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“Jewish Democracy” is an oxymoron. ― Rotem Levin, Israeli peace activist, referring to apartheid and the second-class status of Palestinians under Israeli law, Nov 19, 2024
First hostages freed as long-awaited Gaza ceasefire takes force
CNN, January 19, 2025 12:44 PM EST
ADC Statement on the Gaza Ceasefire
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Jan 17, 2025
This is a fragile ceasefire. We must ensure it holds.
Jewish Voice for Peace, January 17, 2025
What you need to know about the Gaza cease-fire deal
MICHAEL MERRYMAN-LOTZE, AFSC, JAN 17, 2025
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning, Denouncing the Merchants of Death
Kathy Kelly, ZNetwork, January 13, 2025
Biden worked ‘tirelessly around the clock’ — to prevent a ceasefire
TRITA PARSI, Responsible Statecraft, JAN 16, 2025
Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire deal with Hamas
Lorenzo Tondo and Bethan McKernan, The Guardian, 17 Jan 2025 1:30 am local
Our heads are being smashed in as the world turns a blind eye
Hamdan Ballal, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, Jan 16, 2025
A Deal Too Late
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 15 2025
The Gaza Ceasefire: Pharoah is Still Pharoah
Rabbi Brant Rosen, Shalom Rav, Jan 17, 2025
This will not end with the last airstrike
Malak Hijazi, The Electronic Intifada, 15 January 2025
2025.01.25: Taxpayers Against Genocide Class Action Webinar
RootsAction Team, Jan 17, 2025
Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal signed in Doha
Barak Ravid, Axios, Jan 16, 2025. The Israeli government will vote on it Saturday night, postponing the start of the ceasefire until at least Monday,…
Israeli cabinet to meet on deal Friday
Jordana Miller, ABC News, Jan 16, 2025. The Israeli cabinet will meet on Friday to discuss and ratify the ceasefire deal reached with Hamas, according…
Qatar: Ceasefire deal to take effect on Sunday, January 19
Al Jazeera, Jan 15, 2025. Both parties agreed to timeline of deal, according to Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari has…
Israeli airstrikes continue in Gaza after ceasefire deal announced
George Wright & Ruth Comerford, BBC News, Jan 16, 2025. Israeli air strikes are continuing in Gaza ahead of the ceasefire agreement and hostage deal…
Netanyahu delays ceasefire vote, claiming Hamas created a ‘last minute crisis’
Willem Marx, NPR, JANUARY 16, 2025. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a cabinet meeting that was scheduled to vote Thursday on the peace…
The sun will rise over Gaza again
Adalah Justice Project, Jan 15, 2025. Dear Friends, As news of a ceasefire spread today, Abubaker Abed, a young journalist and genocide survivor, wrote “The sun…
Genocide doesn’t stop when the bombs stop dropping
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Jan 15, 2025. Did you see the news? An official ceasefire deal has been reached, and the first of…
What to Know About the Gaza Ceasefire Deal
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, JAN 15, 2025. Will it lead to a permanent end to the bombing? Did Trump really make it happen? Why couldn’t Biden…
AMP Calls on UN Oversight to Guarantee Commitments
American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Jan 15, 2025. Today marks a long-awaited and bittersweet moment of solemn relief after 15 months of unimaginable suffering. The…
First ceasefire, then Palestinian liberation.
Jewish Voice for Peace, Jan 15, 2025. Today, after 15 months of the Israeli government’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, supported and enabled by the…
On the Ceasefire in Gaza and the Road Ahead
Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC), Jan 15, 2025. After 465 days of Israel’s genocidal campaign, a ceasefire in Gaza has been confirmed. Israel’s violence has…
Jake Sullivan’s Mental Prison
Jake Sullivan’s Mental Prison (A Sequel) by Peter Beinart Read on Substack So, we’re in this interesting moment where top Biden administration foreign policy officials…
Madison Sabra Boycott Victory!
We wanted to let you know that in response to hundreds of letters and comments, Madison’s Willy Street Co-op has removed all Sabra products from the shelves! …
2025.01.23: Author Talk with Heidi Morrison
Pearl Street Books, 323 Pearl St, LaCrosse, 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Join University of Wisconsin-La Crosse History Professor Heidi Morrison at Pearl Street Books January 23 at 6:30 PM…
We Can’t Afford to Ignore This Threat to the People of Gaza
ABDULLAH SHIHIPAR, THE NATION, JANUARY 9, 2025. The very air that Gazans breathe could put their health in danger for many years to come. Gaza…
Free Moroccan human rights defender Ismail Lghazaoui
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), January 10, 2025. Join the Global Pressure Campaign. We call on you to take immediate action to pressure the repressive Moroccan…
2025.01.18: The People’s March in Madison!
