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With the world’s focus on Gaza, settlers have used wartime chaos as cover for violence and dispossession. Letter from the West Bank Shane Bauer, February 26, 2024 The family of Bilal Saleh, who was killed while harvesting olives. Since October 7th, the U.N. has recorded nearly six hundred attacks by settlers in the West Bank.…
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Following Washington’s lead, key US allies have cut funding for the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine—making them all complicit in genocide. PHYLLIS BENNIS, THE NATION, FEBRUARY 28, 2024 SHARE A group of Palestinian children is pictured at a school run by UNWRA a in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on February…
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In five minutes, the video sounds the alarm on laws intended to take away Americans’ First Amendment right to boycott Israel. As masses throughout the US and around the world rally for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli assault and siege, many are recognizing boycotts and divestment as some of…
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THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA Nora Barrows-Friedman, 14 February 2024 Palestinian children face extreme hunger across Gaza. Deir El-Balah, 2 February. Omar Ashtawy, APA images Israel is starving Gaza. Children “are going without food for days, as aid convoys are increasingly denied permits to enter,” reported the BBC on 10 February. The United Nations estimates that nearly one…
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Mads Gilbert is an anesthesiologist, head of emergency medicine at the University Hospital of North Norway, and Professor of emergency medicine at the University of Tromsø. He visited Madison in 2012 to speak on Gaza. Feb 16, 2024 For 30 years, Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert has risked his life to give medical care to Palestinians,…
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“They got guns, batons, and pepper spray, but I’m dangerous.” On February 13th, police officers brutally suppressed a protest at a career fair that hosted BAE, Caterpillar, and General Dynamics at the Engineering building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. At least… pic.twitter.com/PPbE89J6fN — MintPress News (@MintPressNews) February 15, 2024 On February 13 a UW…
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Online Auction to Benefit Gaza Relief closes February 29 Plus, an online donation campaign update from MECA Don’t miss your chance to bid on these great donated items. (If you have already bid, you might want to check your preferred item(s) to see where you stand.) Among the choices are lots of great gift certificates…
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and Her Family by an Israeli Airstrike on Rafah 21.02.2024 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the killing of our dear colleague, Nour Naser Abu Al-Nour and seven of her family members, including her two-years-old daughter, by an Israeli airstrike on her family house in Rafah, south of the…
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In the Gaza Strip on Feb. 15, 2024, a UNICEF-trained screener measures 2-year-old Leen's mid-upper arm circumference; the reading in red indicates she is suffering from severe acute malnutrition, the most visible and life-threatening form of malnutrition. © UNICEF/UNI519938/El Baba Emergency Response Sarah Ferguson, February 20, 2024 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn As the conflict in Gaza…
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Heavy Gaza bombardment Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams, February 22, 2024 Aftermath of Israeli strikes in Rafah RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel will send negotiators on Friday to truce talks in Paris, Israeli media said, as Gazans hoped for a ceasefire that could hold off a full-blown Israeli assault on…
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As Palestinians in north Gaza starve, Israel attacks MSF building in Rafah The situation in Gaza grows worse by the day as Palestinians are starved and Israeli forces turn hospitals into morgues. In the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, tensions rise as Ramadan approaches. LEILA WARAH, MONDOWEISS, FEBRUARY 22, 2024 Facebook Twitter A…
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Joining local governments across the U.S. Madison365 staff, Feb 19, 2024 A pro-Palestinian sign at a recent protest of the current crisis in Gaza at UW-Madison (Photo by Omar Waheed) The Dane County Board of Supervisors has approved a resolution, introduced by County Board Supervisor Kierstin Huelsemann (District 27), calling for an immediate ceasefire in…
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Children in Deir El-Balah (central Gaza Strip) enjoying hot meals from one of our community kitchens It’s been a while since we sent you an update about MECA’s work in Gaza. When you see the news getting more terrible every day you may wonder if we’re able to do very much at all. In fact,…
