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I saw Israel’s ‘final solution to the Palestinian problem’ in Lebanon 41 years ago, and I see it again today

REV. DR. DON WAGNER, MONDOWEISS, JUNE 13, 2023

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2023.05.15: Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition hosts Mandela’s grandson & Nakba tour

Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2023

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Jewish Voice for Peace: What is Zionism?

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jewish Voice for Peace (@jewishvoiceforpeace) Jewish…

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2023.03.21-04.01: March & April Events

Tuesday, March 21: No Way to Treat a Child Webinar Tuesday, March 21: Another chance…

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160 Organizations Demand Congress Stop Funding Israel’s Massacres

160 organizations representing Palestinian communities, Palestinian solidarity organizations, and the racial justice movement have signed…

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An open letter to UW-Madison regarding anti-Zionist chalking

Stepha Velednitsky, Ri J. Turner, Joshua Garoon, Tsela Barr, and Annie Sommer Kaufman, The Daily Cardinal,…

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2022.09.27: Light in Gaza Speaking Tour in Milwaukee

Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire American Friends Service Committee, Sep 27, 2022 11/17/22…

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2022.10.29: “You Can Be the Last Leaf” by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat

Maya Abu Al-Hayyat directs the Palestine Writing Workshop on the West Bank. She’ll read poems…

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President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society

(Final version, emphasis added) Dear colleagues and comrades, Thank you so much for signing on…

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“Cancel the F-35”: Organizations Sign Letter to President & Congress

Rep. Francesca Hong addresses concerns for the arrival of F-35 jets in Truax Field, surrounded…

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Chicago synagogue officially designates itself ‘anti-Zionist’

Arno Rosenfeld, The Forward, March 31, 2022

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Inside the Illinois state pension board seeking to promote Israeli control over the West Bank

FRAN ZELL, MONDOWEISS, FEBRUARY 10, 2022

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2021.12.06: Webinar: “Teaching Hard Truths”

Black and Palestinian Perspectives on the Power of Education and Action via Zoom Who: Dr.…

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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN RETRACTED PRO-PALESTINE ARTICLE WITHOUT ANY FACTUAL ERRORS

Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept, July 1 2021 After right-wing outrage, the esteemed journal removed an…

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Across The U.S., People Protest The Violence In Gaza And Israel

Jason Breslow, NPR, May 19, 2021

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This Must End

Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei, American Friends Service Committee, May 13, 2021

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The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism

Introduction The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism Why the oldest hatred needs a new definition Jewish…

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Illinois faculty rejects efforts to suppress Palestinian freedom

OPEN LETTER, Mondoweiss, DECEMBER 23, 2020

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Biden needs to reverse Pompeo on Israel/Palestine

Tsela Barr and Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, The Cap Times, Dec 4, 2020

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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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