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Speakers also called attention to immigration arrests in Maine and Israel's renewed attacks in the Gaza Strip.

Student activists today called on the University of Maine system Board of Trustees to reverse their decision to remain invested in Israeli companies and any U.S.-based companies doing business with or in Israel.

Protesters in the student union building received letters from Jim Hoppe, dean for student affairs, warning that if they remained in the building after 8:30 a.m. Monday they would be placed on immediate temporary suspension.

Rep. Chellie Pingree said she remains "cautiously optimistic" about the deal. Democratic Congressman Jared Golden also sees the immediate ceasefire and a surge of aid into Gaza as good first steps.

The decision came after students petitioned the university and the board held a special session on the issue last week

A statewide commemoration brought together synagogues and community centers in person and on Zoom.

The resolution drew hours of emotional testimony. But the city's finance director said Portland's general fund does not directly hold any of the investments listed in the resolution.

The first night of the Maine Democratic State Convention was briefly disrupted by a small group of protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The Democrat and Marine Corps veteran, speaking during an extensive conversation on Maine Calling, said Hamas must release all hostages before any talk of a ceasefire.

The 40 Democratic members of the U.S. House say the Biden administration should withhold additional weapons until after an investigation is complete into an Israeli airstrike that killed seven workers bringing food relief into Gaza.