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Jewish Voice for Peace Delivers Powerful Antiwar Protest at Grand Central Station
Roughly 300 protesters were arrested last night in what organizers called an “emergency sit-in” at Grant Central led by Jewish Voices for Peace. The chant…
Senate suppression of pro-Palestinian voices
Donate Here October 27, 2023 – American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) expresses deep concern over the recent Senate resolutions condemning antisemitism led by U.S. Senators…
MECA: Act now to stop the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
The people of Palestine need you like never before. This genocidal attack is reaching a new phase. We need you to act now to…
Family members of Gazan activist Ahmed Abu Artema killed in Israeli airstrike
Ahmed came to Madison and spoke at First Unitarian and on WORT Radio International Solidarity Movement (ISM), October 27, 2023 Our friend, the poet Ahmed…
2023.10.29: Solidarity Speaks Emergency Webinar
Series by Green Olive Collective 12 Noon Central Join us this Sunday for Solidarity Speaks, a special session of our emergency webinar series highlighting Palestinian…
2023.10.27: Emergency Gaza Protest at the Capitol
Capitol at State Street Israel has announced plans to level Shifa hospital, where thousands of civilians are sheltering with no way to evacuate. PLEASE change…
2023.10.27: Film Gaza Fights For Freedom
A documentary about the historic Great March Of Return protests Trailer Full Documentary Watch the full 2019 documentary at https://gazafightsforfreedom.com This debut feature film by…
They let humanitarian aid in. Then they bombed it.
One of the bakeries that Israel bombed in Nuseirat refugee camp had just received a shipment of flour from UNRWA meant to cover the food…
Report: Blinken Urged Qatar to Censor Al Jazeera on Gaza
The outlet has been a crucial source of on-the-ground reporting from Gaza. Sharon Zhang, TRUTHOUT, October 25, 2023 Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives…
How To Talk About Gaza
With David Sirota, Naomi Klein & Omar Baddar David Sirota and guests explore the military onslaught and humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip. FRANK CAPPELLO,…
#CeasefireNow Petition
Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel Movement: United for human rights in the Israel-Palestine crisis Why this petition matters Started…
2023.10.26: Palestine on WORT Radio
8 – 9 am (8:15 interview start) Tune in to the Eight O’Clock Buzz on WORT when host Tony Castaneda interviews MRSCP members Samir El-Omari…
Stop the Airwar on Gaza
Carlos Latuff (Brazil) The missile targeting the baby carriage suggests the depersonalized warfare on innocents practiced by the Israeli Air Force. Latuff, a political cartoonist,…
Writing while expecting to die
“Can you kindly publish the attached stories if I die?” This is what we have been hearing from the young writers we work with from…
Israel says it has refused visa to UN official to ‘teach them a lesson’
Israel says it has refused a visa to UN humanitarian affairs chief Martin Griffiths as a result of comments at the UN by secretary-general António…
Israel stopped visas for UN human rights workers 3 years ago
OHCHR foreign employees left in limbo amid Israeli crackdown on rights monitors The UN’s OHCHR writes regular reports highlighting alleged Israeli rights abuses in…
Israel demands UN chief resign after he says Hamas attacks ‘did not occur in vacuum’
Israeli envoy slams remarks from Guterres at Security Council as justification for terror, as FM cancels meeting with him; Gantz calls him a ‘terror apologist’…
Photo Essay: Milwaukee Marches for Justice in Palestine
Wisconsin Muslim Journal | Oct 24, 2023 Photos by Kamal Shkoukani Thousands marched in solidarity for Palestinian freedom in downtown Milwaukee, demanding an end to…
Gaza Diaries: Who can live like this? Wafaa’s updates by phone
Oct 24, 2023 | BY: Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch One of the bakeries that was bombed in Nuseirat Refugee Camp Due to the lack of electricity…
The West’s refusal to call for a ceasefire is a green light to Israel’s ethnic cleansing
Western states have provided cover for Israel’s lawless extremism and possible end goal of massive dispossession and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people …
Wisconsin Democrats’ silence on Gaza is predictable and unconscionable
SCOTT GORDON, TONE MADISON, OCTOBER 18, 2023 After condemning the killing of Israeli civilians, Tammy Baldwin and others fail to oppose atrocities against Palestinians. If…
