How Gaza ceasefire became a focal point in Barbara Lee’s US Senate campaign | Elections News

Written by on March 5, 2024

Washington, DC – Three days after the attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States House of Representatives convened to authorise a military response, with legislation that would serve as the legal basis for the invasion of Afghanistan and the broader “war on terror”.

The vote was overwhelming: 420 to one. The sole dissenter was Representative Barbara Lee, a California Democrat.

On Tuesday, Lee — at the age of 77 — will face possibly the greatest . . .



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