Show Up for Palestine! James Madison Park, 614 E. Gorham Street, Madison, 1 – 4 pm. This event is part of the national People’s March. Throughout Inauguration…
2025.01.11: Andaleeb Cartonera Bookmaking for Palestine
Friends Meeting House, 1704 Roberts Court, Madison, 2-5 pm. You are invited to another session of producing handcrafted editions of various works in support of…
Here are the propaganda leaflets Israel is dropping over Gaza
DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 08, 2025. The messages consist of crude warnings, threats and appeals to turn against Hamas and collaborate with Israel. With less…
Why the US has declared genocide in Sudan but not Gaza
PBS News Hour, Jan 8, 2025. “The policy of the United States towards that particular conflict.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
AJP Action Blasts Biden for Enabling Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
[WASHINGTON D.C., JANUARY 09, 2025] – Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) condemns President Joe Biden and members of his administration for continuing their…
2025.01.03-16: Extended! Gaza Film “From Ground Zero” at AMC Fitchburg & Baraboo
From Ground Zero at AMC Fitchburg and Baraboo Arabic with English Subtitles Palestine’s Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero, is a…
Where is Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, and what is Israel doing to him?
TAREQ S. HAJJAJ, MONDOWEISS, JANUARY 3, 2025. It has been one week since the Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, was detained…
Dwight Howard: ‘I tweeted Free Palestine.’
‘Less than 10 minutes later, I got a call from the NBA commissioner.’ By HoopsHype | January 7, 2025 Dwight Howard: But when you’re in the NBA, there…
Group of Quebec doctors suspends non-essential work Monday to protest bloodshed in Gaza
CBC, January 6, 2025 As Israel’s deadly assaults on Gazans and their fragile health-care system rage on, some Quebec doctors are rising in protest by…
Willy Street Update on Sabra Boycott
Co-op News, Jan 6, 2025. “We have decided to drop the five Sabra products” In November, 1% of Owners (337) requested a boycott of Sabra…
‘Where the Hell Is Doctor Hussam?’ Israel Gives Mixed Messages on Gaza Hospital Director
“Dr. Abu Safiya’s unlawful detention is emblematic of the broader attacks on the healthcare sector in Gaza and Israel’s attempts to annihilate it. It is…
Rights Group Finds Israel Uses Gaza ‘Safe Zones’ to ‘Hide a Genocide’
The analysis was published a day before Israeli forces bombed yet another “safe zone,” killing at least 12 Palestinians, including children. BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS,…
The Scramble To Find The Gaza Doctor In The White Coat
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is one of six medical workers with the Chicago-based organization MedGlobal who remain in Israeli custody. Jonah Valdez, THE INTERCEPT, December…
2025.01.11-12: January Unity Gathering
You are invited to this two-day gathering to strengthen popular unity and plans for advancing world peace, justice, sustainability, and democracy throughout Wisconsin. Saturday and…
2025.02.22 Update: People’s Forum on the Black Freedom Struggle & Palestine!
2222 S PARK STREET, 2-4 PM
What It’s Truly Like to Sleep in a Damp, Frigid Tent: A Report From Gaza
Five newborns have died of hypothermia amid the cold in Gaza. Doctors tell Drop Site the deaths are a direct result of Israel’s blockades ABUBAKER…
Israeli forces arrest Gaza hospital chief after ‘burning doctors and patients alive’
Troops beat Hussam Abu Safiya and kidnapped him alongside other doctors, leaving northern Gaza without any health services By MEE staff, Middle East Eye, 28 December…
And Now There Is Blood on my Name, and on the Name of America
Julia Vinograd, “For My Tree In Israel,” 1988
Today at Tuba in Masafer Yatta
December 22, 2024 Settlers have been in the village of Tuba multiple times in the last 48 hours. They chased all the sheep and the…
The mystery is not why we Irish have responded to Israel’s barbarism. It’s why others have not.
