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“Do whatever you want.” That is the message that the US sends to Israel in general. ― Jasper Nathaniel on the killing of Americans by Israelis, “The Cruelty is Staggering”: Jasper Nathaniel on Reporting from the West Bank,” April 6, 2026
2024.02.24: Reading of Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine
Kismet Books 101 N. Main Street, Verona 10:30 am
2024.02.23: Madison Congressional Office Visits
World BEYOND War 12-2:00 pm Sen Baldwin’s office, 30 W Mifflin Street 2:00 pm walk to Rep Pocan’s office 2:15 pm Rep Pocan’s office, 10…
2024.02.20: ‘Hands Off Rafah’ Protest
Students for Justice in Palestine UW-Madison
2024.02.20: Baldwin Protest in Beloit
Baldwin in Beloit
Supporting International Solidarity and Sistering
Image: Sacramento to Bethlehem Below is a letter from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) to the US El Salvador Sister City Network, asking them…
Egypt Building Camp in Sinai to Absorb Palestinian Refugees
Israel will likel try to push Palestinians from Rafah into the camp Dave DeCamp, Defend Democracy Press, February 15, 2024 Egypt is building an 8-square-mile…
Satellite photos show Egypt building Gaza wall as Israel’s Rafah push looms
Despite its opposition to displacement of Palestinians, Cairo appears to be preparing for a scenario forced by Israel. A satellite image shows the construction of…
Boycott Chevron/Texaco/Caltex gas stations worldwide!
The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest Palestinian coalition that leads the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, calls for escalating campaigning against fossil…
The History Everyone Refuses to Talk About
Click image to enlarge Wan Hasifi Amin/@drhasifi on Twitter
Meanwhile in the West Bank
The past days have been horrific for the residents of Majaz, one of the villages in Masafer Yatta, and inside the area claimed by Israel…
‘Unbelievable fear’: Hundreds flee Gaza’s Rafah amid Israeli attacks
Some 1.4 million Palestinians have been sheltering in a 64sq km (25sq miles) area, hoping for safety that has not materialised. Rights groups have warned…
Killing Palestinians in the West Bank with “near total impunity”
Under the cover of the relentless bombardment and atrocity crimes in Gaza, Israeli forces have simultaneously unleashed a new, brutal wave of unlawful violence against…
2024.02.15: Dane County Board Resolutions
Update February 15, 2024 The substitute Resolution 314 (Miles) on Antisemitism and Resolution 321 on Islamophobia passed unanimously. Resolution 333 Calling for a Ceasefire in…
2024.02.14: Will You Free My Palestine?
Chapters, Madison Chapter, Nonviolent Activism, North America By Madison for a World BEYOND War, February 15, 2024 On Valentine’s Day, Madison for a World BEYOND…
2024.02.14: Vigil, Walk and Valentines Delivery
Sponsored by World Beyond War: Stop Sending Weapons Around the World & Reinstate UNRWA Funding 12 noon – 30 W Mifflin St, 7th floor –…
2024.02.14: Show Gaza Some Love
❤️ Our silent online auction ❤️ starts Valentines day at noon and ends February 29 at 5 pm. 100% of the proceeds will go immediately…
2024.02.13: Protest companies aiding Israel’s war crimes
Students for Justice in Palestine – UW Madison
NETANYAHU’S WAR ON TRUTH
Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept, February 7, 2024
Video of absolute destruction of northern Gaza
⚡️Absolute destruction of northern Gaza, video from this morning pic.twitter.com/APWiC5KMQp — War Monitor (@WarMonitors) February 2, 2024
Statistics on the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, 3 Feb 2024
Transatlantic Civil Servants’ Statement on Gaza
Over 800 Officials in U.S. and Europe Sign Letter Protesting Israel Policies, New York Times, Feb 2, 2024 The document was signed by government employees…
Online Petitions to Unfreeze UNRWA Funding
MRSCP, Feb 2, 2024
2024.02.08: Rami Khouri on WORT Radio
The War on Gaza and Beyond 12 noon – 1 pm Join host Allen Ruff for a live conversation with Rami Khouri, Middle East analyst and…
2024.02.08: Gaza Poet Yahya Ashour at UW-Madison
Yahya Ashour is an emerging poet known for his profound and moving reflections on the human experience, particularly the challenges faced by Palestinians of Gaza.…
ESCALATING OPPRESSION
FULL REPORT FROM ADDAMEER
30 Bound and ‘Executed’ Palestinians Found at Gaza School After IDF Exit
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, FEB 01, 2024
What Are We Doing??
