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Members of Congress Release Statement on Protests in Gaza
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2018 Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 Members of Congress Release Statement on Protests in Gaza WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Mark…
Palestinian Journalist Fatally Shot While Covering Gaza Protest
Daniel Estrin, NPR, April 7, 2018
2018.04.09: Voices of the Palestinian Resistance
UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center, 716 Langdon Street, 7–9 pm
2018.04.08: Radiance of Resistance, a Tribute to Rachel Corrie
PLUS hummus and tabbouleh; desserts including baklawa; and the ever-popular DOOR PRIZES. Palestinian olive oil, olive oil soap, zaatar & maftool, embroidery and other…
CODEPINK | Tell Israel: Stop Shooting Peaceful Protesters!
Right now the Israeli military is firing at peaceful protesters in Gaza. Right now Israeli tanks and snipers are firing at unarmed Palestinian protesters in…
Israeli Forces Target Peaceful Demonstrations in Gaza
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), March 30, 2018
2018.04.06: Gaza from the Inside
Professor Brian Barber Friday, April 6, 12 pm CDT Live Online The Institute for Palestine Studies, in partnership with the Palestine Center, cordially invites you…
2018.03.09: Samira Remedial Education
GAZA KIDS NEED YOUR HELP! Barb Olson, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, March 9, 2018 For the third time, the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) is…
Restoring U.S. Aid Crucial to Avoid Gaza Water Catastrophe
Matthias Schmale, IPS – Inter Press Service, March 27, 2018
Between life and death: a permit
PCHR, February 28, 2018
Students for Justice in Palestine call for Univ. of California to divest!
Anna Baltzer, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 14 March 2018
A Bogus ‘Compromise’ Senate Bill Would Prolong Atrocities in Yemen
The Young/Shaheen measure would allow continued US participation in Saudi war crimes. Support the Sanders/Lee/Murphy bill instead. Mark Weisbrot, The Nation, March 13, 2018 People…
One woman tackles two of Gaza’s toughest challenges
Karama Fadel, The New Arab, 23 February, 2018
Book talk: “Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom”
with Norman Finkelstein Monday, March 12, 2018 12:00 p.m CDT Livestream Here The Gaza Strip is among the most densely populated places in the world.…
WA Court Dismisses Seven-Year Lawsuit Over Boycott of Israeli Goods
Center for Constitutional Rights, March 9, 2018
Open military courtroom for Ahed’s Trial
CODEPINK, March 9, 2018
New billboard campaign raises awareness about child prisoners held by Israel
Palestine Advocacy Project, Mondoweiss, March 8, 2018
New video footage of the killing of Yassin a-Saradih in Jericho
Israeli soldiers beat and abused him as he lay wounded, and did not offer him the necessary medical aid This video may be inappropriate for…
Statement on the attack on Palestinians of Jerusalem
Friends of Sabeel North America On Sunday, February 25, church leaders from the Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Armenian Apostolic churches in Jerusalem shut down…
PCHR Calls upon Israeli Prosecution to Return the Body of Fisherman
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), February 27, 2018 Ref: 26/2018 The Israeli authorities continued to detain the corpse of fisherman Isma’il Saleh Abu…
2018.03.05: Stop AIPAC: National Call-In Day
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights CALL CONGRESS ON MONDAY, MARCH 5 – (202) 224-3121 – to say that the Israel Anti-Boycott Act is unjust and…
A History of Boycotts: Israel, South Africa and California
Pacifica Radio Letters and Politics, 02.14.18
2018.02.24: International Festival at Overture Center
Free performances, food, and crafts from all over the world. MRSCP was selling our Palestinian products, including extra-virgin Holy Land Olive Oil, olive oil soap,…
Invitation – JAI-ATG Olive Picking Program 2018
A program for Civil International Solidarity with Palestinians October 13th (arrival) – 22nd (departure), 2018 West Bank, Palestine Register online now The JAI together with…
University of Manchester removes Sabra Hummus
The New Arab, 8 February, 2018
Israeli Forces Continue Military Campaign in Jenin
PCHR, Ref: 15/2018, February 4, 2018
Wisconsin should reject boycott bill; it is not anti-Semitic
State Sen. Leah Vukmir (Megan Papachristou Photography) Sandy Pasch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 6, 2018 Legislation working its way through the state Legislature would prohibit…
Kansas Doesn’t Even Try to Defend Its Israel Anti-Boycott Law
Brian Hauss, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, November 30, 2017
Federal Court Strikes Down Kansas Anti-BDS Law
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept, January 31 2018 A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a Kansas law designed to punish people who boycott Israel is…
2018.02.20: Film The Occupation of the American Mind
Madison Central Library 201 W. Mifflin Street, Madison 7:00 pm Jewish Voice for Peace-Madison presents a showing of the film The Occupation of the American…
Ahed Tamimi is turning 17 – demand her freedom on her birthday!
