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2017.01.30 Update: No Child Behind Bars: Living Resistance Tour

Monday, January 30Evjue Room, Urban League of Greater Madison2222 South Park Street, Madison [Map]7 –…

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Eleven signs that BDS continues to grow despite Israel’s war of repression

Palestinian BDS National Committee, July 7, 2016

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Israeli Court Rules to Keep Palestinian Clown in Jail Without Trial

Mohammed Abu Saha’s arrest sparked an international campaign by circus performers for his release. Though…

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Ramadan 2016: Israel 'cuts off water supply to West Bank' during Muslim holy month

Peter Yeung, The Independent, 17 June 2016

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#RightToBoycott – resisting Israel’s war of repression against BDS

Palestinian BDS National Committee, Jun 6, 2016

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2016.05.04: An Evening with Jeff Halper

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 7:00 pm DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery 330 N. Orchard…

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Palestinians call for a boycott of Israeli diamonds

Over 50 Palestinian organisations, representing a cross-section of Palestinian civil society, including women’s groups and…

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Madison Area Peace Coalition: Flotilla attack shows need to end Gaza siege

Madison Area Peace Coalition, Cap Times, Jun 13, 2010

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Israel accused of rationing water to Palestinians

Patrick Moser, Agence France Presse, Oct 27, 2009 JERUSALEM (AFP) – Amnesty International on Tuesday…

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Truth and Consequences Under the Israeli Occupation

A Palestinian journalist’s life and work shed light on the violence in Israel’s “dual” society…

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J’accuse: Finkelstein and Dershowitz

It’s a dispute that involves just about every emotive issue you can think of –…

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Giving Chutzpah New Meaning

Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jon Wiener,…

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Board of Regents must support divestment

FAYYAD SBAIHAT, Badger Herald, Mar 3, 2005

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Palestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes

Derek Summerfield, British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004

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US bulldozer firm in Mid-East row

A leading UN official has warned US manufacturer Caterpillar that it may be complicit in…

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Israel’s New Citizenship Law

Jewish Peace News, 10 Aug 2003 [Israel’s new citizenship law, passed recently by a wide…

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