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GEORGE ARIDA, Madison.com, Dec 9, 2005 Despite appearances to the contrary, Ariel Sharon is one of the true constants of Israeli politics. Although he remains uncompromising in his ideology and […]
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Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, December 5, 2005 Regarding Robert Ablove’s letter about the Isthmus article on Camp Shalom (“Ain’t Gonna Study War No More,” 9/2/05): My daughter […]
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19-Nov-05 Playground for Rafah Campaign Give Children a Chance to Be Children Help Rebuild a Playground in Rafah, Palestine The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) is partnering with Playgrounds […]
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Aaron Nathans,The Capital Times, November 11, 2005 Protesters packed a hearing Thursday on the University of Wisconsin’s investment portfolio, encouraging the Board of Regents to divest from Israel. Many held […]
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Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 11, 2005 In the Capital Times article on the divestment debate at UW you quote Professor Ken Goldstein: “When a Palestinian woman loves […]
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IBDAA! We are excited to announce that on Thursday November 3 the world-renowned Ibdaa Children’s Dance Troupe will perform for the first time in Madison at 7:30 pm in the […]
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Samara Kalk Derby, The Capital Times, October 10, 2005 To get to work each day, Tawfiq Nasser needs a green card, known as a “dirty ID.” He also needs what […]
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A View From Jerusalem – Challenges for Palestinian Health Care Dr. Tawfiq Nasser, CEO of Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church 5700 Pheasant Hill Rd., Monona Dr. Nasser […]
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A Community Film Series September 22 – Uncovered: The War on Iraq October 20 – Rana’s Wedding November 10 – Hidden in Plain Sight December 1 – Until When . […]
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Bill Lueders, Isthmus, September 1, 2005 Camp Shalom had children pretend to be Israeli soldiers It was the face paint that tipped Tsele Barr off. Early this summer, she was […]
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Al Jazeera, August 26, 2005 The Palestinian economy has deteriorated sharply since the start of the uprising in 2000, and Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank will depress it […]
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Mehammed Mack, L.A. Weekly, August 25, 2005 A somber note for many Gazans witnessing the Israeli pullout was the prospect of losing jobs. Al-Jazeera profiled the closure of one of […]
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Disengagement or Tactical Military Redeployment? SHAMAI K. LEIBOWITZ and KATERINA HELLER, CounterPunch, August 24, 2005 The imminent handover of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority and the evacuation of a […]
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For the sake of about half a percent of the population of the Gaza Strip, a Jewish half-percent, the lives of the remaining 99.5 percent were totally disrupted and destroyed […]
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Reflections on the Disengagement from Gaza Sara Roy, MIFTAH, August 20, 2005 Israel’s disengagement plan is widely hailed by the international community, led by the United States, as a first […]
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There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August 19, 2005 Contrast the world’s overwhelming coverage, especially on television, of the departure of Israeli […]
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The Shame of it All Jennifer Loewenstein, ZNet, August 19, 2005 A great charade is taking place in front of the world media in the Gaza Strip. It is the […]
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Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005 A great charade is taking place in front of the world media in the Gaza Strip. It is the staged evacuation of 8000 Jewish […]
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Amira Hass, Haaretz, 14 Aug 2005 Today is Omar’s last day of work for his employer in one of the religious settlements of Gush Katif. He will finish what he […]
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to the International Conference of Parlimentarians Cairo, February 1970 The New York Times, February 23, 1970 “The tragedy of the people of Palestine is that their country was ‘given’ by […]
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But it is still Israel that can do most to improve the economic lot of the Palestinians: not only in Gaza, where it will continue to control the flow of […]
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Hind Khoury, The International Herald Tribune, AUGUST 11, 2005 JERUSALEM — After more than 38 years of its oppressive military occupation of the Gaza Strip, Israel will soon begin evacuating […]
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Despite his innocent appearance, Avi Shlaim knows that he is a sort of enemy of the people, and even enjoys it with refined British enjoyment. And now he has come […]
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August “Washington Wednesday” Action Alert Start Date: August 10, 2005 End Date: To be determined BACKGROUND Israel is scheduled to begin in mid-August a unilateral “disengagement” from the Palestinian Gaza […]
