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Christian Zionism calls on a tribal, racist god of war and ethnic cleansing, teachings utterly alien to the core of Christian faith and ethics. Christian Zionism must therefore be named for what it is: a theological distortion and a moral corruption. ― Kairos Palestine, A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide, Nov 14, 2025
A Day for Gaza: Stories from Gaza and Its People
RAYAN EL AMINE, JACK MIRKINSON, and LIZZY RATNER, THE NATION, FEBRUARY 3, 2026
Israeli security cabinet approves rules to increase control over West Bank
Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies, 8 Feb 2026
Abu Ayoub Injuries from Settler-Soldier Pogrom in Masafer Yatta
kivsa_shchora, February 5, 2026
Inside a coordinated, multi-village settler-soldier pogrom in Masafer Yatta
Basel Adra, +972 Magazine, January 30, 2026
2026.02.09: Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed
UW-Madison, Ingraham 206, 12-1:15 pm
2026.02.08: Film A Depopulated Camp for the Badil Resource Center
Online, 1 – 2:30 PM CT
2026.02.07: No Appetite for Apartheid Launch
James Reeb Unitarian-Universalist Congregation, 2146 E Johnson St, Madison, 6-8 pm
Israeli strikes kill at least 21 in Gaza as Rafah patient crossings halted
William Christou, The Guardian, 4 Feb 2026
Thank the ‘No’ Votes on IHRA
SB445 Committee Vote, Feb 2, 2026
Gaza: A Ceasefire in Name Only
Mohammed R. Mhawish, The Nation, FEB 03, 2026
How to cross a road under apartheid
HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, FEB 03, 2026
URGENT FREE SPEECH ALERT: Wisconsin Senate Moves IHRA Bill Behind Closed Doors
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), February 2, 2026
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 3 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2026
U.S. Envoys Refused to Report “Apocalyptic” Conditions in Gaza. Exclusive Photos Show the Reality They Suppressed.
JONATHAN WHITTALL, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 02, 2026
Ex-CIA Chief David Petraeus Briefs Officials in Israel Overseeing “New Gaza”
JONATHAN WHITTALL, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 30, 2026
2026.02.05: No Kings Eyes on ICE Training
Online, 7 PM CT
2026.02.05: Gaza’s Digital Economy Under Siege
Online, 10 AM CT
There Is No “After Gaza”
Sarah Aziza, The Nation, JAN 31, 2026
No Child Deserves to Die Like My Daughter
Wesam Hamada, New York Times, Jan. 29, 2026
A 5 year old’s last words
Avaaz, January 29, 2026
Don’t forget Gaza
OWEN JONES, JAN 29, 2026
‘Wet tent syndrome’ is killing Gaza’s infants
Michal Feldon, +972 Magazine, January 26, 2026
2026.02.03: Healthcare Workers Unite: Justice for Alex Pretti
Capitol rotunda, 4:30-5:30 pm
2026.02.01: Anti-War Café
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham St, Madison, 2-7 pm
2026.01.31: Play The Return
Online, 11 AM CT. “Keeps audiences white-knuckled.”
Israeli settlers launch a pogrom in the West Bank on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Andrey X, the.andrey.x, Jan 27, 2026
Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission
Jonathan Klett, klettocracy, Jan 27, 2026
Milwaukee Police Chief Blasted For Israel Training Trip
Jeramey Jannene, Urban Milwaukee, Jan 23, 2026
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance: Serious concerns over Milwaukee police chief’s training trip to Israel
WisPolitics, January 26, 2026
Milwaukee police chief slammed for training trip to Israel
David Clarey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 23, 2026
American Cities Are Not Occupied Territory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), January 14, 2026
2026.01.31: Organize to Keep ICE Out of Madison
Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St, 12-3 pm
2026.01.31: Exhibit Why We Record, Defying Fragmentation & Erasure in Palestine
Nadiana Gallery, 4818 S 76th St #6, Greenfield, 6-9 pm
2026.01.30: Madison Nurses Protest
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 9 am
2026.01.30: Nationwide Shutdown!
NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SHOPPING
2026.01.30: Nationwide Shutdown, Madison Rally
2 pm UW Library Mall, 2:45 pm March to Capitol, 3:30 pm Rally at Capitol
2026.01.29: Reaching a Milestone: 1,000 Apartheid-Free Communities
Online, 7-8:30 PM CT
2026.01.28: Melt ICE Webinar, Part 1: Immigrant Detention 101
Online, 2-3:30 PM CT
2026.01.28: Boycott Chevron Action Training
Online, 7 PM CT
2026.01.28: Homelessness Among Students & Families In Madison
Linden CoHousing Great Room, 107 Sutherland Ct, Madison, 8-9:30 am
2026.01.27: No ICE on Campus Rally & Vigil
UW-Madison Library Mall, 5 pm
Bringing Gaza Home to Middle America
MIKE FERNER, Common Dreams, Jan 25, 2026
2026.01.26: No Kings Eyes on ICE Training
Online, 7 PM CT
2026.01.26: Organizing Meeting for a Nationwide Strike
1104 Mound St, Madison, 7 pm
2026.01.25: Madison protest at Capitol follows another fatal ICE shooting
Ruthie Hauge, Cap Times, Jan 25, 2026
2026.01.25: Emergency Rally to Stop ICE
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 2 PM
2026.01.25: “The Attack on Birzeit University”
Online, 12 PM CT
2026.01.25: Bethlehem Children’s Art Display
Orchard Ridge UCC, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, 1:30 – 3 pm
2026.01.24: Building Unity for Nonviolent Action: Launching a Campaign
James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 2146 E. Johnson St, Madison, 6-9 pm
The Magic System Of Zionism
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, JAN 23, 2026
Plans Call for “New Rafah” Built in Israel’s Image — Without Palestinians
Séamus Malekafzali, The Intercept, January 21 2026
Israeli agricultural exports face looming ‘collapse’ as world rejects products over Gaza genocide
JONATHAN OFIR, MONDOWEISS, JANUARY 19, 2026
2026.01.23: Jennifer Loewenstein on WORT
A Public Affair, 12-1 pm
2026.01.23: Minneapolis Solidarity Rally in Madison
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 5:30 pm
Immigration Resources from Rep. Rashida Tlaib
But not a political endorsement. January 22, 2026
Leaked Documents: “Planned Community” in Rafah Would Force Palestinians Into Israeli Panopticon
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 21, 2026
Assembly to vote Thursday on AB672 attacking free speech
Three calls or emails needed ASAP
Israel Is Preparing Land in Rafah to Corral Palestinians into an Area Under Full Military Occupation
FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE AND DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 20, 2026
Ben Gvir leads demolition of UNRWA headquarters in occupied Jerusalem
The Cradle, JAN 20, 2026
Israel Plans to Resume Gaza Onslaught in March
Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com, January 11, 2026
Scepticism and hope: Gaza reacts to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Ola Al-Asi, Al Jazeera, 16 Jan 2026
Two must-see films share something not seen in movies: Palestinian humanity.
DEAN OBEIDALLAH, JAN 19, 2026
What Ceasefire? There Have Been 1,244 Israeli Violations Since the So-Called Peace Deal
TEAM ZETEO, JAN 19, 2026
A New Booklist from Read Palestine!
More at Read Palestine!
Zionist Billionaires Openly Acknowledge Manipulating The US Government
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, JAN 19, 2026
2026.04.23-05.03: Visit Palestine with our Nablus and Sabastiya Delegation
Boulder Nablus Sister City Project, Jan 17, 2026
2026.01.20: Rally to Stop ICE Terror!
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 6 pm
Israel escalates deadly strikes in Gaza
Drop Site Daily, January 16, 2026
Winter storms kill five in Gaza amid desperate conditions in makeshift camps
Associated Press, 13 Jan 2026
2026.01.18: Perspectives From Gaza with Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar
Online, 3-4:30 PM CT
2026.01.18: JVP Madison Immigrant Solidarity Training
Beth Israel Center, 1406 Mound St, 2-3:30 pm
Israel planning renewed Gaza offensive in March, report says
Middle East Eye, 10 January 2026
Dozens of artists call for end to Israel’s ‘systematic attacks’ on Gaza hospitals
Cate Brown, The Guardian, 12 Jan 2026
2026.01.15: Teaching Palestine: Meeting the Moment
Online, 6 PM CT
2026.01.13: CODEPINK Madison Chapter Meeting
Madison, 7-8 pm
Statement from the Corries on Gaza and Venezuela
January 10, 2026
Israel Kills Five Children in Surge of Attacks on Gaza “Safe Zone”
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 08, 2026
2026.01.11: Resisting Christian Nationalism: What Is It and What Can I Do?
Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Road M, Middleton, 1-3 pm
2026.01.11: Starvation, Social Death, and Genocide
Online, 12 PM CT
2026.01.09 Update: ICE OUT Solidarity Vigil & Action
Capitol at State Street, 5pm
2026.01.08: Ta-Nehesi Coates’ “The Message” Book Circle
Online, 6:00 pm social, 6:30 pm program
Palestine Action Hunger Strikers at Imminent Risk of Death in UK Prisons
Jeannie Connerney, Massachusetts Peace Action, January 7, 2026
Israeli forces fire live rounds and teargas as they storm Birzeit University
Mohammed Turkman in Birzeit, occupied Palestine and Mera Aladam, Middle East Eye, 6 January 2026
Israeli occupation forces raided the campus of Birzeit University
Government Communication Center, @pal_gcc_en, Jan 6, 2026
BlackNest: Inside Canary Mission’s Secret Web of Unlisted Sites
JACQUELINE SWEET, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 06, 2026
2026.01.06: Another Threat to Wisconsin Free Speech
State Capitol, 417 North (Grand Army of the Republic Hearing Room), 10AM
2026.01.03: No War on Venezuela! National Day of Action Saturday
Forward Statue, State Capitol, 1:00 p.m.
Trump: U.S. Has Abducted Venezuelan Leader Nicolas Maduro
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, January 3, 2026
The world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again
The Guardian editorial, 2 Jan 2026
Mamdani revokes IHRA antisemitism definition on day 1
LUKE TRESS, TIMES OF ISRAEL, JAN 2, 2026
‘What is the Christian word in the face of genocide?’: Kairos Palestine calls for repudiation of Zionism
JEFF WRIGHT, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 20, 2025
Israel Bans Aid Groups For The Same Reason It Bans Journalists
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, DEC 31, 2025
Israel Strips U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity
Aaron Boxerman and Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, Dec. 29, 2025
An Invitation from the Madison Arcatao Sister City Project
December 29, 2025
Centuries-Old Practice Brings Women Together For Connection, Support
Mary Gellerup Bolich, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Dec 26, 2025
