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There is a law in Israel that empowers hundreds of local Jewish communities to exclude applicants based on ethnicity or religion. Israel’s Supreme Court upheld this law in September 2014. Palestinian Israeli citizens are barred from living in 68% of all towns in Israel by admissions committees. ― Second Class Citizens, 2016
This Is Genocide And It Must End Now
Amnesty International just released a major report1 documenting how the Israeli government has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Right now, successfully…
In Masafer Yatta There’s No P In PTSD
WORT 89.9FM Madison · In Masafer-Yatta there’s no P in PTSD WORLD VIEW, DECEMBER 8, 2024 Cassandra Dixon, a local and international peace activist, has…
25 years of resisting Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera, Nov 21, 2024 Atta Jaber’s family has farmed the Baqa’a Valley in the illegally occupied West Bank for hundreds of years, but since…
Erasing Palestinian Life in Gaza: Israel’s Genocide Exposed
Francesca Albanase and Eyal Weizman, Palestine Deep Dive, 8 Nov, 2024 “Israel aims to cancel and erase Palestinian life!” UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied…
Challenging Israeli ‘Hasbara’ and ‘Conventional Wisdom’ on Palestine
An Anti-Colonial Reframing Jeff Halper, Director, ICAHD, October 30, 2024 Israel’s success in “selling” its wars and oppressive colonial practices lies in its ability to…
Let’s Turn Refaat Alareer’s “If I Must Die” into a Bestseller
On December 10 Palestinian writer, poet and educator Refaat Alareer will posthumously publish a book, “If I Must Die,” a collection of his poetry and…
Death march from Beit Lahia
Hossam Shabat reports from northern Gaza on Israel’s mass expulsion campaign Death march from Beit Lahia by Drop Site News Hossam Shabat reports from northern…
Boycott Review at Willy St Co-op
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madison Rafah Sister City Project (@madisonrafah) Boycott Comment Link
In Masafer Yatta, our very right to education is under fire
Amid Israeli settler attacks, military raids, roadblocks, and an economic crisis, simply getting to school can be a challenge. But still we fight for our…
The West Bank villages wiped off the map by Israeli settler violence
Since October 7, over 50 rural Palestinian communities have been forced to abandon their homes amid intensifying attacks, threats, and harassment by Israeli settlers —…
Amnesty International Investigation Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide
“We will look back and say, ‘Why did we not do more earlier?” Amnesty’s director tells Zeteo. PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, DEC 04, 2024 Israel is…
Amnesty International Concludes That Israel Is Committing Genocide In Gaza
In a new 300-page report the human rights group joins a growing chorus of legal scholars and activists describing Israel’s assault on Palestinians as genocide. …
2024.12.05 Update: Protest for Disclosure and Divestment by University of Wisconsin
View this post on Instagram A post shared by CODEPINK Madison (@codepinkmadison) UW-Madison Gordon Hall 770 West Dayton St7:45 am Citing a Wisconsin anti-discrimination statute on…
“Ethnic cleansing by a thousand cuts”
An Update from the South Hebron Hills Unsettled Podcast, Dec 3, 2024 In this episode of Unsettled we hear from Ali Awad, a 26-year-old activist…
Lebanon Ceasefire Had Built-in Loopholes for Israel
Lebanon Ceasefire Had Built-in Loopholes for Israel by Drop Site News And the civil and proxy war reignites in Syria. Read on Substack
2024.12.08: Letter Writing For A Ceasefire
The Reading Room 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm As the siege on Gaza continues, we refuse to let genocide become mundane…
2024.12.14: Holiday Craft & Cookie Sale for Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem
Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg 9 am – 12 noon All proceeds support a scholarship fund for Dar al-Kalima University of Arts and…
2024.12.06: Launch of the “Gaza Writes Back” Memorial Edition
Online3 pm CT Registration
Update: Respond to Willy Street Co-op & Help Remove Sabra Hummus!
1% of Willy St Co-op members requested this by 12/02/24 Willy Street emailed all members on December 3 to announce a 14-day comment period ending…