Jan 30, 2018 — Dear friend, Tomorrow, 31 January, Ahed Tamimi, the imprisoned Palestinian teen, is turning 17. Unfortunately, due to the Israeli settler colonial…
2018.04.08: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration
Mark Your Calendars for Sunday Afternoon Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration Featuring Dessert and a Program Time and place TBD 2018 marks 15 years since Rachel…
Demolishing Palestinian schools ‘a quiet population transfer’
Orly Noy, +972, January 24, 2018
Backlash in New Orleans: vote to rescind BDS resolution set for Thursday
Dear Friend, Last Thursday, the New Orleans City Council unanimously passed a historic human rights resolution! The resolution, developed by the New Orleans Palestinian Solidarity…
Israeli Academic Community Unites Against Deportation of Refugees
Last week I sent an email asking you to consider signing an open letter against the deportation of African refugees from Israel. Many of you…
NPR: Israel Bans Activities In Jerusalem Connected To Palestinian Authority Government
You might want to write NPR thanking them and encouraging more coverage that includes Palestinian voices in their stories. NPR has been pro-Israel since the…
Open Letter to Women’s March L.A. from Women for Palestine
Women 4 Palestine L.A., January 17, 2018
Call on Congress on to oppose Jerusalem recognition and UNRWA cuts
Last month, President Trump announced his administration’s reckless, one-sided decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and eventually move the U.S. embassy…
Don’t let Trump turn his back on Palestine refugees in need
On January 16, 2018, the US Administration made the decision to freeze millions of dollars to UNRWA in 2018. As the single largest contributor to…
Six Miles Out: A Day in the Life of Gaza Fishers
On the windy evening of January 4, 2017, 33-year-old Muhammad al-Hissi of Gaza set out with 13 of his brothers, cousins and uncles to make…
Ahed and Nariman Tamimi remanded in custody as military prosecution requested
B’Tselem, 17 January 2018
Iyad Burnat’s Palestinian Center for Non-Violent Action
Dear Friends, Many of you know Palestinian activist Iyad Burnat, co-founder and President of the grassroots organization, Friends of Freedom and Justice (FFJ) in…
The Last Palestinian Kaffiyeh Maker
Al Hirbawi, supplier to the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project The kaffiyeh is a traditional Arab headdress and a symbol of the Palestinian struggle. Today, it…
Trump makes a one-state solution more likely
Supporters of Israel hate it when people use the word “apartheid” to describe the country, but we don’t have another term for a political system…
Israel Publishes BDS Blacklist: 20 Groups Will Be Denied Entry
Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry had for months refused to divulge the list Blacklisted American organizations: ■ American Friends Service Committee ■ American Muslims for Palestine…
Gaza’s health system close to collapse as electricity crisis threatens total blackout
World Health Organization warns hospitals could be plunged into darkness by end of February without fresh funding to keep emergency generators running Babies born prematurely…
Israeli journalist who called for unspeakable acts against Ahed Tamimi tries, and fails, to backpedal
Jonathan Ofir, Mondoweiss, December 26, 2017
Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Claire Gilbert, Grassroots International, November 28, 2017
Who am I? I am a Palestinian girl.
