Watervliet Rally demanding no Bombs for Israel (The Students Speak)

Hudson Mohawk Magazine

On Saturday, September 14, 2024, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended a Mass Rally and Press Conference in Watervliet's Seventh Street Park across from Watervliet Arsenal. The cause, demanding that the government stop using the arsenal to make weapons to be shipped to Israel to kill the Palestinian people, is of utmost importance. The Watervliet Arsenal was the designated manufacturer for Elbit's $103 Million direct contract with the IDF for mortar weapons systems as recently as 2017 and is still used to store weapons that serve only to cause destruction and death around the world. In this labor segment, Willie spoke with five students with the Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Albany. They gave their first name as Grace, Wasean, Jelisa, and Koa, and Sen. Willie spoke to them about students' involvement in the Struggle for a ceasefire and justice for Palestine.