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This Is Not a War Against Hamas

The notion that the war would end if Hamas was overthrown or surrenders is as…

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2023.11.17: Breakfast with a CEO and you are (not) invited

CHRISTINA LIEFFRING, TONE MADISON, DECEMBER 12, 2023

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Capitol Hill Interns Accuse Congress Of Suppressing Cease-Fire Demands

The workers in 71 congressional offices have recorded a total more than 690,000 calls for…

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2023.12.08: Join the next USCPR Power Hour for Palestine

THIS FRIDAY, December 8, at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT Sign up at…

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Editorial | Local cease-fire resolutions can move Congress

Cap Times editorial, December 6, 2023

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Update: Madison Common Council Votes for Gaza Ceasefire

December 5, 2023 Resolution text Public comments, 11/28-11/30/23 Public comments, 11/30-12/04/23 Public comments, 12/04-12/05/23 Public…

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Man arrested after three Palestinian American students injured in Vermont shooting

Police are investigating the incident as a potential hate crime Abigail Hauslohner and Hannah…

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2023.12.05 Update: Madison Council to Vote on Gaza Ceasefire

December 3, 2023 As Israel once again expands its murderous assault on the people of…

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Three Views of Bernie Sanders and the Palestine-Israel Conflict

The three articles below, Bernie Sanders essay in the New York Times, the letter from…

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2023.11.30: Webinar ‘Assessing America’s Response to the Gaza Crisis’

The White House, Congress, and the American Public (Shutterstock/Anas Mohammed) Thursday November 30, 2023…

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US has Provided Over 130 Billion Dollars in Aid & Weapons to Israel since 1948

Thalif Deen, IPS – Inter Press Service, November 17, 2023 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II…

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2023.11.19: Palestinian-Americans and the Democratic Party

Online Town Hall Sunday Join us Sunday at 4pm ET/1pm PT as we look at…

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2023.11.17: Jam the phone lines for Palestine

Dear Friend, The pressure is working. Congress members are inundated with phone calls and…

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Biden Approves Israel Arms Deal Despite His Own Security Order

The U.S. is supplying the weapons and munitions for Israel’s pounding of Gaza, despite its…

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House Votes To Censure 66% Of Americans For Antisemitic Support Of Ceasefire

The Onion, Nov 9, 2023 WASHINGTON—Pushing through the measure in response to recent nationwide…

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100+ Congressional Staffers Walkout Demanding Gaza Cease-Fire

More than 100 congressional staffers walked off the job and attended a vigil outside the…

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‘We’re a War Machine as a Nation’

The Truth About American Politics “We prefer war over healthcare. We prefer war over housing.…

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Wisconsinites Join D.C. Protest Against U.S. Support for Israel’s War on Gaza

Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Nov 7, 2023 Aerial drone photo of the protesters in…

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U.S. Officials Fear American Guns Ordered by Israel Could Fuel West Bank Violence

Edward Wong and Patrick Kingsley, November 6, 2023 Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir…

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Keep Calling Government Officials

Re: The War on Gaza and the West Bank First, call Sen. Tammy Baldwin to…

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