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Mar 17, 2026

The Gaza Debate is Over
PETER BEINART, JUN 01, 2025
Peter Beinart
Israeli ex-PM admits Israel committing genocide
OWEN JONES, MAY 28, 2025
Ehud Olmert, Gaza War, genocide, Israel
A 63-Year-Old Medical Worker Spent Three Months as a Human Shield for Israeli Brigades in Gaza
DROP SITE NEWS, JUN 05, 2025
civilians, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), war crimes
Israel launches several attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs
Al Jazeera, 5 Jun 2025
Beirut, Gaza War, Israel, Lebanon
Israeli Forces Target Journalists’ Tent at Al Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, June 5, 2025
Gaza War, hospitals, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), journalists, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), war crimes
‘Death and hunger’: Evidence points to Israeli gunfire in Gaza aid site shooting
Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Madalena Araújo, CNN, June 5, 2025
aid, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, war crimes
Stand with the brave dock workers of Marseille
Avaaz, Jun 6, 2025
arms, BDS, boycott, embargo, France, Gaza War, Israel
No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign
June 4, 2025
ban, immigration, Muslim, travel, United States
As Israel Slaughters Gazans, US House Progressives Push ‘Block the Bombs Act’
JESSICA CORBETT, COMMON DREAMS, Jun 05, 2025
arms, blockade, Congress, Gaza War, Israel, Mark Pocan, taxes, United States, war crimes
Block the Bombs Act
(608) 258-9800 | (202) 225-2906
arms, Congress, Gaza War, Israel, Mark Pocan, taxes, United States, war crimes
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian town and burn homes and vehicles
Middle East Eye, Jun 4, 2025
Deir Dibwan, ethnic cleansing, Palestine, Ramallah, settlers, violence, West Bank
Drones are hovering over the ‘Madleen’ now – Track her!
Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Jun 4, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Greta Thunberg, Israel, Madleen, war crimes
Israel Has Killed & Injured 592 People At US-Backed “Aid” Sites
Humanti Project, Jun 4, 2025
aid, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, United States, war crimes, Witkoff
2025.06.05-11.13: Thursday Vigils for Palestine & Beyond
SE corner of Williamson & Blair, 4:30-5:30 pm
calendar, Gaza War, Israel, Madison, protest, World Beyond War
2025.06.08 Update: Film “Sarura”, “No Other Land” Postponed.
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, 5 pm, RSVP Required
At-Tuwani, calendar, ethnic cleansing, film, home demolition, Israel, Madison, Masafer Yatta, West Bank, Youth of Sumud
This Is Israel
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, JUN 03, 2025
apartheid, colonialism, Gaza War, Israel, Palestine, settlers, West Bank, Zionism
Understanding the genocidal actions and intent of the Israeli state
ANTONY LOEWENSTEIN, JUN 01, 2025
Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Palestine, terrorism
OCHA: West Bank Settler Violence
UN OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA), 28 MAY 2025
ethnic cleansing, Israel, Khallet ad-Daba’a, Masafer Yatta, settlers, United Nations (UN), video, violence
Your Voice and Action Can Help Safeguard the ‘Madleen’
Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Jun 2,, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Greta Thunberg, Israel, Madleen, war crimes
2025.06.08: Anti-War Cafe with Beni Daiko
Christ Presbyterian, 944 E Gorham, 2-5 pm
BDS, boycott, calendar, divest, Gaza War, Madison, Palestine
‘The World’s Silence Is Deadly’
TEAM ZETEO AND GRETA THUNBERG, MAY 31, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel, Madleen, Palestine, solidarity, starvation, war crimes
Gaza’s Hospitals ARE The Target
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, MAY 29, 2025
ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, health, hospitals, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), war crimes
IHRA Definition of Antisemitesm
Drop Site News, May 28, 2025
antisemitism, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Jerusalem Declaration, Netanyahu
Why Did Burning Girls Matter in Vietnam but Not in Gaza?
