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Unequal treatment under Israeli law applies to over 1.7 million Israeli citizens, more than 21% of the population. By comparison, African Americans are 13% of the U.S. population. ― Second Class Citizens, 2016
UNICEF Warns Area Israel Pushing Rafah Residents to Is ‘Not Safe’
“It is a narrow strip of beach on the coast that lacks the basic infrastructure—like toilets and running water—needed to sustain the population,” said the…
ADC: Demand Biden, World Leaders Stop Israel Invasion of Rafah
Washington, DC | adc.org | May 11, 2024 – The ongoing genocide and invasion of Rafah has placed the lives of millions of Palestinians at risk. The…
2024.05.11: SJP UW-Madison Saturday Schedule
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UW-Madison grads take to Bascom Hill before graduation in support of Palestine
Spectrum News 1, May 9, 2024
Students for Justice in Palestine Reaches Agreement with UW Administration
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‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 216
Israel continues to close Rafah crossing as Biden threatens to halt arms shipments Ceasefire talks are “paused” as delegations leave Cairo. Sources say Israel wants…
UW-Madison encampment to clear after agreement reached, officials report
By Juliana Tornabene, WMTV15 News Published: May. 10, 2024 at 2:22 PM CDT|Updated: 4:32 PM CDT MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Protesters will clear out the encampment on the…
UW-Madison announces agreement with student protesters to end Library Mall encampment
Kyle Jones, Channel 3000, May 10, 2024 MADISON, Wis. — After over a week of protests, the encampment on Library Mall is set to come…
U of Chicago protesters respond to campus police tearing down encampment
FOX 32 Chicago, May 7, 2024 Demonstrators at the University of Chicago were given a final notice to leave their encampment on campus which was…
Campus in Crisis
Jewish Currents, May 3, 2024 Eli Valley is a Jewish Currents contributing writer. His comics collection Diaspora Boy: Comics on Crisis in America and Israel is available from OR Books.…
24.05.10: SJP UW-Madison Friday Schedule
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2024.05.12: Read Palestine! Sitti’s Bird
Kismet Books, 101 N. Main St, Verona, WI, 608.845.2500 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
2024.05.11: CODEPINK Madison Meeting
View this post on Instagram A post shared by CODEPINK Madison (@codepinkmadison) EVENT RSVP: https://www.codepink.org/madison511 CONTACT: danaka · danaka@codepink.org
UW-Milwaukee Encampment Supported by Anti-Zionist — Not Antisemitic — Jewish Students And Professors
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 7, 2024
24.05.09: SJP UW-Madison Thursday Schedule
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24.05.08: SJP UW-Madison Wednesday Schedule
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2024.05.10: Liberation Shabbat
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Rafah Invasion Calls
RAFAH INVASION Israel has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and intensified its bombardment of Rafah, including destroying and seizing the Rafah crossing and further blocking aid as full-blown famine spreads in…
Rafah Invasion Calls, Supporting Students, and Madison City Council Resolution
RAFAH INVASION Israel has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and intensified its bombardment of Rafah, including destroying and seizing the Rafah crossing and further blocking aid as full-blown famine spreads in…
24.05.07: SJP UW-Madison Tuesday Schedule
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Israel seizes Rafah crossing, cuts off aid route
By Mersiha Gadzo, Al Jazeera, 7 May 2024
UW Faculty & Staff Join Calls for Divestment
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URGENT: Tell your senators to vote against speech-chilling legislation
Should college students who compare Israeli government policy with that of the Nazis be investigated by their school? Politicians love to say they love free speech.…
I Oppose Israel’s Atrocities In Gaza Because I’m Not A Psychopath
I don’t oppose the butchery in Gaza because I love Hamas or hate Jews or love Islam or hate America. I don’t oppose the butchery…
Israel orders 100,000 civilians to leave Rafah, says it will operate with ‘extreme force’
Washington Post, May 6, 2024 at 11:58 a.m. EDT Israel’s military on Monday ordered about 100,000 civilians in parts of Rafah to evacuate “immediately” to a humanitarian…
Israel strikes Gaza city of Rafah after evacuation order
By Mohammed Salem and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters May 6, 2024 RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 6 (Reuters) – Israel’s military carried out airstrikes in Rafah on Monday, residents said,…
Scoop: U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel
Barak Ravid, Axios, May 5, 2024 The Biden administration last week put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel, two Israeli officials told…
Do Palestinians Have Human Rights?
