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Tag: Cap Times

Mar 19, 2026

2025.10.18: Letter writer shows anti-Palestinian bias
Kathy Walsh, Nov 19, 2025
calendar, Cap Times, education, health, hospitals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Kathy Walsh, law
2025.10.18: No Kings rally was not ‘hijacked’
Omar bin Mohamad, Nov 7, 2025
calendar, Cap Times, Gaza, Madison, MRSCP, No Kings, Palestine, protest
URGENT: Contact legislators, show up Thursday to stop a bad “anti-semitism” bill
MRSCP, Sep 23, 2025
antisemitism, Cap Times, censorship, Esty Dinur, free speech, Holocaust, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jerusalem Declaration, law, Raz Segal, take action, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA), WORT 89.9 FM
The keffiyeh and pro-Palestinian campus protests
Aariz Ahmed, Special to the Cap Times, Aug 25, 2025
Cap Times, colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza War, Israel, Palestine, protest, United States, UW-Madison
Opinion | Stop the bloodshed in Gaza; divest now
By Miriam Hasan et al. | guest column The Cap Times, Sep 12, 2024 The…
BDS, boycott, Cap Times, civilians, divest, Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, health, Hind Rajab, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Jim Crow, journalists, law, sanction, United States, Wisconsin
Protesters disrupt Wisconsin Democratic convention
Call for defunding Gaza war Erin McGroarty, The Cap Times, Jun 8, 2024 Protests calling…
Cap Times, civilians, CODEPINK, Congress, Dane County, Democratic Party, disinformation, Eken Park, Francesca Hong, Gaza War, Hamas, hasbara, health, immigration, Israel, Joe Biden, law, Madison, Milwaukee, propaganda, protest, United States, Washington DC
Visiting Palestinian textile artist has a message for Madisonians
Miquéla V. Thornton, The Cap Times, June 6, 2024 When Laila Hasan thinks back to…
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Editorial | UW-Madison should rely on negotiations, not police raids
May 3, 2024 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin erred when she authorized a police raid Wednesday…
Cap Times, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), divest, education, encampments, environment, Gaza War, Hamas, human rights, Islam, Islamophobia, Israel, justice, police, protest, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), UW-Madison, violence
Tammy Baldwin should join Bernie Sanders in questioning military aid to Israel
Cap Times Editorial, Jan 31, 2024
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C’mon Madison, take a stand against the slaughter
Tariq Saqqaf, The Cap Times, 12/15/23 Members of international humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders hold…
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2023.11.17: Breakfast with a CEO and you are (not) invited
CHRISTINA LIEFFRING, TONE MADISON, DECEMBER 12, 2023
calendar, Cap Times, Congress, economy, environment, Gaza War, Hamas, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), journalists, labor, Oshkosh Corp, protest, United States
Editorial | Local cease-fire resolutions can move Congress
Cap Times editorial, December 6, 2023
Cap Times, Chicago, Congress, doctors, Doctors Without Borders, Gaza War, Grassroots, Hamas, hostages, images, Israel, justice, Madison, protest
2023.11.17: No Profit from Gaza Genocide
Can’t come? Contact The Capital Times and object to their sponsoring this talk. Submit a…
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2023.06.28-07.05: June & July Events
Wednesday, June 28: No Visa Waiver Program for Israel Wednesday, June 28: First Madison Banner…
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An open letter to UW-Madison regarding anti-Zionist chalking
Stepha Velednitsky, Ri J. Turner, Joshua Garoon, Tsela Barr, and Annie Sommer Kaufman, The Daily Cardinal,…
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Emergency Aid Appeal
MRSCP, May 15, 2021
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Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr: Let’s stop funding Israel’s campaign of oppression
TSELA BARR AND BARB OLSON, The Cap Times, May 15, 2021
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Biden should end support for bombing and starvation of Yemen
People run following an explosion at the airport in Aden, Yemen, shortly after a plane…
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Biden needs to reverse Pompeo on Israel/Palestine
Tsela Barr and Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, The Cap Times, Dec 4, 2020
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Faith Leaders Oppose F-35 Fighter Jets
Find inspiration and hope reading this full-page ad from the July 29 Wisconsin State Journal.…
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2020.06.19: Madison Juneteenth Rally
Madison Juneteenth Rally Olin Park, 1156 Olin-Turville Ct Madison [Map] 12 Noon – 7 pm…
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Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr: Congress needs to stand against Israeli travel bans
