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Tag: Congress
Mar 19, 2026
Leqaa Kordia is FREE
MPower Action, Mar 16, 2026
‘Emergency’ of Iran War Means Israel Needs More Bombs Without Congressional Approval
JON QUEALLY, COMMON DREAMS, Mar 07, 2026
No War with Iran – Congress is voting within hours
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA), Mar 4, 2026
Tell Congress: Act Now to Stop Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank
If Not Now, Feb 27, 2026
URGENT: Tell Congress to demand Leqaa Kordia’s release from ICE detention
Adalah Justice Project, February 10, 2026
Bringing Gaza Home to Middle America
MIKE FERNER, Common Dreams, Jan 25, 2026
Umm al Kheir
Email Congress Now!
2025.11.08: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
Netanyahu is preparing a way out
Elijah J Magnier, Oct 09, 2025
2025.10.11: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
25.10.18: Second No Kings Day in Madison
McPike Park (12-2 pm) to State Capitol at King St Rally (3-5 pm)
Block the Bombs Act Endorsed by Progressive Caucus
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, SEP 20, 2025
The Netanyahu Government is Implementing a Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza of Palestinians
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley, September 11, 2025
Demand Congress stop U.S. military aid to Israel
The Intercept Voices, Aug 22, 2025
House Democrats take summer vacation with AIPAC in Israel
MICHAEL ARRIA, MONDOWEISS, AUGUST 14, 2025
Update: Senate votes on weapons to Israel
Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU), July 30, 2025
Iron Dome Is Not a Defensive System
Dylan Saba, Jewish Currents, May 25, 2023
AOC Is A Genocidal Con Artist
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, JUL 19, 2025
UN rapporteur calls for global action to stop ‘genocide’ in Gaza
MANUEL RUEDA, AP, July 15, 2025
Beaten to Death: Eyewitnesses Describe Brutal Killing of U.S. Citizen by Israeli Settlers in West Bank
DEMOCRACY NOW! JULY 15, 2025
2025.07.17: ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ Events
Wisconsin Capitol Square, 12 – 2:30 pm. Cookout at Olin Park, 4 – 7 pm.
VFP Signs On to Congressional Letter Opposing the Weaponization of Aid and Starvation in Gaza
Veterans for Peace, July 4, 2025
Egypt Cracks Down on the “Global March to Gaza”
Emad Mekay, Jewish Currents, Jun 23, 2025
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What Zohran’s Victory Means
Peter Beinart, Jun 25, 2025
Saturday “Vote Against the Money” Action at the Madison Farmers Market
Capitol Square at North Hamilton, 10:30 am – 12 Noon
I’ll fight against this illegal effort to draw America into a war
Rep. Mark Pocan, Jun 23, 2025
Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention
SOPHIE BATES AND PHILIP MARCELO, AP, June 20, 2025
AIPAC Demands Democrats “Stand With Israel” on Iran
DAVID DAYEN AND RYAN GRIM, DROP SITE NEWS, JUN 18, 2025
Demand NYT Report on Israel’s Crimes! No War With Iran!
CODEPINK, Jun 18, 2025
U.S. Senate War Powers Resolution on Iran
Peace Action, Jun 16, 2025
No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign
June 4, 2025
As Israel Slaughters Gazans, US House Progressives Push ‘Block the Bombs Act’
JESSICA CORBETT, COMMON DREAMS, Jun 05, 2025
Block the Bombs Act
(608) 258-9800 | (202) 225-2906
Mennonite Action Madison Speaks Out Against Christian Nationalism And U.S. Policy In Palestine
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2025
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Tell the House to Vote No on HR 867
Wisconsin Right to Boycott, May 4, 2025
Tomorrow the House Will Vote to Criminalize Speech and BDS (HR 867)
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), May 4, 2024
Democrats Push To Censor Palestine Lessons In California
Shaanth Nanguneri, The Intercept, April 28, 2025
Red Alert: Israel is Starving Gaza to Death
USCPR Action, Apr 30, 2025
Arabs: The Weak Link in the US Civil Liberties Chain
Dr. James J. Zogby, Washington Watch, April 21, 2025
Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In For Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested By ICE
Akela Lacy, The Intercept, April 14 2025
Canary Mission, charities, colleges & universities, Columbia, Congress, deportation, Donald Trump, donate, FBI, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Hamas, images, immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Intifada, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jenin, Jews, law, Mahmoud Khalil, Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestine, Rubio, United StatesTell your Senators: No More Weapons to Israel!
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), March 19, 2025
U.N. Commission and U.S. Surgeons Accuse Israel of Genocide and Torture
Democracy Now!, March 13, 2025
Congressional Letter to DHS on Mahmoud Khalil
14 Democratic House Members to Secretary Kristi Noem, Mar 11, 2025
Congressional letter demanding release of Mahmoud Khalil
JVP Action, Mar 11, 2025
ADC Statement on the Detainment of Mahmoud Khalil
Mar 10, 2025
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AJP Action Condemns Israel’s Violation of Ceasefire Terms
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action, Mar 3, 2025
2025.03.12: #BoycottChevron for Human Rights and Planet Earth
Online, 12 PM Central, 8 PM Palestine
The New York Times Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide
JOYCE AJLOUNY, THE NATION, JANUARY 24, 2025
This is a fragile ceasefire. We must ensure it holds.