Niveen Abboushi, Facebook, December 22 Who am I? I am a Palestinian girl. Before I was born, the occupation took most of my village’s lands…
CODEPINK Update: Calling for a 16-year-old to be raped?
No one should have to live under the rule of an occupying army. No one should have to pass through checkpoints on their way to…
Gaza Lights: Electrical Power for People Under Siege
The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), December 23, 2017
Free 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi
On December 18, 2017, in the middle of the night the Israeli army burst into the Tamimi family home and arrested 16-year-old girl, Ahed Tamimi.…
Palestinian double amputee killed by Israeli sniper
AL JAZEERA NEWS, 16 Dec 2017
New Crime of Excessive Use of Force
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Gaza City, Ref: 90/2017, December 16, 2017
2017.12.15 Update: Hebron Playground
Playgrounds for Palestine – Madison July 9, 2016 Hi everyone, I went to Hebron yesterday and helped with the installation of the playground. They…
Take Action: Palestinian leader’s son abducted by Israel
This is how Israel marked Human Rights Day. Please call the following (ask for the foreign policy aide) to intervene on behalf of Abdul Khalik…
2017.12.12: Beyond One State, Two State
Creative Solutions to the Israel-Palestine Conflict Dr. Johan Galtung Professor and Founder of Transcend International Livestream from The Palestine Center Washington, DC 11:00 pm –…
What’s The Deal With Jerusalem, Anyway?
Sana Saeed, AJ+, June 11, 2017 Jerusalem is arguably the most contentious city in history. From the Crusades to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, a lot…
The Palestinian Right to Jerusalem Is an International Law that Cannot Be Taken Away
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), December 7, 2017
Gaza City in the spotlight: hesitant hope in a city where everyone still wants out
Miriam Berger, The Guardian, Saturday 25 November 2017
New Palestine 101 video! – US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
Anna Baltzer, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 29 Nov 2017 Have you ever heard anyone say that the issue of Palestine/Israel is “complicated?” We have,…
2017.12.02: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 9 am to 4 pm Come do your holiday shopping with Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Playgrounds…
Israel and the US are trying to prevent publication of a ‘blacklist’ of companies doing business in the West Bank
Business Insider/Julie Bort Josef Federman, Josh Lederman, Jamey Keaten, Business Insider, November 27, 2017 Israel and the Trump Administration are working “feverishly” to prevent a…
Stop Violence against Women and Girls,
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), November 26, 2017
Israel no longer bothers with the illusion of legal proceedings
Israel is so confident of its ability to expel Palestinian communities that it no longer even bothers to create the illusion of legal proceedings B’Tselem,…
#TalkAboutYemem
Donna Smith, Progressive Democrats of America, Nov 22, 2017 Yemen Is Suffering. Please Help. While there is so much going on in this country and…
Children are starving in Yemen
The White House should intervene Editorial Board, Washington Post, November 20, 2017 IT HAS been two weeks since Saudi Arabia imposed a land, sea and…
2017.11.21: In Service of State Violence
“Palestine and the Restrictions on Academic Freedom” Listen live online here Tuesday, November 21 11:30 am – 1:00 pm CENTRAL TIME Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi The…
2017.12.03: Lessons and Carols for Advent
First Congregational United Church of Christ 1609 University Avenue, Madison 7:00 pm The local Bright Stars of Bethlehem chapter presents its fourth annual Advent Lessons…
2017.12.05: Rabbi Arik Ascherman speaks on “A Torah of Justice for Israel”
First Unitarian Society Landmark Auditorium 900 University Bay Drive, Madison 7:00 pm Rabbi Arik Ascherman has dedicated his life to upholding the Jewish tradition of…
2017.12.10: Moving Past Hate
It’s been five years since the attack on the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, when the calm of a Sunday on August 5, 2012,…
Walker Order and GOP Bills on BDS Serve Big Donor
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, November 14, 2017
