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We made this film, Palestinians and Israelis, because together our voices are stronger. Can’t you see that we are intertwined? That my people can be truly safe if Basel’s people are truly free and safe? There is another way. It’s not too late for life, for the living. ― Yuval Abraham, Israeli co-director of the Oscar-winning film No Other Land.
Life of a child in occupied Palestine
Images From Palestine, March 2, 2016
Diana Buttu & Gideon Levy on Israeli Settlements, Kerry, Military Aid & End of Two-State Solution
Democracy Now!, December 30, 2016
Will Israel Echo South Africa’s Apartheid?
David A. Andelman, CNN, December 29, 2016
Kerry harshly condemns Israeli settler activity as an obstacle to peace
Carol Morello, The Washington Post, December 28, 2016 Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Wednesday offered a harsh and detailed assessment of Israeli settlements…
How Israel Misuses the Bible
Daniel C. Maguire, Consortiumnews.com, December 27, 2016
Israel rejects ‘shameful’ UN resolution amid criticism of Netanyahu
Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, 24 December 2016
What the UN Security Council resolution means for the US and Israel
Oren Liebermann, CNN, December 26, 2016
2017.01.28 Update: Freeze for Peace Run and Walk!
Links for RegistrationOnline: freezeforpeace.itsyourrace.comMail-in Form: colombiasupport.net Mark your calendars for something different: the Freeze for Peace Run sponsored by Colombia Support Network with support from…
Open Doors for Refugees — Madison
Here is the latest update from Open Doors for Refugees about the expected Syrian refugees coming to Madison. Open Doors is looking for furniture, household…
Hope & Peace Foundation For Children Update
Anees Mansour, December 16, 2016 Dear Friends, Assalamu Alaikum & Hello Everyone, I hope you, your family and friends are doing well. Special thanks to…
Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project!
Find out what happened at last night's hearing . . . and join us for a holiday celebration Become a Member * Website * LIKE US ON Facebook …
2016.11.29: Palestinian Author Reflects on Life in Gaza
Lupe Salmeron, Madison365, December 5, 2016
New Senate bill threatens free speech
Instead of fighting antisemitism, new Senate bill threatens free speech Jewish Voice for Peace, 06 December 2016 On Friday, without a single Senator in the…
Rosary Sisters High School Dabka
Dabka dance to “My Blood is Palestinian”. Enjoy. Jerusalem, Palestine Shahir Hunaina, YouTube, November 16, 2016 My Blood is Palestinian (Dammi Falastini)Translation by Sara Ba…
Palestinians Blamed for Forest Fires Across Palestine
But fires are raging across Western Asia Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, November 25, 2016 Middle East Fires, Past Week (Global Forest Watch, Washington, DC) Over 200…
2016.11.25 Update: Laila El-Haddad on WORT
Friday, Nov 25 WORT 89.9 FM A Public Affair 12:00 – 1:00 PM Starting at 6:00 minutes: Laila El-Haddad was the guest on WORT Radio’s…
A letter from Gaza to the Natives of Standing Rock
Israa Suliman, WE ARE NOT NUMBERS, November 15, 2016 Dear Native Americans, Although we are of different color, religion, culture and place, I have learned,…
Third Palestinian Submission to the International Criminal Court on Gaza Closure
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, November 22, 2016
A Musical Message from the Children of Gaza to the World
Wael Yazji’s 2007 operetta Ehna, with lyrics by the poet Jamal Darimli Wael Yazji, YouTube, November 23, 2007
Update from Anees in Rafah
November 21, 2016 Dear Friends, Alsalam Alaykum, I hope my email finds you well. I’m writing to keep you posted about the situation here at…
2016.11.29 Update: The Gaza Kitchen with Laila El-Haddad in Madison
The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey is a cookbook and a documentary portrait of the Gaza Strip by Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt, published…
Keep Gaza Children Warm
Anees Mansour, gofundme, November 5, 2016 We are about to enter the winter season in Gaza. The houses can’t handle the weather as they are…