Hamdan Huraini, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, MAY 5, 2024 How do we define human rights? Does a Palestinian have the right to live or not?…
UN Food Chief Says Northern Gaza Suffering
“And it’s moving its way south,” she warned. BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, MAY 04, 2024 United Nations World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain said…
24.05.06: SJP UW-Madison Monday Schedule
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24.05.05: SJP UW-Madison Sunday Schedule
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The Army Has a New Strategy
Awdah Hathaleen, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, MAY 4 The occupation army has a new strategy: closing the roads that connect all of the villages and…
Tell Congress To Vote No on Four Anti-Palestine Bills
Washington, DC | www.adc.org | May 4, 2024 – Pro-Palestine protests are continuing to grow, and that is making lawmakers nervous. Over the last month, the unhinged…
The lessons from colleges that didn’t call the police
Deescalating conflict around protests was possible, but many colleges turned to law enforcement instead. By Abdallah Fayyad | abdallah.fayyad@vox.com , Vox, May 3, 2024 Abdallah Fayyad is a…
24.05.04: SJP UW-Madison Saturday Schedule
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Israeli Military Escalates Bombing of Civilian Homes in #Rafah Amid Threats of Ground Invasion
Israeli Military Escalates Bombing of Civilian Homes in #Rafah Amid Threats of Ground Invasion Amid ongoing threats of a large-scale ground military assault on Rafah,…
The police brought violence to UW-Madison’s Gaza encampment
BY SCOTT GORDON ● POLITICS ● MAY 1, 2024 Wednesday morning’s crackdown included brutal attacks on protestors, arrests without charges, and a dubious narrative. Perhaps it was an example of progressive…
2024.05.04: Challenging Christian Silence Regarding the Gaza Genocide
The Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (PCAP), Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) and a broad coalition of Christian Voices for Palestine invite you to…
Letter from Jewish faculty, staff, and students at UW-Madison in support of protestors
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2024.05.03: SJP UW-Madison Friday Encampment Schedule
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Prominent Palestinian doctor tortured and killed in Israeli detention
Adnan al-Bursh was a Palestinian surgeon and the head of orthopaedic medicine at al-Shifa hospital By MEE staff, Middle East Eye, 2 May 2024 Adnan al-Bursh,…
Dane Co. supervisors ask sheriff not to use county resources to break up UW encampments
MADISON, Wis. — A group of Dane County Board Supervisors sent an open letter to Sheriff Kalvin Barrett on Thursday, asking him to not use…
United Methodist Church votes to divest from Israel bonds
In the first such divestment action by a major Christian denomination, the General Conference of The United Methodist Church has voted to divest from Israel…
2024.05.02: SJP UW-Madison Thursday Encampment Schedule
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Some Encampments are More Equal than Others
Badger fans camp outside Kohl Center ahead of game This article is from February 4, 2024 MADISON (WKOW) — Badger fans bundled up and set…
Police Invade “Liberated Zone,” Leading To Injuries And Arrests
MAY 1, 2024 BY CHALI PITTMAN AND FAYE PARKS WORT 89.9FM Madison · Police Invade "Liberated Zone," Leading to Injuries and Arrests Officers from a variety of state and…
Post-arrest Interview of Professor Samer Alatout
@thecakelin Replying to @thecakelin "I mean they have to face the fucking responsibility of what they did" – Professor Samer Alatout (sameralatout on Twitter) #uwmadison…
ADC: Congress Passes Dangerous Bill to Silence Criticism of Israel
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | May 1, 2024 — In response to the student-led, pro-Palestinian movement, the US House of Representatives today passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act,…
2024.05.01: Rally & Calls to Support the UW-Madison Palestine Protest
RALLY 5 PM TODAY AT UW LIBRARY MALL PHONE CALLS NEEDED FOR THE ARRESTED PROTESTERS Organizers are calling on everyone to rally on Library Mall…
SJP UW-Madison Encampment Returns
They’re baaaack
Older Generation Weighs in on UW Madison Student Protest
By Marcus Aarsvold Published: Apr. 30, 2024 at 6:41 PM CDT|Updated: 17 hours ago MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – As a ‘Free Palestine’ protest continues on UW…
UW-Madison Professor Arrested
UW Madison Professor Samer Alatout asked police to leave students at the encampment alone this morning. This is what the police did to him. Professor…
LIVE UPDATES: Law enforcement officers, protesters clash
Maggie Degnan, Channel 3000, May 1, 2024 Protestors Taken Away in Handcuffs MADISON, Wis. — Police removed nearly all of the tents from Library Mall…
Phone calls needed to support UW-Madison students protesting the Gaza war
Yesterday hundreds of students and faculty at UW Madison and UW-Milwaukee joined the growing campus protests around the US. against the slaughter in Gaza. (Directory…
The Israel-US game plan for Gaza is staring us in the face
Jonathan K. Cook, 30 April 2024 The western media is pretending the West’s efforts to secure a ceasefire are serious. But a different script has…
2024.05.01: Pizza & Music for Gaza
Giant Jones Brewing Co.913 E Main St, MadisonEnter on Brearly5-9 PM
Stop the Rafah massacre, join an encampment
Good Shepherd CollectiveBeit Sahour, Palestine GSC Update This map shows a small snapshot of the US-based encampments. With such a large distribution of encampments, its…
Pocan Seeks to Show Biden Liberal Dismay on Gaza
The progressive Democrat from a rural, mostly white Wisconsin district is highlighting that it is not just young people of color who are concerned about…
Under Israeli Pressure, Guinea Bissau Withdraws Flotilla Flags
💚🖤💔Hello all, I am heartbroken to pass on the news that our Flotilla will be unable to sail for Gaza at this time due to…
A Room of One’s Own has . . .