Jewish Voice for Peace, January 17, 2025
Biden worked ‘tirelessly around the clock’ — to prevent a ceasefire
TRITA PARSI, Responsible Statecraft, JAN 16, 2025
A Deal Too Late
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 15 2025
2025.01.25: Taxpayers Against Genocide Class Action Webinar
RootsAction Team, Jan 17, 2025
Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal signed in Doha
Barak Ravid, Axios, Jan 16, 2025. The Israeli government will vote on it Saturday night,…
The sun will rise over Gaza again
Adalah Justice Project, Jan 15, 2025. Dear Friends, As news of a ceasefire spread today, Abubaker…
What to Know About the Gaza Ceasefire Deal
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, JAN 15, 2025. Will it lead to a permanent end to the…
We Can’t Afford to Ignore This Threat to the People of Gaza
ABDULLAH SHIHIPAR, THE NATION, JANUARY 9, 2025. The very air that Gazans breathe could put…
The Scramble To Find The Gaza Doctor In The White Coat
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is one of six medical workers with the Chicago-based organization MedGlobal…
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GAZA IN CONTEXT Series: The Colonial History that Shaped the Modern Middle East
OnlineJan 5, 12, 26 and Feb 2, 2024 2:00 – 3:30 pm CT Massachusetts Peace…
Tell the Senate: No more repression of the Palestine rights movement
Jewish Voice for Peace, November 27, 2024 As the Senate heads into its final weeks…
Let’s Turn Refaat Alareer’s “If I Must Die” into a Bestseller
On December 10 Palestinian writer, poet and educator Refaat Alareer will posthumously publish a book,…
Amnesty International Investigation Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide
“We will look back and say, ‘Why did we not do more earlier?” Amnesty’s director…
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2024.12.08: Letter Writing For A Ceasefire
The Reading Room 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm As the siege…
My Israeli Neighbors Are Rejoicing: Trump Will Make Israel Great(er)
DIARY FROM A PALESTINIAN IN ISRAEL Diana Buttu on how Trump’s ‘Israel first’ Cabinet picks…
annexation, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Congress, Donald Trump, education, FBI, Gaza War, genocide, Golan Heights, Haaretz, Haifa, Hebron, hospitals, images, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, Palestine, settlers, starvation, United States, West Bank2024.11.21: The House Just Blessed Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook by Passing Nonprofit-Killer Bill
Democratic support for the bill dwindled as critics warned it would let Donald Trump crack…
ICC Issues ‘Watershed’ Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
The court rejected arguments by the U.S. and Israel that the ICC does not have…
Why Is It So Hard for Senator Tammy Baldwin to Oppose Genocide?
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, November 19, 2024 At the very same time that…
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Anti-war group says Baldwin noncommittal on blocking Israeli military aid
University of Wisconsin-Madison students and community members said talks with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s military…
Call Your Senators on Joint Resolutions Against Arms to Israel – Vote is Nov 20
Please call Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson to ask that they vote in favor of…
2024.11.21: 2nd Vote on H.R. 9495 to Call Nonprofits Terrorists
Dozens of Democrats still support the bill — giving the Republican-controlled House plenty of breathing…
2024.11.18: Stop Arming Israel! Madison Push for Joint Resolutions
Outside Tammy Baldwin’s office 30 W Mifflin St, Madison 4:15 pm Check here for day-of-event rain…
Tell the House: Vote NO on Bill H.R. 9495
As early as Tuesday, November 12, the House of Representatives could vote on dangerous and…
A Special Appeal for Masafer Yatta
My dear friends, As I return to Masafer-Yatta in the West Bank, I would gratefully…
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Debates over the details of the ‘Generals’ Plan’ distract from the true brutality of Israel’s…
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As winter begins in Gaza, will we survive in tents?
As temperatures drop and rains begin, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians confront life in…
BDS The U.S.
The World Must Hold the U.S. Government to the Rule of Law By World BEYOND…
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How this protest fits into recent history, what to carry moving forward, and what to…
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Progressives Demand Biden Explain US Military Involvement in Israel’s ‘Expanding Wars’
Float Israel War Powers Resolution Reps. Tlaib, Bush and others tell the US president he…
This activist group chat has been blocking a weapons shipment to Israel for weeks
A South African WhatsApp group working with BDS has sparked a movement to block a…
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‘Project Esther’: A Plan to Crack Down on America’s Pro-Palestine Movement
The Trump-aligned Heritage Foundation is now going after what they call the “Hamas Support Network”…
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How American media incited genocide
Commentaries published by US media outlets have openly demonised Palestinians and justified the mass killings…
US Can’t Decide if Israel Is Blocking Aid – But It’ll Send Bombs Either Way
Biden gives Israel 30 days to boost aid to Gaza or risk cuts in military…
Progressives Say Only an Arms Embargo Can Stop Israel
A Year Since Their Ceasefire Resolution, Rep. Cori Bush says the Biden administration must stop…
“No Propaganda on Earth Can Hide the Wound That Is Palestine”
“The US and Israel’s unflinching and ongoing televised genocide in Gaza and now Lebanon in defence of…
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Take Action: Now is the time for an Arms Embargo View this post on Instagram…
65 Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza
By Feroze Sidhwa, New York Times, Oct. 9, 2024
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