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Apr 17, 2026
National Nurses United condemns Gaza bombardment
National Nurses United, August 09, 2022 National Nurses United (NNU) mourns the loss of life…
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A Palestinian girl lays roses on the grave of one of the children of Nijim…
Pain and sorrow is an endless story for Gaza
Pain and sorrow is an endless story for Palestinians in Gaza… pic.twitter.com/A7sXc8PHxq — Sarah Hassan…
Take Action Together for Gaza
Jewish Voice for Peace, August 7, 2022 Just over a year since its last horrific…
Gaza Is Palestine
As salaamu alaykum. The Gaza Is Palestine campaign, led by us and Adalah Justice Project,…
Life in Ruins: Gaza One Year On
B’Tselem, 08 May 2022 For 11 days, Israel relentlessly bombarded the Gaza Strip, one of…
2022.04.24 & 26: Virtual Delegations to Gaza
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2022.04.01: March is a month of resilience and bravery for the Palestinian people
As Americans Muslims for Palestine commemorates Land Day on March 30th, we concurrently remember the…
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TAREQ S. HAJJAJ, MONDOWEISS, MARCH 16, 2022
Yemen: ยกPresente!
While the world is focused on the war in Ukraine, another vicious and devastating war…
Tell Congress No on the Israel Ethnic Cleansing Normalization Act
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Raise your voice to tell Congress to vote NO to…
Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians – Amnesty International
Amnesty International, 1 February 2022
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Screening & discussion Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 1:00 PM CST With severe medicine shortages and…
Tell Justin Bieber to Cancel his Performance in Apartheid Israel
Codepink Petition Pop star Justin Bieber is scheduled to perform in Israel on October 13,…
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Dear friends and supporters, We have some major news! Finally, after 10 years, the Israeli…
2021.10.09: Webinar with Filmmaker Fida Qishta
Join the US Boats to Gaza webinar with documentary filmmaker Fida Qishta, who has just…
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The Peoplesโ Inquiry, sponsored by Adalah Justice Project and MPower Change, is an opportunity for…
Egypt Closes Rafah Border Crossing
Egypt should reverse this unproductive & ultimately harmful decision. Isolating Gaza wonโt lead to lasting…
Israeli aircraft strike Hamas sites in Gaza as hostilities escalate
The Guardian, 21 Aug 2021
Ben & Jerryโs: Stop supporting apartheid in Palestine
Ekล, June 28, 2021
Airbnb, Al Jazeera, apartheid, blockade, corporations, Gaza, human rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, La Crosse, land, Madison, media, Middle East, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, petition, Progressives, Rafah, solidarity, take action, terrorism, worldHow a West Bank Trip Turned This Congressman Into One of Israelโs Strongest Critics
Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan tells Haaretz why he welcomes a new Israeli government, even one…
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A ceasefire is a crucial first step to end the current violence. But this didn't…
This Must End
Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei, American Friends Service Committee, May 13, 2021
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Anadolu Agency, May 11, 2021
National Lawyers Guild Urges Biden to Align US Israel-Palestine Policy With International Law
Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams, May 03, 2021
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Deterioration of Living Condition For 4860 Fishermen and Workers in Associated Professions Ref: 45/2021 Date:…
Update: Fresh Food for Families in Rafah
Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Childrenโs Alliance (MECA) Update for Madison Rafah Sister City Project BACKGROUND…
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10:00 am CST How will many Palestinians be spending their Valentineโs Day? For a…
Biden should end support for bombing and starvation of Yemen
People run following an explosion at the airport in Aden, Yemen, shortly after a plane…
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Kathy Kelly, The Progressive, January 19, 2021
allies, American, Arab, arms, Bethlehem, blockade, Donald Trump, donors, healthcare, Houthis, human rights, images, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kathy Kelly, land, Lockheed Martin, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, podcast, prison, Progressives, resources, sanction, Saudi Arabia, solidarity, State Capitol, terrorism, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Nations (UN), United States, vote, war, world, Yemen2020.12.11: MRSCP END OF YEAR APPEAL
As 2020 comes to a close, we are writing to ask for your end-of-year contribution…
