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The mainstream Israeli Jewish society believe, because that’s the way they have been educated, that Palestine was empty, had been empty, when the Jewish settlers came there. โ Ilan Pappe, Israeli historian, Occupation 101, 2006
Proposed resolution targeted Palestinian rights advocacy In January, we sent letters urging the American Bar Association (ABA) to remove its reference to the “International Holocaust…
MICHAEL ARRIA, MONDOWEISS, FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Tuesday, Feb. 21: Donโt Step on My Feet Again: A Poetic Exploration of Life in Gaza 11 am – 12 Noon CT This is the…
Since the launch of our 2023 date boycott campaign two weeks ago, tens of thousands have viewed our materials, and a record number of Americans…
Tamar Megiddo, Ronit Levine-Schnur and Yael Berda, Just Security, February 9, 2023
Please join the No Way to Treat a Child campaign for a webinar next week on February 14 at 11 a.m. Central. We’ll hear how…
Dena Eakles, WNPJ Board Member, 1/30/23 This past week, nine Palestinians were murdered in the West Bank city of Jenin by Israeli forces. I went…
BBC, 27 January 2023
January 26, 2023 This morning, Israeli forces murdered at least 9 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. They bombed homes, tear-gassed a…
Jewish radicals convicted of hate crimes are collecting tax-exempt donations from Americans Yosef Haim Ben David, center, arrives at court in Jerusalem on March 22,…
I am writing to invite you to join Omar Barghouti and me for a virtual discussion on corporate BDS organizing this Thursday, January 26 at…
Blocking the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor influence Kenneth Roth, the former director of Human Rights Watch,…
Show your support for Palestinian women during the January 22 National Women’s March in Madison! Join the Kuffiyeh Contingent and stand with us in the…
Confronts Challenge to Human Rights Advocacy Last week a U.S.-based Palestinian rights organization asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the dismissal of…
A Conversation between Sara Roy and Salem Al Qudwa Thursday, January 12, 11 a.m. CT AFSC will host regular webinar conversations with Palestinian writers from…
Monday, January 9th 11:00 am Central Join us for an urgent Instagram live! Tune in to learn how you can stand in solidarity with Palestinian…
The Israeli government is demolishing homes, schools, farms, water infrastructure, and other basic necessities in Masafer Yatta. This blatant violation of international law is unconscionable,…
Omar Zahzah, The Electronic Intifada, 21 December 2022
“The occupation and apartheid in the occupied Palestinian territories have made Jewish supremacy the de facto law of the land and the new government seeks…
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December 24, 2022 In this time of Hanukkah, while Jews celebrate the miracle of the oil that lasted 8 days, the Palestinian village of Sfai…
Credit…Illustration by Rebecca Chew/The New York Times; photograph by Dan Balilty for The New York Times Re โThe Ideal of Democracy in Israel Is in…
MICHAEL ARRIA, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 16, 2022
Jesus was born here. So where have all the Palestinian Christians gone? Dena Takruri goes to Bethlehem to find out. Dena Takruri is a journalist,…
YUMNA PATEL, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 9, 2022
Salah Hamouri photographed by Alain Bachellier Jonathan Kuttab, Friends of Sabeel North America, December 9, 2022 Salah Hamouri is a Palestinian human rights lawyer, from…
Edo Konrad, +972 Magazine, December 16, 2022
Move constitutes a war crime Medjool, 2022-12-18 Ramallah, 18 December 2022 Today, Sunday, 18 December, the Israeli settler-colonial authorities are unlawfully deporting French-Palestinian lawyer and human…
Digital Webinar: Christmas in Palestine! December 18, 12 noon Central Green Olive Tours sponsors a panel discussion featuring Christian Palestinian perspectives on liberation and theology.…
Oren Ziv, +972 Magazine, December 7, 2022
The Israeli-controlled checkpoint in Hebron (Bab al Zawiyah) divides Palestinians in their city. (Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR for The Washington Post) A new weapon on the right…
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 4 Dec 2022
Iโd like to you to meet Mahmoud and Emily, a Palestinian and foreigner couple who are thinking about taking the next big step in their…
Join CODEPINK and Meera Shah of Palestine Legal on Zoom December 14th at 2pm ET/11am PT for an important and timely call on recent anti-BDS…
Morocco becomes first Arab nation to make it to the last eight of international soccer tournament
Palestinian Artist, Poet, and Filmmaker Lina Abojaradeh asks “What country in the world intentionally shoots football players in the legs and knees?” Join…
