Vermont Sen. Peter Welch (D) met with Columbia University activist Mohsen Mahdawi in a Vermont prison on Monday, where the Palestinian student pleaded for peace and urged those advocating for his release to continue fighting for democracy. In a social media post, Welch posted a video of him meeting with Mahdawi, who is being imprisoned in the Northwest State Correctional Facility, the senator’…
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