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Aug 24, 2026

Noura Erakat: West Bank Annexation Is Logical End to Israel’s Apartheid Policy
Democracy Now!, SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 GUESTS Noura Erakat Palestinian human rights attorney and an assistant…
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Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr: Congress needs to stand against Israeli travel bans
TSELA BARR AND BARB OLSON, The Cap Times, August 23, 2019
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What Is Israel Trying to Hide?
Reps. Tlaib & Omar Blocked from Taking Official Trip to West Bank Democracy Now! August 16,…
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Meet Rashida Tlaib’s grandma: ‘Who wouldn’t be proud of a granddaughter like that?’
Rep. Tlaib’s grandmother says the family had already prepared a lamb Muftiyah Tlaib, the grandmother…
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Israel Denies Entry to Omar and Tlaib After Trump’s Call to Block Them
Isabel Kershner, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Peter Baker, New York Times, Aug. 15, 2019 JERUSALEM…
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Why Americans Should Support BDS
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Israeli house demolitions are the true crime — not BDS
Mohamed Mohamed, Mondoweiss, July 26, 2019
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Two Congressional Resolutions That Won’t Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Dr. James J. Zogby, July 13, 2019 In the coming week, the House Committee on…
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Democratic candidates on Israel/Palestine – a guide
If Americans Knew, June 26, 2019
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Rise against Racism! #CounterCUFI
Friends of Sabeel – North America (FOSNA), May 24, 2019 For too long, Palestinians have…
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Landmark Ruling Strikes Down Ban of Israel Boycott
Arsalan Bukhari, Informed Comment, 04/26/2019
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The Director of Human Rights Watch in Israel Is Being Deported
Ilan Ben Zion, Time Magazine, April 17, 2019 (JERUSALEM) — An Israeli court on Tuesday…
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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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How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
Nathan Thrall, New York Times, March 28, 2019
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2019.03.27: Book talk: Boycott! The Academy and Justice for Palestine
The Palestine Center Washington, DC 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT Livestream Online Videos &…
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A Teenage War Resister in Israel
An Antiwar Story from the Embattled Middle East He is a rarity in his own…
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2019.04.19: Palestinian Culture Night: Existence is Resistance
UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine‎ Memorial Union UW-Madison 800 Langdon St 7:00 PM –…
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This Is How AIPAC Really Works
An AIPAC and Capitol Hill veteran explains the lobby’s tactics of reward and retribution. M.J.…
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Honor Dr. Angela Davis
This February, join USCPR and the Dream Defenders by showing solidarity with all the radical…
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ADC Stands With Congresswoman Ilhan Omar!
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), February 12, 2019 The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) unequivocally condemns all…
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