2023.10.23: Gaza Protest Vigil
Monroe St & West Lawn Ave, October 23, 2023
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 17
Deadliest round of Israeli bombardment kills 400 people in a single night In the deadliest night of bombardment since the beginning of the war, Israel…
Worldwide Demonstrations for Palestine
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Statements from WNPJ groups on Palestine/Israel/Hamas
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, October 22, 2023 Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal aera in Gaza City Oct.…
New York: more than 100 arrested after Israel-Hamas war protest blocks traffic
Arrests are the latest this week after mass protests across the country, including at the US Capitol and the White House A crowd of…
About 100,000 turn out in London for pro-Palestine rally
Protesters voice support for Palestinians and demand end to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza Rachel Hall, The Guardian, Sat 21 Oct 2023 About 100,000 demonstrators…
Unconditional humanitarian aid must enter immediately
In sufficient quantity, and distributed equitably to all civilians across Gaza Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, 21 October 2023 Open letter from…
‘A double standard’: mainstream media’s coverage
Historian Zachary Foster on mainstream media’s coverage of Israel-Palestine Middle East Eye, YouTube, Oct 21, 2023 More videos from Middle East Eye
Heather Cox Richardson on Gaza Developments
Letters from an American October 21, 2023 HEATHER COX RICHARDSON OCT 22, 2023 Today, a convoy of 20 trucks crossed into Gaza from Egypt…
2023.10.24-26 Update: Madison World Beyond War Vigils
Schenk’s Corners Atwood and Winnebago, Madison 5:00 -6:00 pm Madison for World Beyond War continues the vigils against the violence in Gaza. Of the US…
2023.10.24: Lecture on the History of Israel and Gaza
Professor Alatout is on the faculty of the UW-Madison Department of Community & Environmental Sociology. His work is in international water policy, development, environment, and…
2023.10.23: Gaza Protest Vigil near Trader Joe’s
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Palestine Partners and Madison Jewish Voice for Peace invite you to join us at a protest vigil for Gaza in the…
2023.10.22: Palestine Speaks Webinar
Join us this Sunday for the second webinar of Palestine Speaks, an emergency webinar series giving people around the world a forum to hear directly…
“We Had Dreams” by Visualizing Palestine
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Scholar Warns Biden’s “Israel-First Approach” Will Have Lasting Consequences
It’s as if his lines are scripted by the Israeli Defense Ministry, says Palestinian American historian Rashid Khalidi. Amy Goodman, DEMOCRACY NOW! October 18, 2023…
Foregrounding the political and decolonization after October 7
JEFF HALPER, MONDOWEISS, OCTOBER 20, 2023
Podcast with Jeff Halper & Huwaida Arraf censored
J.G. Michael, Producer and Host of Parallax Views, reports that his recent podcast with Jeff & Huwaida has been flagged as “spam” and “hatespeech” on FaceBook. …
Rafah crossing opens to 20 aid trucks amid Israeli siege
Al Jazeera, 21 Oct 2023
‘The most successful land-grab strategy since 1967’
Settlers push Bedouins off West Bank territory Herders report violence driving them from their homes in accelerating, aggressive and highly effective campaign Emma Graham-Harrison and…
Gaza Warning on Schools from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
A leaflet lies on the ground dropped by Israeli army planes above Gaza City, asking them to flee to the south of the Strip immediately,…
Palestine Red Crescent Society Urgent Appeal for Al-Quds Hospital
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New Wisconsin coalition of pro-Palestinian groups responds to Israel-Hamas war
THE MORNING SHOW Thursday, October 19, 2023, 8:00am By Joel Patenaude On Oct. 7, Hamas militants killed more than 1,400 people inside Israel and took…
Madison women concerned for friends living in the West Bank
Cody Taylor, Spectrum News, Oct. 20, 2023 MADISON, Wis. — Cassandra Dixon is a Madison resident who has been traveling to the Palestine territories for…
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2023.10.21: Film Israelism Online
Rochester Witness Palestine Film Festival Israelism (2023) Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 3:00 pm ET/2:00 CTOnline only REGISTER Co-writers/directors: Erin Axelman and Sam EilertsenRun Time:…
Gaza Is a Prison Under Siege. This Is My Letter to the World Outside.