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February 19, 2024 DONATE NOW Palestinians riding on a cart are refected on a mirror in the shape of the map of Palestine in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on February 7, 2024 amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group. ©MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images Israel must end its brutal occupation…
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February 18, 2024 We, Palestinian-led organizations in the United States, are issuing an urgent call and a warning to President Biden. Palestinians in Gaza are facing the threat of extermination or expulsion, and this administration is greenlighting it. Israel’s genocidal assault on the Gaza Strip is the latest chapter in the ongoing Nakba, which began…
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The Pentagon is not retaining comprehensive records of alleged war crimes in its global military operations as required by the Defense Department’s own policies, according to a declassified version of a government report reviewed by The Lever. As journalist Freddy Brewster reveals in our new scoop, the government report found that an entire year’s worth…
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World BEYOND War 12-2:00 pm Sen Baldwin’s office, 30 W Mifflin Street 2:00 pm walk to Rep Pocan’s office 2:15 pm Rep Pocan’s office, 10 E Doty St, #405 Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriation Bill After passing the US Senate with Sen. Baldwin’s YES vote, the $95 billion gift to the weapons industry is…
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Money for People’s Needs not Endless U.S. Wars! Actions Across Wisconsin Feb. 19-24, 2024 (Eau Claire, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee, Racine, Viroqua) Madison, Wisconsin Feb. 10, 2024. / Photo: Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement, February 18, 2024 MADISON – Mon. Feb. 19, 12 noon to 1 p.m. – Monday Noon…
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Image: Sacramento to Bethlehem Below is a letter from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) to the US El Salvador Sister City Network, asking them to follow the lead of their partner CRIPDES (Association for the Development of El Salvador) in supporting historic and ongoing Salvadoran-Palestinian solidarity and contributing to emergency humanitarian relief for the people…
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Israel will likel try to push Palestinians from Rafah into the camp Dave DeCamp, Defend Democracy Press, February 15, 2024 Egypt is building an 8-square-mile walled enclosure in the Sinai Desert near Gaza to prepare for an influx of Palestinian refugees as Israel is vowing to launch an assault on Rafah, which borders Egypt and…
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Despite its opposition to displacement of Palestinians, Cairo appears to be preparing for a scenario forced by Israel. A satellite image shows the construction of a wall along the Egypt-Gaza border near Rafah on February 15, 2024 [Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters] AL JAZEERA, 16 Feb 2024 Egypt is building a fortified buffer zone near…
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The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest Palestinian coalition that leads the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, calls for escalating campaigning against fossil fuel giant Chevron by engaging in consumer boycotts of Chevron, Texaco, and Caltex gas/petrol stations, in addition to ongoing campaigns to divest from Chevron. Chevron has been the main international…
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Click image to enlarge Wan Hasifi Amin/@drhasifi on Twitter
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The past days have been horrific for the residents of Majaz, one of the villages in Masafer Yatta, and inside the area claimed by Israel as firing zone 918. Israeli soldiers, and settlers dressed as soldiers, invaded the village on the night of February 14. The soldiers landed a helicopter and entered the village. Later…
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Sandra Whitehead, WISCONSIN MUSLIM JOURNAL, Feb 13, 2024 Members of the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project protested Dec. 23 in Madison. A small group of Madison citizens banded together in 2003 to forge person-to-person relationships with Rafah (a city in Gaza), raise awareness of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and influence U.S. public policy to benefit both peoples.…
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Some 1.4 million Palestinians have been sheltering in a 64sq km (25sq miles) area, hoping for safety that has not materialised. Rights groups have warned that civilians have nowhere to go to escape Israeli bombardment. [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera] Abdelhakim Abu Riash, Al Jazeera, 13 Feb 2024 Hundreds of Palestinians are fleeing Gaza’s southernmost city…
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Under the cover of the relentless bombardment and atrocity crimes in Gaza, Israeli forces have simultaneously unleashed a new, brutal wave of unlawful violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank — including unlawful killings, unnecessary lethal force against protesters, and the denial of medical assistance to injured people in the West Bank.1 In our…