TSELA BARR AND BARB OLSON, The Cap Times, August 23, 2019
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As daughter of Holocaust survivors, I decry occupation of Gaza
Jenny Pressman, The Cap Times, May 30, 2018
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Standing with my Muslim neighbors in the wake of Jerusalem and Gaza
Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman, The Cap Times, May 17, 2018
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Condemn, don’t celebrate, 50 years of occupation of Palestine
Barbara Olson, The Cap Times, Jun 11, 2017
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Michele Bahl: How can we be indifferent to suffering of children in Gaza?
Michele Bahl, Cap Times, Sep 20, 2014
Cap Times, children, Chris Hedges, civilians, Fighting Bob Fest, Gaza, violence
Judith Laitman: A Jewish grandmother’s plea to Barack Obama
UDITH LAITMAN, Cap Times, Jul 25, 2014
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Tsela Barr and Michele Bahl: Recent visit to Gaza heartbreaking
TSELA BARR AND MICHELE BAHL | members, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Cap Times, Nov 22,…
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Barb Olson: Rachel Corrie ruling a setback for justice and human rights
BARB OLSON, Cap Times, Aug 31, 2012
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Madison Area Peace Coalition: Flotilla attack shows need to end Gaza siege
Madison Area Peace Coalition, Cap Times, Jun 13, 2010
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Activists embrace nonviolence in world’s hot spots
Phil Haslanger, Cap Times, Apr 1, 2010
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Mike Murray: Baldwin displays compassion for Gaza
Mike Murray, Capital Times, Jan 8, 2010
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Lee Brown: The U.S. should stop blindly supporting Israel
Lee Brown, Cap Times, November 6, 2009
Cap Times, civilians, Hillary Clinton, human rights, Israel, law, occupation, Palestine, United Nations (UN), war crimes
Local Protesters Criticize U.S. Lawmakers For Silence On Military Aggression
Steve Elbow, The Capital Times, January 6, 2009 Violence in Gaza prompted local activists Tuesday…
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Summit’s Goal: Perpetuate Repression of Palestinians
Barb Olson, The Capital Times, December 07, 2007 “After meeting their own low expectations for…
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Apartheid Reigns In Israel, Activist-author Says
He Claims Nation Is Hurting Self With Its Policies SAMARA KALK DERBY, The Capital Times,…
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Bush badly botches Mideast conflict [the progressive view]
John Nichols, Capital Times, June 20, 2007 The tragedy of Washington’s narrow “debate” about the…
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SIX DAYS OF WAR, 40 YEARS OF OCCUPATION
MIKE MURRAY, Cap Times, Jun 9, 2007 This week marks the 40th anniversary of the…
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Re “Settlers, Israeli public part company”
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, April 4, 2006 In the article “Settlers, Israeli public…
Cap Times, Ehud Olmert, Gaza, Geneva Conventions (1949), Israel, Kathy Walsh, land, law, occupation, Palestine, settlers, West Bank
Girl’s Grieving Palestinian Mother Was Not Celebrating Her Martyrdom
Kathy Walsh, Capital Times, April 3, 2006 The photographs titled “Faces of grief in Palestine…
Cap Times, Intifada, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israelis, Kathy Walsh, Palestinians, victims, violence
University of Wisconsin Regents Urged To Divest From Israel
Aaron Nathans, The Capital Times, November 11, 2005 Protesters packed a hearing Thursday on the…
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Re: Regents urged to divest from Israel
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 11, 2005 In the Capital Times article on…
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Tawfiq Nasser: Palestinian Doctor Tells Of Life Under Occupation
Samara Kalk Derby, The Capital Times, October 10, 2005 To get to work each day,…
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2005.02.24-26: Festival celebrates political filmmakers
Gwen Evans, UW News, February 8, 2005 For filmmaker Saul Landau, who has interviewed the…
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A Contrast in Media Coverage
MRSCP, Jan 13, 2004
Cap Times, children, Electronic Intifada, Gaza, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Intifada, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), media, occupation, Palestine, refugees, violence, West Bank
2003.09.19-21: Toward a Peaceful World
NONVIOLENCE EVENT WEEKEND How to Spread Nonviolence, Globally and Locally September 19-21, 2003 Hosted by…
calendar, Cap Times, colleges & universities, Edgewood College, education, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Islam, Jennifer Loewenstein, Madison, nonviolence, peace

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