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Meta has “severely restricted the ability of Palestinian news outlets to reach an audience” since Israel’s genocide began in October 2023. ― BBC Arabic, BBC World Service, and BBC Monitoring, December 2024
UN report: Israel has killed 366 UN staff and family
The confidential report is the first to detail the toll faced by the families of UN workers in Gaza RYAN GRIM, DROP SITE, JUL 24, 2024 Israel’s assault on Gaza had killed at least 172 dependents of United Nations staff by the end of June, according to a confidential UN report obtained by Drop Site,…
Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
Protesters held a demonstration inside the Cannon US Capitol office building on Tuesday, one day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address Congress. BY ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press, July 23, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters against the Gaza war staged a sit-in at a congressional office building Tuesday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Jul 24, 2024: #ArrestNetanyahu
30 W Mifflin St, Madison 6:30 PM View this post on Instagram A post shared by CODEPINK Madison (@codepinkmadison)
Jul 23, 2024: Film “Where Olive Trees Weep”
worldbeyondwar.uw Antiwar Film Series Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St, Room 302 Meet at 6:00 pm, film at 6:30 pm, then discussion RSVP if you can to warabolition@gmail.com “Where Olive Trees Weep” (2024) offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma,…
Jul 23, 2024: Press Conference at Tammy Baldwin’s Madison Office
30 W. Mifflin Street, Madison 12:30 pm World Beyond War and other groups will be holding a press conference outside Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s Madison office in opposition to Netanyahu’s planned address to the US congress the following day. The public is invited. Letters have been sent to Sen. Baldwin as well as Rep. Mark Pocan…
Bike ride fundraiser helps raise money for Gaza and refugees
MADISON (WKOW) — Participants pedaled through Madison’s scenic bike paths on Sunday, joining forces to raise money for humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza. The event, featuring an eight-mile route, centered around Tenney Park, where attendees enjoyed refreshments, live music, poetry readings, bike decorating and kite making. “All funds raised, as outlined in our literature, are…
Jul 21, 2024: Ride for Palestine Update
The Ride for Palestine on July 21 was a great success, with about 50 riders and others helping the Madison Team blow past our $3000 goal for a total of over $7,000! A special thanks to our co-sponsors Jewish Voice for Peace-Madison and Palestine Partners. MECA has raised $280,000 of their $300,000 goal for the ride in Berkeley and…
Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
BY MIKE CORDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 19, 2024 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top U.N. court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is “unlawful” and called on it to end and for settlement construction to stop immediately, issuing an unprecedented, sweeping condemnation of Israel’s rule over the lands it captured 57…
Israel Has Lost the Gaza War, and Much Else as Well
Joel Beinin, 7/19/24 Growing numbers of Israeli observers have been saying publicly that Israel cannot win the Gaza war. Their judgment has nothing to do with what a new Human Rights Watch report defines as the war crimes and crimes against humanity that Hamas and its allies committed during their October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.…
Jul 19, 2024: WORT: The Republican National Convention and American wars, especially Gaza
A Public Affair 12 pm – 1 pm 89.9 FM, live online, or in the archives COLEEN ROWLEY is a retired FBI agent and was named one of TIME magazine’s Persons of the Year in 2002. She is a long-time member of Women Against Military Madness and Veterans for Peace and was with a group of peace activists at the Republican National Convention…
Madison joins cities around the world for Ride For Palestine
Annual Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) fundraiser By Rodlyn-mae Banting, Madison 365, Jul 17, 2024 On Sunday, July 21, Madison Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) will be participating in a Ride for Palestine bike fundraiser to raise money for its longtime partner Middle East Children’s Alliance for Peace (MECA). This will be Madison’s first time participating in MECA’s…