Within moments of the International Court of Justice issuing a preliminary finding on Friday morning that South Africa had made a plausible genocide case against…
US Court Hears Case on Gaza Genocide
JULIA CONLEY, COMMON DREAMS, JAN 26, 2024
The U.S. Must Act to End the Gaza Disaster
Many of us are watching with horror the severe humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. Unfortunately, too many of my colleagues in the House and Senate…
A deaf Gazan man explains the current situation in Rafah
Times of Gaza, Jan 25, 2024 A deaf Gazan man explains the current situation in Rafah displacement camps A deaf Gazan man explains the current…
International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide in Gaza
Democracy Now!, Jan 26, 2024
Justice & Accountability for Palestine Initiative
In light of the unfolding genocide in besieged Gaza and the catastrophic situation across historic Palestine, the Justice & Accountability for Palestine Initiative kicks off!…
2024.01.26: Livestream: Palestine v. Biden Hearing
Center for Constitutional Rights Livestream: Palestinians Take Biden to Court REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT Join the Center for Constitutional Rights and our partners for a…
2024.01.26: Online Solidarity Rally for Palestine v. Biden
Palestinian human rights organizations, Gaza residents, and US citizens with family members killed and displaced by Israel’s war filed a lawsuit last November against the…
2024.01.26 Update: March and Rally at the State Capitol
10:30 am Students for Justice in Palestine assembles at Library Mall to march to the Capitol 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Rally Inside the Capitol,…
2024.01.25: The Ongoing Nakba: 75 Years of No Accountability
Jehad Abusalim, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Fund 6-7 pm CT Hundreds of thousands of Gazan civilians are fleeing to southern Gaza, which continues to…
2024.01.25: Madison Antiwar Film Series Presents Two Films about Israel and Palestine
The Occupation of the American Mind and My Neighborhood Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin Street, Room 302 5:30 pm social time 6:00 pm screenings Discussion following…
2024.01.24: Webinar: “Israel, South Africa, Genocide, and the International Court of Justice”
A Conversation with Robert Herbst 12 noon CT Register Here South Africa sued Israel for genocide in the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”)…
Starvation begins to bite in Rafah
Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman The Electronic Intifada 19 December 2023
2024.01.16: Lights Up for Palestine! Campus Drive Overpass
Statewide Banner Drop Day 4:30 – 6:00 pm Yes, we know it’s going to be super cold…but we plan to be on the Campus Drive…
2024.01.16: Senate Vote on Military Aid to Israel
4:30 pm CT Please contact Senator Tammy Baldwin by phone or online this day As South Africa gave powerful testimony at the International Court of…
2024.01.16: Vigil and Press Conference at Sen. Baldwin’s Office supporting Senate Resolution 504
Calling for a report on Israel’s human rights abuses in Gaza 30 W. Mifflin Street, Madison 11 am – 4 pm Press Conference 12 noon…
2024.01.15: Lights Up for Palestine! State & Dayton ✨
Please join us in respectfully asking our community to call on their elected representatives to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza as we celebrate the…
2024.01.15: Leaflet for Peace at the MLK Day Celebration
State Capitol Building 12 noon Madison World Beyond War invites you to join them in leafleting at the Wisconsin Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration.…
Latest from MECA
The situation in Gaza is more than catastrophic as Israel’s genocidal attacks continue. We hope the start of South Africa’s case in the International Court…
Palestine Signs are Back!
Palestine Signs & Olive Oil Are Available Online Signs at Madison-Rafah and oil at Playgrounds for Palestine Madison. The menu has online store links at…
2024.01.13: Webinar ‘What Would MLK Do?’
More information & Registration
Israel is starving Gaza
“There are no greens, fruit and dairy products here like I had before. Prices are very high because of the food shortage in the markets,…
2024.01.13: National March on Washington for Gaza
This call has now been endorsed by over 100 organizations. More information. Bus from Milwaukee information: reservations are due by Thursday, Jan. 4. Bus from…
2024.01.11: Josh Ruebner: “Palestinian Nakbas: from Truman to Biden”
Indiana Center for Middle East Peace, Inc. Plymouth Congregational Church of Fort Wayne 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM CST…
2024.01.11: South Africa presents its case against Israel
South Africa’s oral argument in the ICJ will take place on Thursday, January 11 from 10am-12pm (Central European Standard Time) which is 3 – 5…
2024.01.08: USCPR Phone Zap ⚡
12 noon CT Help make sure Congress’ phones are ringing off the hook on their first day back in Washington, as Bernie Sanders’ attempt to…
Atlanta Cop City activists push to abolish GILEE program
Amid the Palestinian genocide activists spread awareness about Cop City and Israeli police training Jocelyn James, Prism, November 14th, 2023 A protester cries…
CodePink & South Africa Charge Israel with Genocide
If you live in the U.S., tell the Senate to hold Israel accountable! TAKE ACTION! If you live overseas, share our petition to the…
2024.01.06: Bike Ride Fundraiser
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Native Women Ride: ICC (@native_women_ride) Gaza Sunbirds Donation Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) Donation
How Israel Got an Endless Supply of U.S.-Made Smart Bombs
Nearly three years ago, Congress gave Israel a pass to stockpile precision-guided bombs “without regard to annual limits.” An inside source confirms that even more…
Shawn Fain: “We Cannot Bomb Our Way to Peace”
At a press conference in D.C. on December 14, UAW president Shawn Fain called for a cease-fire, alongside Democratic lawmakers and other labor leaders. SHAWN…
Palestinian residents of West Bank being driven out by Jewish settlers
NBC News, Dec. 26, 2023 In the village of At-Tuwani in the West Bank, residents say Jewish settlers have become far more aggressive since Hamas’…
Artists Against Apartheid
More at Artists Against Apartheid
2024.01.04: Lights Up for Palestine! at the Kohl Center
More at Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement
2023.12.31: New Year’s Eve Resolution: Ceasefire Now!
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South Africa seeks International Court of Justice genocide order against Israel
Fri Dec 29 2023 Court application the latest move by South Africa, a vociferous critic of Israel’s war, to ratchet up pressure on Netanyahu’s government…
Republic of South Africa ICJ proceedings against Israel
29 December 2023
Meet Aida Touma-Sliman, Palestinian Knesset Member
DEMOCRACY NOW!, DECEMBER 28, 2023