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Update February 15, 2024 The substitute Resolution 314 (Miles) on Antisemitism and Resolution 321 on Islamophobia passed unanimously. Resolution 333 Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza passed with Jeff Weigand voting no and Dave Ripp abstaining. From Kierstin Huelsemann, Dane County Board of Supervisors District 27: February 9, 2024 Hello. I am reaching out in…
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Chapters, Madison Chapter, Nonviolent Activism, North America By Madison for a World BEYOND War, February 15, 2024 On Valentine’s Day, Madison for a World BEYOND War put love into action during a vigil, walk and fast to call on our government to stop supporting the genocide in Gaza, and to stop supporting all war, which…
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Sponsored by World Beyond War: Stop Sending Weapons Around the World & Reinstate UNRWA Funding 12 noon – 30 W Mifflin St, 7th floor – Vigil inside Baldwin’s office and make antiwar valentines for Senators Baldwin and Johnson, and Rep Pocan. 12:30 pm – War Abolition Walk from 30 W Mifflin St to Library Mall.…
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with a Valentines Day to Leap Year Silent Auction Gaza is now the deadliest place in the world for civilians. The need for massive emergency aid is second only to the need for a permanent ceasefire. Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) is responding with the Grassroots for Gaza campaign: a year of fundraising for aid to…
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SUPPORT US Palestinians and Israelis who’ve experienced the settlers’ attacks first-hand see the move as a positive but wholly insufficient step toward accountability. Oren Ziv, +972, February 8, 2024 Einan Tanjil (left) and another settler attack Palestinian farmers and Israeli activists in Surif, occupied West Bank, Nov. 12, 2021. (Shay Kendler) In partnership with…
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The U.S. media is once again presenting the vicious dehumanizing caricatures that make it easier to oppress and wage war on people. Alex Skopic and Nathan J. Robinson, Current Affairs, 07 February 2024 This article was adapted from an item in the Current Affairs Biweekly News Briefing. Subscribe today! One of the most disturbing things…
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Israel’s Ruthless Propaganda Campaign to Dehumanize Palestinians Israeli soldiers detain blindfolded Palestinian men in a military truck in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 19, 2023. Photo: Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept, February 7, 2024 TWO WEEKS BEFORE Hamas commandos led a series of raids into Israel on October 7, Benjamin…
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⚡️Absolute destruction of northern Gaza, video from this morning pic.twitter.com/APWiC5KMQp — War Monitor (@WarMonitors) February 2, 2024
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Insiders say pressure from the top results in credulous reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives Pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, on 14 October 2023. Photograph: John Arthur Brown/ZUMA Press via Alamy Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 4 Feb 2024 CNN is facing a backlash from its own staff over…
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Over 800 Officials in U.S. and Europe Sign Letter Protesting Israel Policies, New York Times, Feb 2, 2024 The document was signed by government employees in 12 nations and E.U. institutions. Signers say their leaders’ policies could be contributing to war crimes in Gaza. It Is Our Duty To Speak Out When Our Governments’ Policies…
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The War on Gaza and Beyond 12 noon – 1 pm Join host Allen Ruff for a live conversation with Rami Khouri, Middle East analyst and Distinguished Fellow at the American University of Beirut. With Israel’s horrific war of attrition against the entire population of Gaza showing no signs of ending, the US last Friday…
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📷ESCALATING OPPRESSION: Massive arrest campaigns…Extrajudicial killings..Enforced Disappearances 📷 Full report:📷 https://t.co/brru6QXXwf pic.twitter.com/gKET8x9f9i — Addameer – الضمير (@Addameer) February 1, 2024 FULL REPORT FROM ADDAMEER
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“This is precisely why Israel was taken to the International Court of Justice with the accusation that it is committing genocide,” said one legal expert. Palestinians killed by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza are buried in a mass grave in Khan Younis on November 22, 2023. (Photo: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images) BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS,…
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Editorial, Jan 31, 2024 Palestinians mourn relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at a hospital in Deir al Balah, Monday, Jan. 29. AP Photo/Adel Hana In the face of the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza, which has left more than 25,000 people dead, displaced almost 2 million and destroyed much of…
