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Frankly I don’t think we would be having this conversation if a group of Palestinian aid workers had been killed. — New York Times correspondents discussing the killing of foreign World Central Kitchen workers on The Daily, Apr 4, 2024
This coming weekend marks 74 years since the Nakba (Catastrophe) of 1948, the ethnic cleansing of Palestine that continues to this day. There will be a rally in Madison on Sunday, May 15, 1:30 pm at Lisa Link Peace Park, 452 State Street. Please join us and wear your traditional Palestinian clothing and keffiyehs, and…
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | May 11, 2022 – Early this morning in Jenin, Occupied Palestine, revered Palestinian voice Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian American journalist for Al Jazeera, was assassinated by Israeli Occupation Forces snipers. Her brutal murder was caught on video by other journalists accompanying her as they covered Israeli forces attacking Jenin.…
CODEPINK, May 11, 2022 On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, Israeli soldiers shot and killed 51-year-old Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Shireen Abu Akleh. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides and State Department spokesperson Ned Price called for a thorough and immediate investigation and for those responsible to be held accountable. But, the U.S., including the Biden…
Heartbreak to happiness: the difference is YOU! I invite you to join a 30-minute Zoom Briefing with your Congressperson or Senator’s office to safeguard 14 Palestinian Massafer Yatta communities in Firing Zone 918 in the West Bank’s South Hebron Hills, and 33 families in Al Aqaba village in Firing Zone 900 in the north, Jordan Valley. To…
AJP Action calls on Secretary Blinken to demand Israel end the disparate treatment of American travelers as a non-negotiable condition in the bilateral relations between the two countries. The United States has consistently provided unlimited and unconditional political, economic, and military support to Israel, in violation of international law, international humanitarian law, and the laws…
Sunday May 22 11 am – 7 pm Warner Park Our friends at Palestine Partners, a Madison-based organization that supports Women in Hebron and Youth of Samud, will be selling Palestinian crafts.
State and Gilman 4-8 pm THURSDAYS September 8 Map and More Info Our friends at Palestine Partners, a Madison-based organization that supports Women in Hebron and Youth of Samud, will be selling Palestinian crafts outdoors in Madison throughout the summer and into the fall.
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) firmly condemns Israel’s plans to ethnically cleanse the city of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank. We call on Congress to demand the State Department rebuke Israel for the forced displacement of over 1000 Palestinians, a clear and reprehensible violation of international and human rights law. YOUR…
The Israeli Supreme Court just ruled that the prohibition on forcible transfer in Article 49(1) of the Fourth Geneva Convention is not customary international law.It also held that the prohibition only applies to mass transfers, completely against the text of the provision. — Eliav Lieblich (@eliavl) May 5, 2022
The decision was released on the eve of Independence Day, when the Jews celebrate the founding of the State of Israel and Palestinians grieve for the loss of their homeland Protesters against the evictions at the High Court building in Jerusalem, March. Credit: Emil Salman Amira Hass, Haaretz, May 5 2022 Starting this morning, at…
Israel’s top court rejects the petition against the expulsion of Palestinian residents from villages in the West Bank. A demonstrator holding a Palestinian flag gestures as he stands next to Israeli forces [File: Mussa Qawasma/Reuters] Al Jazeera, 5 May 2022 Rights groups have decried a decision by an Israeli court that paves the way for…
It only took 20 years… pic.twitter.com/Y3J47ziyA8 — Christian Henderson (@CjvHenderson) April 29, 2022 The Harvard Crimson is the daily student newspaper of Harvard University.
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), April 13, 2022 Take action to thank Dua Lipa for standing up for Palestinian rights and urge her, as a prominent PUMA ambassador, to help convince PUMA to end complicity in Israel’s regime of apartheid. “These are the lives and homes of innocent people…
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project supports these efforts by Indigenous Women to end fossil fuel projects and protect water. USA, April 27, 2022 — Today, Indigenous women leaders, joined by over 200 organizations, representing millions nationwide, submitted a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers urging the department to deny necessary permits for the expansion…
Read B’Tselem’s full paper on boycotting military courts Dear Friends, It’s a show the Israeli regime has been staging for years, by now casting thousands of Palestinians in it against their will. Week after week, month after month, administrative detainees are led handcuffed into courtrooms and hear what military prosecutors and judges have to say…
We Are Not Numbers, February 25, 2022 Enjoy our tour in the historical sites in Gaza city. Meet Abo Hanfi A-Sawwaf, Abu-Zuhair, Om-Anwar Al-Kassab; and see Omary Mosque, Al-Thahab (Gold) Market, Al-Alami’s house, and Al-Hasary herb’s shop. We Are Not Numbers, a Project of Euro-Med Monitor, pairs Palestinian writers from across Palestine and the diaspora…
Al Samud Playground $9,750 of $9,750 on 4/21/22
Just Vision’s new documentary, Boycott, will have its Wisconsin Premiere at the Milwaukee Film Festival on Monday, April 25 at 5:45pm. Boycott follows the stories of a news publisher, an attorney and a speech therapist, who, when forced to choose between their jobs and their political beliefs, launch legal battles that expose an attack on…
Presented by the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions (ICAHD) and Mondoweiss. 12 noon Central Register Here Bob Herbst is a civil rights lawyer, co-chair of the ICAHD-USA board, and a member of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and the Westchester, New York, Peace and Action Coalition (WESPAC). Phil Weiss is a senior editor at a…
In-person activities from 350 Madison Friday 5 pm on Library Mall Saturday 10 am at the Capitol Square Farmer’s Market and Online: Frontline Demands for Climate Justice Speakers from Palestine, the Philippines and other Indigenous Communities 8:30 am Central Register Here This Earth Day, speakers from Palestine, the Philippines, and other indigenous and frontline communities…
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at UW-Madison will be displaying a Mock Apartheid Wall for Justice for Palestine Week. Time: 3-7 pm Location: Langdon Street side of Library Mall You are invited to come and show your support…wear a kuffiyeh!
