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Jun 23, 2026

Israel to crack down further on foreign pro-Palestinian activists
Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, 8 August 2016
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2016.08.23 Update: Discussion with U.S. Representative Mark Pocan
Following his recent trip to Israel and Palestine Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church 203…
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In massive shift, Lutherans vote to halt US aid to Israel
Ryan Rodrick Beiler, The Electronic Intifada, 17 August 2016
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Scottish football club fans wave Palestinian flags during match with Israeli team
Ma’an News Agency, Aug. 18, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Fans of the Scottish Celtic Football…
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U.S. criticizes Israeli settlement expansion, demolitions
Ruth Eglash and Carol Morello, The Washington Post, July 28, 2016 JERUSALEM — The Israeli…
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US labor board affirms union’s right to boycott Israel
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 25 July 2016
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GoFundMe Request by Rafah Filmmaker Fida Qishta
Fida Qishta, who visited us in Madison in 2014 and 2015 to show her powerful…
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Breaking: Berkeley Divests from G4S
Palestinian Rights Groups Cheer Berkeley’s Decision to Divest from Private Prisons Friends of Sabeel –…
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Gaza Summer Camp
Gaza Summer Camp — July 17, 2016 Dearest Friends, I would like to thank you…
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Israeli Defense Minister Compares Beloved Palestinian Poet to Hitler
JAMES GLANZ, The New York Times, JULY 21, 2016 Avigdor Lieberman, an ultranationalist, said that…
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Vote for our Gaza photo in Global Giving contest!
Our photo (above), taken by Mohammad Mansour, was selected as a finalist in Global Giving’s…
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Breaking Ground at Cinema Hebron
Rabbi Brant Rosen, Shalom Rav, July 17, 2016 This past Friday, I had the honor…
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2016.07.20: Women’s Boat to Gaza
Women’s Boat to Gaza, July 20, 2016 Gaza has been under Israeli blockade for the…
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Ben Ehrenreich Writes a Love Letter to Palestine
“Next we meet Hani Amer, whose farm lay on the route of the infamous wall.…
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Poetry is not a Crime
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Eleven signs that BDS continues to grow despite Israel’s war of repression
Palestinian BDS National Committee, July 7, 2016
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A Palestinian writer’s damning dispatches from Israel
Sarah Irving, The Electronic Intifada, 7 July 2016
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Why Sayed Kashua Is Leaving Jerusalem and Never Coming Back
His Last Column for Haaretz Everything people had told him since he was a teenager…
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Second Class Citizens
Kevin Walsh, July 6, 2016 A 2009 study of the legal status of Israel’s occupation…
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Gaza: Abandoned in the Middle of Nowhere
Sara Roy, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, June 28, 2016 Palestinians in Gaza are largely…
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The Occupation of the American Mind
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, July 2, 2016 The Occupation of the American…
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Israel releases Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar after imprisonment of 15 months
Khalida Jarrar greets speaks to reporters in her hometown, the West Bank city of Ramallah,…
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Israeli Court Rules to Keep Palestinian Clown in Jail Without Trial
Mohammed Abu Saha’s arrest sparked an international campaign by circus performers for his release. Though…
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Unitarian Majority for Divestment; Presbyterians Take it to the Next Level!
Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 25th, 2016 I cannot remember…
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Palestinian Kids Are A Miracle Too. Santana, Cancel Your Tel Aviv Concert!
Ramah Kudaimi, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 29th, 2016 Musician Carlos Santana…
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Gaza’s plight matters to the world
At Erez, the Israeli-controlled crossing into Gaza, I passed through chutes that resembled the herding…
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Clinton to Palestine: Drop dead
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, June 27, 2016
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Amira Hass: I Went to See the Plight of the Dried-out Settlements. I Found a Pool
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Are state boycotts of the anti-Israel BDS movement constitutional?
