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May 11, 2026

The mystery is not why we Irish have responded to Israel’s barbarism. It’s why others have not.
I don’t believe in the idea of being on the right side of history. The…
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2024.12.21 Update: Interfaith “Longest Night” Gaza Vigil
Around 75 people braved the cold weather and joined the longest night vigil and service…
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Inside the State Department’s Weapons Pipeline to Israel
Leaked cables and emails show how the agency’s top officers dismissed internal evidence of Israelis…
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2024.09.08: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb in Madison
Midvale Community Lutheran Church 4329 Tokay Blvd, Madison 7 pm Registration Greetings friends, On behalf…
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2024.05.04: Challenging Christian Silence Regarding the Gaza Genocide
The Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (PCAP), Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) and a…
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I’m Jewish, and I’ve covered wars. I know war crimes when I see them.
Opinion By Peter Maass April 9, 2024 at 5:45 a.m. EDT Palestinians view the…
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At a megachurch Christmas Eve service outside Atlanta, a call for a ceasefire
On Christmas Eve, congregants gathered at the New Birth Missionary Baptist church for a service…
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2023.12.25: Virtual Event on Christmas Day
I am writing to invite you to a special virtual event on Christmas Day at…
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2023.12.23 Update: Christmas is Cancelled – Sing for Palestine!
Madison and Milwaukee Photo: Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement Wisconsin All Out for Palestine…
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2023.12.16: Dar al-Kalima University Cookie and Crafts Sale
9:00 – noon Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg This will be…
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2023.12.14: Christmas is Cancelled Vigil
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2022.12.18: Christmas in Palestine!
Digital Webinar: Christmas in Palestine! December 18, 12 noon Central Green Olive Tours sponsors a…
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2022.12.10: Cookie and Crafts Sale for Dar Al Kalima University Scholarships
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg This…
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2022.06.03: Rev. Mitri Raheb Speaks in Madison
Rev. Mitri Raheb from Bethlehem speaks about his new book The Politics of Persecution: Middle…
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Fact Sheet: Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Palestinian citizens of Israel protesting the passage of the Jewish nation-state law. Tel Aviv, August…
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COVID diary: A night in lockdown
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The U.N. once predicted Gaza would be ‘uninhabitable’ by 2020. Two million people still live there.
The shoreline in Gaza City during strong winds on Christmas Day (Mohammed Abed-AFP-Getty Images) Hazem…
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2018.07.24: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb on “Hope in the Shadow of the Wall”
Tuesday, July 24 at 7 PM – 9 PM First Unitarian Society of Madison 900…
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2018.07.25: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb and Pastor Everett Mitchell
Wednesday, July 25 at 7 PM – 9 PM Christ The Solid Rock Baptist Church…
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2017.12.03: Lessons and Carols for Advent
First Congregational United Church of Christ 1609 University Avenue, Madison 7:00 pm The local Bright…
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What the UN Security Council resolution means for the US and Israel
Oren Liebermann, CNN, December 26, 2016
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2016.07.20: Women’s Boat to Gaza
Women’s Boat to Gaza, July 20, 2016 Gaza has been under Israeli blockade for the…
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2014.03.31: Rev. Mitri Raheb at Edgewood College
Edgewood College Anderson Auditorium Predolin Humanities Center 3:00 pm [Directions] Rev. Mitri Raheb, pastor of…
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2012.12.15: Bethlehem Christmas Lutheran Church Benefit
Craft and Cookie Sale to benefit Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem Saturday, December 15 Memorial…
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One Jewish Woman’s Fight for Palestine
Yasmin Mogahed, Nov 19, 2012 For Jennifer Loewenstein, April 19, 2002 was a “waking nightmare”.…
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A doctors call
Victoria Brittain, Guardian Unlimited, January 30, 2007 Mona el-Farra, a Palestinian doctor working in Gaza…
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19 Left Dead in Failed Hunt for Master Bomber
Chris McGreal in Nablus, The Guardian, January 9, 2004
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