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After 300 days of ‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’
Nasrallah declares ‘new phase’ of war, vows ‘inevitable’ response to Israeli attack on Beirut In a strident speech on August 1, Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah…
2024.08.11: Banners Up For Palestine! at “Ride the Drive”
11 am – 1 pm Join us for another Banners Up! action at Madison’s Ride the Drive to keep Palestine and Gaza in the public…
2024.08.10: Bur Oak Music for Gaza
6 pm View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madison Rafah Sister City Project (@madisonrafah)
2024.08.09: Culinary Passport Series features Palestinian Cuisine
Catholic Multicultural Center 5256 Verona Road, Fitchburg 6 pm CMC has announced that the next destination in their Culinary Passport Series will celebrate the culture of…
Israel Has a History of Killing Hamas Leaders Who Are Trying To Secure Ceasefires
Benjamin Netanyahu’s reckless assassination of Ismail Haniyeh undermines the prospects for a peace deal and the release of the hostages. MEHDI HASAN, ZETEO, JUL 31,…
2024.08.08: Mouin Rabbani on WORT
A Public Affair with Allen Ruff Noon to 1 pm CT Live at 89.9 FM or streaming, and archived Ismail Haniyeh, a top political leader…
‘Solidarity with Palestine’: Tanzanian divers draw attention to war on Gaza
Video, which captured the attention of thousands, featured several Tanzanians holding ‘Free Palestine’ placards Lulu Angelo Sanga, Anadolu Ajansı, 01.08.2024 Tanzanian diver Jamal Amoul Abdallah…
Break the Siege ship prevented from sailing
Flotilla still determined to challenge the Blockade By David, Freedom Flotilla Coalition, August 1, 2024 The Freedom Flotilla Coalition believes in fundamental rights for all, including…
Everyone knows Israel is committing genocide
John Oliver has just said out loud that Israel is committing genocide, on HBO and his YouTube channel with 10 million subscribers. HE JUST DID.…
Israel’s Olympic Presence Helps Legitimize War Crimes
Paraguay’s men’s soccer team defeated Israel—but Israel wins just by being allowed to compete. DAVE ZIRIN and JULES BOYKOFF, THE NATION, JULY 29, 2024 On the same…
Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman killed in Israeli attack on Gaza
Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi killed in Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, in Israeli strike on their vehicle “Let me tell you, my…
2024.08.04: Lanterns for Peace Hiroshima & Nagasaki Commemoration
TENNEY PARK 1414 E. Johnson St or 402 N. Thornton Ave, John Wall Family Pavilion6:30 pm – Create lanterns7:30 pm – Program starts7:45 pm –…
2024.08.03: Read Palestine! High School Book Club
10 am Read Palestine!, a project of the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, is hosting a book club for high school students this summer. We will read They Called Me a Lioness…
2024.07.31: Picnic, Music & War Abolition Walk
Capitol lawn between Pinckney St, N Hamilton St and E Washington St 6 – 8 pm Wed, July 31 we will join CODEPINK Madison to…
Israel Just Destroyed a Key Rafah Water Facility Defended by Rachel Corrie
Rafah | Rafah’s water reservoir blown up Israeli soldier from the combat engineering corps sharing footage on his personal account blowing Rafah’s water reservoir in…
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Petitions to Stop Arming Israel
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‘Israel always sold the occupation as legal. The ICJ now terrifies them’
Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu unpacks the ICJ opinion on Israel’s military regime, and the lessons of turning international law into action. By Ghousoon Bisharat, +972 Magazine,…
Thousands shut down the D.C. Capitol to protest Israel’s genocide
Thousands of people of conscience from across the country turned out to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to D.C. this week — including…
What is Christian Zionism?