Aidan Quigley, The Christian Science Monitor, June 27, 2016
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Israel Lawfare group plans “massive punishments” for activists
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 25 June 2016
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Jeff Halper on Israel Lawfare group
Jeff Halper, Facebook, June 25, 2016
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It’s clear which way the wind is blowing
Churches are making history Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 23rd,…
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2016.06.26: Jewish Voice for Peace on WORT
Sunday 6:00 – 6:30 pm Jewish Voice for Peace, national and Madison, will be the…
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Amira Hass: Israel Incapable of Telling Truth About Water It Steals From Palestinians
Water is the only issue in which Israel (still) finds it difficult to defend its…
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Amira Hass: Israel Admits Cutting West Bank Water Supply, but Blames Palestinian Authority
Israel says region’s intense heatwave combined with Palestinian Water Authority’s refusal to approve additional infrastructure…
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Thank Rep. Mark Pocan for Speaking Up for Palestinian Children
Just Foreign Policy, June 21, 2016 Your Representative, Mark Pocan, was one of 20 signers…
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Israel Adds $20 Million in Funding for Settlements in the West Bank
While strengthening the settlements, Israel has continued to demolish unlicensed Palestinian homes and livestock pens…
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Ramadan 2016: Israel 'cuts off water supply to West Bank' during Muslim holy month
Peter Yeung, The Independent, 17 June 2016
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“We’re at a Turning Point”
Josh Ruebner & Tamar Ghabin, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 16th, 2016…
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Urge the Democratic Platform Committee to call for ending the occupation of the West Bank
Just Foreign Policy, 6/16/16 The Forward reports that former Congressman Robert Wexler is putting pressure…
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Andrew Cuomo’s Anti-Free Speech Move on BDS
Alex Nabaum As a Jew who has lived in Israel and has many relatives there,…
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UW-Madison Graduate Teaching Assistants Call for Divestment from Israel
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Mental Health Library Campaign
Palestinian child’s drawing (GMHF) We are launching a project to help Rafah build a Mental…
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Palestinians can’t #LiveThere, So Don’t Go There
Granate Sossnoff, Jewish Voice for Peace, May 24, 2016 This is easy and important. We…
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#RightToBoycott – resisting Israel’s war of repression against BDS
Palestinian BDS National Committee, Jun 6, 2016
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FREEDOM TO MOVE, FREEDOM TO BOYCOTT
Jewish Voice for Peace On May 9th, 2016 the Israeli government confirmed that it has…
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We’ve Reached a Milestone
Dear Friend, This is very exciting! We are witnessing a benchmark moment in the fight…
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Jennifer Loewenstein: Zionism Is ‘A Particularly Pernicious Form Of Nationalism’
Dr. Milena Rampoldi, MintPress News, June 2, 2016 A boy carries a wreath with posters…
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Israel’s Global War Web and a One-State Solution
Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, The Progressive, May 10, 2016 Jeff Halper, anthropologist and Israeli peace activist, does…
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2016.05.04: An Evening with Jeff Halper
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 7:00 pm DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery 330 N. Orchard…
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Congressional representatives urge investigation of human rights violations by Israel and Egypt
This is a big deal. Senator Patrick Leahy, along with 10 Congressional representatives, has written…
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Child Psychological Support by Anees Mansour
Hello from Gaza. My name is Anees Mansour, one of a group of volunteers working…
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2016.04.07: Linda Sarsour on Racial Justice & Interfaith Cooperation
7:00 – 9:00 pm The Crossing 1127 University Ave. Madison, WI Linda Sarsour is a…
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2016.04.05: Noga Kadman on Erased from Space and Consciousness
Noga Kadman speaks about her book Erased from Space and Consciousness: Israel and the Depopulated…
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Remembering Rachel Corrie
March 16 marked 13 years since 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to…
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2016.04.03 Update: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration
Sunday, April 3, 7 pm, Christ Presbyterian Church 944 East Gorham Street, Madison WI You…
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AIPAC Anti-BDS Legislation
AIPAC and their right-wing allies are coming for our right to boycott — and they’re…
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Landmark G4S Boycott Victory
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 10 March 2016
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2016.03.29: Film Standstill by Palestinian – Canadian filmmaker Majdi El-Omari
Standstill is the story of two people forced by political and social upheaval to confront…
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2016.01.26: Sharon and My Mother-in-Law Report
Participants at the Madison Central Library Librarians and Archivists with Palestine In January 2016—and beyond!—readers…
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Identity Crisis: the Israeli ID System
Visualizing Palestine creates data-driven tools to advance a factual, rights-based narrative of the Palestinian-Israeli issue.…
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A Samira Project Success Story
This is from the Middle East Children’s Alliance project assistant in Gaza, who tells us…
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2016.02.22: Panel: Does Free Speech Apply to the Conversation on Israel?