JEHAD ABUSALIM, ZETEO, MAY 27, 2025
children, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Vietnam, war crimes
The Village of Khallet al Dabaa in Masafer Yatta Needs Your Help
May 27, 2025
Cassandra Dixon, Israel, Khallet ad-Daba’a, Masafer Yatta, settlers, violence, West Bank
Video Shows Girl Trying to Escape Inferno
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, May 26, 2025
blockade, children, civilians, Ehud Olmert, Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, Israel, Netanyahu, war crimes, Witkoff
2025.05.22-06.30: 40-day Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza
Veterans For Peace, May 23, 2025
aid, blockade, calendar, fast, Gaza War, hunger strikes, Israel, solidarity, starvation, Veterans for Peace (VFP)
Mennonite Action Madison Speaks Out Against Christian Nationalism And U.S. Policy In Palestine
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2025
blockade, Christian, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), nationalism, Palestine, protest, starvation, United States
Gaza Stripped: The Colonial Isolation Of Gaza
Visualizing Palestine, May, 2025
colonialism, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, history, Israel, settlers, Zionism
2025.05.25: Dr Karameh Kuemmerle Uncancelled – Genocide is a Public Health Catastrophe
Online, 2:00 PM CT
calendar, censorship, colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza War, genocide, health, Israel, United States
2025.05.24: “Under Fire: Israel’s War on Medics”
Online, 11:00 AM CT
calendar, film, Gaza War, health, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), online, paramedics, war crimes
“No Other Land” centers the resilience of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation
DAVID BOFFA, TONE MADISON, MAY 21, 2025
colonialism, ethnic cleansing, film, Israel, Oscar, settlers, violence, West Bank
2025.05.22-06.30: 40 Days Solidarity Fast For Gaza
Sami Awad, Nonviolence International, May 20, 2025
aid, blockade, calendar, fast, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Gaza War, hunger strikes, Israel, Nonviolence International, Sami Awad, solidarity, starvation
2025.05.22 & 29: Vigils for Palestine & Beyond
SE corner of Williamson & Blair Streets, 4:15-5:45 pm
calendar, civilians, Gaza War, Israel, Palestine, protest, starvation, West Bank
Civil Society Groups Call for Diplomatic Convoy to Get Aid Into Gaza
JULIA CONLEY, COMMON DREAMS, May 19, 2025
aid, blockade, civilians, Gaza War, Israel, NGOs, starvation, war crimes
2025.06.12: Palestine Partners at Madison Night Market
State St, 5-9 pm
calendar, crafts, Madison, Palestine Partners, West Bank, Women in Hebron
URGENT ACTION ALERT: Call Baldwin, Pocan as Israel Escalates
May 19, 2025
aid, blockade, Congress, Gaza War, Israel, Mark Pocan, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Tammy Baldwin
غزة: كلمات حرة مفتفتة بألوان / Gaza: liberated words crumbled with colors
Mohammad Yacoub, YouTube, May 15, 2025
Gaza War, genocide, Israel, video
Palestine Media Tracker
An open repository of news and analysis about Palestine
media, news, Palestine
Imagine If Gaza Was Jewish And The People Bombing It Were Muslims
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, MAY 16, 2025
ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, Jews, Muslim, religion
All Eyes on Deck: Demand An Independent Investigation into the Attacks on the ‘Conscience’
THE FREEDOM FLOTILLA COALITION, MAY 14, 2025
blockade, civilians, Conscience, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), war crimes
Thousands Flee in Gaza City After Israel Issues Mass Displacement Orders
RASHA ABOU JALAL, DROP SITE NEWS, MAY 15, 2025
civilians, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), refugees, war crimes
The 1948 Nakba and Today’s Gaza Genocide Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, MAY 15, 2025
ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Nakba, Palestine, West Bank
2025.05.29: Gaza and the West Bank, A Struggle for Survival Amid Genocide
Midvale Community Lutheran Church, 4329 Tokay Blvd, 7:00 pm
blockade, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Madison, starvation, violence, West Bank
2025.05.15: Nakba 77, Reaffirming Palestinian Return and Liberation
Online, 7 pm CT
calendar, ethnic cleansing, Israel, Mouin Rabbani, Nakba, online, Palestine, Return
Multiple British Press Outlets Have Suddenly Pivoted Hard Against Israel
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, MAY 12, 2025
Europe, Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, Israel, Netanyahu, Trump, United Kingdom, United States, war crimes
2025.05.25 & 06.08 Updates: Oscar-Winning Film “No Other Land” in Madison
May 25: Bartell Theater 5 pm & 7 pm | Jun 8: Christ Presbyterian Church…
calendar, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, film, home demolition, Israel, Madison, Masafer Yatta, Palestine, project, settlers, violence, West Bank
Hamas and U.S. reach deal on U.S. hostage release
RYAN GRIM, DROP SITE NEWS, MAY 11, 2025
Gaza War, Hamas, hostages, Israel, United States
2025.06.10: 2025 Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid Donations
Donations open until Jun 10, 2025
aid, auction, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
Grieving Mothers in Gaza
CODEPINK Madison, May 11, 2025
children, civilians, CODEPINK, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, mothers, war crimes
Spain ends multimillion deal with Israeli weapons maker
The Cradle, Apr 24, 2025
arms, Elbit Systems, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, NATO, Palestine, Spain, United States
Meta censored me over Palestine. Again.
