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Leaked data reveals a massive Israeli campaign to remove pro-Palestine posts on Facebook and Instagram. Meta has complied with 94% of Israeli takedown requests since 7th October 2023. ― Drop Site News, April 11, 2025
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, Palestinian workers from Gaza return, recounting torture. BY MONDOWEISS PALESTINE BUREAU NOVEMBER 4, 2023 0 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter PALESTINIAN CHILDREN HOLD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AT AL-SHIFA’…
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 now, more than half of the homes in Gaza have been damaged by Israel’s attacks. These families lost everything that they worked their fingers to the bone to build. They…
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 Abraham, +972 Magazine, October 30, 2023 Palestinians inspect their home after an Israeli airstrike, in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, October 29, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)…
Nevine El Nossery, Madison365, Nov 2, 2023 A pro-Palestinian sign at a recent protest of the current crisis in Gaza at UW-Madison (Photo by Omar Waheed.) This editorial reflects the views of its author, and not necessarily those of Madison365, its staff, funders or board of directors. To my cherished white liberal friends…
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 Nour and Lamees Altalebi BBC Verify and BBC Arabic, October 31, 2023 Since the Israeli military issued the first of several instructions for civilians to evacuate north Gaza, hundreds…
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 to a pickup truck after deciding they have lost the fight to remain on their land. Photograph: Bethan McKernan/The Guardian Bethan McKernan, The Guardian, 31 Oct 2023 Masafer Yatta,…
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 unit of ‘hilltop youth’ and settlers. The army has removed the commanding officer of the unit and opened an investigation From left: Majd, Mohammad Khaled and Abu Hassan, cuffed and…
‘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 the explosion in violence. Israel has revoked their work permits, and their families fear they may be imprisoned — or worse. Israeli forces make arrests during a demonstration against Israel’s…
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 detained by Israeli forces in the illegally occupied West Bank. (Photo: Breaking the Silence/X) “It’s no surprise… that the same government that tortured Iraqis in Abu Ghraib is funding…
UW South Partnership Building 2238 South Park Street 10 am – 12 pm Goals of this event: Uplift voices of multigenerational Palestinian women, center and share their experiences Strengthen connections between women in the Madison Area Build bridges cross-culturally, deepen empathy and understanding of Palestinian resistance Understand ways to support Palestinians, in Madison and in…
More information Buses are leaving Friday, Nov. 3 from Chicago.
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 new brand Warda Bayda (White Flower in Arabic) on Gallery Night. This brand represents a new beginning for them as refugees who have resettled in Madison. You will quickly fall…
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 is a researcher, analyst, and commentator specializing in Palestinian affairs, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the contemporary Middle East. He is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya and Contributing Editor of Middle East Report.…
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 5 – 6 pm Sponsored by World Beyond War Madison Each day a vigil will be held at Schenk’s Corners — Atwood Ave. & Winnebago St. — to demand an immediate ceasefire, a stop to all military supply & support for the Israeli government, and immediate and unlimited delivery of…
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 EDITORS OCTOBER 30, 2023 Share on Facebook | Share on Twitter PALESTINIANS BURY THE ABU DAN FAMILY IN A MASS GRAVE ON DEIR AL-BALAH, CENTRAL GAZA STRIP, OCTOBER 23, 2023.…
Gareth Porter, Consortium News, October 29, 2023 Gaza’s utter devastation and masses of civilians facing death from bombardment and deliberate starvation already presents the world with a spectacle of mass murder of unspeakable proportions, writes Gareth Porter. Palestinians in the ruins after an Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza strip on Oct.…
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 mom. Rola last visited with her in Alexandria, Egypt, years ago. Three Franklin families closely follow a chat on social media that connects members of the Sakalla family scattered from…
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 camp. October 31, 2023. Some basic facts Dear friends, I’m writing to you again on the twenty-fifth day of Israel’s war on the people of Gaza since October 7th,…
SCOTT GORDON ● TONE ● OCTOBER 31, 2023 Fawzy Taylor drew on a vast network of artists and writers for the fundraiser. As Israel began to carpet-bomb the densely populated Gaza Strip in early October, indiscriminately killing thousands of Palestinian civilians with the full support of the United States government, organizers got to work channeling…
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. The South Hebron Hills B’Tselem, 29 October 2023 Share: Facebook | Twitter | WhatsApp We, the undersigned human rights and civil society NGOs in Israel, call on the international community…
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 Israel, the United Nations said. Damaged properties last week at the West Bank village of Wadi al-Siq. Representatives of a community of 200 Bedouin herders living there said that Jewish…
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 Senate hearing on $105 billion of weapons and border militarization. Ask that they: • Oppose further military aid to Israel, which is using US weapons to massacre civilians.…
