Cori Bush targets Wesley Bell’s Israel stance in St. Louis congressional rematch

By: Rebecca Rivas, Anna Spoerre

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 14, 2026

Words: 2,390

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Wesley Bell and Cori Bush’s political careers were shaped by the protest movement that erupted in Ferguson in 2014 and grew into a national reckoning over race and policing.

As a Ferguson City Councilman, Bell witnessed nightly protests in the streets and volatile council meetings following the killing of Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed Black 18-year-old, by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer.

Bush was among the organizers demanding reform to the …

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