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Jul 2, 2026

Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 6 NO. 3 : MONDAY JUNE 29, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
A Christian pastor’s heartfelt plea to his fellow Christians about Palestinians
DEAN OBEIDALLAH, JUN 28, 2026
Christianity, Christians, ethnic cleansing, Israel, Israelis, Jews, judaism, Palestinians, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
The killing of baby Sam: Broken hearts are not enough
Cassandra Dixon and Barb Olson et al, Cap Times, Jun 19, 2026
Al Sumud, arms, B’Tselem, checkpoints, children, civilians, Hebron, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Mark Pocan, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Playgrounds for Palestine, Projects, Sam Abu Haikal, Tel Rumeida, United States, United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation, war crimes, West Bank
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 6 NO. 2 : MONDAY JUNE 15, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
Exposing Ethnic Cleansing And Human Rights Violations By Israel In The West Bank
Amnesty International USA, June 10, 2026
Amnesty International, ethnic cleansing, Israel, Palestine, West Bank
Six countries sanction enablers of settler violence in occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters, 9 Jun 2026
Australia, BDS, Canada, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, France, Israel, New Zealand, Norway, occupation, sanction, settlers, terrorism, United Kingdom (UK), West Bank
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 6 NO. 1 : MONDAY JUNE 1, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
A Glimpse into The Horror in Gaza
PETER BEINART, JUN 01, 2026
antisemitism, blockade, disease, Gaza, Hamas, Ireland, Israel, Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestinians, Peter Beinart, public opinion, South Africa, starvation, water, West Bank
2026.05.29: Rev. Fahed Abuakel on WORT
89.9 FM Live or Streamed at 12 Noon, and Archived. Call-in is 608-256-2001.
audio, calendar, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla, Madison, Nakba, Rev. Fahed Abuakel, West Bank, WORT 89.9 FM
West Bank: Attacks by Israeli Civilians on Palestinians
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), April 2026
ethnic cleansing, Israelis, settlers, terrorism, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), West Bank
Booking.com profits from stolen Palestinian land
Ekō, May 27, 2026
BDS, boycott, divest, ethnic cleansing, land, Netherlands, petition, sanction, take action, West Bank
2026.06.07 Update: Why We Record – Defying Fragmentation And Erasure In Palestine
First Congregational United Church of Christ, 131 6th Ave, Baraboo, 10:30 am – 1 pm
American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Baraboo, calendar, education, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, history, Nakba, Palestine, Rafah, stories, war, West Bank
2026.05.23: Premiere of “Land of Canaan” by Maggie Lemere
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, culture, ethnic cleansing, film, olive trees, West Bank
EU Imposes New Sanctions on Israeli Settlers After Hungary Drops Opposition
JULIA CONLEY, COMMON DREAMS, May 11, 2026
ethnic cleansing, Europe, Israeli, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 17 : MONDAY MAY 11, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
Tuba was designed to be our refuge – now we risk displacement from there too
Humans of Masafer Yatta, May 06, 2026
ethnic cleansing, Hebron, home demolition, Israelis, Khirbet al-Tuba, Masafer Yatta, settlers, West Bank
Israel should foot the bill
Avaaz, May 5, 2026
ethnic cleansing, Hamamat al-Maleh, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, petition, schools, settlers, take action, West Bank
Erased: Israeli Settlers’ Brutal Campaign to Ethnically Cleanse the West Bank
Hagar Shezaf, Haaretz, Oct 23, 2025
ethnic cleansing, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Palestinians, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
‘A Handful of Kids?’ An Army of Israeli Youths Is Being Deployed to Expel Palestinians in the West Bank
Amira Hass and Matan Golan, Haaretz, January 09, 2026
ethnic cleansing, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Palestinians, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
JNF to Cut Back Most of Its Funding of Programs at West Bank Settler Farm Outposts
Judy Maltz, Haaretz, April 28, 2026
ethnic cleansing, Israeli, Jewish National Fund (JNF), Palestinians, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 15 : MONDAY APRIL 27, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
We Are Not Numbers Newsletter
April 27, 2026
Canada, education, Europe, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinians, United States, We Are Not Numbers (WANN), West Bank, writers
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 14 : MONDAY APRIL 20, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 13 : MONDAY APRIL 13, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
West Bank End Game with Jasper Nathaniel and Mouin Rabbani