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Within moments of the International Court of Justice issuing a preliminary finding on Friday morning that South Africa had made a plausible genocide case against Israel, Western media was suddenly gripped by a new storyline: 12 employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, or UNRWA, were alleged by Israel to have…
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A state that is on trial for genocide in the court of the United Nations should be ashamed of itself Haaretz | Opinion Israeli President Isaac Herzog signs a munition near the Gaza Strip border. Credit: Haim Tzach/GPO Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Jan 28, 2024 Isaac Herzog, Yoav Gallant, Israel Katz: Israel’s president, defense minister and…
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Protesters displayed the message, “Biden complicit in genocide” outside a courtroom in Oakland, California on January 26, 2024. (Photo: @ashoswai/Twitter) “We are watching a genocide unfold in Gaza in real time and, despite the government’s view that a U.S. court can do nothing about it, CCR and our clients argue that it certainly can and…
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Many of us are watching with horror the severe humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. Unfortunately, too many of my colleagues in the House and Senate are choosing to ignore this reality and evade their Congressional responsibilities. Let’s be clear: what’s happening in Gaza is not just some unfortunate tragedy taking place thousands of miles from…
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Times of Gaza, Jan 25, 2024 A deaf Gazan man explains the current situation in Rafah displacement camps A deaf Gazan man explains the current situation in Rafah displacement camps pic.twitter.com/tguTFWFUIm — TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) January 25, 2024 The Atfaluna Society for the Deaf, a children’s school and adult crafts workshop, was destroyed by…
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Fails to Order Ceasefire Democracy Now! Jan 26, 2024 In a highly anticipated ruling, the International Court of Justice at The Hague has found that there is a “real and imminent risk” that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and supported “at least some” of the provisional measures South Africa had requested when it brought…
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AN HISTORIC VICTORY FOR THE PALESTINIANS THAT ISRAEL VOWS TO DEFY Pro-Palestine activists wave flags during session of the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, Netherlands, on Jan. 26, 2024. Photo: Patrick Post/AP While the 17-judge panel ordered Israel to halt any genocidal acts in Gaza, it stopped short of ordering immediate ceasefire. Jeremy…
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Calls for an immediate and permanent cease-fire; humanitarian aid; an end to U.S. military funding to Israel; and the release of hostages and Palestinians in Israeli military prisons Estelle Timar-Wilcox, MPR News January 25, 2024 1:28 PM Minneapolis City Council member Robin Wonsley hugs University of Minnesota professor Sima Shakhsari after the city council voted…
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Survivors of Israel’s ground invasion in northern Gaza tell chilling stories of kidnappings, torture, and the rampant use of civilians as bait and human shields. The world still has no idea how inhumane Israel’s genocidal war really has been. BY TAREQ S. HAJJAJ JANUARY 17, 2024 Facebook Twitter THE RUINS OF THE MATAHEN AREA IN KHAN…
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Revealed: review of internal state department documents shows special mechanisms have been used to shield Israel from US human rights laws President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv in October; IDF soldiers in Nahal Oz, in December; Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv also in October. Composite: AFP, Getty Images, AP Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian, 18 Jan…
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In light of the unfolding genocide in besieged Gaza and the catastrophic situation across historic Palestine, the Justice & Accountability for Palestine Initiative kicks off! A Palestinian-led initiative composed of international legal practitioners and lawyers is pursuing legal action against individuals & entities complicit in the crimes in Palestine including genocide in Gaza. We are…
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Center for Constitutional Rights Livestream: Palestinians Take Biden to Court REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT Join the Center for Constitutional Rights and our partners for a multi-part livestream on January 26 to amplify the hearing in our federal lawsuit, Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) v. Biden. January 26 is also the We Charge Genocide…