The Killing Didn’t Start on October 7
Today marks exactly 10 years since the killing of four Palestinian children from the Bakr family by the Israeli military in Gaza. In marking this somber anniversary, @AlMezanCenter , @AdalahEnglish , and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) highlight the systematic… pic.twitter.com/gmwe5JmyBv — Palestinian Centre for Human Rights – PCHR (@pchrgaza) July 16, 2024
What life is like for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation
Al Jazeera English, Jul 16, 2024 What if every aspect of your life was under someone else’s control? This is the reality for millions of Palestinians who say Israel’s occupation has deprived them of freedom for generations. Since October 7 conditions in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem have significantly worsened with settler attacks…
“We Are Not Numbers” is Back Online
We Are Not Numbers relaunches email newsletter on a weekly basis If you are not yet receiving the newsletter, please use the subscribe button! July 16, 2024 We Are Not Numbers has relaunched its newsletter on a new, weekly schedule, commencing July 16. This follows several months of suspended publication. Distributed via email, the newsletter…
The E.U. sanctioned settlers for ‘human rights abuses against Palestinians’
Ephrat Livni, New York Times, July 16, 2024 A surge in Jewish settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank is raising the ire of some in the international community as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government officially expands its hold on the occupied territory by claiming more land and quietly assists extremists with tacit military support,…
“The Shells Fell Like Rain”
14.07.2024 PCHR’s Field Researcher and Survivor of Attack on UNRWA School Shelters Shares Her Story Zainab Ahmad Mohammad Al-Khaldi, a resident of Al-Sudaniya area in northern Gaza and a volunteer field researcher. On 07 July 2024, as we usual do, we headed to shelters and healthcare facilities such as Al-Maamadani Hospital or Kamal ‘Adwan Hospital…
“There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy.”
— Former President Barack Obama, July 14, 2024
Thousands March in Milwaukee on the Republican Convention!
All Photos: Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement
Justice For Gaza – Tell the FIFA Council to Ban Israel from World Football
The pressure is working — FIFA announced it will make a decision about whether or not to ban Israel by July 20! The FIFA council is deciding right now how to vote, and FIFA’s top bosses hold tremendous sway. If we each send them messages on Instagram and Twitter, they will feel like the whole world…
Israeli Use of Fragmentation Bombs Eviscerating Children’s Bodies
“Restraining Israel in October rather than enabling its operations in Gaza,” said one international policy expert, “could have avoided a lot of dead and mangled children.” JULIA CONLEY, COMMON DREAMS, Jul 11, 2024 Doctors who have had to perform “a constant flow of amputations” on injured children in Gaza said Thursday that the injuries they have witnessed…
At least 90 killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military leader
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that “there is still no absolute certainty” that Mohammed Deif was killed. By Victoria Bisset and Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, July 13, 2024 Israel targeted Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif in a series of strikes in southern Gaza on Saturday, an operation that killed at least 90 people and injured 300 more,…
National Mobilization to Arrest Netanyahu in DC
and petition to boycott Netanyahu’s speech July 24, 2024 US Capitol Building 10 am to 2 pm CT The US Campaign for Palestinian Rights is joining with many other groups and calling for people to come to Washington, DC to protest Israeli Prime Minister and war criminal Netanyahu’s address to Congress. Plans call for surrounding…
Israel’s Crimes in the West Bank, June 2024
Report on Israel’s Crimes and Violations of Palestinians’ Rights in the West Bank in June 2024 During the reporting period, the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) and Israeli settlers continue their violence against Palestinians and their properties in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, amounting to crimes and other violations of international law. These crimes have…
Jul 10, 2024: Call Mayor Johnson on the RNC March Permit
The Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine is encouraging everyone to make a phone call Wednesday, July 10 between 8 am and 5 pm CT to the Milwaukee Mayor’s office asking him to issue the permit for the planned July 15 march on the Republican National Convention. The march has made standing with Palestine one of its central issues. Please…
Gaza Ceasefire Vigil & March on the Republican National Convention
Saturday, July 13 – Vigil for Ceasefire in Gaza at Farmers Market Join us and the Interfaith Peace Working Group as we gather for the third time this summer in an action featuring a display of shoes and a reading of Gazan victims’ names. Please let us know if you’d like to help read names…
‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s free-for-all violence in Gaza
Israeli soldiers describe the near-total absence of firing regulations in the Gaza war, with troops shooting as they please, setting homes ablaze, and leaving corpses on the streets — all with their commanders’ permission. By Oren Ziv, +972 Magazine, July 8, 2024 In partnership with In early June, Al Jazeera aired a series of disturbing videos…
Israeli Newspaper Confirms IDF Employed ‘Hannibal Directive’ on October 7
IDF soldiers were reportedly ordered to “turn the area around the border fence into a killing zone.” JAKE JOHNSON, COMMON DREAMS, Jul 07, 2024 The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Sunday that Israel’s military repeatedly employed a protocol known as the “Hannibal Directive” during the October 7 Hamas-led attack in an attempt to prevent the kidnapping of Israeli…
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 272
Israelis urge Netanyahu to accept U.S. ceasefire deal as Hamas gives its response Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets on the Galilee after Israel’s assassination of one of its senior commanders. BY QASSAM MUADDI, Mondoweiss, JULY 4, 2024 A UN-RUN SCHOOL SHELTERING DISPLACED PEOPLE NEAR NASSER HOSPITAL IN KHAN YOUNIS WAS BOMBED BY ISRAELI WARPLANES ON JULY…
After a ceasefire resolution, the City of Madison played host to some of Israel’s largest weapons suppliers
BY MARIAMA SIDIME ● TONE ● JULY 3, 2024 A recent defense-industry conference at Monona Terrace highlights the gap between local declarations and local action. On June 24, the National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS) and Commercial and Government Responsive Access to Space Technology Exchange (CRASTE) kicked off a joint conference on missile and space technology at Madison’s Monona…
62 DEMOCRATS JOIN 207 REPUBLICANS IN VOTE TO CONCEAL GAZA DEATH TOLL
an amendment blocks the State Department from citing the Gaza Health Ministry’s statistics The Gaza Ministry figures have been cited broadly, including by the U.S. and Israeli governments. Prem Thakker, The Intercept, June 27 2024 THE HOUSE OF Representatives has voted to effectively conceal the death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza. On Thursday, lawmakers voted 269-144 on…
Local Art Auction To Support Humanitarian Aid For Gaza
8 O’CLOCK BUZZ & Nicholas Wootton, WORT, JUNE 24, 2024 WORT 89.9FM Madison · Local Art Auction to Support Humanitarian Aid for Gaza For the past 21 years, the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has sought to foster person-to-person relationships with residents of the southern Palestine city of Rafah. Previous humanitarian projects for the people of Rafah, including water…
Jul 2, 2024: Meet & Greet the Artists of the Silent Art Auction
5:30 – 7 pmJava Cat Coffee House4221 Lien Road Thanks to the amazing generosity of the Java Cat owners there will be a meet & greet event with artists contributing to our Silent Art Auction. Besides seeing the artwork attendees will have a chance to talk with some of the artists and learn more about the work…
Jun 30, 2024: Auction Artists on WORT
5-6 pm, after the news Three of the artists contributing their works to our Silent Art Auction for Gaza relief will be interviewed on WORT Radio’s World View Program. Tune in to 89.9 FM, listen live online, or archived afterwards to hear from artists Matthew Braunginn, Erika Rosales Garcia, and Baz Sundark.
Jun 29, 2024: International Festival
Overture Center201 State Street, Madison10 am – 5 pm Join Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Palestine Partners, and Playgrounds for Palestine to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of our community. Enjoy foods from around the world and browse the stunning arts and crafts — sold here, but with global connections.
