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In the case of the girls, we should exact a price at some other opportunity, in the dark, without witnesses and the cameras. ― Israeli journalist Ben Caspit, referring to retaliation against Palestinian 16-year old Ahed Tamimi and her family, Feb 14, 2018
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]()
An Invitation from the Madison Arcatao Sister City Project
December 29, 2025
![Centuries-Old Practice Brings Women Together For Connection, Support]()
Centuries-Old Practice Brings Women Together For Connection, Support
Mary Gellerup Bolich, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Dec 26, 2025
![2025.12.27: Rescreening of the Film “Hind Under Siege”]()
2025.12.27: Rescreening of the Film “Hind Under Siege”
Online, 11 AM CT
![Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank]()
Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, Dec 21, 2025
![2025.12.31: Yoga Therapy Gift Certificate Benefit]()
2025.12.31: Yoga Therapy Gift Certificate Benefit
Greenroot Yoga LLC, Dec 10, 2025
![2025.12.31: Holiday Art Sale for Jamaica Recovery]()
2025.12.31: Holiday Art Sale for Jamaica Recovery
Catherine Capellaro, Dec 3, 2025
![Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank]()
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Michael D. Shear, Daniel Berehulak, Leanne Abraham and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 20, 2025
![Israel Silences Australia]()
Israel Silences Australia
Lana Tatour, Dec 20, 2025
![Israel Silences the UK]()
Israel Silences the UK
Middle East Eye and Glenn Greenwald, Dec 18, 2025
![Hamas: We Did Not Surrender and Will Not Abandon Our Struggle for Liberation]()
Hamas: We Did Not Surrender and Will Not Abandon Our Struggle for Liberation
JEREMY SCAHILL AND JAWA AHMAD, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 19, 2025
![2025.12.20: World Premiere of Short Film “Hind Under Siege”]()
2025.12.20: World Premiere of Short Film “Hind Under Siege”
Online, 11 AM CT
![2025.12.21: Longest Night Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service]()
2025.12.21: Longest Night Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service
Capitol Square at King St, 3 pm
![2025.12.30: Visit to Taybeh]()
2025.12.30: Visit to Taybeh
Online, 11 AM CT
![A smaller cage: Israel’s ‘two-state solution’ on Gaza’s ruins]()
A smaller cage: Israel’s ‘two-state solution’ on Gaza’s ruins
Muhammad Shehada, The New Arab, 11 December 2025
![The Movie I Was Afraid to See]()
The Movie I Was Afraid to See
M. GESSEN, New York Times, Dec. 17, 2025
![‘I Did Not See a Ceasefire’: American Doctor Back From Gaza]()
‘I Did Not See a Ceasefire’: American Doctor Back From Gaza
MEHDI HASAN AND TEAM ZETEO, DEC 17, 2025
![Night guardians of the mountain in the occupied West Bank]()
Night guardians of the mountain in the occupied West Bank
Mosab Shawer, Al Jazeera, 15 Dec 2025
![Garbage Is Poisoning Gaza]()
Garbage Is Poisoning Gaza
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 16, 2025
![Freedom Flotilla Coalition Announces Expanded 2026 Sailings to Gaza]()
Freedom Flotilla Coalition Announces Expanded 2026 Sailings to Gaza
Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), Dec 10, 2025
![Israel Apologists Hasten To Blame Bondi Shooting On Anti-Genocide Activists]()
Israel Apologists Hasten To Blame Bondi Shooting On Anti-Genocide Activists
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, DEC 14, 2025
![Israel is recycling an old colonial plan in Gaza]()
Israel is recycling an old colonial plan in Gaza
QASSAM MUADDI, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 14, 2025
![Top ADL leader quits, accusing group of being ‘useful idiot’ for Trump]()
Top ADL leader quits, accusing group of being ‘useful idiot’ for Trump
RON KAMPEAS, JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY, DECEMBER 12, 2025
![US presses Israel to fund Gaza rubble removal as Trump pushes for ceasefire’s second phase]()
US presses Israel to fund Gaza rubble removal as Trump pushes for ceasefire’s second phase
The New Arab Staff, 12 December, 2025
![Don’t Let “IHRA” Become Law in Wisconsin]()
Don’t Let “IHRA” Become Law in Wisconsin
ADC National, Dec 12, 2025