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Palestinian human rights organizations, Gaza residents, and US citizens with family members killed and displaced by Israel’s war filed a lawsuit last November against the Biden administration for failing to “prevent an unfolding genocide” in Gaza. At the time the lawsuit was filed, 11,000 Palestinians had been murdered by Israeli forces. Today the death toll…
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10:30 am Students for Justice in Palestine assembles at Library Mall to march to the Capitol 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Rally Inside the Capitol, Room 328 NW 12:00 noon Press Conference, Room 328 NW Today is an International day of protest against war crimes in Gaza and in support of legal action against it. At 9…
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If you’re surprised, you haven’t been paying attention. Benjamin Netanyahu has never made it a secret that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state and insists on total Israeli control over “the territory west of the Jordan River.” BY JONATHAN OFIR JANUARY 19, 2024 Facebook Twitter DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 23JAN14 – BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, AT THE…
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Statistics on the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip (07 October – 19 January 2024) January 19, 2024 An Open Letter to Senator Tammy Baldwin: A Shameful Vote on Gaza On Tuesday January 16, the US Senate killed Senate Resolution 504, submitted by Sen. Bernie Sanders, calling for basic oversight of U.S. weapons to Israel.…
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Jehad Abusalim, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Fund 6-7 pm CT Hundreds of thousands of Gazan civilians are fleeing to southern Gaza, which continues to be attacked. Hospitals and schools have been bombed, and hundreds of health care workers have been killed. Thousands of displaced Palestinians are living in tents in squalid areas, with little food or…
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The Occupation of the American Mind and My Neighborhood Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin Street, Room 302 5:30 pm social time 6:00 pm screenings Discussion following the films. Free popcorn. RSVP if you can to warabolition@gmail.com Trailers: Occupation of the American Mind and My Neighborhood. If you can’t make the event, you can watch the films for free…
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A Conversation with Robert Herbst 12 noon CT Register Here South Africa sued Israel for genocide in the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) late last year. On January 11 and 12, the court heard its initial arguments on South Africa’s claim for preliminary relief, styled Provisional Measures. Robert Herbst and Michael Spath will be discussing…
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“Worst man-made medical disaster in modern history” As the confirmed death toll from Israel’s assault on Gaza reaches 24,000, the U.S. is reportedly “frustrated” Israel continues to ignore calls to limit its attacks. Hamas releases video of three Israeli captives, saying fate will be revealed today. BY LEILA WARAH JANUARY 15, 2024 Facebook Twitter THE VIEW…
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THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman The Electronic Intifada 19 December 2023 A man prepares bread over a makeshift wood-burning oven. (Mahmoud Nasser) It was 6:00 am on 15 December, when my mother woke me to take our turn in the line at a nearby bakery, 15 minutes away on foot. There are two lines,…
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Statewide Banner Drop Day 4:30 – 6:00 pm Yes, we know it’s going to be super cold…but we plan to be on the Campus Drive overpass anyway between 4:30 and 6 pm. We’ll do this in shifts so people can get warm in parked cars. For updates and information please check our Facebook page.
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4:30 pm CT Please contact Senator Tammy Baldwin by phone or online this day As South Africa gave powerful testimony at the International Court of Justice and more massive demonstrations were held last weekend in the US and around the world, news came that Sen. Bernie Sanders’ resolution (SR 504) to require the US government…
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Calling for a report on Israel’s human rights abuses in Gaza 30 W. Mifflin Street, Madison 11 am – 4 pm Press Conference 12 noon (tentative) Call 608-630-3633 for building entry Confirm location and time Tuesday morning Madison World Beyond War invites you to join them inside Senator Tammy Baldwin’s office this Tuesday to press…
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Please join us in respectfully asking our community to call on their elected representatives to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza as we celebrate the birthday of Dr. King. Dress as warmly as you can.
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State Capitol Building 12 noon Madison World Beyond War invites you to join them in leafleting at the Wisconsin Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration. Meet at noon at the State Street entrance to the building.
