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No Path to Justice
Israeli Forces Keep Killing Americans While U.S. Officials Give Them a Pass Alice Speri, The…
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Tell Secretary Mayorkas Israel is Not Eligible for the Visa Waiver Program
The United States cannot grant them a free pass Dear Friend, Americans for Justice in Palestine…
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On Watching Ukraine Through Palestinian Eyes
The rightful outpouring of support for Ukraine teaches us that the West can condemn occupation…
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Ten Lessons on Palestine & Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
“Israel unleashes rain of fire as death toll tops 1,170,” New York Post, July…
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2005.10.09: Dr. Tawfiq Nasser in Madison
A View From Jerusalem – Challenges for Palestinian Health Care Dr. Tawfiq Nasser, CEO of…
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Back in Ramallah
Andrea Becker, 04 July 2004 Relatively easy somehow: went through Israeli security ‘lite’: no body…
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Return to Rafah: Journey to a land out of bounds
Jennifer Loewenstein, The Electronic Intifada, 17 February 2004
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Checking On The Checkpoints
Linda Grant, The Guardian, 1 February 2004
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In Gaza, Israeli brutality on display daily
Rana El-Khatib, Arizona Republic, January 25, 2004 “Israel good!” were the last words my husband…
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Where day to day living has had its heart cut out
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 19 January 2004
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Getting the hell into Gaza
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 15 January 2004
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And the twins died
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, 1/9/04 The twin girls died one after the other. The first to…
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Sharon must be stopped
Mustafa Barghouti, Palestine Monitor, December 2003 Last week, Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon declared that…
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