f9cf&itok=VtXsn15w)