Protect the right to boycott Israel in Wisconsin
Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr, Wisconsin State Journal, November 11, 2017 Barbara OlsonTsela Barr Gov. Scott Walker just issued an executive order prohibiting current or…
2017.11.19: Orchard Ridge Fair Trade Fair
Featuring beautiful and unusual holiday gifts and items from around the world. All proceeds go to the organizations and their artisans to help them become…
2017.11.09: Global Day of Action: A World without Walls
Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign (Stop the Wall)
Decode Hate by the Arab American Institute
Arab American Institute, November 9, 2017
Protect Free Speech
Twelve leading faith organizations pen an open letter opposing anti-BDS legislation Friends of Sabeel North America, November 7, 2017 Today, 12 leading faith groups, including…
Ask Sen. Tammy Baldwin to Oppose Kenneth Marcus’s Nomination
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
2017.11.09: Kathy Kelly at Edgewood College
Anderson Auditorium Predolin Center Edgewood College 7:00 PM “Trillions for the Military: Will That Make Us Secure?” Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence Kathy Kelly,…
2017.11.08: Wisconsin Union Presents Bassem Youssef
Wisconsin Union Theater 800 Langdon Street UW-Madison 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30) Dubbed the “Jon Stewart of Egypt” by The New Yorker, heart-surgeon-turned-satirist Bassem…
2017.11.06: Jerusalem on the Moving Edge of Colonial Rule
Tom Philip Abowd, Tufts University 206 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive UW-Madison 12 noon – 1:00 pm This Middle East Studies presentation will analyze how…
State shouldn’t punish boycott movement — Joel Garb
Wisconsin State Journal, 11/3/17 Many Jews, including myself, as well as many others have been inspired by the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement in dealing…
Wisconsin 24th State to bar or condemn Israel BDS movement
Jewish News Service, October 29, 2017 (JNS.org) Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker issued an executive order last Friday to ban state agencies from engaging in businesses…
PayPal: Stop Discriminating Against Palestinians
We won’t accept PayPal’s discrimination against Palestinians! PayPal refuses to offer its services to Palestinians living in the occupied Palestinian territories, while Israelis next door…
Trump taps head of anti-Palestinian group for Education Civil Rights
Nora Barrows-Friedman, The Electronic Intifada, 27 October 2017
Madison’s Sister Cities
A PUBLIC AFFAIR, WORT 89.9FM, OCTOBER 24, 2017 Today we’re talking about Madison’s Sister Cities. Host Bert Zipperer speaks with Madison businessman, activist, and…
Thousands Of Israelis Take To The Streets Calling For Palestinian Genocide
Whitney Webb, MintPress News, October 6, 2016
Last Month for Gaza Lights!
Our campaign to provide 50 “Gaza Lights” systems to families in Rafah is into its last month. We have almost raised the $4700 cost of…
2017.10.17: Farhana Khera Lecture at UW
University of Wisconsin Law School Room 2260, 4:00 pm [Map] Reception to follow The 2017 Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture will be “Upholding…
A Policy of Displacement
Visualizing Palestine, September 2012 “‘Policy of Displacement’ focuses on the Israeli government’s widespread practice of demolishing Palestinian homes in the West Bank and Gaza since…
2017.10.19: Talk and Interview with Tariq Ali
Havens Center Award for Lifetime Contribution to Critical Scholarship Tariq Ali: Writer, Journalist, Filmmaker Thursday, October 19, 2017, 7PM Elvehjem L160 (Philips Auditorium) 800 University…
The Sumud Freedom Tour
This is our moment of unity, of coalition building Holy Land Trust Mission Holy Land Trust and Nonviolence International have partnered to develop a multilayered…
UN takes first step to end Israel’s impunity
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 28 September 2017
Israel covers up role in Myanmar crimes against Rohingya
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 27 September 2017
The United States Was Responsible for the 1982 Massacre of Palestinians in Beirut
Washington had explicitly guaranteed their safety—and recently declassified documents reveal that US diplomats were told by the Israelis what they and their allies might be…