I don’t believe in the idea of being on the right side of history. The histories of the future are none of our concern. Our…
2024.12.21 Update: Interfaith “Longest Night” Gaza Vigil
Around 75 people braved the cold weather and joined the longest night vigil and service earlier this evening. I am overwhelmed by the turnout and…
Not Another Bomb
Why as a Jew I Stand with Palestinian Liberation BY MARC ROSENTHAL, THE PROGRESSIVE, DECEMBER 18, 2024 grew up post-World War II in Madison, Wisconsin, in…
End-of-Year Appeal
Survival in Gaza, Plant an Olive Tree, and Replace the Sheep Your help is needed to support three projects in Palestine Madison-Rafah Sister City Project…
‘We kill civilians and count them as terrorists’: Israeli reservists recount Gaza service
With Tel Aviv focused on expanding its occupation of southern Syria, Israeli soldiers say the army is operating freely inside Gaza as ‘an armed independent…
Erased & Suppressed: Palestinian Testimonies of Meta’s Censorship
7amleh, the Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, has released a new report titled “Erased and Suppressed: Palestinian Testimonies of Meta’s Censorship”. It highlights…
2024.12.23: Peace walk through the malls
We were inspired by this video from Cardiff and we’ll replicate it here in Madison. If interested, contact us at warabolition@gmail.com View this post on Instagram…
The War in Gaza Is Far Worse Than You Thought
The Airwars report shows a rate of civilian slaughter “incomparable with any 21st century air campaign. It is by far the most intense, destructive, and fatal…
Inside Israel’s opportunistic invasion of Syria
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Israel has carried out an unprovoked invasion of Syria with the support of the U.S. The goals are clear:…
The Last Two Weeks Have Been the Most Dire in the Gaza War: Hospital Director
Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza “will turn into a graveyard for everyone inside” amid ongoing Israeli attacks HERMAN GILL, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 16,…
2024.12.13: West Bank Update from Cassandra Dixon on WORT
WORT 89.9FM Madison · A Report from the West Bank, Then an Update on Syria On today’s show, host Esty Dinur speaks with activist and…
East Jerusalem, West Bank Palestinians displaced en masse
Home Demolitions spike to 15 year high Israel, like every other settler-colonial state, is premised on the erasure of the indigenous population. Demolishing Palestinian homes…
GAZA IN CONTEXT Series: The Colonial History that Shaped the Modern Middle East
OnlineJan 5, 12, 26 and Feb 2, 2024 2:00 – 3:30 pm CT Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund, December 12, 2024 The Israeli war on…
Deadline for removing Sabra Hummus from Willy Street Co-op is December 16!
Special Update & Action Request Member requests to remove Sabra Hummus from the shelves at Willy Street co-op have passed the threshold needed to trigger…
ADC Statement on Syria and Continued Israeli Aggression
Israel’s recent escalation in Syria is emblematic of its broader strategy to reshape the Middle East to its advantage. Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | December 12, 2024…
2024.12.13: The War on Palestine and Lebanon and its Environmental Effects
Online 11 am CT On Rendering Uninhabitable: The War on Palestine and Lebanon and its Environmental Effects Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and its expansion…
2024.12.17: Shifting the Narrative to Restore UNRWA Aid
Online 5 pm – 6:30 pm CT Millions of Palestinians in Gaza and throughout the Middle East rely on the United Nations Relief and Works…
2024.12.15: Uprooting the Jewish National Fund
Online 1:30 pm CT Join the Green Olive Collective to discuss the central role of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) in the ongoing displacement of…
2024.12.15: International Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Online 10 am – 11:30 am CT Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine (GSPP) is a coalition of organizations from around the world committed to…
Tell the Senate: No more repression of the Palestine rights movement
Jewish Voice for Peace, November 27, 2024 As the Senate heads into its final weeks before the new Congress, we must block two incredibly dangerous…
Report: We Will Return
An analysis of the escalating forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the West Bank since the start of the genocide in Gaza Stop the Wall,…
2024.12.14: Andaleeb Cartonera Workshop at Madison Friends’ Meeting House
1704 Roberts Court, Madison 2-5 pm Everyone is invited to another Andaleeb Cartonera workshop to make cardboard covers for books, hosted this time by the great folks…
2024.12.14: Informational Picket at Willy Street Co-op North
2817 Sherman Avenue, Madison 1-3 pm Please join MRSCP, Revolutionary Socialists of Madison, and UE Local 1186 of Willy Street Co-op for an informational picket and…
U.S. Nonprofit Raised $300,000 for Israeli Sniper Unit Killing Unarmed Palestinians
Other U.S. nonprofits have raised up to $100 million annually for the IDF, underscoring the deep financial and ideological ties between pro-Israel organizations in the…
Except for Palestine
“When crises erupt, we protect civilians from mass atrocities, promote accountability for those responsible for human rights violations and abuses, seek to free political prisoners,…
UNRWA: Nearly one million Palestinians at risk this winter
“We are running out of words. Hunger and disease are rampant. This keeps testing our shared humanity.” Gaza now has the highest number of child…
US repeats Israel’s ‘right to defend itself’ after invasion of Syria