Addameer’s Sahar Francis read a statement on behalf of the banned NGOs [ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty-archive] The New Arab, 07 April, 2022 The Carter Centre on Wednesday confirmed it would continue to support six Palestinian civil society groups controversially declared terrorist organisations by Israel. The centre, established by ex-US President Jimmy Carter and his wife, concentrates on human…
Extremist Jewish settlers, escorted by Israeli police, march in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem. (File Photo: via ActiveStills.org) The Palestine Chronicle, April 8, 2022 19 influential rabbis in New York City have signed a letter accusing a major American Jewish charity of indirectly funding right-wing extremists in Israel, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported on Thursday. The rabbis…
Petra hotel in East Jerusalem’s Old City is the subject of an 18-year legal battle between the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate and the powerful settler group Ateret Cohanim An Orthodox Jewish man raises his hand as he walks past the Petra hostel in the Old City of Jerusalem near the Jaffa Gate, 11 June 2019 (AFP)…
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6 pm Central Join IfNotNow and the Jewish Liberation Fund for this speaker series addressing the question of who holds the power to shape Jewish communal narratives, how they exercise it, and what we can do. The Jewish Liberation Fund (JLF) mobilizes resources to sustain and grow a progressive Jewish movement and fund a Jewish…
Coulee Region Coalition for Palestinian Rights 7 pm – 8:15 pm Central Join a Zoom panel discussion of the recent Amnesty International report, “Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime Against Humanity.” We’ll start with Amnesty’s short video that recaps the legal definition of apartheid and the basis of their findings. Selene…
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), April 6, 2022 PUMA enacted swift measures to hold Russia accountable for its illegal weeks-long military invasion of Ukraine. Yet PUMA has been hiding behind the flimsy excuse of not getting involved in politics for years now to justify its ongoing support for Israel’s decades-long…
11 am Central Palestinian Prisoners Day is April 17 and this month’s No Way to Treat a Child webinar will discuss the current and historical practices used by Israeli forces to detain and imprison Palestinian children. We will also share ways to build support in Congress for Palestinian human rights. Joint project of Defense for…
Celebrate Palestinian Heritage and Culture with Sister Cities International 11 am Central Join Webinar
6-7:30 pm Room 4281, Helen C. White Library UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine presents the documentary film “Jenin Jenin” about Israel’s massive 2002 assault on the Palestinian camp of Jenin in the West Bank. Directed by the prominent Palestinian actor (and Israeli citizen) Mohammed Bakri, this classic film has been shown around the world…
Protestors In Chicago Rally Against Trump’s Jerusalem Decision (Getty Images) Arno Rosenfeld, The Forward, March 31, 2022 Tzedek Chicago was founded seven years ago, in part, to create a Jewish community free from a strong attachment to Israel. The congregation went beyond its original “non-Zionism” this week to become what is likely the first synagogue…
It is impossible to remain indifferent in the face of the horrific images from the city of Bucha near Kiev, from after the Russian army left. Intentionally harming a civilian population is a war crime and I strongly condemn it. — יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid🟠 (@yairlapid) April 3, 2022 Oops, I believe your account…
Ramadan Mubarak from our family at Playgrounds for Palestine to you and yours! On behalf of all of us at Playgrounds for Palestine, we would like to wish you a blessed Ramadan! We would like to extend a sincere thank you for your support of PfP and share some photos of our work. This week,…
On Thursday Mar 31, 2022 a large Israeli force entered the tiny village of A Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills. They were confiscating a legally registered tractor parked in the privately owned yard of the Raba’i family. A simple machine used by the villagers to traverse the rocky terrain. Mufaddi Raba’i, a 72 year…
A Call to the Environmental Justice Movement Sign the Pledge NDN Collective Israel violently forces Indigenous Palestinians out of their homes and off their land, and harms the environment in the process. Join us in supporting Palestinian freedom and environmental justice by signing and sharing the Environmental Justice Has No Borders Pledge. Together, we can…