TAREQ S. HAJJAJ, MONDOWEISS, NOVEMBER 19, 2022
Farha tells the true story of a young Palestinian girl surviving the Nakba in 1948 by hiding in a small, locked storage room. This eye-opening…
Online Film & Panel Discussion 2:00 pm Central So many people travel, take tours, and make pilgrimages to the “Holy Land” each year. What are…
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg This will be the 18th year of selling crafts and cookies…
Walk: 4:30 pm, meet at the Memorial Union; bring Palestinian flags, wear your kuffiyehs and the red, white, black and green colors of Palestine. Film…
A Public Affair 89.9 FM at 12:00 pm Listen Live Esty Dinur on A Public Affair this Friday has guests Iman Abid of US Campaign…
Stepha Velednitsky, Ri J. Turner, Joshua Garoon, Tsela Barr, and Annie Sommer Kaufman,ย The Daily Cardinal, November 28, 2022
More at Students for Justice in Palestine UW-Madison
Itโs been six months since my aunt #ShireenAbuAkleh was killed, and yet there has been no #JusticeforShireen May your beautiful soul rest in peace my…
The menโs World Cup starts in just a few days. The world will turn its attention to the largest sporting event on the planet. Major…
Sometimes there is a moment of hope. Please join me this Thursday at 4:30 pm CT to hear how we are redefining development housing in…
As salaamu alaykum, Marvel Studios is out of touch. Theyโve announced a new film featuring an Israeli Mossad agent named Sabra. Mossad agents are notorious…
Americans for Justice in Palestine (AJP Action) welcomes the U.S. Justice Departmentโs announcement that the FBI will be conducting an independent investigation into the killing…
Daniel Boguslaw, The Intercept, November 2 2022
Dear Friends, The Israeli army showed up and closed our community center! The house belongs to Human Rights Defender Issa Amro, who is now left…
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 3 Nov 2022
JULIA CONLEY, Common Dreams, October 25, 2022
On November 15, the Arizona Palestine Solidarity Alliance (APSA), Black Lives Matter (BLM) Phoenix Metro, Mijente, and Puente continue their fight against the corporate-led American…
Anna Abraham, Currently, October 12, 2022 The Israeli-occupied territory of Palestine faces both natural and state-sanctioned acute water scarcity. The term โman-made climate changeโ is…
November 20 12 Noon Central Zoom Registration The Jewish National Fund (JNF) owns the land where over half the population of Israel lives. It is…
November 132 pm CentralZoom Registration After registration you will receive a link to watch the film prior to the discussion. Combining history and headlines, THE…
Nov 9, 2022 12 PM Central Zoom Registration Join us to learn the environmental reality in Israel/Palestine today, what is being done by the land’s…
Video recorded October 3, 2022 In 1948, the tiny Gaza Strip was cut off from the rest of historic Palestine, absorbing a huge number of…
The people of Masafer Yatta are using ancestors’ caves to resist Israel’s home demolitions Members of Palestinian Masafer Yatta communities determined to remain on their…
Gush Shalom, October 18, 2022 The State of Israel is going to general elections, but in the election campaigns there is virtually no mention of…
Yuval Abraham, OCTOBER 20, 2022
Today across Palestine, weโre witnessing the Palestinian people rise up united once again. It is a moment in which our people declare we will not die…
Eyewitness Palestine, 17 October 2022 It’s been a busy past few months for us at Eyewitness Palestine, but an important part of this work is…
Dr. James J. Zogby, Arab American Institute, October 17, 2022 During the past month Israel has held 800 Palestinians under administrative detention orders, expelled several…
Eyewitness Palestine, October 2022 We are excited to announce that our 73rd Delegation is underway! This delegation was three years in the making, and it…
We, the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), call upon all supporters of the Palestinian struggle to join us on October 14th – 23rd for a week…
In this time of crisis, I invite you to an Emergency Zoom Forum with the UN: Conditions on the Ground in the West Bank Sunday,…
David Luhrssen, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Oct 14, 2022
Associated Press, October 12, 2022
Voices for Justice in Palestine (VJP), October 13, 2022 Please join us October 24th (6 pm CT) on the UNC Campus for a night of…
Dear Supporter, On October 20 the Israeli government will implement new procedures for those seeking to enter the West Bank. First published by the…
The Shaarei Shamayim synagogue in Madison, along with other Reconstructionist synagogues around the country, is hosting this series about Israel/Palestine: After a month-long break for…