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It’s a dispute that involves just about every emotive issue you can think of – Israel, Palestine, human rights, freedom of speech. Gary Younge dissects the academic battle that has […]
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Robert Dreyfuss, MIFTAH, August 09, 2005 Important new details of the U.S.-Israeli espionage case involving Larry Franklin, the alleged Pentagon spy, two officials of the American- Israel Public Affairs Committee, […]
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Will Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza free it from the burden of the occupation? The answer is yes and no. Aluf Benn, Haaretz, Aug 09, 2005 After it is all over […]
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The Jordan Valley, the settlement blocs that continue to merge into each other, the monumental Jews-only roads, the demilitarized zone long since annexed to Israel, the area annexed to Jerusalem […]
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The International Crisis Group, REPORT No. 44 / MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA, 2 AUGUST 2005 While the world focuses on Gaza, the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations in fact may […]
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The legalistic deception of the Israeli Civil Administration: “It is all Israel” Amira Hass, Haaretz, 13 July 2005 Listen to the soldier in the field. He says what his commanders […]
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Thank you Madison/Rafah Sister City Project for your endorsement of the Rachel Corrie Mural Project: Break the Silence’s project in honor of Rachel Corrie, a US solidarity activist killed by […]
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Gideon Levy, Haaretz, July 10, 2005 Here he is – the survivor. His head and arms bandaged, his cheek gashed, his right ear deaf. In pain, weak, exhausted, scared, stunned, […]
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Life under occupation Yael Barda, Occupation Magazine, July 7 2005 Yesterday I had a fascinating experience. Plucking my eyes out and placing them in the heart of the occupation. Abdullah […]
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Two weeks later, I was at the Aaskar refugee camp, near Nablus. That day, the government decided to destroy a series of terrorists’ homes in order to “deter suicide bombers.” […]
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Amira Hass, Haaretz, July 6, 2005 The hunting season is at its height, and the settlers are the prey. They have become a target for criticism in the media to […]
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ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 4, 2005–A United Church of Christ (UCC) resolution demanding that Israel dismantle its anti-terrorism fence “is functionally antisemitic, which devalues the lives of the citizens of the Jewish […]
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2005 United Church of Christ Synod Tear Down the Wall – Resolution of Witness Submitted by: Wider Church Ministries THEOLOGICAL RATIONALE For he is our peace; in his flesh he […]
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For years, the news media ignored the injustices the settlers inflicted on their neighbors. Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Jul 03, 2005 The media is to blame: For months, it portrayed the […]
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Sam Ser, THE JERUSALEM POST, July 1, 2005 The United Church of Christ is to consider divestment from Israel at its biennial General Synod assembly, which opens in Atlanta on […]
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The West Bank city of Nablus is relatively calm at present. Anyone who can raise money, even by selling their jewellery, is investing in the stock market. They want to […]
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Two emails from Beshara Doumani June 28, 2005 Dear Friends, I want to alert you to a disturbing development on the academic freedom front: It is possible that the University […]
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Israel must understand that the liberation of the Israeli people depends on the liberation of the Palestinian people Occupation Magazine, June 28, 2005 Translated from Hebrew by Daniel Breslau Summary: […]
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But “Never in the modern history of the Jewish state has there been more outspoken public opposition on elite college campuses to the basic principles and tenets of Israel” NATHANIEL […]
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Dear all, I received disturbing news about prisoners in IOF prisons in Israel. 30-year-old, Salameh Muhammad Rashaydeh, from Bethlehem lost his sight during interrogation. Rashaydeh was being interrogated for alleged […]
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Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jon Wiener, The Nation, JUNE 23, 2005 What do you do when somebody wants to publish a […]
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US hypocrisy is not new but Condi Rice has taken it beyond chutzpah Avi Shlaim, The Guardian, 21 June 2005 Condoleezza Rice hailed the understanding between Israel and the Palestinian […]
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US hypocrisy is not new but Condi Rice has taken it beyond chutzpah The Guardian, 21 June 2005 Condoleezza Rice hailed the understanding between Israel and the Palestinian Authority on […]
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Palestine Media Center (PMC), June 11, 2005 In a report titled “The Myth of Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks”, the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education has refuted as “unfounded” […]