Jadaliyya Connections Episode 112, Jan 14, 2026
annexation, Bezalel Smotrich, demographics, ethnic cleansing, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jasper Nathaniel, Mouin Rabbani, Palestine, settlers, West Bank
“The Cruelty is Staggering”: Jasper Nathaniel on Reporting from the West Bank
Current Affairs, 06 April 2026
activists, aid, American, apartheid, Bezalel Smotrich, civilians, Congress, courts, Democratic Party, detainees, ethnic cleansing, genocide, human rights, Iron Dome, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jasper Nathaniel, Jewish, journalists, land, law, military, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, Palestinian, policy, prisoners, public opinion, settlers, starvation, terrorism, torture, two-state, United States, West Bank, Zionism
2026.04.17: Film No Other Land in Viroqua
Landmark Center, 500 E Jefferson St, Viroqua, refreshments 6-6:45 pm, film 7-8:30 pm, Q&A 8:30-9…
calendar, ethnic cleansing, film, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, Viroqua, West Bank
The West Bank is witnessing the most intense crackdown since the days after Oct 7
GOOD SHEPHERD COLLECTIVE, APR 10, 2026
checkpoints, closures, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
2026.04.14: The Iran War and Annexation of the West Bank
Online, 12 PM CT
annexation, calendar, Iran, Israel, online, war, West Bank
2026.04.09: The Law of the Noose – Israel’s execution policy against Palestinians
Online, 11:00 AM CT
annexation, apartheid, calendar, death penalty, Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, law, occupation, online, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so.
The Guardian Editorial, 31 Mar 2026
annexation, apartheid, death penalty, Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, law, occupation, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
2026.04.12: We Will Remain Here: Palestinian Nonviolent Resistance in a Time of Genocide
Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
activists, calendar, ethnic cleansing, genocide, land, nonviolence, Palestinian, resistance, solidarity, West Bank
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 11 : MONDAY MARCH 30, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
Israel Is Also Committing Genocide In the West Bank
AHMAD IBSAIS, THE NATION, MARCH 26, 2026
B’Tselem, detainees, ethnic cleansing, Francesca Albanese, genocide, home demolition, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), killing, Palestinian, rape, settlers, terrorism, torture, West Bank
“Erasing the Lines”: How Settlers Are Seizing New Regions of the West Bank
OREN ZIV with ARIEL CAINE, THE NATION, MARCH 24, 2026
annexation, Bezalel Smotrich, ethnic cleansing, Greater Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, settlers, terrorism, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), West Bank
Palestinians in the West Bank Are Now Experiencing Multiple Settler Attacks Per Day
Al-Fandaqumiya, annexation, Beita, checkpoints, closures, Deir al-Hatab, Deir Sharaf, ethnic cleansing, Hebron, home demolition, Huwara, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jewish, land, Masafer Yatta, Qaryoot, Qaryut, settlers, terrorism, travel, West Bank
Vigil Against U.S. Wars!
Thursdays, Williamson & Blair Streets, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Madison, Middle East, protest, war, West Bank
2026.04.06: Green Party Webinar: Is the Plan Still to Exterminate Palestine?
Online, 7:30 PM CT
American, artist, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israeli, nonviolence, online, Palestine, Palestinian, terrorism, Umm al-Khair, violations, West Bank
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 10 : MONDAY MARCH 23, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
This Week in Palestine: Israel Kills 4 Members of One Family and Attacks Muslim Worshippers on Eid
TEAM ZETEO, MAR 22, 2026
aid, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Bani Odeh, cemeteries, ethnic cleansing, evidence, Gaza, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), killing, Muslim, Palestine, terrorism, West Bank
Israeli settlers carry out series of West Bank attacks as security forces stand by
Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and agencies, The Guardian, 22 Mar 2026
B’Tselem, Bani Odeh, ethnic cleansing, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), land, Masafer Yatta, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Killing
Dr. Ron Smith, Rachel Corrie Foundation, March 16, 2026
artist, Caterpillar, checkpoints, Gaza, Iran, Israeli, justice, killing, law, Madison, media, military, occupation, Olympia, Palestinian, peace, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, solidarity, terrorism, vote, West Bank, world
Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank
Emma Graham-Harrison and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem, The Guardian, 15 Mar 2026
Bani Odeh, Jerusalem, killing, Palestinian, police, Tamoun, West Bank
Amnesty International: Release Ayman Bani Owda
Amnesty International, 13 March 2026
