Year: 2017
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Niveen Abboushi, Facebook, December 22 Who am I? I am a Palestinian girl. Before I was born, the occupation took most of my village’s lands to build a new settlement […]
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No one should have to live under the rule of an occupying army. No one should have to pass through checkpoints on their way to school, watch their family members […]
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The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) “Many mothers told us the same story. Their children are so scared of the dark they won’t even get up at night to use […]
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On December 18, 2017, in the middle of the night the Israeli army burst into the Tamimi family home and arrested 16-year-old girl, Ahed Tamimi. They beat her father, mother, […]
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Abu Thurayyah was demonstrating against the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital when he was killed [Mohammed Salem/Reuters] AL JAZEERA NEWS, 16 Dec 2017 Two days before he […]
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Israeli Forces Kill 4 Palestinians, including Lower-Limb Amputee, and Wound 252 Civilians, including Children, Journalists and Paramedics Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Gaza City, Ref: 90/2017, December 16, 2017 […]
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Playgrounds for Palestine – Madison July 9, 2016 [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”17″ display=”basic_slideshow”]Hi everyone, I went to Hebron yesterday and helped with the installation of the playground. They were supposed to […]
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This is how Israel marked Human Rights Day. Please call the following (ask for the foreign policy aide) to intervene on behalf of Abdul Khalik Burnat with the U.S. State […]
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Creative Solutions to the Israel-Palestine Conflict Dr. Johan Galtung Professor and Founder of Transcend International Livestream from The Palestine Center Washington, DC 11:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST Nobel Peace […]
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Sana Saeed, AJ+, June 11, 2017 Jerusalem is arguably the most contentious city in history. From the Crusades to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, a lot of civilizations and peoples have […]
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Position Paper: A Grant of Recognition from those who do not own to those who do not deserve The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), December 7, 2017 Baflour Declaration Recurs […]
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As the UN’s day of solidarity with Palestinians nears, Gazans have restored a hesitant bustle Miriam Berger, The Guardian, Saturday 25 November 2017 Fishermen off the coast of Gaza City, […]
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Anna Baltzer, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 29 Nov 2017 Have you ever heard anyone say that the issue of Palestine/Israel is “complicated?” We have, and now there is a […]
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Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 9 am to 4 pm Come do your holiday shopping with Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison and 54 other […]
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Business Insider/Julie Bort Josef Federman, Josh Lederman, Jamey Keaten, Business Insider, November 27, 2017 Israel and the Trump Administration are working “feverishly” to prevent a database of companies that operate […]
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PCHR’s Women Unit Starts 16 Days of Activism Campaign to End Violence Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), November 26, 2017
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Israel is so confident of its ability to expel Palestinian communities that it no longer even bothers to create the illusion of legal proceedings B’Tselem, November 22, 2017 Over the […]
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Donna Smith, Progressive Democrats of America, Nov 22, 2017 Yemen Is Suffering. Please Help. While there is so much going on in this country and so much upheaval continues to […]
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The White House should intervene
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“Palestine and the Restrictions on Academic Freedom” Listen live online here Tuesday, November 21 11:30 am – 1:00 pm CENTRAL TIME Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi The Palestine Center, Washington, DC The […]
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First Congregational United Church of Christ 1609 University Avenue, Madison 7:00 pm The local Bright Stars of Bethlehem chapter presents its fourth annual Advent Lessons and Carols service to support […]
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First Unitarian Society Landmark Auditorium 900 University Bay Drive, Madison 7:00 pm Rabbi Arik Ascherman has dedicated his life to upholding the Jewish tradition of universal human rights, winning victories […]
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[pdf-embedder url=”http://madisonrafah.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/United-Against-Hate-flyer-FINAL.pdf”] It’s been five years since the attack on the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, when the calm of a Sunday on August 5, 2012, was shattered […]
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Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, November 14, 2017 Republican Gov. Scott Walker has prohibited the state from doing business with anyone who participates in a boycott against Israel, a move guaranteed to […]
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Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr, Wisconsin State Journal, November 11, 2017 Barbara OlsonTsela Barr Gov. Scott Walker just issued an executive order prohibiting current or future state contracts with any […]