. . . books, by, about, and for Palestine! Kid’s books, cookbooks, fiction, poetry, photography, memoir, theory & non-fiction!
2024.04.30: Collapse of the Gaza Health Care System
Eyewitness Palestine Free but donations accepted 11 am CT More information and registration
2024.04.29: A Conversation with Naomi Shihab Nye and Heather Raffo
5-6 pm CTJoin ADC for an Arab-American Heritage Month conversation on how our community relates to life’s joy and struggles through language and art. You’ll hear from award-winning…
2024.04.29: Countering the Destructive Consequences of Christian Zionism
April 29, 2024:11:30 am CT More information and registration
2024.04.28: Challenging Empire – Israel, USA & Imperialism
Goodman Community Center Hicks Room 149 Waubesa St, Madison 4-5:30 pm Israel’s genocidal invasion of Gaza has continued for over six months, with full backing…
Israel Marks 200 Days of Genocide with Plans to Destroy Rafah
24، Apr 2024 Tuesday, April 23, 2024, marked the 200th consecutive day of Israel’s large-scale military offensive on the Gaza Strip. Nearly 90 percent of…
2024.04.27: Viroqua Music Benefit for Emergency Gaza Relief
Landmark Center 500 East Jefferson St, Viroqua 6-10 PM
2024.04.26: SJP Palestine Art Build
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Caitlin Johnstone on Gaza
Caitlin Johnstone is an Australian independent journalist.
Israel says it is ‘moving ahead’ with Rafah operation
By Farah Najjar Published On 24 Apr 202424 Apr 2024
Turkiye has not yet given permission to sail
MINA News, 24 April 2024 – 08:28 WIB Istanbul , MINA – The Freedom Flotilla Coalition ( FFC ) was forced to postpone its sailing…
Israeli soldier speaks out on war in Gaza
Channel 4 News, Apr 23, 2024
Will the Freedom Flotilla sail to Gaza?
Türkiye is under significant pressure from the US and Israel to block the flotilla from setting sail and achieving its objective of delivering aid and…
‘Damning’ Independent Probe Finds Israel Has Not Provided Evidence Against UNRWA
The U.S. House on Saturday passed a bill including a prohibition on funding the agency, due to Israel’s unsubstantiated claims that UNRWA employees have terrorism…
‘Obvious Evidence of Genocide’: Mass Grave in Gaza’s Nasser Hospital
Palestinian rescue workers said they found hundreds of bodies, some with their hands bound and others with their skin, organs, or heads removed. OLIVIA ROSANE,…
UN experts demand safe passage for Freedom Flotilla
Format News and Press Release Posted 26 Apr 2024 Originally published 26 Apr 2024 Origin View original GENEVA (26 April 2024) – UN experts today demanded safe passage…
Mads Gilbert | Don’t Lose Hope
Muslim Central, YouTube, April 22, 2024 Organise. Act. Now! We often feel helpless, so little we can do. But we are the majority, the people…
Google fires 28 over protest of Israel contract
Google fired 28 employees on Wednesday after sit-ins at the company’s offices in protest of its cloud computing contract with the Israeli government. Why it matters: The protests…
‘I can’t find food’: despair in Gaza as children face malnutrition
Majdi Fathi and Monika Čvorak, The Guardian, 15 Apr 2024 According to the World Food Programme, malnutrition among children in Gaza is spreading at a record…
Gaza aid flotilla plans to challenge Israeli blockade
By Kareem Fahim and Beril Eski, The Washington Post April 21, 2024 at 3:00 a.m. EDT ISTANBUL — A flotilla of ships bound for the Gaza Strip is preparing to…
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 196
Israel strikes Iran, Gaza health ministry says Israel destroyed the Strip’s health system Israel targets Iranian bases in Isfahan with drones, while Iranian sources say…
Why Hundreds of People are about to Sail to Gaza
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freedom Flotilla Coalition (@gazafreedomflotilla) Why the Flotilla? A video with Ismail of the Mavi Marmara Association and…
Protect the Freedom Flotilla emergency mission
Washington, DC | www.adc.org | April 19, 2024 – Your help is urgently needed to push Congress to protect brave civilians on the Freedom Flotilla’s nonviolent mission. The Freedom…
2024.04.26: Apartheid Wall Rally
Students for Justice in Palestine — UW-Madison is organizing an Apartheid Wall Rally with details TBA.
2024.04.25: Palestinian Benefit at The Bur Oak
Good people of Madison, are you ready to raise funds for those who are trapped in the devastating conflict in the Middle East? Let’s come…
2024.04.23: Refaat Alareer — The Power of Telling the Story of Gaza
12-1:30 pm CT In December, Palestinian poet and professor Refaat Alareer was killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike in Gaza. In this special event, authors,…