Amnesty International, Cassandra Dixon, detainees, human rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jordan, Jordan Valley, Madison, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Rafah, settlers, take action, Tammoun, terrorism, West Bank
Israel ‘strangles’ West Bank amid war on Iran
QASSAM MUADDI, MONDOWEISS, MARCH 7, 2026
annexation, ethnic cleansing, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, settlers, Silwad, Taybeh, terrorism, travel, war, West Bank
Everyone in This Country Has Gone Insane
GIDEON LEVY, SAVAGE MINDS, MAR 10, 2026
Gaza, Gideon Levy, hasbara, Iran, Lebanon, nationalism, propaganda, public opinion, war, West Bank
2026.03.15: Beyond Border Walls with Jamal Juma
Online, 12 PM CT
BDS, boycott, calendar, colonialism, divest, ethnic cleansing, land, online, sanction, settlers, terrorism, Wall, West Bank
Don’t Forget Gaza and the Palestinians
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, MAR 09, 2026
Benjamin Netanyahu, colonialism, Diana Buttu, Gaza, Iran, land, nuclear, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, war, West Bank
2026.03.26-29: Why We Record – Defying Fragmentation And Erasure In Palestine
Madison Friends Meeting, 1704 Roberts Ct, Madison
American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), calendar, education, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, history, Madison, Nakba, Palestine, Rafah, stories, war, West Bank
Senators demand investigation after ninth American killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in West Bank
Joseph Gedeon in Washington, The Guardian, 5 Mar 2026
American, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, killing, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 7 : MONDAY MARCH 2, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
Eyes On The West Bank
Andrey X, the.andrey.x, Mar 1, 2026
Israel Defense Forces (IDF), media, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Tell Congress: Act Now to Stop Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank
If Not Now, Feb 27, 2026
Congress, ethnic cleansing, take action, West Bank
An American Lynched in the West Bank
Jasper Diamond Nathaniel, Infinite Jaz, Feb 22, 2026
American, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Mukhmas, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, occupation, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 6 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, media, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
Huckabee’s Israel land remarks condemned as ‘dangerous and inflammatory’
Julian Borger in Jerusalem, The Guardian, 22 Feb 2026
annexation, Israel, Jerusalem, land, Mike Huckabee, West Bank
Palestinian-American Teenager Killed in West Bank Is Laid to Rest
Adam Rasgon and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Feb. 20, 2026
Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Mukhmas, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, New York Times, occupation, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
2026.02.19: Protective Presence in the West Bank
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, Madison and Zoom, 7 pm
calendar, Cassandra Dixon, Church of Christ, ethnic cleansing, Google, Homeland Security (DHS), human rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), October 7, Palestinian, peace, Presbyterian, Projects, Rafah, schools, settlers, terrorism, violations, West Bank
2026.02.25: Virtual Visit to Majd al-Krum, Galilee
Online, 11 AM CT
apartheid, calendar, checkpoints, equality, ethnic cleansing, Galilee, home demolition, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israeli, justice, land, Madison, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, travel, water, West Bank
2026.02.20: Shifting Political Winds in Congress on Palestine: Advocacy and Action
Online, 12 PM CT
annexation, calendar, confiscation, Congress, ethnic cleansing, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Israel, Jerusalem, land, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, settlers, State Department, Taybeh, terrorism, West Bank
2026.02.19: Unarmed Civilian Defense Report from the West Bank
UW-Madison, 3 pm
Al-Khalil, Amnesty International, calendar, checkpoints, documentary, ethnic cleansing, film, Hebron, human rights, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, Madison, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, settlers, solidarity, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, travel, UW-Madison, volunteer, war, West Bank, Wisconsin, world, World Beyond War
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 5 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, media, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 4 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, media, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
2026.02.13 Update: Lights Up for Gaza and Palestine
Campus Drive Overpass, Madison, 3:30 – 6:00 pm
calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), maps, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, Projects, Rafah, terrorism, violations, war, West Bank
Israeli security cabinet approves rules to increase control over West Bank
Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies, 8 Feb 2026