OWEN JONES, BATTLELINES, MAY 10, 2025
BDS, boycott, censorship, Facebook, free speech, Israel, Meta, Palestine
If you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention
Louis Theroux, The Guardian, 10 May 2025
Daniella Weiss, ethnic cleansing, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), occupation, settlers, violence, West Bank, Zionism
Judge Orders Release of Tufts Student Rümeysa Öztürk from ICE Detention
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, MAY 9, 2025
colleges & universities, free speech, Hamas, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Rumeysa Ozturk, students, Tufts, Turkey, United States
This Is the Moment of Moral Reckoning in Gaza
Sean Carroll, New York Times, May 6, 2025
aid, blockade, civilians, Gaza War, Israel, refugees, starvation, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
Israeli Airstrikes Decimate the Last Restaurant in Gaza City in Nightmarish Bloodbath
RASHA ABOU JALAL, DROP SITE NEWS, MAY 07, 2025
civilians, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), war crimes
CODEPINK Confronts Former UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at UW-Madison
CODEPINK, April 1, 2025
arms, ceasefire, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, United Nations (UN), United States, UW-Madison, war crimes
2025.05.14: Christian Zionism and the Interruption of Black-Palestinian Solidarity
Online, 12 Noon CT
Black, calendar, Christian, Palestine, solidarity, Zionism
New Watermelon+ Streaming Platform
Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 6, 2025
Arab, art, culture, film, Israel, Palestine, World
2025.05.08: Palestine Partners at Madison Night Market
400 Block State Street, 5-9 pm
calendar, crafts, Madison, Palestine Partners, West Bank, Women in Hebron
2025.05.07-08: Last 2 Days to Stream “No Other Land”
Watch Online, Support Masafer Yatta!
calendar, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, home demolition, Israel, Masafer Yatta, settlers, violence, West Bank
Greta Thunberg on the “Conscience” and the Gaza Blockade
gazafreedomflotilla, May 3, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Greta Thunberg, Israel
Malta was asked by Israel not to let Gaza aid ship in
Times of Malta, May 6, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel, Malta
“Conscience” blast was ‘external strike with loitering munition’, experts believe
Herman Grech, Matthew Bonanno, Times of Malta, May 5, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Why was a Gaza-bound aid ship attacked near Malta?
Neville Borg, Times of Malta, May 6, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Mosab Abu Toha Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Mosab Abu Toha, May 5, 2025
Gaza War, Israel, Mosab Abu Toha, Palestine, Pulitzer Prize
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha amongst 2025 Pulitzer winners
Middle East Eye Staff, 6 May 2025
blockade, Gaza War, Israel, Mosab Abu Toha, Palestine, Pulitzer Prize
2025.05.03 Update: Palestine Solidarity Fair
Friends Meeting House, 1704 Roberts Ct, Madison, 2-4:30 pm Open House
Andaleeb Cartonera, books, calendar, crafts, culture, Madison, olive oil, Palestine, project, Read Palestine!, solidarity
Netanyahu announces Gaza occupation plan
Jason Burke, The Guardian, 5 May 2025
Gaza War, Hamas, Israel, Netanyahu, occupation, Trump
Tell the House to Vote No on HR 867
Wisconsin Right to Boycott, May 4, 2025
antisemitism, BDS, boycott, Congress, free speech, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, United States
Tomorrow the House Will Vote to Criminalize Speech and BDS (HR 867)
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), May 4, 2024
antisemitism, BDS, boycott, Congress, free speech, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, United States
“Deprivation by Design”: Israel Intensifies Killing in Gaza With Starvation and Daily Strikes
RASHA ABOU JALAL AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 30, 2025
civilians, Gaza War, genocide, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation
Gaza Aid Ship Bombed, Echoing 2010 Flotilla Attack
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, MAY 2, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
A Message on the Freedom Flotilla Attack
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition, May 2, 20225
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel
Peace Activists Are Shut Out From Getting Aid Into Gaza
A PUBLIC AFFAIR, WORT 89.9 FM, MAY 2, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza
SAM MEDNICK AND RENATA BRITO, AP, May 2, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Freedom Flotilla Boat Attacked by Drones