Key points in theology, history, and politics by Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Executive Director of Voices for Justice in Palestine Theology Inserted in this bizarre scenario…
Pocan to Boycott Netanyahu Congressional Address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 24, 2024Contact: Matthew Handverger, (508) 561-5226 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement announcing why he will not be attending…
It could be Israel, or the United States
“They’re willing to kill anybody, imprison anybody, and whatever the international community says or the UN says or some human rights organizations say, they’re not…
Israel’s West Bank Assault Sparks 250% Surge in Killings of Palestinian Kids
“We are seeing frequent allegations of Palestinian children being detained on their way home from school, or shot while walking on the street,” said the…
Displaced in Gaza
Gaza Unlocked, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Displaced in Gaza is a collection of personal testimonies from Gazans who have been repeatedly displaced within their homeland…
UN report: Israel has killed 366 UN staff and family
The confidential report is the first to detail the toll faced by the families of UN workers in Gaza RYAN GRIM, DROP SITE, JUL 24,…
Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
Protesters held a demonstration inside the Cannon US Capitol office building on Tuesday, one day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address…
2024.07.24: #ArrestNetanyahu
30 W Mifflin St, Madison 6:30 PM View this post on Instagram A post shared by CODEPINK Madison (@codepinkmadison)
2024.07.23: Film “Where Olive Trees Weep”
worldbeyondwar.uw Antiwar Film Series Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St, Room 302 Meet at 6:00 pm, film at 6:30 pm, then discussion RSVP if you…
2024.07.23: Press Conference at Tammy Baldwin’s Madison Office
30 W. Mifflin Street, Madison 12:30 pm World Beyond War and other groups will be holding a press conference outside Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s Madison office…
24.07.21: Bike ride fundraiser helps raise money for Gaza and refugees
MADISON (WKOW) — Participants pedaled through Madison’s scenic bike paths on Sunday, joining forces to raise money for humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza. The event,…
2024.07.21 Update: Ride for Palestine
The Ride for Palestine on July 21 was a great success, with about 50 riders and others helping the Madison Team blow past our $3000…
Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
BY MIKE CORDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 19, 2024 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top U.N. court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian…
Israel Has Lost the Gaza War, and Much Else as Well
Joel Beinin, 7/19/24 Growing numbers of Israeli observers have been saying publicly that Israel cannot win the Gaza war. Their judgment has nothing to do…
2024.07.19: WORT: The Republican National Convention and American wars, especially Gaza
A Public Affair 12 pm – 1 pm 89.9 FM, live online, or in the archives COLEEN ROWLEY is a retired FBI agent and was named…
2024.07.21: Madison joins cities around the world for Ride For Palestine
Annual Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) fundraiser By Rodlyn-mae Banting, Madison 365, Jul 17, 2024 On Sunday, July 21, Madison Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
The Killing Didn’t Start on October 7
Today marks exactly 10 years since the killing of four Palestinian children from the Bakr family by the Israeli military in Gaza. In marking this…
What life is like for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation
Al Jazeera English, Jul 16, 2024 What if every aspect of your life was under someone else’s control? This is the reality for millions of…
“We Are Not Numbers” is Back Online
We Are Not Numbers relaunches email newsletter on a weekly basis If you are not yet receiving the newsletter, please use the subscribe button! July…
The E.U. sanctioned settlers for ‘human rights abuses against Palestinians’
Ephrat Livni, New York Times, July 16, 2024 A surge in Jewish settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank is raising the ire of…
“The Shells Fell Like Rain”
14.07.2024 PCHR’s Field Researcher and Survivor of Attack on UNRWA School Shelters Shares Her Story Zainab Ahmad Mohammad Al-Khaldi, a resident of Al-Sudaniya area in…
“There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy.”
— Former President Barack Obama, July 14, 2024
Thousands March in Milwaukee on the Republican Convention!
