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Democratic Party
Aug 14, 2026
Democrats split as Israel’s war in Gaza dominates US midterm races
Rachel Leingang and Joseph Gedeon in Detroit, The Guardian, 12 Jul 2026
‘Unspeakable Horror’ in Gaza Sends Democratic Voter Support for Israel Plummeting
JAKE JOHNSON, Common Dreams, Jul 07, 2026
“The Cruelty is Staggering”: Jasper Nathaniel on Reporting from the West Bank
Current Affairs, 06 April 2026
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Democratic National Committee Votes Down Weapons Embargo on Israel
Institute for Middle East Understanding, Aug 28, 2025
Democratic National Committee Resolution 18
Barb Olson, Aug 26, 2025
A DNC Member Is Calling for an Arms Embargo on Israel. Will the Party Leadership Listen?
ZOYA ALAM, THE NATION, AUG 26, 2025
What Zohran’s Victory Means
Peter Beinart, Jun 25, 2025
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Liberal militarism and Zionism started the latest McCarthyism
Jeet Heer, The Nation, April 2025
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Between Ta-Nehisi Coates and Me
‘The Message’ cuts to the human heart of the situation in Israel-Palestine, refusing to contort…
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“We Have Lost All Credibility”
Hala Rharrit on Quitting State Dept. & Ending U.S. Complicity in Gaza DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Was Told Palestine Was Complicated. Visiting Revealed a Simple, Brutal Truth
DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER 08, 2024 Watch Full ShowImage Credit: Courtesy of Ta-Nehisi Coates As the…
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A conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top”…
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Senator Bernie Sanders attempts to block a $20 billion arms sale to Israel
More than half a million Democratic voters selected “Uncommitted” on their primary ballots, and the…
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2024.09.08: Rejecting AIPAC: the Israel Lobby and the Democratic Party
12 noon CT Online Hear from Israeli historian Ilan Pappe, Palestinian academic Rami G. Khouri,…
Netanyahu Prefers Risking a Regional War
to a Hostage Deal and an End to the Gaza War Joel Beinin, September 1,…
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Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Aug 27, 2024 About 150 Wisconsin Ceasefire-in-Gaza advocates joined tens…
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Dr. James J. Zogby, Arab American Institute, August 26, 2024 The 2024 Democratic National Convention…
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Elected Officials, celebrities, and community leaders speak out against the DNC’s decision to silence Palestinians…
#LetPalestineSpeak
#LetPalestineSpeakToday, August 22, 2024Wisconsin Democratic Party Office15 N Pinckney St, by The Old Fashioned12 to…
CODEPINK Disrupts “Democratic Majority for Israel” DNC Event
Challenging U.S. Support of Israel The event featured Gov. Tim Walz who is “supposedly” sympathetic…