gazafreedomflotilla, May 1, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Democrats Push To Censor Palestine Lessons In California
Shaanth Nanguneri, The Intercept, April 28, 2025
antisemitism, California, censorship, education, free speech, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, United States
Red Alert: Israel is Starving Gaza to Death
USCPR Action, Apr 30, 2025
aid, Gaza War, Israel, starvation, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR)
2025.05.05: Livestream for MECA – Palestine: The Moral Issue of Our Time
Online, 6-8 pm CT
calendar, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), online, Palestine
2025.05.05 Update: Film “The Encampments” at The Crossing
1127 University Avenue, Madison, 6:30-8:30 pm
calendar, colleges & universities, Columbia, Gaza War, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, protest, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), UW-Madison
2025.05.08: ‘Go Tell Them Our Story’ – Stories from Palestine
Online, 7 pm CT
calendar, genocide, Israel, occupation, online, Palestine, West Bank, World Beyond War
Tell Your Senators to Oppose the Antisemitism Awareness Act
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Apr 29, 2025
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, Israel, Israel Lobby, United States
2025.05.04: Mayday for Palestine
Madison Capitol State St, 1-3 pm
calendar, education, Madison, Palestine, protest
“Bomb Gaza’s food”, demands Israeli leader
OWEN JONES, BATTLELINES, APR 29, 2025
aid, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, starvation, war crimes
Israel Faces World Court Hearings Over Gaza Aid
Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, April 28, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, United Nations (UN), United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
Advocates push for repeal of WI law limiting boycotts of Israel
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Apr 25, 2025
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), BDS, boycott, civil rights, free speech, law, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (WCJP)
Lebanon: Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Civilians
Human Rights Watch, April 23, 2025
arms, civilians, Gaza War, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Lebanon, United States, war crimes
Houthis say US airstrike that hit Yemen prison holding African migrants kills 68
AP, 28 April 2025
Houthis, Red Sea, United States, Yemen
TikTok on Genocide
faab64, TikTok, 4/28/25
Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Israel Lobby, media, TikTok
World Food Programme warns of mass starvation in Gaza
Jon Shelton with AFP, Reuters, April 25, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, Israel, starvation
2025.05.13: Palestinian Women & the Nakba
Online, 11 am – 12 pm CT
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), calendar, Nakba, online, Palestine, women
New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal Contains “Red Lines” for Hamas
JEREMY SCAHILL AND JAWA AHMAD, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 25, 2025
ceasefire, Egypt, Gaza War, Hamas, Israel, Qatar, United States
War Dust and Collateral Inhalation: Israel Breathes in Gaza’s Dust
DENNIS KUCINICH, APR 23, 2025
air, civilians, destruction, environment, Gaza War, Israel
2025.05.03: Winona Divestment Event
Winona, MN, 2-3:30 pm
apartheid, BDS, calendar, Coulee Region, divest, Israel, Palestine, Winona MN
Israel Is Using Drones to Target Palestinian Families in Tents
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS AND HAMZA M. SALHA, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 24, 2025
civilians, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), refugees, war crimes
2025.04.20 Update: Cassandra Dixon on her recent trip to Masafer Yatta
WORT 89.9 FM, World View, 5:30 – 6:00 pm
aid, audio, calendar, Cassandra Dixon, Grassroots, Masafer Yatta, MRSCP, olive trees, Palestine, settlers, take action, violence, West Bank, WORT 89.9 FM
Israel Is Using U.S. Bombs in Lebanon to Commit Alleged War Crimes
HIND HASSAN, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 24, 2025
arms, civilians, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Israel, Lebanon, United States, war crimes
Arabs: The Weak Link in the US Civil Liberties Chain
Dr. James J. Zogby, Washington Watch, April 21, 2025
Arab, Bill Clinton, Bush, Constitution, free speech, human rights, Palestine, terrorism, Trump, United States
2025.05.26: Veterans Memorial Day Peace Rally and Gathering
Wisconsin Masonic Center, 301 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison, 1 pm
calendar, Gaza War, John Nichols, peace, Veterans for Peace (VFP)