Al Jazeera, annexation, Bezalel Smotrich, colonialism, West Bank
Abu Ayoub Injuries from Settler-Soldier Pogrom in Masafer Yatta
kivsa_shchora, February 5, 2026
Al-Fakheit, Al-Halawa, Al-Tuban, At-Tuwani, Basel Adra, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust, Madison, Masafer Yatta, media, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, video, West Bank
Inside a coordinated, multi-village settler-soldier pogrom in Masafer Yatta
Basel Adra, +972 Magazine, January 30, 2026
Al-Fakheit, Al-Halawa, Al-Tuban, At-Tuwani, Basel Adra, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust, Masafer Yatta, settlers, terrorism, video, West Bank
How to cross a road under apartheid
HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, FEB 03, 2026
apartheid, At-Tuwani, checkpoints, closures, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Juwaya, Masafer Yatta, occupation, settlers, terrorism, travel, West Bank
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 3 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, law, Madison, media, Palestine, Rafah, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, students, West Bank
There Is No “After Gaza”
Sarah Aziza, The Nation, JAN 31, 2026
annexation, arms, assassination, blockade, Board of Peace, censorship, civilians, colleges & universities, colonialism, Donald Trump, encampments, ethnic cleansing, Europe, exposure, free speech, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, genocide, Ghassan Kanafani, Global Sumud Flotilla, Hannibal Directive, hasbara, Hiba Abu Nada, hospitals, hostages, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel Lobby, Jared Kushner, journalists, Mahmoud Khalil, Ms. Rachel, Nakba, October 7, Palestine, prisoners, propaganda, Refaat Al-Areer, Rumeysa Ozturk, starvation, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), war, war crimes, West Bank, Zionism
Israeli settlers launch a pogrom in the West Bank on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Andrey X, the.andrey.x, Jan 27, 2026
Al-Fakheit, Al-Halawa, Al-Tuban, At-Tuwani, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust, Masafer Yatta, media, settlers, terrorism, video, West Bank
2026.01.25: Bethlehem Children’s Art Display
Orchard Ridge UCC, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, 1:30 – 3 pm
art, Bethlehem, calendar, Christian, crafts, Lutheran, Madison, military, Muslim, occupation, olive oil, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, Rafah, Read Palestine!, schools, travel, war, West Bank
The Magic System Of Zionism
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, JAN 23, 2026
antisemitism, Caitlin Johnstone, hasbara, Israel Lobby, propaganda, religion, settlers, terrorism, West Bank, Zionism
2026.04.23-05.03: Visit Palestine with our Nablus and Sabastiya Delegation
Boulder Nablus Sister City Project, Jan 17, 2026
Boulder, calendar, delegation, Nablus, Palestine, Sebastiya, sister cities, West Bank
2026.01.21: A Conversation with Palestinian Women: “Real Stories, Real People: We Can Speak for Ourselves”
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, Gaza, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, stories, West Bank, women
2026.01.13: What’s Going on in Palestine with Richard Falk and Phyllis Bennis
Online, 6 PM CT
calendar, Donald Trump, education, Gaza, genocide, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), law, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, Phyllis Bennis, Rafah, Richard Falk, West Bank
Statement from the Corries on Gaza and Venezuela
January 10, 2026
benefit, Chevron, Donald Trump, donate, Gaza, Israel, law, Madison, Middle East, military, occupation, Palestinian, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, shelters, United States, Venezuela, war, West Bank, world
2026.01.08: Ta-Nehesi Coates’ “The Message” Book Circle
Online, 6:00 pm social, 6:30 pm program
American, apartheid, calendar, Israel Lobby, justice, Madison, online, Palestine, peace, Rafah, resources, South Africa, stories, Ta-Nehisi Coates, West Bank, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Israeli forces fire live rounds and teargas as they storm Birzeit University
Mohammed Turkman in Birzeit, occupied Palestine and Mera Aladam, Middle East Eye, 6 January 2026
Birzeit University, colleges & universities, Middle East, Palestine, prisoners, protest, Ramallah, terrorism, West Bank
Israeli occupation forces raided the campus of Birzeit University
Government Communication Center, @pal_gcc_en, Jan 6, 2026
Birzeit University, colleges & universities, occupation, prisoners, protest, Ramallah, terrorism, West Bank
‘What is the Christian word in the face of genocide?’: Kairos Palestine calls for repudiation of Zionism
JEFF WRIGHT, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 20, 2025
Christian, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Gaza, genocide, Kairos, Middle East, Palestine, war, West Bank, Zionism
West Bank Projects
Dec 28, 2025
donate, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Projects, West Bank
Special End-of-Year Appeal: Help Plant 400 Olive Trees in the West Bank!