All Photos: Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement
Justice For Gaza – Tell the FIFA Council to Ban Israel from World Football
The pressure is working — FIFA announced it will make a decision about whether or not to ban Israel by July 20! The FIFA council…
Israeli Use of Fragmentation Bombs Eviscerating Children’s Bodies
“Restraining Israel in October rather than enabling its operations in Gaza,” said one international policy expert, “could have avoided a lot of dead and mangled…
At least 90 killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military leader
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that “there is still no absolute certainty” that Mohammed Deif was killed. By Victoria Bisset and Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post,…
National Mobilization to Arrest Netanyahu in DC
and petition to boycott Netanyahu’s speech July 24, 2024 US Capitol Building 10 am to 2 pm CT The US Campaign for Palestinian Rights is…
24.07.18: Crafts Sale & Conversation with Laila Hasan of Women in Hebron
July 18, 2024 Goodman Community Center, Merrill Lynch Room 6 – 8 pm Another chance to meet Laila Hasan who is visiting from Palestine, and shop for…
Israel’s Crimes in the West Bank, June 2024
Report on Israel’s Crimes and Violations of Palestinians’ Rights in the West Bank in June 2024 During the reporting period, the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF)…
2024.07.10: Call Mayor Johnson on the RNC March Permit
Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine, July 3, 2024
Gaza Ceasefire Vigil & March on the Republican National Convention
Saturday, July 13 – Vigil for Ceasefire in Gaza at Farmers Market Join us and the Interfaith Peace Working Group as we gather for the…
‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s free-for-all violence in Gaza
Israeli soldiers describe the near-total absence of firing regulations in the Gaza war, with troops shooting as they please, setting homes ablaze, and leaving corpses…
Israeli Newspaper Confirms IDF Employed ‘Hannibal Directive’ on October 7
IDF soldiers were reportedly ordered to “turn the area around the border fence into a killing zone.” JAKE JOHNSON, COMMON DREAMS, Jul 07, 2024 The…
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 272
Israelis urge Netanyahu to accept U.S. ceasefire deal as Hamas gives its response Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets on the Galilee after Israel’s assassination…
After a ceasefire resolution, the City of Madison played host to some of Israel’s largest weapons suppliers
BY MARIAMA SIDIME ● TONE ● JULY 3, 2024 A recent defense-industry conference at Monona Terrace highlights the gap between local declarations and local action. On June 24, the National…
62 Democrats Join 207 Republicans In Vote To Conceal Gaza Death Toll
An amendment blocks the State Department from citing the Gaza Health Ministry’s statistics The Gaza Ministry figures have been cited broadly, including by the U.S. and Israeli…
2024.06.28-07.08: Local Art Auction To Support Humanitarian Aid For Gaza
8 O’CLOCK BUZZ & Nicholas Wootton, WORT, JUNE 24, 2024 WORT 89.9FM Madison · Local Art Auction to Support Humanitarian Aid for Gaza For the…
2024.07.02: Meet & Greet the Artists of the Silent Art Auction
5:30 – 7 pmJava Cat Coffee House4221 Lien Road Thanks to the amazing generosity of the Java Cat owners there will be a meet &…
2024.06.30: Auction Artists on WORT
5-6 pm, after the news Three of the artists contributing their works to our Silent Art Auction for Gaza relief will be interviewed on WORT…
2024.06.29: International Festival
Overture Center201 State Street, Madison10 am – 5 pm Join Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Palestine Partners, and Playgrounds for Palestine to celebrate the rich cultural…
Statement from Addameer on torture in Israeli prisons
ADDAMEER Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, 26-06-2024 Over the past decades, Israeli occupation authorities have systematically used torture against prisoners and detainees in their prisons…
24.06.28-07.08: Java Cat Coffee to host Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Silent Art Auction
By Omar Waheed, Madison365, Jun 27, 2024 Java Cat Coffee’s Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Silent Art Auction will go live on Friday as the Madison-Rafah…
2024.06.28-07.08: Silent Art Auction for Gaza Update
The final total raised is over $5000. More than 30 artists contributed 79 beautiful works of art to the auction. And a special shout-out to Java Cat Coffee…
2024.06.26: Monona Terrace Convention faces Palestine protesters
By: Chloe Morrissey, 27 News, Jun 26, 2024 MADISON (WKOW) — Protesters took to the Monona Terrace to protest the National Space & Missile Materials…
2024.06.26: War Profiteers out of Madison!
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2024.06.25: Fitchburg Gaza Ceasefire Resolution Tabled Indefinitely
On June 25 a City Council vote to indefinitely table the ceasefire resolution tied. The Mayor broke the tie by voting to table the resolution.…
2024.06.24-27: Madison is hosting a conference for genocide profiteers
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW Madison (@sjpuwmadison)
Israel Is Officially Annexing the West Bank
A quiet bureaucratic maneuver by Netanyahu’s government has begun transferring control over the occupied territory from military to civilian leadership—violating international law. By Michael Sfard, an…
2024.06.24-26: War profiteers in Madison! They are not welcome!
