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2023.11.29: Webinar ‘Stopping the Cycle of Violence in the Middle East’
Stopping the Cycle of Violence in the Middle East: A Teach-in for Action Nov 29, 2023 07:30 PM CT In the face of Israel’s…
On Day One of Gaza cease-fire
Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners Former Palestinian prisoners released by the Israeli authorities carry Palestinian and Hamas flags in…
Israeli History Teacher Arrested for Posts Opposing Killing of Palestinians
DEMOCRACY NOW! NOVEMBER 22, 2023 This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. DONATE GUESTS Meir Baruchin history and civics teacher from Jerusalem…
He died bringing you these stories
Avaaz, November 22, 2023 Dear friends, We are grieving — our friend Majd Arendas was killed in an airstrike in Gaza. He wanted to show…
In a Flash, Melissa Joudah Lost 60 Family Members and the Use of Her Legs
Wisconsin Muslim Journal | Nov 21, 2023 | Al Jazeera Melissa, 16 months old, was pulled out of the rubble, completely still and quiet [Atia…
Hunger, disease ‘inevitable’ in Gaza
Israel’s Sustained Bombing Created Massive Disease Risk Overcrowded Shelters, Dirty Water, and Breakdown of Basic Sanitation Yara M. Asi, THE CONVERSATION, 11/22/2023 After more…
Netanyahu is prolonging the war to save his life’s mission
While an endless military operation allows the prime minister to cling to power, it also fulfills a larger ideological goal: preventing Palestinian statehood. Meron Rapoport,…
New Israeli Law on the “Consumption of Terrorist Publications”
7amleh has published a position paper on a new Israeli law “Prohibiting the Consumption of Terrorist Publications.” The paper aims to analyze the Israeli law…
Many West Bank Palestinians Are Being Forced Out of Their Villages. Is My Family Next?
Zuhour Muhammad Awad, the author’s grandmother, walking in the village of Tuba in May 2021. Ms. Awad says she was born in Tuba in 1948.…
Rainwater is the property of Israel
Rainwater is the property of Israel byu/temporary_staying inlostgeneration “Israel even controls the collection of rain water throughout most of the West Bank, and rainwater harvesting…
Worse Than Hell: Dr. Mads Gilbert Decries Israeli Military Raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza
Nov 15, 2023 The Israel military raid on Al-Shifa, the largest hospital in Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians are sheltering, is an “unprecedented attack on…
2023.11.21: Gaza Ceasefire Lights at McKee and Verona Roads
Tuesday, November 21 at 5 pmCorner of McKee Road and Verona Road, Fitchburg Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor now estimates the number of Palestinians killed by…
2023.11.20: Jews for Ceasefire: National Strategy Call with IfNotNow
7 pm CT Join IfNotNow for a national call to hear important announcements about the next phase of our movement. Find out how you can…
Years of mainstream media neglect of Palestinian reality
Truths come as shocks to most Americans Before October 7, the mainstream media mostly ignored news from Palestine. This fact has consequences among the American…
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 42
Communications blackout obscures full picture of Israel’s devastation in Gaza Israel’s purported proof of Hamas command center under al-Shifa hospital is seen as ‘anticlimactic’ as…
US has Provided Over 130 Billion Dollars in Aid & Weapons to Israel since 1948
Thalif Deen, IPS – Inter Press Service, November 17, 2023 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II : a Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter aircraft- (Wikipedia) UNITED NATIONS,…
Israel Blocks Palestinian Americans From Entering From West Bank
The move is an apparent violation of a recent agreement that says citizens from the United States and Israel can travel to the other nation…
2023.11.20: Preserving Palestine Under Settler Colonialism
11 am CT In support of our colleagues in Palestine, in support of the Palestinian people, and in support of justice for all people, Librarians…
2023.11.19: Palestinian-Americans and the Democratic Party
Online Town Hall Sunday Join us Sunday at 4pm ET/1pm PT as we look at the Israel/Gaza crisis through the eyes of two Palestinian American…
2023.11.18: Film From Under the Rubble
Free virtual screening of the documentary by Anne Tsoulis 11 am CT A documentary about the worst Israeli assault on Gaza until now: 2008-09…
2023.11.17: The Genocidal Assault On Palestine
A TRANSNATIONAL FEMINIST CALL TO END COLONIALISM AND WAR FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 17, 2023 – 2:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM CsT / 5:00…
2023.11.17: Palestinian Women on WORT Radio
12 Noon – 1 pm A Public Affair host Esty Dinur will be talking with three local Palestinian women about their families’ stories, what they…
2023.11.17: Webinar ‘Experts on Mental Health, Voices from Gaza’
11 am CT Washington, D.C. | adc.org | November 13, 2023 — The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) invites you to an impactful webinar, Experts on Mental Health:…