EU recognizes right to boycott Israel
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 28 October 2016
Free speech triumphs over pro-Israel bullies in US universities
Nora Barrows-Friedman, The Electronic Intifada, 20 October 2016
2016.10.20: Novelist Ben Ehrenreich on WORT
Thursday, October 20 “A Public Affair” 12:00 – 1:00 pm Allen Ruff’s Thursday guest will be freelance journalist and novelist Ben Ehrenreich, author of…
2016.12.03: Madison’s Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Gifts with a Story Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 9 am to 4 pm [Map] Admission is free. MRSCP will have…
2016.10.23: UNA-USA Luncheon: Madison: A Tale of Two Cities
Update: The Room No. 4 Exhibit advertised previously will not be available at this event. Monona Terrace Hall of Ideas 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison…
2016.11.20: Orchard Ridge UCC Fair Trade Fair
Sunday, November 20 Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison [Map] Annual Fair Trade Fair! Come find unusual and beautiful gifts and…
Fall fundraising appeal from MRSCP
Luci Lights for Rafah and Playground finish for Hebron Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, We would like to ask your support for two modest…
Israeli Military Blocks Female Flotilla From Reaching Gaza
Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams, October 05, 2016 Group including Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire aimed ‘to highlight the vital role women play not only in the…
2016.10.11: Online Panel: Against Israel’s Colonial Tide
Tuesday, October 11 12 noon – 1 pm Central Listen live at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/livestream Online panel discussion presented by the Palestine Center in DC: Against Israel’s…
PHROC Welcomes the Launch of Women’s Boat to Gaza
Al-Haq, 26 September 2016
Zaytouna-Oliva departs for Gaza
Amal-Hope II to follow soon Women’s Boat to Gaza, Messina, Italy, September 27, 2016 This morning at 9:50 am, women representing 13 countries spanning five…
Zaytouna-Oliva leaves Corsica for Italy
Women’s Boat to Gaza, September 20, 2016
ADC Remembers Sabra and Shatila
Washington, DC | www.adc.org | September 16, 2014 — Today marks 32 years since the Sabra and Shatila massacre — one of the bloodiest and…
Gaza-bound flotilla sails off from Spain’s Barcelona
Al Jazeera, 15 Sep 2016
Barcelona Hosts Women’s Boat to Gaza for their inaugural journey
Women’s Boat to Gaza, September 12, 2016 Barcelona, Spain – From September 12-14, the sailing vessels Amal-Hope and Zaytouna-Oliva will moor at Bosch i Alsina…
Black Lives Matter Benefit Is Canceled Over Stand on Israel
The owners of the club have canceled a concert, citing a platform of groups affiliated with Black Lives Matter that calls Israel “an apartheid state”…
2016.09.17: Fighting Bob Fest
9:00 am – 6:00 pm Breese Stevens Field, Madison MRSCP has activities planned for Fighting Bob Fest. Admission is free although they ask for donations.…
2016.10.15: WNPJ’s 25th Anniversary Fall Assembly Celebration
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:30am to 5pm TBA, Madison, Wisconsin Honoring our Past, Visioning our Future WNPJ is celebrating…
CODEPINK Petition to Veto California Anti-BDS Bill
CODEPINK, August 28, 2016 California’s AB 2844 is an attack on the First Amendment right to freedom of speech and protest. It is intended by…
WORT Coverage of Rep. Mark Pocan’s Talk on Israel & Palestine
WORT 89.9 FM Local News – Tuesday, 23 Aug 2016 6:00 pm U.S. Representative Mark Pocan at First United Methodist Church following his recent trip…
Poll: Small majority of Palestinians and Israelis support two-state solution
Ma’an News Agency, August 22, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an ) — A small majority of both Palestinians and Israelis support the two-state solution despite their differing…
Death threats and detainment: Opposing the Israeli occupation when Palestinian
This article has raised concern about the welfare of Al Mezan Center for Human Rights staff and our other friends and fellow civil society activists…
