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There is a law in Israel prohibiting anyone from calling for a boycott of Israel, its institutions, or any person because of their affiliation with Israel, including the settlements in the occupied territories. The law was upheld by Israel’s Supreme Court on April 15, 2015. ― Second Class Citizens, 2016
MADISON, Wis. — A group of Dane County Board Supervisors sent an open letter to Sheriff Kalvin Barrett on Thursday, asking him to not use…
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…
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Badger fans camp outside Kohl Center ahead of game This article is from February 4, 2024 MADISON (WKOW) — Badger fans bundled up and set…
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…
@thecakelin Replying to @thecakelin "I mean they have to face the fucking responsibility of what they did" – Professor Samer Alatout (sameralatout on Twitter) #uwmadison…
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,…
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…
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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 Samer Alatout asked police to leave students at the encampment alone this morning. This is what the police did to him. Professor…
Maggie Degnan, Channel 3000, May 1, 2024 Protestors Taken Away in Handcuffs MADISON, Wis. — Police removed nearly all of the tents from Library Mall…
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…
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…
Giant Jones Brewing Co.913 E Main St, MadisonEnter on Brearly5-9 PM
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…
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…
💚🖤💔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…
. . . books, by, about, and for Palestine! Kid’s books, cookbooks, fiction, poetry, photography, memoir, theory & non-fiction!
Eyewitness Palestine Free but donations accepted 11 am CT More information and registration
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…
April 29, 2024:11:30 am CT More information and registration
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…
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…
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By Farah Najjar Published On 24 Apr 202424 Apr 2024
MINA News, 24 April 2024 – 08:28 WIB Istanbul , MINA – The Freedom Flotilla Coalition ( FFC ) was forced to postpone its sailing…
Channel 4 News, Apr 23, 2024
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Students for Justice in Palestine — UW-Madison is organizing an Apartheid Wall Rally with details TBA.
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…
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,…
Peace activists aim to sail through the military blockade of Gaza. BY SAURAV SARKAR APRIL 18, 2024 Hundreds of civilians from more than thirty countries will…
Today the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project delivered postcards written during the recent Rachel Corrie commemoration, along with an event flier, to Senator Tammy Baldwin’s office…
On April 27, members of the U.S. media, celebrities, and politicians will wine and dine with President Biden and members of his administration at the…
#BreakTheSiege and #EndTheBlockade Apr 14, 2024 İSTANBUL Retired U.S. Army Colonel & former U.S. diplomat Ann Wright introduces our upcoming Freedom Flotilla Coalition emergency mission to…
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The images of Palestinian children’s bodies hanging from the sides of bombed buildings or the cries of mothers holding their lifeless babies will never be…
Thank you so much for your support of the Middle East Children’s Alliance. At this devastating time, we want to share an online version of…
12 noon – 1 pm 89.9 FM or listen live online here. Join host Esty Dinur as she talks with Palestinian-American & Freedom Flotilla veteran Huwaida Arraf and…
6:00pm – 7:00pm (CT) CODEPINK is hosting an interest meeting for people in the Madison area who may have been inspired to act by recent events in Palestine…
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham St, Madison 1:30-3:30 pm Free & open to all Donations to Middle East Children’s Alliance welcome Music by Ensemble…
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Apr 9, 2024
Opinion By Peter Maass April 9, 2024 at 5:45 a.m. EDT Palestinians view the damage at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on April 1.…
“It appears to be a collective punishment of all Palestinians in Gaza.” April 8, 2024 Any new assistance for Israel has to have conditions. We…
“I was surprised to see the intensity on the issue of Gaza coming not from a student voice out of Madison, but older voters in…
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Six relentless months of death and destruction A look at the devastating toll Israel’s war on Gaza has taken on the Palestinian people. By Maziar…
JONATHAN OFIR, MONDOWEISS, APRIL 6, 2024
Apr 4, 2024, The Daily 26:15 Kim Severson, a food correspondent for The New York Times: I’m curious how you think about the speed with…
‘UNJUSTIFIABLE’ In a letter to the president, the lawmakers expressed their “outrage regarding the recent Israeli airstrike which killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers”…
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zohar, Freedom Flotilla Coalition, April 4, 2024 Media Release The international Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) will sail in mid April with multiple vessels, carrying 5500…
A statement from Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), our partner in the Grassroots to Gaza Aid Campaign, on the killing of their colleagues from World Central…
– When They’re Not Palestinians The attack that killed seven volunteers from World Central Kitchen is Israel’s latest assault on the humanitarian aid system in…
The U.S. calls on Israel to prevent civilian casualties while continuing to supply weapons for it TESNIM ZEKERIA AND JUDD LEGUM, POPULAR INFORMATION, APR 03,…
David Hearst, Middle East Eye, Mar 20, 2024 David Hearst, editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye, discusses how Israel’s war on Gaza is forcing its Western…
Rodlyn-mae Banting, Madison 365, Apr 6, 2024
April 5th is Palestinian Children’s Day! Bring signs and wear your kuffiyas to commemorate Palestinian children killed by Israel. Call on your representatives to stop…