2023.11.17: No Profit from Gaza Genocide
Can’t come? Contact The Capital Times and object to their sponsoring this talk. Submit a letter to the Editor, or call them at 608-252-6400. [evp_embed_video…
2023.11.17: Jam the phone lines for Palestine
Dear Friend, The pressure is working. Congress members are inundated with phone calls and emails demanding that they push for a ceasefire—and their offices…
2023.11.17: Gaza CeaseFire Lights at Maple Grove & Mckee
Madison demonstrators call for ceasefire in Gaza Channel 3000, November 15, 2023 A group of demonstrators gathered on Madison’s southwest side Wednesday evening demanding a…
Debunking The Myth That Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitic
This article was first published in 2019 Photo: Gili Getz Peter Beinart, The Forward, February 27, 2019 It’s a bewildering and alarming time to…
The March for Israel Was a Hate Rally
In the incessant calls to keep bombing Gaza, it was a celebration not just of war but of war crimes. DAVE ZIRIN, THE NATION, NOVEMBER…
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES: Palestinians killed in Gaza
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES 6,747 Palestinians killed in Gaza, 7 Oct – 26 Oct 2023
Stream Just Vision Film Library for Free
Just Vision is a non-profit team of filmmakers, journalists, storytellers, and human rights advocates based in Israel-Palestine and the U.S. Founded in 2003, Just Vision…
Biden Approves Israel Arms Deal Despite His Own Security Order
The U.S. is supplying the weapons and munitions for Israel’s pounding of Gaza, despite its new directive banning arms transfers to human rights violators. FREDDY…
To the Children of Gaza: “Don’t Be Afraid”
Dahlia Attum, YouTube, Nov 9, 2023
Fact Sheet: Israel’s History of Spreading Disinformation
October 17, 2023 Israel’s military and government have a long and well-documented history of making false and misleading statements to cover up and deflect…
Nakba 2.0: Israeli Gov’t Minister Describes War on Gaza as another Ethnic Cleansing
JUAN COLE, INFORMED COMMENT, 11/13/2023 Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As Maya Angelou wisely advised, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them…
Gaza Hospitals Fail Under Israeli Bombardment
DEMOCRACY NOW! NOVEMBER 13, 2023 Doctors Without Borders Describes Horrific Conditions This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. DONATE GUESTS Fadel…
Fighting Amalek in Gaza
What Israelis Say and Western Media Ignore Norman Finkelstein, Nov 12, 2023 Written and compiled by Yaniv Cogan and Jamie Stern-Weiner Israel’s allies have claimed…
URGENT: Patients and medical staff trapped in hospitals under fire in Gaza
See latest updates Attacks must stop now. Medicines sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders, November 11, 2023 Share in Facebook | Share in Twitter | Share…
Hundreds of journalists sign letter protesting coverage of Israel
The letter exposes divisions and frustrations within U.S. newsrooms about how they are covering the Gaza conflict. Laura Wagner and Will Sommer, Washington Post, November 9,…
The Israeli public has embraced the Smotrich doctrine
The internalization of the far-right minister’s ‘Decisive Plan’ is evident in the popular support for a new ultimatum for Gaza: emigration or annihilation. Orly Noy,…
Appalling: Columbia University suspends JVP and SJP student chapters
JVP is appalled at Columbia University’s decision to suspend JVP and SJP student chapters for the semester. This is an appalling act of censorship and…
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 35
Tanks besiege Gaza City hospitals as Israel ramps up attacks on medical centers Palestinians seeking refuge in Gaza hospitals fear the worst as Israel drops…
House Votes To Censure 66% Of Americans For Antisemitic Support Of Ceasefire
The Onion, Nov 9, 2023 WASHINGTON—Pushing through the measure in response to recent nationwide opinion polls, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to…
American Postal Workers Union Calls for Gaza Ceasefire
Statement from APWU General Officers on the Conflict in Israel and Palestine November 8, 2023 The American Postal Workers Union is shocked and saddened…
U.S. arms shipment to Israel blocked at Port of Tacoma
Lallan Schoenstein, Struggle ★ La Lucha, November 8, 2023 Protesters shut down the port of Tacoma on Nov. 7 to prevent a new U.S. military…
100+ Congressional Staffers Walkout Demanding Gaza Cease-Fire
More than 100 congressional staffers walked off the job and attended a vigil outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on November 8, 2023 to…
In Gaza, Catastrophic Violence of War and Slow Violence of Oppression Collide
People search through buildings, destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on November 7, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. (Photo by Ahmad…
‘We’re a War Machine as a Nation’