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Ramzy Baroud, AntiWar.com, June 7, 2005 "Ramzy, I must admit it, it’s so hard being a Palestinian these days.” That’s how a friend of mine, a dedicated individual who is […]
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Grainger Hall, University of Wisconsin 975 University Avenue Madison, WI 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Dr. Norman Finkelstein, Professor of Political Theory at DePaul University and author of Image and […]
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First United Methodist Church Parlor 203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison Sunday mornings at 9:30 am This is a three-part discussion series on Palestine-Israel, and one on Iraq, sponsored by the First […]
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Upper Midwest Regional Organizing Conference Madison, WI Join the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project for a weekend conference to network, strategize, and […]
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Panel Discussion with Craig and Cindy Corrieand Khaled and Samah Nasrallah Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM The Crossing, 1127 University Ave., Madison, WI (corner of University […]
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Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, May 9, 2005 Madison — The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) has enlisted the Mezan Center for Human Rights in Palestine as its key partner in […]
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Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May/June 2005 THEY BREATHE the same air, drink the same water, are covered by the same blue sky, yet the extremists among […]
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How Madisonians helped create a respite from violence for Palestinian children Kathy Walsh, Isthmus, April 29, 2005 Children were everywhere. They were standing on rooftops, shooting marbles in the streets, […]
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Al-Awda, The Electronic Intifada, 27 April 2005 (Madison, WI- 04/27/05) – The Association of University of Wisconsin Professionals (TAUWP) has adopted a resolution that calls on the University of Wisconsin […]
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St. Mark’s Lutheran Chapel 605 Spruce St., Madison 7:00 PM This season of Passover is observed with the Seder ceremony, which celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery. […]
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On Tuesday, April 12, 2005 the Teaching Assistants Association (TAA) of UW-Madison debated a resolution calling on the UW to divest from companies doing business with the Israeli military. Discussion […]
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Shamai Leibowitz, The Electronic Intifada, 24 March 2005 The assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has led to an explosion of “people power” in the streets of Beirut, […]
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On his first visit to the Gaza Strip, Daniel Day-Lewis meets the Palestinian families living in the heart of the danger zone — and the psychologists who are counselling them […]
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The pilgrimage to Jerusalem of so many European leaders shows that they are not deterred by the criticism of Israel – they are taking part in a media event that […]
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Ruth Conniff, The Progressive, March 7, 2005 On Saturday I sat with other members of the conservative synagogue in Madison, Wisconsin, listening to Yonatan Shapira, a pilot in the Israeli […]
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A Partners for Peace presentation Sunday, April 10, 2005 — 4 pm Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 West Lacy Rd. Fitchburg Monday, April 11, 2005 — 7 pm First […]
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FAYYAD SBAIHAT, Badger Herald, Mar 3, 2005 The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has adopted a series of guidelines to regulate the $330 million UW trust fund. The […]
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Madison, Wis — A silent auction of donated art work benefiting Augusta Victoria Hospital in Palestine will be on display March 6-20, 2005. The show opens Sunday, March 6, 2005 […]
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JOSH MOSKOWITZ, Badger Herald, Feb 24, 2005 In just a few short weeks, the political climate in Israel has drastically changed. One needs to look no further for proof than […]
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March 4, 6:00 PM, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society building, 2010 Whenona Drive, Madison. Potluck followed by a discussion with Shapira. Daycare will be available. March 5, 9:00 […]
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Gwen Evans, UW News, February 8, 2005 For filmmaker Saul Landau, who has interviewed the likes of Fidel Castro and Zapatista leaders in Chiapas, Mexico, the recent popularity of political […]
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Barrymore Theatre 2090 Atwood Avenue Madison 5:00-9:30 pm Celebrating Solidarity from Latin America to the Middle East An Evening of Solidarity Films and Food– Featuring Saul and Greg Landau, Special […]
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U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Anderson Auditorium, Predolin Hall Edgewood College, Madison 7:00 – 9:30 pm Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land This pivotal video exposes how the foreign […]