Rep. Mark Pocan on Gaza COVID-19 increase
Last month, Gaza experienced an 84% increase in COVID-19 cases. You know what would help…
2020.09.12: UNRWA USAโS Virtual Gaza 5K & Art Auction
Announcing the First-Ever Nationwide Virtual Gaza 5K + Digital Festival Art Auction! Everyone’s mental health…
Children Die in Home Fire During Power Outage
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 85/2020, 02 September 2020
Israel Bans Fuel Entry to Gaza
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 75/2020, 17 August 2020
Letter to Biden (and Trump) Campaigns Regarding Israel and Palestinian Rights
This letter, signed by more than 100 progressive, anti-war, and faith-based U.S. organizations, urges presumptive…
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If Not Now, 4/30/20
Myths about Gaza
4/27/20 Since the Coronavirus crisis began, IfNotNow has focused most of our movementโs resources on…
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Ref: 36/2020 Date: 14 April 2020 Time: 10:00 GMT Second Appeal in COVID-19 Crisis…
2020.04.22: Gaza in Context Webinar
Register for this Webinar Here This webinar is part of a series of virtual events…
Tarek Abuata: Human Rights in Palestine During the Pandemic
Recorded on WORT 89.9 FM A Public Affair with host Esty Dinur: WORT website •…
Coronavirus and Gaza
DONATE! Here are three good options for sending medical relief to Palestine and Gaza: Rebuilding…
2020.03.28: Webinar: Film Gaza Fights For Freedom by Abby Martin
Social Justice Event Collective, March 5, 2020 Please join us for a film webinar on…
Palestinians report 1st cases of coronavirus in Gaza Strip
Workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus, at the main…
Help Palestinians in Gaza survive Coronavirus
If Not Now, March 20,2020 We have an opportunity to save thousands of lives โ…
aid, Amazon, blockade, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, Israel, Israeli, land, media, military, Palestinian, petition, resources, solidarity, take action, world2020.03.29: Cancelled Tribute to Rachel Corrie: Freedom is the Future
This event with Tarek Abuata has been cancelled by coronavirus precautions. You can still listen…
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Hani and his uncle and daughter in front of an UNRWA school in the Gaza…
Strangers in Our Homeland
Aida Touma-Sliman, JewishCurrents, February 6, 2020 LAST WEEK, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu announced a…
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Best Photos of 2019 from MECA We are now more than halfway to providing another…
‘Blinding the truth’: Israeli snipers target Gaza protesters in the eyes
Tareq Hajjaj and Pam Bailey, The New Arab, 20 December, 2019
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Canadian Boat to Gaza, December 20, 2019 Freedom Flotilla sailors and participants are sometimes asked:…
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Dr. James J. Zogby, Arab American Institute, NOVEMBER 23, 2019 After years of investigation and…
Dreams in the Crosshairs
We Are Not Numbers video being shown in Washington, DC When Israeli snipers target people…
2019.10.27: Rep. Pocan emphasizes progressive caucusโs commitment to Palestine
Helena Cobban, Mondoweiss, November 14, 2019
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Mike Merryman-Lotze, American Friends Service Committee, Nov 13, 2019
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Desperate work for desperate people
Amjad Ayman Yaghi, The Electronic Intifada, 15 October 2019
IT’S TIME TO END THE ILLEGAL ISRAELI BLOCKADE OF GAZA
US Boats to Gaza, Nov 3, 2019
Israel pushing Palestinians to leave Gaza
Maureen Clare Murphy, The Electronic Intifada, 19 August 2019
Security forces make deadly use of crowd control weapons in Gaza
BโTselem, 06 August 2019 From the beginning of the Great March of Return protests on…
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BโTselem, 24 July 2019
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66 Civilians Injured by Israeli Forces: 28 Children, 2 Journalists, and 4 Women, Including a…
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Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman, We Are Not Numbers, May 20, 2019 โI want to be one…
Israeli Authorities Arrest Patientโs Husband While Returning to Gaza Strip
Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Ref: 64/2019, April 24, 2019 The Palestinian Center for Human…
Ahmed Abu Artema on the Palestinian Great March of Return
Esty Dinur, The Progressive, April 11, 2019
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Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 50/2019, March 30, 2019
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Palestinian Center for Human Rights, March 28, 2019
2019.03.18: Israeli Politics Decoded with David Sheen
Online from the Palestine Center Washington, DC 12 noon – 1 pm Central Time Listen…