Ahmed Abu Artema, a founder of the Great March of Return, on facing Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza. Ahmed Abu Artema, Truthout, October 15, 2023…
Updates from al Khalil/Hebron
CPT Palestine, October 19, 2023 Since 7 October, our lives have been profoundly disrupted—our daily routines upended, and our sense of safety shattered. We find…
2023.10.20: Palestine Protest at Wisconsin State Capitol
The Madison Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine is sponsoring another rally in support of Palestine at 5 pm on Friday, Oct. 20 at…
Hilton Hotel Capitulates to Hate, Cancels Palestinian Voices
Houston, TX | www.uscpr.org | October 18, 2023 – Yesterday, the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel, capitulating to external pressure from hate groups, unilaterally canceled…
No More Deaths, in Gaza or Arizona
Español abajo This week we have seen the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip escalate to a boiling point, as Israel continues to massacre…
Jewish extremists plan to “lynch” Palestinians in chat apps
Tamara Nassar, The Electronic Intifada, 18 October 2023
2023.10.20: Mobilize to Demand a Ceasefire Now in Gaza
Join us on October 20th in Washington D.C. to march, mourn, and mobilize to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. We are everyday people of conscience,…
2023.10.18: World Beyond War Protest
Today, Wednesday 10/18, between 4:30 and 5:30pm, several of us will be at the intersection of Winnebago and Atwood Streets. We’ll stand there to be…
The facts of the al-Ahli Arab Hospital Bombing
A critical update: Al Ahli Hospital received Israeli orders to evacuate before it was struck on October 17. Al Ahli Hospital had been hit previously…
‘Every western politician has the blood of these children on their hands’
Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, calls the deadly attack on al-Ahli al-Arab Hospital in Gaza a ‘war crime’ that the world saw…
Sign at Students for Justice in Palestine Gaza Vigil
UW-Madison Library Mall, October 17, 2023
ADC Statement on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital Massacre
Washington, DC | www.adc.org | October 17, 2023 – The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is outraged and horrified at Israel’s targeted bombing of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital…
Hamas Health Ministry Reports 500 Killed in al-Ahli Hospital Strike
Palestinians evacuate wounded from a building destroyed in Israeli bombardment in Rafah refugee camp in Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)…
Dr. Gabor Maté Speaks Out on Israel and Palestine
Recorded in 2021. Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Hungarian-Canadian physician and author. He has a background in family practice and a…
A Textbook Case of Genocide
Raz Segal, Jewish Currents, October 13, 2023
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 11
LEILA WARAH AND MONDOWEISS EDITORS, OCTOBER 17, 2023
2023.10.18: Webinar: International Law and War in Palestine/Israel
Arab Center Washington DC National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045 Wednesday October 18, 2023 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT Register…
2023.10.17: Students for Justice in Palestine Gaza Vigil
Instagram The Madison Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine is holding a lighted vigil tomorrow evening, Tuesday October 17 at 5 pm in Alumni…
Here or there, our blood will plant olive trees
Earth Presses Against Us By Mahmoud Darwish Earth is pressing against us, trapping us in the final passage. To pass through, we pull off our…
Anti-Arab Hate Rhetoric Leads to Murder of 6-year-old Chicago Boy
October 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. | October 16, 2023 – The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) sends its deepest and heartfelt condolences to the family of…
American Jews and allies block all 12 entrances to the White House
American Jews and allies have blocked all entrances to the White House. Police have started making arrests. We are throwing ourselves onto the cogs of…
All eyes on Gaza. We can’t look away now.
