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Israeli Construction Workers, Soldiers Assault Left-wing Activists on Gaza Border
Activists, who had arranged a joint event along the two sides of the border with…
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The Ecological War on Gaza
Rob Goyanes, Jewish Currents, September 9, 2019
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Security forces make deadly use of crowd control weapons in Gaza
B’Tselem, 06 August 2019 From the beginning of the Great March of Return protests on…
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After the Supreme Court Praised the Open-Fire Policy, the Military Admits: We killed Protestors for No Reason
B’Tselem, 24 July 2019
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On the 69th Great March of Return
66 Civilians Injured by Israeli Forces: 28 Children, 2 Journalists, and 4 Women, Including a…
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The Ongoing Dread in Gaza: So Many Names, So Many Lives
Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, July 23, 2019
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Hundreds Lose Shelter as Israeli Forces Destroy Housing Units in occupied East Jerusalem
Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Ref: 89/2019, July 22, 2019
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Democratic candidates on Israel/Palestine – a guide
If Americans Knew, June 26, 2019
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Milwaukee activist’s beating on West Bank road sheds light on changing Jewish conversation
Milwaukee resident Ari Bloomekatz. (Photo: Jimmy Rothschild) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 25, 2019 It’s just…
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Why some Palestinians are backing Trump’s peace push
A growing number of Palestinians want a ‘one state, equal rights’ model and think Trump…
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The five injured Abu Jazar brothers of the Gaza protests
Ahmad Kabariti, Mondoweiss, April 20, 2019
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First Anniversary of the Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege
Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 50/2019, March 30, 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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Driving While Palestinian
Israeli Forces Kill 3 Palestinian Civilians in Nablus and Bethlehem and Wound Another Ref: 44/2019,…
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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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2019.01.12: #CastLeadPlus10 Facebook Live
Just World Educational, January 6, 2019
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CODEPINK: Bank of NY Mellon — Divest from Elbit Systems
CODEPINK, December 31, 2018 Huge News! Last week HSBC Bank in the UK announced it…
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On the 39th Friday
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Ref: 138/2018, 21 December 2018
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Israeli military edited video of fatal strike
B’Tselem, 19 December 2018
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Collective Punishment Against Families
PCHR Ref:135-2018, December 15, 2018
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