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Israel Is Accused of Torturing a Prisoner Until His Ribs Were Broken

Alex Kane, Vice, October 8, 2019

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Why Americans Should Support BDS

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Apartheid Arms: Why Israel Sells Military Equipment to Human Rights Violators

Mohamed Mohamed, The Palestine Chronicle, May 21, 2019

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I co-founded the BDS movement. Why was I denied entry to the US?

Omar Barghouti, The Guardian, 16 Apr 2019

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2019.03.03: Hashtag to Headlines: How the Gaza Great March of Return Challenged the World

Join us for the 2019 tribute to Rachel Corrie with Ahmed Abu Artema, writer, refugee…

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DESTINATION: OCCUPATION by Amnesty International

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CODEPINK: Bank of NY Mellon — Divest from Elbit Systems

CODEPINK, December 31, 2018 Huge News! Last week HSBC Bank in the UK announced it…

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2018.11.20: Fundraiser: ‘Clean Water for the Children of Gaza’

First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive Madison 7:00 pm Help provide a Maia Project…

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Gaza: Fears of further bloodshed as Israel adopts ‘zero tolerance’ policy

Amnesty International, 19 October 2018

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Israel practices ‘apartheid’ — Representative Betty McCollum

Phil Weiss and Annie Robbins, Mondoweiss, October 2, 2018

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Debunking Four Myths Surrounding the Palestinian Protests

The justifications given for the deaths of Palestinian protesters just don’t add up Khan Yunis,…

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RE/MAX Israel Sells Properties in Illegal Israeli Settlements

CODEPINK, June 16, 2016 This weekend is the Presbyterian Church’s biannual General Assembly. Among the…

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Gaza: Do Palestinian Lives Matter?

Samir El-Omari and Barbara Olson, Madison365, May 11, 2018

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Judith Laitman and Tsela Barr: On Israel’s 70th anniversary, we remember the Nakba

Judith Laitman and Tsela Barr, Jewish Voice for Peace – Madison, The Cap Times, May…

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2018.04.08: Radiance of Resistance, a Tribute to Rachel Corrie

PLUS hummus and tabbouleh; desserts including baklawa; and the ever-popular DOOR PRIZES. Palestinian olive…

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New billboard campaign raises awareness about child prisoners held by Israel

Palestine Advocacy Project, Mondoweiss, March 8, 2018

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Ilan Pappe: No, Israel Is Not a Democracy — And Never Was

Israel is not the only democracy in the Middle East. In fact, it’s not a…

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Palestinian Authority arrests human rights activist Issa Amro

Michael Schaeffer and Omer-Man, +972, September 5, 2017

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