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Tyrone Turner and Emma Bowman, NPR, JANUARY 13, 2024 At the March on Washington for Gaza, thousands of demonstrators rallied in support of a cease-fire in Gaza and an end for U.S. aid for Israel. Tyrone Turner/WAMU Thousands of demonstrators rallied and marched in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to demand an end to Israel’s deadly…
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The situation in Gaza is more than catastrophic as Israel’s genocidal attacks continue. We hope the start of South Africa’s case in the International Court of Justice today will add to the building international pressure to stop Israel’s attacks and lift the brutal siege. We urge you to watch the powerful testimonies building a case…
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“There are no greens, fruit and dairy products here like I had before. Prices are very high because of the food shortage in the markets, so instead of three meals a day, we’ve gone down to one or two. My four-year-old has osteoporosis and needs to drink milk every day, but now I can’t get…
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This call has now been endorsed by over 100 organizations. More information. Bus from Milwaukee information: reservations are due by Thursday, Jan. 4. Bus from Chicago information.
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South Africa’s oral argument in the ICJ will take place on Thursday, January 11 from 10am-12pm (Central European Standard Time) which is 3 – 5 am CT, and Israel’s oral argument will take place on Friday January 12 from 10am-12pm (Central European Standard Time). The hearings will be streaming live on the ICJ’s website and…
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12 noon CT Help make sure Congress’ phones are ringing off the hook on their first day back in Washington, as Bernie Sanders’ attempt to block more weapons to Israel comes up and renewed efforts get underway to approve Biden’s $106 billion dollar arms deal (including $14 billion for Israel). To join the phone…
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Amid the Palestinian genocide activists spread awareness about Cop City and Israeli police training Jocelyn James, Prism, November 14th, 2023 A protester cries while speaking during a rally against the police killing of Tyre Nichols, in Atlanta, on Jan. 28, 2023. (Photo by CHENEY ORR/AFP via Getty Images) In a striking convergence of international policing…
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If you live in the U.S., tell the Senate to hold Israel accountable! TAKE ACTION! If you live overseas, share our petition to the ICJ on social media: TWEET NOW! SHARE ON FACEBOOK! Over 30,000 people have signed our petition to charge Israel with genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). South Africa responded…
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Tikkun Olam Productions is making Israelism available online indefinitely Watch Israelism Now We are honored that our film is being used as a resource in these devastating times, and because of the moment we are in, we’ve decided to make Israelism available to watch online for the foreseeable future. Please tell your friends, family, and…
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Violently coercing someone to do something and killing them if they don’t is the opposite of “voluntary” Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal aera in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Israel continued to battle Hamas fighters on October 10 and massed tens of thousands of troops and heavy armour…
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Nearly three years ago, Congress gave Israel a pass to stockpile precision-guided bombs “without regard to annual limits.” An inside source confirms that even more have been transferred since October 7. ARI TOLANY, LILLIAN MAULDIN, JANET ABOU-ELIAS, AND WOMEN FOR WEAPONS TRADE TRANSPARENCY, IN THESE TIMES, DECEMBER 4, 2023 Dozens are reportedly killed and injured…
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Solidarity Speaks: Recording Of Our 11th & Final Emergency Webinar! Thank you to everyone who joined our Solidarity Speaks emergency webinars since October 7th. We are proud that over 3800 people responded to this series in solidarity with Palestinian and Israeli human rights defenders calling for a permanent ceasefire, a release of all the hostages, and an…
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A cantankerous Israel critic takes a rare turn in the limelight. Zak Cheney-Rice, Intelligencer, Dec. 5, 2023 Photo: Tina Tyrell Norman Finkelstein is crouched on the floor of his apartment, running his fingers along a bookshelf so overcrowded that it’s bending into a U-shape. “It has a green cover,” he assures me before landing on…
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Norman Finkelstein’s ‘The Holocaust Industry’ and the Fight To Make All Suffering Count Finkelstein’s book is a call for Jewish suffering to be seen as part of the larger history of suffering under colonialism. MAX AJL, IN THESE TIMES, MAY 17, 2016 Jews captured by German soldiers during the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in 1943. In…
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At a press conference in D.C. on December 14, UAW president Shawn Fain called for a cease-fire, alongside Democratic lawmakers and other labor leaders. SHAWN FAIN, IN THESE TIMES, DECEMBER 26, 2023 United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain calls for a ceasefire in Gaza during a press conference alongside progressive legislators and other union leaders.BILL…