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Dec 28, 2025 Update
aid, arms, Barb Olson, Cassandra Dixon, donate, Israel, Israeli, land, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Masafer Yatta, military, Nablus, olive trees, online, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, Projects, Rafah, sister cities, solidarity, terrorism, video, Wall, war, West Bank
Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, Dec 21, 2025
apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, colonialism, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, Ganim, Israel Lobby, occupation, Rayan Abu Muallah, settlers, terrorism, two-state, West Bank
2025.12.31: Yoga Therapy Gift Certificate Benefit
Greenroot Yoga LLC, Dec 10, 2025
aid, benefit, calendar, Gaza, Madison, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), online, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Rafah, rape, West Bank
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Michael D. Shear, Daniel Berehulak, Leanne Abraham and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 20, 2025
Al-Mughayir, Bedouin, Bethlehem, Bezalel Smotrich, confiscation, Hebron, home demolition, Huwara, Jericho, Jonathan Pollak, Jordan Valley, land, Mike Huckabee, Mohammad Shalabi, Muarrajat, New York Times, olive trees, Rahaf al-Ashqar, Ramallah, Sayfollah Musallet, settlers, Sinjil, terrorism, travel, Tubas, Tulkarm, Turmus Ayya, two-state, West Bank
2025.12.30: Visit to Taybeh
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, Christian, Church of Christ, delegation, ethnic cleansing, Israeli, land, Madison, music, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, Ramallah, settlers, Taybeh, terrorism, war, West Bank
2025.12.22: Webinar with Palestinian Human Rights Defender Issa Amro
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, detainees, Friends of Hebron, Hebron, human rights, Israeli, Issa Amro, Madison, nonviolence, occupation, online, Palestinian, Rafah, resistance, settlers, terrorism, travel, volunteer, West Bank
Night guardians of the mountain in the occupied West Bank
Mosab Shawer, Al Jazeera, 15 Dec 2025
Al Jazeera, Al-Mufaqara, ethnic cleansing, Masafer Yatta, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Israeli Settlers Beat US Citizen, Threatened to Burn Palestinian Grandmother and Kids Alive
Prem Thakker, Zeteo, Dec 11, 2025
citizen, ethnic cleansing, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
2025.12.13: Homemade Holiday Cookies and Crafts Sale
Memorial United Church of Christ, 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, 9 AM- Noon
benefit, Bethlehem, calendar, Church of Christ, colleges & universities, crafts, Dar al-Kalima University, Fitchburg, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, scholarship, sweets, West Bank
How Israel Organizes and Arms Settler Militias to Terrorize Palestinians in the West Bank
David Schutz, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 10, 2025
arms, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, Israel, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
How Israel’s Settlement Surge in the West Bank Is Displacing Palestinians
Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 4, 2025. Photographs by Daniel Berehulak.
ethnic cleansing, New York Times, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Go Tell It on the Mountain: Genocide is Wrong
Kathy Kelly, World Beyond War, December 5, 2025
detainees, ethnic cleansing, genocide, home demolition, Kathy Kelly, settlers, terrorism, war, West Bank, world, World Beyond War
West Bank, Violence, Destruction and Displacement
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (UN…
detainees, ethnic cleansing, genocide, home demolition, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations (UN), West Bank
2025.12.06: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace, 8 am – 3 pm
calendar, crafts, embroidery, fair trade, Hebron, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Monona Terrace, olive oil, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, Projects, Rafah, West Bank, women, Women in Hebron, world
Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel
DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 2, 2025
aid, Al Jazeera, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bethlehem, Board of Peace, ceasefire, closures, Diana Buttu, Donald Trump, drones, education, encampments, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, Hebron, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, journalists, Khan Younis, La Crosse, law, media, military, Nablus, online, Oslo Accords, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, Ramallah, Saudi Arabia, shelters, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), video, war, West Bank, winter, Yellow Line
After 9 Months of ‘Israel’s Abuse,’ US Teen Mohammed Ibrahim Freed From Detention
JESSICA CORBETT, Common Dreams, Nov 27, 2025
children, citizen, detainees, human rights, Mike Huckabee, Mohammed Ibrahim, Ramallah, terrorism, West Bank
Free Mohammed Ibrahim!
CODEPINK, Nov 26, 2025
children, citizen, CODEPINK, detainees, human rights, Mike Huckabee, Mohammed Ibrahim, Ramallah, terrorism, West Bank
2025.11.29-30: Snow Update! Bookstore Saturday AND Sunday will raise money for Palestinian families
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Nov 26, 2025
aid, calendar, Gaza, Grassroots, Madison, Madison365, Masafer Yatta, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), olive oil, olive trees, Palestinian, West Bank, Women in Hebron