Half of Portland’s City Council has pledged to investigate the city’s connections to Israel, including the manufacturing and transportation of weapons intended for the country.

We kick off this week’s newsletter with a dispatch from Deyar Jamil, who is volunteering…

Leupold & Stevens is based in Beaverton, Oregon and up until recently it sponsored a segment during Blazers’ home games where military members were honored. The sponsorship had been the target of multiple protests over Israel’s repressive policies and occupation of Palestine. The Blazers now say that campaign did not bring about the end of the relationship.

Activists have scored a win over the Portland Trail Blazers’ connection to the Israeli military.