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Georgia's only Palestinian, Jewish lawmakers sound off on Israel-Hamas war
2 Georgia lawmakers on Israel-Hamas conflict
Two state lawmakers with families in the Middle East are weighing in on the conflict between the two nations. State Rep. Ruwa Romman is the only Palestinian-American in the Georgia General Assembly. State Rep. Esther Panitch is the only Jewish-American lawmaker at the State Capitol.
ATLANTA – Rep. Ruwa Romman (D-Dist. 97) is the only Palestinian-American in the Georgia General Assembly.
Rep. Esther Panitch (D-Dist. 51) is the only Jewish-American in the Georgia General Assembly.
Both have family in the conflicting Middle East. Both say something must be done, but they have very differing opinions on what that “something” should be.
“All of this has been very personal,” said Rep. Romman.
Georgia Rep. Ruwa Romman (D-Dist.-97)
Romman’s family lives in the West Bank, about a two-hour drive from Gaza.
“I cannot begin to explain the heartbreak we have been feeling,” she said.
War in the region has claimed the lives of thousands of Palestinians and launched a humanitarian crisis.
“I have been getting daily text messages from community members who have said I’ve lost this many family members,” she told FOX 5. “Just constant announcements of family members missing, dead, starving.”
Roman told FOX 5 she believed Israel has been committing genocide.
“Every university in Gaza has been destroyed,” she said. “Every hospital has been damaged or destroyed. Homes of people have been destroyed.”
Rep. Panitch said there’s another side to that war.
“There are rockets that still come into Israel from the north and from the south, from Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza,” she told FOX 5.
Georgia Rep. Esther Panitch, (D-Dist. 51)
Panitch’s family lives in southern Israel.
“They’re very stressed,” she said.
Israel has bombarded Gaza for months in response to the Hamas surprise attack that killed more than 1,400 Israelis on Oct. 7.
“Israel is defending itself,” she said.
Panitch says Hamas committed genocide when it attacked Israel.
“Hamas went after civilians in Israel indiscriminately. They killed, they raped, they took hostages and butcher in the most vile of ways,” Panitch said.
Both state lawmakers want peace. But, they differ on how to get there.
“I want Hamas to give back the hostages. I want them to surrender. Because that’s how wars end, with one party surrendering. Hamas cannot be allowed to stay in power. They need to be stopped, they need to be eradicated and Israel should not stop until that’s done,” Panitch said.
“We need to see an immediate, permanent ceasefire. We need to condition weapons to Israel because the government is not being responsive to our asks. And we need a flood of humanitarian aid,” Romman said.
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St Louis CITY2 Goalkeeper Lucas McPartlin Called Up to U.S. U-19 MNT Domestic Training Camp in Fayetteville, Georgia | St. Louis SC
St Louis CITY2 goalkeeper Lucas McPartlin has been called up to the U.S. U-19 Men’s National Team for their upcoming domestic training camp in Fayetteville, Georgia from June 1-10, led by head coach Gonzalo Segares. McPartlin will be representing the U.S. for the first time in his youth national team career. McPartlin is the first CITY SC goalkeeper in club’s history to get a national team call up.
The U.S. U-19’s will face Argentina in back-to-back matches on June 5 and 7, then close out their final match against Japan on June 9.
McPartlin has been a member of St Louis CITY2 since 2025 and made his professional debut against Sporting KC II in August 2025, earning his first professional clean sheet in a 3-0 win. The Missouri Native has made seven starts and appearances for CITY2 this season, earning three clean sheets and making 24 total saves, with a 3-1-3 record. McPartlin spent time with CITY SC in both preseason camps this year and has been a regular in first team training this year.
Kirby Smart wants CFP selection committee to ‘double that weight’ of schedule strength metric.
Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks said the CFP Selection Committee should take immediate note of the league moving to a nine-game schedule, with the SEC’s difficulty reflected in the rankings. (Mike Griffith/AJC)
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Josh Brooks wants to see immediate results from the SEC adding a ninth conference game in the College Football Playoff Committee rankings this season.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey stated clearly on Wednesday that the league adding a ninth conference game this season should carry more weight, saying, “We are by far the most competitive, the strongest in football,” in his Wednesday presentation at the SEC Spring Meetings
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Mike covers Sports Business for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and has 32 years of journalism experience, the past 10 for AJC.com and DawgNation. Mike is a Heisman Trophy voter & former Football Writers President named National FWAA National Beat Writer of the Year in 2018 and inducted into the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2024
ATLANTA – You could say Caleb MacArthur just had a “beast” of a night.
The Oconee County native is a swing and understudy in the National Tour of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” — and last night, at the show’s opening performance at the Fox Theatre and in front of family and friends, McArthur stepped into the role of Beast.
It was a true full-circle moment for the University of Michigan graduate, who first entered the Fox as a middle school student, when his choir group took a trip to the iconic venue to see “Wicked.” MacArthur also has a long history with “Beauty and the Beast,” having done the show at a community theatre when he was in seventh grade.
The current National Tour of “Beauty and the Beast” stars Kyra Belle Johnson as Belle and Broadway actors Fergie L. Philippe and Stephen Mark Lukas as Beast and Gaston. As for the show itself…well…you already know everything there is to know about “Beauty and the Beast,” right? Adapted from the 1991 Disney film — the first animated film to ever be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards — the musical features a score of memorable tunes including “Be Our Guest” and the timeless theme song.
Performances will continue at the Fox Theatre through Sunday, presented as part of the current Regions Bank Broadway in Atlanta season. For more information on showtimes and tickets, click here. And click the video player in this article to hear from Caleb MacArthur about his magical opening night!
The Source: This is a FOX 5 Atlanta original report.
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