![Destruction of Evidence: The Struggle to Count the Dead in Gaza]()
Destruction of Evidence: The Struggle to Count the Dead in Gaza
Visualizing Palestine, December 2025
![Israeli Settlers Beat US Citizen, Threatened to Burn Palestinian Grandmother and Kids Alive]()
Israeli Settlers Beat US Citizen, Threatened to Burn Palestinian Grandmother and Kids Alive
Prem Thakker, Zeteo, Dec 11, 2025
![Lemkin Institute Rebukes Clinton for Blaming Youth Outrage Over Gaza Genocide on TikTok]()
Lemkin Institute Rebukes Clinton for Blaming Youth Outrage Over Gaza Genocide on TikTok
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, Dec 10, 2025
![US Defense Bill Would Fill Israel’s Weapons ‘Gaps’ Caused by Embargoes]()
US Defense Bill Would Fill Israel’s Weapons ‘Gaps’ Caused by Embargoes
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, DEC 08, 2025
![2025.12.13: Pottery Sale to Benefit Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice]()
2025.12.13: Pottery Sale to Benefit Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
S.S. Morris Community AME Church Annual Holiday Bazaar, 3511 Milwaukee St, Madison, 9 am – 5 pm
2025.12.13: Homemade Holiday Cookies and Crafts Sale
Memorial United Church of Christ, 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, 9 AM- Noon
![Liberation Is Not Integration: On liberal Zionism, one-state fantasies, and what Palestinians actually want]()
Liberation Is Not Integration: On liberal Zionism, one-state fantasies, and what Palestinians actually want
LARA KILANI, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 8, 2025
![A Dual Crisis – Palestinian Public Opinion Amidst Occupation and a Leadership Vacuum]()
A Dual Crisis – Palestinian Public Opinion Amidst Occupation and a Leadership Vacuum
Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR), 28 October 2025
![How Israel Organizes and Arms Settler Militias to Terrorize Palestinians in the West Bank]()
How Israel Organizes and Arms Settler Militias to Terrorize Palestinians in the West Bank
David Schutz, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 10, 2025
![How the Jewish Chronicle Whips Up Fear by Conflating Antisemitism With Anti-Zionism]()
How the Jewish Chronicle Whips Up Fear by Conflating Antisemitism With Anti-Zionism
NEVE GORDON, COMMON DREAMS, DEC 07, 2025
![UW Police Department’s careless assault on student protest]()
UW Police Department’s careless assault on student protest
ROMAN FRITZ, TONE MADISON, DECEMBER 8, 2025
![American Friends Service Committee Newsletter]()
American Friends Service Committee Newsletter
AFSC, December 8, 2025
![Free Marwan Barghouti]()
Free Marwan Barghouti
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, wimuslims, Dec 6, 2025
![The Israel lobby is melting down before our eyes]()
The Israel lobby is melting down before our eyes
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 2, 2025
![‘Home truths’ from Melanie Phillips convey one message: Israel will always be at war]()
‘Home truths’ from Melanie Phillips convey one message: Israel will always be at war
David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 25 November 2025
![How Israel’s Settlement Surge in the West Bank Is Displacing Palestinians]()
How Israel’s Settlement Surge in the West Bank Is Displacing Palestinians
Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 4, 2025. Photographs by Daniel Berehulak.
![Ms. Rachel Under Fire for Speaking About Palestinian Children in Gaza]()
Ms. Rachel Under Fire for Speaking About Palestinian Children in Gaza
Kanza Eemaan, American Muslim Today, Dec 04, 2025
![2025.12.07: “Abolish War, Listen to Earth,” a speech by Kathy Kelly]()
2025.12.07: “Abolish War, Listen to Earth,” a speech by Kathy Kelly
Online, 6:00 PM CT
![Go Tell It on the Mountain: Genocide is Wrong]()
Go Tell It on the Mountain: Genocide is Wrong
Kathy Kelly, World Beyond War, December 5, 2025
![West Bank, Violence, Destruction and Displacement]()
West Bank, Violence, Destruction and Displacement
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (UN OCHA OPT), 31 July 2024
![Israel used bulldozers to bury Palestinians in shallow, unmarked graves]()
Israel used bulldozers to bury Palestinians in shallow, unmarked graves
Middle East Monitor, December 3, 2025