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 to stifle discourse about Israeli policy and Palestinian rights. They have done so because for the past three decades there has been an erosion of support for Israel, coupled with…
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 Guardian, 30 Oct 2023 Civil rights groups in the US have warned of a “wave of McCarthyite backlash” against criticism of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza after Americans expressing support for…
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 On 28 October, Israeli authorities issued a new evacuation order for Palestinians in northern Gaza. In the early afternoon, the Israeli army spokesperson instructed “all residents of northern Gaza and…
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 and telecommunications infrastructure as it continues to pummel the strip at unprecedented levels amid widespread international condemnation. MONDOWEISS PALESTINE BUREAU, OCTOBER 28, 2023 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter…
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 in the capital. Read more: https://t.co/8p1wgzvy5h pic.twitter.com/QnqVQseRKm — Sky News (@SkyNews) October 28, 2023
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 of the night was “Not in our name; not on our dime!” INDYPENDENT STAFF, Oct 28, 2023 As bombs rain down on the Gaza Strip, a shift in public consciousness…
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 Chris Van Hollen, Marsha Blackburn, Jacky Rosen, James Lankford, and Josh Hawley. While we unequivocally condemn all forms of hatred, including antisemitism, the language and framing of these resolutions present…
The people of Palestine need you like never before. This genocidal attack is reaching a new phase. We need you to act now to stop the genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza. As Israeli bombs hit Gaza from the land, sea, and air, 2.3 million people are now are completely cut off from the…
Ahmed came to Madison and spoke at First Unitarian and on WORT Radio. International Solidarity Movement (ISM), October 27, 2023 Ahmed Abu Artema ISM PRESS RELEASE October 27 Our friend, the poet Ahmed Abu Artema, whose social media post inspired the Great March of Return in 2018, has been targeted in an Israeli airstrike that shelled…
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 and Israeli voices of solidarity calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to collective punishment in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The occupation regime does all it…
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 your Friday plans and come demand a ceasefire. The US sends Israel $8 million a day in predominantly military funding, making it our responsibility to say no to the genocide…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by PSL Madison (@pslmadison) More Watch the full 2019 documentary at https://gazafightsforfreedom.com This debut feature film by journalist Abby Martin began while reporting in Palestine, where she was denied entry into Gaza by the Israeli government on the accusation she was a “propagandist.” So Abby connected with…
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 needs of the entire camp. Israel waited to bomb it once all the flour was unloaded. TAREQ S. HAJJAJ, MONDOWEISS, OCTOBER 26, 2023 Share on Facebook | Share on…
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 for a press conference in Tel Aviv, on October 17, 2023, after an overnight meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (JACQUELYN MARTIN, POOL, AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES) In a…
With David Sirota, Naomi Klein & Omar Baddar David Sirota and guests explore the military onslaught and humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip. FRANK CAPPELLO, THE LEVER, OCT 26, 2023 Demonstrators sit inside the Canon House office building during a rally on Capitol Hill, Oct. 18, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) On Wednesday,…
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 by Ceasefire Now #CeasefireNow: Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives We have witnessed…
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 and Cassandra Dixon about the situation right now in Gaza and the West Bank. 89.9 FM or listen live here. Show will also be archived later.
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, created the poster in response to Israel’s attack on Gaza in 2009.
“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 Gaza in the We Are Not Numbers project. CATHERINE BAKER AND ALICE ROTHCHILD, MONDOWEISS,OCTOBER 22, 2023 Share on Facebook | Share on Twitter Gaza-based participants in the 18th…
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 Guterres. The Guardian, October 25, 2023 Israeli media reports that Israel’s ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan said on army radio: Due to his remarks we will refuse to issue…
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 the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the besieged Gaza Strip (Reuters/File) Joe Dyke, Middle East Eye, 15 October 2020 Israel has stopped granting any visas to employees…
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’ Times of Israel and AFP, October 24, 2023 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, October 24, 2023. (Seth Wenig/AP) Israeli…
Wisconsin Muslim Journal | Oct 24, 2023 Photos by Kamal Shkoukani Thousands marched in solidarity for Palestinian freedom in downtown Milwaukee, demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza. The newly formed Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (WCJP) marched in protest on Sunday Oct 22 demanding peace and justice regarding Israel’s war on Gaza…
Oct 24, 2023 | BY: Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch One of the bakeries that was bombed in Nuseirat Refugee Camp Due to the lack of electricity & internet, MECA staff member Wafaa El-Derawi is not able to write regular blogs from Gaza. Instead we share this update written after a phone call with Wafaa sharing…