The Truth About American Politics “We prefer war over healthcare. We prefer war over housing. We prefer war over education. We prefer war over the…
Wisconsinites Join D.C. Protest Against U.S. Support for Israel’s War on Gaza
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Nov 7, 2023 Aerial drone photo of the protesters in Washington, D.C. on Nov 4. “We uplifted the demands of…
Norman Finkelstein Responds to Bernie Sanders Opposing Gaza Ceasefire
A Response to Bernie Sanders NORMAN FINKELSTEIN NOV 6, 2023 After seeing Senator Sanders’ appearance on CNN from the morning of November 5, Norman Finkelstein…
Netanyahu abuses Bible to impress US evangelicals
Donald Wagner, The Electronic Intifada, 7 November 2023
U.S. Officials Fear American Guns Ordered by Israel Could Fuel West Bank Violence
Edward Wong and Patrick Kingsley, November 6, 2023 Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (C) inspects M5 automatic assault rifles being handed out to…
“We Need Eyes on Us for Protection”
Unhinged, Murderous Settlers Terrorize Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills As Gaza faces genocide, extremist settlers in the West Bank are running rampant. One Youth…
Keep Calling Government Officials
Re: The War on Gaza and the West Bank First, call Sen. Tammy Baldwin to demand that she support a ceasefire and not send more…
2023.11.15-30: Palestinian Voices Film Program
Transform the World through Arab Films At the Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI) we seek to continually change the narrative, share our stories, and…
2023.11.12: Peace in Ukraine and the link to Palestine
World Beyond War Presents a program on peace in Ukraine, including the link to Palestine The Crossing, 1127 University Avenue, Madison 6-9 pm Panelists: Andrew…
2023.11.09: Shut It Down For Palestine!
Students for Justice in Palestine- UW Madison https://www.instagram.com/sjpuwmadison/p/CzT–apreHT/?hl=en Party for Socialism and Liberation – Madison https://www.facebook.com/PSLMadison/ Madison-Rafah Sister City Project As the known death toll…
2023.11.09: National Power Hour Virtual Phone Zap
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2023.11.08: Free Palestine is a Climate Justice Issue
Dear CJA Members and Allies, Over the past month we have seen the onslaught and escalation against Palestinians in their struggle for land sovereignty, self-determination,…
2023.11.08: Emergency West Bank Online Fundraiser
Join us this Wednesday for our next webinar of Solidarity Speaks, an emergency series giving people around the world a forum to hear directly from Palestinians and…
2023.11.07: CODEPINK Capitol Calling Party
Join CODEPINK Congress as we uplift the voices of Palestinian resistance and expose those who seek to censor them. While the Israel lobby–AIPAC, the ADL,…
2023.11.07: “International Law and Humanitarianism in the Israel/Gaza Conflict”
When Tuesday, November 7, 2023 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Where 7200 – Lubar Commons Event Description Panel discussion on “International Law and Humanitarianism in…
Without Hamas, Gaza Would Still Not Be Free
Jonathan Cook, Consortium News, November 2, 2023 As a classic settler-colonial state, Israel is doing the only thing it knows how to do, writes Jonathan…
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 30: Nearly 10,000 people killed in Gaza
U.S. rejects ceasefire calls, Israel continues ground invasion Hundreds of thousands protested in the Washington D.C. and around the world, calling for a ceasefire. Israel…
Pro-Palestine protests in DC and across the US call for a ceasefire
Zoe Sottile and Abby Bagini, CNN, November 4, 2023 Organizers have said they expect tens of thousands of attendees at Saturday’s demonstration in the…
Thousands Across U.S. Protest Israel’s Retaliation in Gaza
Marches in Washington, New York, Las Vegas and other cities are extending a stretch of loud calls for a cease-fire and lifting of the siege.…
Mazin Qumsiyeh: FAQs on Gaza
Mazin Qumsiyeh is a Palestinian scientist, author, and founder and director of the Palestine Museum of Natural History and the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability at…
BBC: Five new realities after four weeks of Israel-Gaza war
The aftermath of a strike on Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp earlier this week. REUTERS Jeremy Bowen, BBC, 3 Nov 2023 International editor, in southern Israel…
Democratic House member accuses Biden of supporting Palestinian ‘genocide’
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) also said Americans will remember Biden’s actions when he’s up for reelection in 2024 Maegan Vazquez, Washington Post, November 3,…
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 29: Israel hits hospitals, ambulances, and schools across Gaza
Israel targeted an ambulance convoy at al-Shifa hospital, while other schools and hospitals were targeted as Israel doubles down on lifesaving civilian infrastructure. Meanwhile,…
Gaza Diaries: What the news doesn’t talk about