October 16, 2023 For the past week, the Israeli military has been making good on its promise to “open the gates of hell” on the…
2023.10.16: Arab Women’s Revolutionary Art
Monday, October 16, 12 noon – 1:05 pm Arab Women’s Revolutionary Art: Between Singularities and Multitudes Ingraham 206, UW-Madison Profesor Nevine El Nossery will discuss…
2023.10.15: People gather at Madison’s Tenney Park in support of Palestine
KWCH 12, Wichita, KS, October 16, 2023 Those in support of Palestine packed Tenney Park’s shelter Sunday to mourn the loss of life, donate to…
2023.10.15: Palestine olive oil harvest celebration transforms into a demonstration of solidarity
Zach Orlowsky, WKOW 27, Oct 16, 2023
2023.10.15: People gather at Madison’s Tenney Park in support of Palestine
Shaina Nijhawan, WMTV 15, Oct. 16, 2023
2023.10.15: Spectrum News: Madison’s Olive Harvest filled with somber celebrations
RHONDA FOXX, SPECTRUM NEWS 1, OCT. 16, 2023
2023.10.15: Madison Celebrates Palestine and the Olive Harvest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 16, 2023 We will be covering the situation in Gaza, and also how areas of the West Bank are…
A message from Gaza: We need huge protests to stop this genocide
Ahmed Abu Artema, The Electronic Intifada, 14 October 2023
Events in South Hebron Since the Outbreak of the War
Good Shepherd Collective October 14, 2023 At the request of supporters from abroad, we applied to friends of us, residents of south Mt. Hebron, and…
Settlers go on killing spree in West Bank
Tamara Nassar, THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA, 13 October 2023
Genocide, ethnic cleansing, and another Nakba in Palestine
The Wire, Jewish Voice for Peace, Oct 13, 2023
Noura Erakat: Western Leaders & Media Are Justifying Israel’s “Genocidal Campaign”
Noura Erakat, Democracy Now!, Oct 13, 2023
Stop the Gaza Genocide: Call Congress
This is genocide. Over 2 million Palestinian people trapped in Gaza are living through genocide in real time, as Israel bombs, starves, and displaces…
Days 5-6: Following Genocidal Statements, Israel Escalates Attacks on Gaza’s Civilians
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 12 October 2023
Veterans For Peace Statement on Hamas-Israel
Veterans For Peace, October 12, 2023
Human Rights Watch Confirms White Phosphorus Used in Gaza
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, OCT 12, 2023
Bernie Sanders Statement on Continuing Violence in Israel and Gaza
October 11, 2023 WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday issued the following statement on the continuing violence in Israel and Gaza…
Emergency Fund to Protect Palestinian and Arab Students on College Campuses
In the past several days, ADC has received an endless barrage of complaints and cases from students across college campuses in the United States…
What More Must the Children of Gaza Suffer?
(Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times) Fadi Abu Shammalah, The New York Times, October 12, 2023 Mr. Abu Shammalah, Just Vision’s outreach associate…
Days 4-5: Israel destroys entire residential neighborhoods and intensifies mass killings in Gaza
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), 11 October 2023
ILAN PAPPE: My Israeli Friends, This is Why I Support Palestinians
ILAN PAPPE, The Palestine Chronicle, October 10, 2023
Jewish Voice for Peace calls on all people of conscience to stop the imminent genocide
Jewish Voice for Peace The Wire, October 11, 2023 The Israeli government has declared a genocidal war on the people of Gaza. As an…
Anniversary of the Alex Odeh Assassination
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | October 11, 2023 – Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and all Arab Americans once again commemorate a somber day.…
“We can’t talk about Israel because we are Israel”
From activist and author Winona LaDuke as reported by Mondoweiss 11 years ago “… Euro-Americans in the United States can’t talk about Gaza, because we…
Wisconsin coalition calls for fair representation of Palestinians
Guest, Milwaukee Independent, Oct 11, 2023 A diverse and broad coalition of Wisconsin-based organizations dedicated to peace and social justice recently formed in response to…
