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Nov 7, 2026

Twilight Zone: They said they’d kill me
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, July 10, 2005 Here he is – the survivor. His head and…
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The Shabak: “We are above the Law”
Life under occupation Yael Barda, Occupation Magazine, July 7 2005 Yesterday I had a fascinating…
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The reflection in the mirror
Two weeks later, I was at the Aaskar refugee camp, near Nablus. That day, the…
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Amira Hass: There’s a Settler in Every Israeli
Amira Hass, Haaretz, July 6, 2005 The hunting season is at its height, and the…
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Simon Wiesenthal Center Says United Church of Christ’s Resolution Is Immoral
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 4, 2005–A United Church of Christ (UCC) resolution demanding that Israel dismantle its…
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United Church of Christ General Synod Resolution: Tear Down the Wall
2005 United Church of Christ Synod Tear Down the Wall – Resolution of Witness Submitted…
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They Broke the Public’s Heart
For years, the news media ignored the injustices the settlers inflicted on their neighbors. Gideon…
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Another US church mulls divestment
Sam Ser, THE JERUSALEM POST, July 1, 2005 The United Church of Christ is to…
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Palestine: the economy of despair
The West Bank city of Nablus is relatively calm at present. Anyone who can raise…
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Professor says UC Press must publish Beyond Chutzpa
Two emails from Beshara Doumani June 28, 2005 Dear Friends, I want to alert you…
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Mustafa Barghouti: The liberation of the Israeli and Palestinian people
Israel must understand that the liberation of the Israeli people depends on the liberation of…
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Pro-Israel Groups: Campuses Improving
But “Never in the modern history of the Jewish state has there been more outspoken…
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Prisoners in Israeli Occupation Forces Prisons
Dear all, I received disturbing news about prisoners in IOF prisons in Israel. 30-year-old, Salameh…
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Giving Chutzpah New Meaning
Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jon Wiener,…
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Avi Shlaim: Withdrawal is a prelude to annexation
Avi Shlaim, The Guardian, 21 June 2005
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Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks a “Myth”
Palestine Media Center (PMC), June 11, 2005 In a report titled “The Myth of Incitement…
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Grandpa’s Battered Radio
Ramzy Baroud, AntiWar.com, June 7, 2005
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2005.06.24: “Beyond Chutzpah: The Misuse of Antisemitism and the Abuse of History” by Dr. Norman Finkelstein
Grainger Hall, University of Wisconsin 975 University Avenue Madison, WI 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM…
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2005.06.13-07.04: Palestine-Israel Discussion Series
First United Methodist Church Parlor 203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison Sunday mornings at 9:30 am This…
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2005.06.24-26: U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Conference
Upper Midwest Regional Organizing Conference Madison, WI Join the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli…
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