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Featuring beautiful and unusual holiday gifts and items from around the world. All proceeds go to the organizations and their artisans to help them become self-sustaining. MRSCP and Playgrounds for […]
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Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign (Stop the Wall) From Israel’s apartheid Wall on Palestinian land to the US Wall of Shame on indigenous land at the border with Mexico – […]
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Arab American Institute Decode Hate examines the sprawling, deeply embedded network of monetized hate. By underscoring the deliberate misinformation and fear-mongering of featured groups, this project reveals how hate is […]
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Twelve leading faith organizations pen an open letter opposing anti-BDS legislation Friends of Sabeel North America, November 7, 2017 Today, 12 leading faith groups, including the Alliance of Baptists, Presbyterian […]
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US Campaign for Palestinian Rights On October 30, Trump nominated Kenneth Marcus to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the Department of Education. Marcus has a long record of […]
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Anderson Auditorium Predolin Center Edgewood College 1000 Edgewood College Dr Madison, WI 7:00 PM “Trillions for the Military: Will That Make Us Secure?” Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence […]
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Wisconsin Union Theater 800 Langdon Street UW-Madison 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30) Dubbed the “Jon Stewart of Egypt” by The New Yorker, heart-surgeon-turned-satirist Bassem Youssef is now making waves […]
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Tom Philip Abowd Tufts University 206 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive UW-Madison 12 noon – 1:00 pm This Middle East Studies presentation will analyze how colonialism and colonial urbanism remain […]
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Wisconsin State Journal, 11/3/17 Many Jews, including myself, as well as many others have been inspired by the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement in dealing with Israel. Israel’s current occupation […]
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Jewish News Service, October 29, 2017 (JNS.org) Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker issued an executive order last Friday to ban state agencies from engaging in businesses with ties to the anti-Israel […]
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We won’t accept PayPal’s discrimination against Palestinians! PayPal refuses to offer its services to Palestinians living in the occupied Palestinian territories, while Israelis next door in illegal settlements have full […]
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Nora Barrows-Friedman, The Electronic Intifada, 27 October 2017 Growing waves of legislation intend to silence and punish boycott activists in the US. (Stephen Melkisethian, Flickr) In a troubling move for […]
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A PUBLIC AFFAIR, WORT 89.9FM, OCTOBER 24, 2017 Today we’re talking about Madison’s Sister Cities. Host Bert Zipperer speaks with Madison businessman, activist, and former City Council member Ricardo Gonzalez. […]
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A reporter at the scene remarked that it seemed “more like a celebration of murder than anything.” Whitney Webb, MintPress News, October 6, 2016 The Tel Aviv rally — organized […]
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Our campaign to provide 50 “Gaza Lights” systems to families in Rafah is into its last month. We have almost raised the $4700 cost of the project. Thanks to those […]
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University of Wisconsin Law School Room 2260, 4:00 pm [Map] Reception to follow The 2017 Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture will be “Upholding America’s Promise for All” by […]
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Visualizing Palestine, September 2012 “‘Policy of Displacement’ focuses on the Israeli government’s widespread practice of demolishing Palestinian homes in the West Bank and Gaza since 1967. The data for the […]
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Havens Center Award for Lifetime Contribution to Critical Scholarship Tariq AliDavid Barsamian Tariq Ali: Writer, Journalist, Filmmaker Thursday, October 19, 2017, 7PM Elvehjem L160 (Philips Auditorium) 800 University Ave […]
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This is our moment of unity, of coalition building Holy Land Trust Mission Holy Land Trust and Nonviolence International have partnered to develop a multilayered tour of peace and justice […]
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Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 28 September 2017 A UN list of companies that do business with Israel’s illegal settlements would boost the global movement for Palestinian rights. (Ryan Rodrick […]
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Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 27 September 2017 Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and other Myanmar officials visit arms maker Israel Aerospace Industries in September 2015. (via Facebook) Israel is […]
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Washington had explicitly guaranteed their safety—and recently declassified documents reveal that US diplomats were told by the Israelis what they and their allies might be up to. Rashid Khalidi, The […]
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Its time to end the Israeli culture of impunity that permitted the Sabra and Shatila massacre to happen 35 years ago. Nabil Mohamad, Al Jazeera, 16 Sep 2017 Massacre survivors […]
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HELP US RESPOND TO GAZA’S ELECTRICITY CRISIS A big thanks to those who have helped us get past the halfway point in our campaign to supply rechargeable household “Gaza Lights” […]