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We consider the State of Israel, established in 1948, to be a continuation of that same colonial enterprise built on racism and the ideology of ethnic or religious superiority. ― Kairos Palestine, A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide, Nov 14, 2025
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…
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…
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…
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…
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: 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…
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…
To the Children of Gaza: “Don’t Be Afraid”
Dahlia Attum, YouTube, Nov 9, 2023
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
2023.11.12: 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…
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.…
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,…
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…
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 —…
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…
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…
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…
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…