State Department says Israel has right to ‘take actions against terrorist organisations’ By MEE staff, 9 December 2024 The US State Department said on Monday that Israel was acting in…
This Is Genocide And It Must End Now
Amnesty International just released a major report1 documenting how the Israeli government has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Right now, successfully…
In Masafer Yatta There’s No P In PTSD
WORT 89.9FM Madison · In Masafer-Yatta there’s no P in PTSD WORLD VIEW, DECEMBER 8, 2024 Cassandra Dixon, a local and international peace activist, has…
25 years of resisting Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera, Nov 21, 2024 Atta Jaber’s family has farmed the Baqa’a Valley in the illegally occupied West Bank for hundreds of years, but since…
Erasing Palestinian Life in Gaza: Israel’s Genocide Exposed
Francesca Albanase and Eyal Weizman, Palestine Deep Dive, 8 Nov, 2024 “Israel aims to cancel and erase Palestinian life!” UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied…
Challenging Israeli ‘Hasbara’ and ‘Conventional Wisdom’ on Palestine
An Anti-Colonial Reframing Jeff Halper, Director, ICAHD, October 30, 2024 Israel’s success in “selling” its wars and oppressive colonial practices lies in its ability to…
Let’s Turn Refaat Alareer’s “If I Must Die” into a Bestseller
On December 10 Palestinian writer, poet and educator Refaat Alareer will posthumously publish a book, “If I Must Die,” a collection of his poetry and…
Death march from Beit Lahia
Hossam Shabat reports from northern Gaza on Israel’s mass expulsion campaign Death march from Beit Lahia by Drop Site News Hossam Shabat reports from northern…
Boycott Review at Willy St Co-op
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madison Rafah Sister City Project (@madisonrafah) Boycott Comment Link
In Masafer Yatta, our very right to education is under fire
Amid Israeli settler attacks, military raids, roadblocks, and an economic crisis, simply getting to school can be a challenge. But still we fight for our…
The West Bank villages wiped off the map by Israeli settler violence
Since October 7, over 50 rural Palestinian communities have been forced to abandon their homes amid intensifying attacks, threats, and harassment by Israeli settlers —…
Amnesty International Investigation Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide
“We will look back and say, ‘Why did we not do more earlier?” Amnesty’s director tells Zeteo. PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, DEC 04, 2024 Israel is…
Amnesty International Concludes That Israel Is Committing Genocide In Gaza
In a new 300-page report the human rights group joins a growing chorus of legal scholars and activists describing Israel’s assault on Palestinians as genocide. …
2024.12.05 Update: Protest for Disclosure and Divestment by University of Wisconsin
View this post on Instagram A post shared by CODEPINK Madison (@codepinkmadison) UW-Madison Gordon Hall 770 West Dayton St7:45 am Citing a Wisconsin anti-discrimination statute on…
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“Ethnic cleansing by a thousand cuts”
An Update from the South Hebron Hills Unsettled Podcast, Dec 3, 2024 In this episode of Unsettled we hear from Ali Awad, a 26-year-old activist…
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Lebanon Ceasefire Had Built-in Loopholes for Israel
Lebanon Ceasefire Had Built-in Loopholes for Israel by Drop Site News And the civil and proxy war reignites in Syria. Read on Substack
2024.12.08: Letter Writing For A Ceasefire
The Reading Room 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm As the siege on Gaza continues, we refuse to let genocide become mundane…
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2024.12.14: Holiday Craft & Cookie Sale for Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem
Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg 9 am – 12 noon All proceeds support a scholarship fund for Dar al-Kalima University of Arts and…
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2024.12.06: Launch of the “Gaza Writes Back” Memorial Edition
Online3 pm CT Registration
Update: Respond to Willy Street Co-op & Help Remove Sabra Hummus!
1% of Willy St Co-op members requested this by 12/02/24 Willy Street emailed all members on December 3 to announce a 14-day comment period ending…
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Israel Builds Bases in Central Gaza, a Sign It May Be There to Stay
In recent months, soldiers have demolished more than 600 buildings to create a buffer area and expanded a network of bases, a New York Times…
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Former defense minister accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza
“The IDF is not the most moral army today. It’s hard for me to say that.” By Mick Krever and Dana Karni, CNN, December 2, 2024 CNN — A…
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Israeli Settler Company Specializing in West Bank Outposts Now in Gaza
Israeli Libi Construction Company At Work In Beit Lahia REVEALED: Israeli Settler Company Specializing in West Bank Outposts Now at Work in Northern Gaza by…
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My Israeli Neighbors Are Rejoicing: Trump Will Make Israel Great(er)
DIARY FROM A PALESTINIAN IN ISRAEL Diana Buttu on how Trump’s ‘Israel first’ Cabinet picks and Netanyahu’s settler ambassador signal West Bank annexation is more…
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Israeli bombing kills World Central Kitchen workers and aid-seekers
Meanwhile, a former Israeli defence minister says the army is ethnically cleansing northern Gaza By Ahmed Aziz in Khan Younis, occupied PalestineMiddle East Eye, 30 November 2024…