Wafaa El-Derawi, MECA, Nov 02, 2023 I want to tell you what the news doesn’t talk about. 1.4 million people are displaced from their homes…
Expel all Palestinians from Gaza, recommends Israeli gov’t ministry
An Intelligence Ministry document revealed by Local Call and +972 shows how the idea of population transfer to the Sinai is reaching official discussions. Yuval…
OPINION: Israeli–Palestinian conflict not a “two-sides” issue
Nevine El Nossery, Madison365, Nov 2, 2023
Strikes on south Gaza: BBC verifies attacks in areas of ‘safety’
People pick through the rubble in the aftermath of a strike in Khan Younis on the 19 October. GETTY IMAGES Merlyn Thomas, Shereen Sherif, Ahmed…
‘A new Nakba’: settler violence forces Palestinians out of West Bank villages
Communities who have clung on for decades are leaving their homes in the face of rising attrition by Israelis Zanuta residents load their belongings on…
Cigarette Burns, Beatings, Attempted Sexual Assault
Settlers and Soldiers Abused Palestinians A week after being assaulted in Wadi as-Seeq, Palestinians and Israeli activists struggle to recover – and accuse an army…
Thousands of Palestinian Workers Have Gone Missing in Israel
‘We Don’t Know if They Are Dead or Alive’ TAJ ALI, Tribune, Oct 23, 2023 Palestinian day laborers from Gaza are stranded in Israel amid…
West Bank ‘Abu Ghraib 2.0’
IDF Torture Videos Spark Renewed Calls to End US Military Aid to Israel Bound, blindfolded, and stripped Palestinian men sit on the ground after being…
2023.11.05: Voices of Resilience: Experiences of Palestinian Women
UW South Partnership Building 2238 South Park Street 10 am – 12 pm Goals of this event: Uplift voices of multigenerational Palestinian women, center and…
2023.11.04: National March on Washington: Free Palestine
More information Buses are leaving Friday, Nov. 3 from Chicago.
2023.11.03: Warda Bayda at Change Boutique
Change Boutique (1252 Williamson St.) is proud to be hosting local artists Huda Alalawi (From Iraq) and Rukaya Qadour (from Syria) as they debut their…
2023.11.02: Mouin Rabbani on WORT Radio
12 Noon Host Allen Ruff of A Public Affair will interview Palestinian Mouin Rabbani on the current war, live at 89.9 FM or online. Rabbani…
2023.11.01-03: East Side Madison Vigils for Palestine
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 5 – 6 pm Sponsored by World Beyond War Madison Each day a vigil will be held at Schenk’s Corners —…
This is a list of the names of more than 6,000 Palestinians that Israel has killed in Gaza
Here are the names, ages, and ID numbers of more than 6,700 of the Palestinians killed so far in Israel’s assault on Gaza. MONDOWEISS…
The ‘Genocide Moment’
Gareth Porter, Consortium News, October 29, 2023
Franklin Family Loses More Than 50 Relatives In Single Israeli Bombing In Gaza
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Oct 31, 2023 Franklin residents Esam Sakalla and Rola Sakalla-Saleh have always thought of their Aunt Nadia as their second…
The Israeli Genocide of Gaza
A young Palestinian cries, “Oh God!” over the body of a martyr from his family, murdered during the Israeli bombing and massacre of Jabaliya refugee…
Madison organizer and dozens of artists raised $54k for Palestine
SCOTT GORDON ● TONE ● OCTOBER 31, 2023 Fawzy Taylor drew on a vast network of artists and writers for the fundraiser. As Israel began…
Emergency call to stop forcible transfer in the West Bank
Left: Bilal Muhammed Saleh from the village of As-Sawiya south of Nablus, shortly before he was shot to death by settlers in his olive grove.…
Settler Violence Against Palestinians in the West Bank Is Rising
More than 100 Palestinians have been killed, more than 2,000 injured and nearly 1,000 forcibly displaced by Israeli settlers since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on…
National Call-in Day for Palestine
Please call your Senators offices in DC to oppose even more military aid to Israel. This aid will be discussed tomorrow, October 31 in a…
James Zogby: Silencing Debate
October 30, 2023 Dr. James J. Zogby © President Arab American Institute In recent years, US pro-Israel groups have been pursuing a multi-pronged strategy designed…
‘McCarthyite backlash’ to criticism of Israel
Civil rights groups say critics of the Israeli assault on Gaza have lost jobs and students who support Palestine have been blacklisted Chris McGreal, The…
Israel’s Last Evacuation Order Requires Urgent International Intervention
To Protect Gaza’s Civilian Population, Who Have Nowhere Left To Shelter Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 29 October 2023 Date: 29 October 2023…
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 22: Total blackout in Gaza
Israel cuts off all communications, carries out most brutal attacks since Oct. 7 Israel has imposed a total communications blackout on Gaza, hitting cell towers…
Pro-Palestine protest in London
Thousands of people have joined a pro-Palestine protest in London calling for an end to Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Police estimated around 100,000 demonstrators gathered…
