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Condemn, don’t celebrate, 50 years of occupation of Palestine

Barbara Olson, The Cap Times, Jun 11, 2017

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BREAKING: Trump Signs Waiver, But Senate Wants Embassy in Jerusalem

Josh Ruebner, U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 1 June 2017 Breaking news: Donald Trump has…

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Is It True That Not a Single Senator – Including Progressive Dems – Cares About Palestine?

The pro-Israel letter 100 U.S. senators sent to the U.N. fails to mention Israel's illegal…

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Bernie Sanders: On Anti-Semitism, Israel, and the Palestinians

Bernie Sanders, Common Dreams, February 28, 2017 Speech to this year’s J Street conference Thank…

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David Friedman Is Unfit to Be Ambassador to Israel

Josh Ruebner, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 31 Jan 2017 Donald Trump’s first ten days…

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2017.01.30 Update: No Child Behind Bars: Living Resistance Tour

Monday, January 30Evjue Room, Urban League of Greater Madison2222 South Park Street, Madison [Map]7 –…

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New Senate bill threatens free speech

Instead of fighting antisemitism, new Senate bill threatens free speech Jewish Voice for Peace, 06…

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Palestinians Blamed for Forest Fires Across Palestine

But fires are raging across Western Asia Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, November 25, 2016 Middle East…

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2016.08.23 Update: Discussion with U.S. Representative Mark Pocan

Following his recent trip to Israel and Palestine Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church 203…

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Unitarian Majority for Divestment; Presbyterians Take it to the Next Level!

Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 25th, 2016 I cannot remember…

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Gaza’s plight matters to the world

At Erez, the Israeli-controlled crossing into Gaza, I passed through chutes that resembled the herding…

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Jeff Halper on Israel Lawfare group

Jeff Halper, Facebook, June 25, 2016

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Thank Rep. Mark Pocan for Speaking Up for Palestinian Children

Just Foreign Policy, June 21, 2016 Your Representative, Mark Pocan, was one of 20 signers…

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Urge the Democratic Platform Committee to call for ending the occupation of the West Bank

Just Foreign Policy, 6/16/16 The Forward reports that former Congressman Robert Wexler is putting pressure…

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Andrew Cuomo’s Anti-Free Speech Move on BDS

Alex Nabaum As a Jew who has lived in Israel and has many relatives there,…

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Congressional representatives urge investigation of human rights violations by Israel and Egypt

This is a big deal. Senator Patrick Leahy, along with 10 Congressional representatives, has written…

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AIPAC Anti-BDS Legislation

AIPAC and their right-wing allies are coming for our right to boycott — and they’re…

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