Jewish Voice for Peace members in the Madison area are hosting an exciting event which…
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It’s Not the Times
Israel Lobby, Madison, media, Rafah
2016.02.13: Students for Justice in Palestine Palestinian Culture Night
Saturday, February 13 Red Gym, On Wisconsin Room UW-Madison Campus 5:00 PM Students for Justice…
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#CancelPinkwashing: Creating Change Conference 2016 Statement
Tarab NYC, January 19, 2016 We know that military occupation, ethnic cleansing, racism, and colonialism…
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2016.01.08: Live Webcast – “Uncivil Rites”
Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom Dr. Steven Salaita, Author & Professor The Palestine…
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2016.01.26: “One Book, Many Communities” and Suad Amiry’s Sharon and My Mother-in-Law
Central Library 201 W Mifflin St, Madison 7:00 pm The first “One Book, Many Communities”…
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NYC Cultural Boycott Pledge
Adalah-NY: The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel, November 17, 2015 Adalah-NY is…
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Samira Counseling Photos
Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) – Rafah Related articles:
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2015.11.19: In Solidarity: From Ferguson to Mexico to Palestine
Thursday, November 19, 2015 7 p.m. Sterling Hall 1310 Ahmed Hamad is a Palestinian activist…
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John Quinlan Interviews Sahar Abbasi Baidon
John Quinlan, Forward Forum KSUN Channel 983, November 2, 2015 John Quinlan talks with Sahar…
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Are You a Progressive for Palestine?
Josh Ruebner, US Campaign to End the Occupation, October 30, 2015 If so, click here…
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‘Most-read’ article at Washington Post calls Israel ‘savage, unrepairable society’
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, October 25, 2015
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Two establishment Jews endorse boycott of Israel and “single state”
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, October 24, 2015
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2015.11.01: Room No. 4 Photos and Speaker
Sunday, November 1, 2015 First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive, Madison 1:00 – 2:30…
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Wisconsin Book Festival’s Leila Abdelrazaq And “Baddawi” on WORT 89.9FM
A Public Affair, October 23, 2015
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Fact Check: MSNBC’s Palestinian loss of land map
Institute for Middle East Understanding, Mondoweiss, October 22, 2015
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WORT 89.9FM: “Uncivil Rites” With Steven Salaita
October 21, 2015 by A Public Affair Pledge Edition: Karma Chavez talks with Steven Salaita about…
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Demanding Freedom For Shireen Issawi
“ In our work with people in Gaza, we have been told repeatedly that the…
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Young Palestinian-American Graphic Novelist Speaks at Wisconsin Book Festival
Madison365, Oct 30, 2015
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2015.10.15: Non-Violent Responses to the Israeli Occupation
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Gaza one year on: Jon Snow finds the wreckage remains
One year on, the children of Gaza still face suffering and trauma. Jon Snow has…
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Palestinian activist Haitham Salawdeh on WORT
Karma Chavez, WORT 89.9FM A Public Affair, September 9, 2015 Today Karma Chavez talks with…
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2015.09.18-19: Fighting Bob Fest
Fighting Bob Fest is right around the corner and MRSCP is preparing some fun activities…
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Wisconsin Walk for Peace and Justice: Nine Arrested at Volk Field
Joy First, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, August 26, 2015 Voices for Creative Nonviolence engaged with…
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Samira Project Children’s Counseling
Gaza Mental Health Foundation At the request of the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), the…
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Fighting Israel with a camera and a stethoscope
Raymond Deane, The Electronic Intifada, 31 July 2015
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THE GAZA STRIP: The Humanitarian Impact of the Blockade
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), July 2015
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Gaza patients stranded at Egypt’s border
Charlotte Silver, The Electronic Intifada, 18 June 2015
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Ex-U.N. Official John Dugard: Israel’s Crimes are “Infinitely Worse” Than in Apartheid South Africa
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, May 06, 2015
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‘Gaza Is Hell’
Desolation and destiny in a land in limbo Banksy artwork on the ruins of a…
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The United States should recognize the state of Palestine
Matthew Duss and Michael A. Cohen, The Washington Post, March 27, 2015 Matthew Duss is…
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2015.03.15: Rafah Filmmaker Fida Qishta at First United Methodist Church
(See Funding Campaign for Filmmaker Fida Qishta) Sunday, March 15 First United Methodist Church Fellowship…
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2015.03.12: Norman Finkelstein on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Thursday, March 12 Educational Science Building, Room 204 UW-Madison Campus [Map] 7 pm Dr. Norman…
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2015.03.13: Rafah Filmmaker Fida Qishta at the Memorial Union
Friday March 13 Memorial Union UW-Madison Campus 6:30 pm [Map] Gaza film-maker Fida Qishta will…
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2015.01.28-02.17: Mornings in Jenin Book Group
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison, the Peregrine Forum and the Madison Infoshop Free…
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2014.11.18-23: Book Presentation Committee of One
First presentation and book signing by author Patricia Martin Holt Tuesday, November 18, 7 pm…
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Israel bans Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert from Gaza
BBC News, 14 November 2014
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2014.11.07-08: Voices for Peace and Justice in Palestine
Searching for Peace The Capital City Hues October 30, 2014 From Barbara Olson and The…
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