2016.08.23 Update: Discussion with U.S. Representative Mark Pocan
Following his recent trip to Israel and Palestine Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church 203 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison (Dayton St and Wisconsin Ave) [Map] 11:30…
In massive shift, Lutherans vote to halt US aid to Israel
Ryan Rodrick Beiler, The Electronic Intifada, 17 August 2016
Scottish football club fans wave Palestinian flags during match with Israeli team
Ma’an News Agency, Aug. 18, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Fans of the Scottish Celtic Football Club waved Palestinian flags during an international playoff game for…
US labor board affirms union’s right to boycott Israel
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 25 July 2016
GoFundMe Request by Rafah Filmmaker Fida Qishta
Fida Qishta, who visited us in Madison in 2014 and 2015 to show her powerful first film Where Should the Birds Fly, has been in…
Breaking: Berkeley Divests from G4S
Palestinian Rights Groups Cheer Berkeley’s Decision to Divest from Private Prisons Friends of Sabeel – North America, FOSNA Voice, July 22, 2016 To see if…
2016.07.20: Women’s Boat to Gaza
Women’s Boat to Gaza, July 20, 2016 Gaza has been under Israeli blockade for the past decade during which Israel has also launched countless attacks…
Eleven signs that BDS continues to grow despite Israel’s war of repression
Palestinian BDS National Committee, July 7, 2016
A Palestinian writer’s damning dispatches from Israel
Sarah Irving, The Electronic Intifada, 7 July 2016
Second Class Citizens
Kevin Walsh, July 6, 2016 A 2009 study of the legal status of Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza Strip concluded…
Israel releases Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar after imprisonment of 15 months
Khalida Jarrar greets speaks to reporters in her hometown, the West Bank city of Ramallah, following her release from an Israeli jail on June 3,…
Israeli Court Rules to Keep Palestinian Clown in Jail Without Trial
Mohammed Abu Saha’s arrest sparked an international campaign by circus performers for his release. Though no charges have been filed against him, Shin Bet claims…
Palestinian Kids Are A Miracle Too. Santana, Cancel Your Tel Aviv Concert!
Ramah Kudaimi, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 29th, 2016 Musician Carlos Santana is scheduled to perform in Tel Aviv on July 30.…
Gaza’s plight matters to the world
At Erez, the Israeli-controlled crossing into Gaza, I passed through chutes that resembled the herding bays that lead cattle into an abattoir — a standard…
Clinton to Palestine: Drop dead
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, June 27, 2016
Are state boycotts of the anti-Israel BDS movement constitutional?
Aidan Quigley, The Christian Science Monitor, June 27, 2016
Israel Lawfare group plans “massive punishments” for activists
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 25 June 2016
It’s clear which way the wind is blowing
Churches are making history Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 23rd, 2016 I just arrived in Columbus, Ohio, where Unitarian Universalists…
2016.06.26: Jewish Voice for Peace on WORT
Sunday 6:00 – 6:30 pm Jewish Voice for Peace, national and Madison, will be the topic of conversation on Sabi Atteyih’s Salamat program. Amanda Hoffman…
Amira Hass: Israel Incapable of Telling Truth About Water It Steals From Palestinians
Water is the only issue in which Israel (still) finds it difficult to defend its discriminatory, oppressive and destructive policy with pretexts of security and…
Ramadan 2016: Israel 'cuts off water supply to West Bank' during Muslim holy month
Peter Yeung, The Independent, 17 June 2016
“We’re at a Turning Point”
Josh Ruebner & Tamar Ghabin, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 16th, 2016 Tell DNC & RNC to Put Palestinian Rights in Their…
Urge the Democratic Platform Committee to call for ending the occupation of the West Bank
Just Foreign Policy, 6/16/16 The Forward reports that former Congressman Robert Wexler is putting pressure on the Democratic Platform Committee not to include language about…