Statement from Addameer on torture in Israeli prisons
ADDAMEER Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, 26-06-2024 Over the past decades, Israeli occupation authorities have systematically used torture against prisoners and detainees in their prisons from the very first moments of arrest. Hundreds of prisoners have died in Israeli jails over the years as a result of various forms of torture, without any accountability from…
Java Cat Coffee to host Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Silent Art Auction
By Omar Waheed, Madison365, Jun 27, 2024 Java Cat Coffee’s Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Silent Art Auction will go live on Friday as the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) partners with artists for humanitarian aid in Gaza. MRSCP’s auction “Art For Humanity’s Sake: A Silent Art Auction for Gaza” will start on June 28 and…
Jun 28 – Jul 8, 2024: Silent Art Auction for Gaza Update
The final total raised is over $5000. More than 30 artists contributed 79 beautiful works of art to the auction. And a special shout-out to Java Cat Coffee House which hosted an amazing display of these pieces and a July 2 meet-and-greet with some of the artists. Please patronize Java Cat and consider giving them a good review here. Online bids open…
Monona Terrace Convention faces Palestine protesters
By: Chloe Morrissey, 27 News, Jun 26, 2024 MADISON (WKOW) — Protesters took to the Monona Terrace to protest the National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS), claiming the City of Madison should not host an event like that. The event is a joint symposium with Commercial and Government Responsive Access (CRASTE). Weapons and arms…
Jun 26, 2024: War Profiteers out of Madison!
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Jun 25, 2024: Fitchburg Gaza Ceasefire Resolution Tabled Indefinitely
On June 25 a City Council vote to indefinitely table the ceasefire resolution tied. The Mayor broke the tie by voting to table the resolution. The June 11 resolution has been postponed until June 25. You can Email the Fitchburg Mayor and City Council to support the resolution. Their addresses can also be found at…
Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war
As the Gaza war rages, Israeli funds target US college campuses and push to redefine antisemitism in US law Lee Fang and Jack Poulson, The Guardian, Mon 24 Jun 2024 Last November, just weeks into the war in Gaza, Amichai Chikli, a brash, 42-year-old Likud minister in the Israeli government, was called into the Knesset,…
Jun 24 – 27, 2024: Madison is hosting a conference for genocide profiteers
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Israel Is Officially Annexing the West Bank
A quiet bureaucratic maneuver by Netanyahu’s government has begun transferring control over the occupied territory from military to civilian leadership—violating international law. By Michael Sfard, an Israeli lawyer specializing in international human rights law and international humanitarian law. Foreign Policy, JUNE 8, 2023 On Nov. 22, 1967, the United Nations Security Council debated a resolution that…
Jun 24 – 26, 2024: War profiteers in Madison! They are not welcome!
Week of June 24 Scroll down for: – Monday 6/24 midday vigil – Tuesday 6/25 midday vigil – Wednesday 6/26 community actions – Your message War profiteers, including Lockheed, Boeing, and Northrop Grumman are having a secret symposium in Madison this coming week, June 24th – 27th. It will be hosted…
Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza City
Israeli strikes killed 38 people in four neighborhoods Saturday, the Gaza civil defense force said. The military said it struck Hamas infrastructure in the city. By Victoria Bisset, Mohamad El Chamaa and Lior Soroka, The Washington Post, June 22, 2024 Israeli airstrikes on four neighborhoods in Gaza City killed at least 38 people Saturday, the Gaza civil defense force…
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 258
Threat of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah rises Hassan Nasrallah warned in a televised speech that Hezbollah would “fight without restraints and without limits” in the event of an all-out war. Meanwhile, the first lawyer to visit Gaza detainees in Sde Teiman said they face “unimaginable” abuse. BY QASSAM MUADDI, MONDOWEISS, JUNE 20, 2024 HEZBOLLAH LEADER…
June 20, 2024: Jeff Halper on WORT
Noon – 1 pm Anthropologist, author and anti-occupation activist Jeff Halper will be interviewed by A Public Affair host Allen Ruff about how we can deepen our critical understandings of Israel’s ongoing onslaught on Palestine. Halper insists that what we have been witnessing before and since October 7 can only be understood through “the lens of settler…