As Americans Muslims for Palestine commemorates Land Day on March 30th, we concurrently remember the brave and resilient people of Gaza’s Great March of Return, and their defiance amidst the infamous Israeli Operation Defensive Shield. This Land Day, AMP joined several groups in a global coalition for Palestine, signing a joint statement calling for…
Alon-Lee Green with Hadash MKs Dov Khenin and Ayman Odeh on October 9, 2015 “Jews and Arabs stand together against the escalation, together for peace.” Zuzu Cafe 1336 Drake St, Madison 7:00 PM Standing Together is a grassroots movement mobilizing Jews and Palestinians from all over Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, social and climate justice.…
8:30 pm Central Online Hosted by Defense for Children International-Palestine; Amnesty International; Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East/Okanagan. An online screening of the film Caging Childhood: Palestinian Children in Israel’s Military Detention System followed by a debriefing and question and answer with Shaina Low, the Advocacy Officer with Defense for Children International-Palestine.…
Palestinian Feminist Collective Online Monday, March 28th at 4PM Pacific, 6PM Central and 7PM Eastern This event features PFC members Lila Sharif, Ayah Hamdan, Sherene Seikaly, and Noura Erakat, moderated by Selma Al-Aswad, discussing what we are fighting for — Land, Life, Love and Liberation. Held during International Women’s Month, with this event we also…
March 19, 2022 International Festival OVERTURE HALL LOBBY 10AM – 5 PM Admission Free Please note, we will be limiting capacity of the building. Everyone who enters Overture Center must wear a mask and show proof of vaccination including (as of March 1, 2022) a booster if eligible, or a negative COVID-19 PCR test (result…
Israeli warplanes attacked hundreds of towers and civilian ‘targets’ in the Gaza Strip. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle) Ilan Pappe, The Palestine Chronicle, March 4, 2022 The USA Today reported that a photo that went viral about a high-rise in the Ukraine being hit by Russian bombing turned out to be a high-rise from…
Palestinian residents stranded in an inundated house following torrential rains that hit Gaza City on January 16, 2022. (Photo: Mohammed Dahman/APA Images) TAREQ S. HAJJAJ, MONDOWEISS, MARCH 16, 2022 No one should go to bed with the fear that their children might drown or float away in the middle of the night. But that was the…
Yesterday @latimes reported that @Google is punishing a worker who doesn't want her labor to power Israeli apartheid & violence against Palestinians. Let's show up in support of her & all workers defending their right to protest unethical contracts Sign: https://t.co/7b97PpqEA0 pic.twitter.com/DCi9E4S4SA — MPower Change #NoTechForApartheid (@MPower_Change) March 16, 2022
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) Webinar March 26th at 9AM CDT / 5PM Palestine Daylight Time Join us for the 2022 Global Rally Against Israeli Apartheid! On this day, we will be joined by artists from around the world centering art and culture as critical arenas of our collective resistance to Israeli apartheid and all…
The rightful outpouring of support for Ukraine teaches us that the West can condemn occupation when it wants to Civilians are seen at the train station attempting to head west from Kyiv, Ukraine on March 2, 2022, amid Russian attacks. (Wolfgang Schwan / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Yousef Munayyer, The Nation, March 4, 2022…
Cat Knarr, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 10 Mar 2022 WASHINGTON, DC, March 10, 2022—House Democratic leadership is so committed to undermining the grassroots call to end military and diplomatic support for apartheid Israel that they tied the passage of anti-Palestinian legislation and military funding for Israel to the must-pass omnibus spending bill, which passed…
Amer Zahr, YouTube, 8 March 2022 Amer Zahr is a Palestinian Arab American comedian, speaker, writer, academic, and adjunct professor at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. He draws on his experiences growing up as a child of Palestinian refugees, performing and lecturing on topics like politics, society, culture, identity, Palestine, Islam, and more.…
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Buzz – 3-16-22 – Attala Madison Rafah Sister City Project, WORT 89.9 FM, March 16, 2022 “Holding Israel Accountable” is the theme of the Rachel Corrie Commemoration sponsored by the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice and the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project. The commemoration honors the 19th anniversary of the…
Critics say the endorsements endanger its declared bipartisanship and increase its association with the Republican Party. AIPAC’s reply: “We are a single-issue organization focused on Israel.” Sorry @AIPAC, but it is morally bankrupt & shortsighted to back pols who undermine democracy just b/c they support Israel. What ties the 2 countries is a commitment to…