Week of June 24 Scroll down for: – Monday 6/24 midday vigil – Tuesday 6/25 midday vigil – Wednesday 6/26 community actions…
Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza City
Israeli strikes killed 38 people in four neighborhoods Saturday, the Gaza civil defense force said. The military said it struck Hamas infrastructure in the city.…
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 258
Threat of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah rises Hassan Nasrallah warned in a televised speech that Hezbollah would “fight without restraints and without limits”…
2024.06.20: Jeff Halper on WORT
Noon – 1 pm Anthropologist, author and anti-occupation activist Jeff Halper will be interviewed by A Public Affair host Allen Ruff about how we can deepen our…
Israel’s New Air War In The West Bank
NEARLY HALF OF THE DEAD ARE CHILDREN Nearly 20 years after the Second Intifada, the Israeli military has resumed airstrikes in the West Bank —…
“Complete Dehumanization”: Israel Killed Over 800 Palestinians in 11 Days
“We can no longer accept the statement that Israel is taking ‘all precautions’ — this is just propaganda.” By Sharon Zhang, TRUTHOUT, June 13, 2024 Israel’s recent…
National Mobilization! All Out To DC!
View this post on Instagram A post shared by US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (@uscpr) US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
A Report on the Wisconsin Democratic Convention
The author is Jim Carpenter, a convention delegate from the 4th Congressional District (Milwaukee) Hi, supporters of peace and justice: This is a summary of issues…
The Genocidal Massacre in Nuseirat Refugee Camp
Israeli Forces Kill 274 Palestinians and Injure 698 in Attack Lasting 75 Minutes 9 June 2024 Date: 10 June 2024 On Saturday, 8 June 2024,…
2024.06.21: Liberation Shabbat is Back!
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The Gaza Kitchen Cookbook Club
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2024.06.13: Panel Discussion on Gaza Today
7:00 pm CT You Are Invited to a Solidarity Members’ and Friends’ Discussion: GAZA: GENOCIDE & SOLIDARITY As the horror of the U.S.-funded Israeli assault…
Read Palestine! 3rd-5th Grade Book Club
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2024.06.10: Daniel Ellsberg Week
Madison for a World BEYOND War View this post on Instagram A post shared by JVP Madison (@jvp_madison) Although Palestine remains our focus, we are…
Chip maker Intel to halt $25-billion Israel plant
Reuters, June 10, 2024 JERUSALEM, June 10 (Reuters) – Intel Corp (INTC.O) is halting plans for a $25-billion factory in Israel, Israeli financial news website Calcalist said…
Ask UBS to divest from Elbit Systems
UBS’s shares in Israel’s biggest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems, just increased by 875%. This comes as the world’s biggest bank, JPMorgan Chase, just divested huge amounts…
Protesters disrupt Wisconsin Democratic convention
Call for defunding Gaza war Erin McGroarty, The Cap Times, Jun 8, 2024 Protests calling for a cease-fire in Gaza erupted in multiple demonstrations Saturday…
White House Encircled with Red Line
(Since Biden’s Wasn’t Real) to Demand End to War on Gaza David Swanson, World BEYOND War, June 8, 2024 Photos by David Swanson, John Reuwer, Ted…
More than 200 Palestinians killed in Israeli hostage raid
The brazen daytime raid freed four Israeli hostages but unleashed relentless bombardment of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. By Claire Parker, Mohamad El Chamaa and Lior Soroka,…
Update: Watch Israelism Online
ISRAELISM NOW AVAILABLE TO RENT OR OWN Dear Israelism Supporters, We are delighted to let you know that Israelism can now be rented or bought…
2024.06.08: CODEPINK We Are the Red Line – Wisconsin State Capitol
Join us for our very own Madison red line this Saturday! We will join hands in the capitol rotunda wearing red as our own mini-version…
Stop the Genocide!
Eight actions you can take now As Israel’s deadly attacks and blockade of critical aid continue, we urge you to take action now to stop…
Visiting Palestinian textile artist has a message for Madisonians
Miquéla V. Thornton, The Cap Times, June 6, 2024 When Laila Hasan thinks back to the first time she engaged in the traditional Palestinian embroidery…
Gaza Summer School!
This summer, we’re turning up the heat to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza and to Free Palestine! It’s time to educate, agitate,…
2024.06.09: Laila Hasan’s Embroidery & Jewelry
Listen to Laila Hasan and Esty Dinur on WORT 89.9 FM’s A Public Affair, 5/31/24 Textile artist Laila Hasan joins us by phone. For many…
