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Muralists bring Palestinian experience to Olympia

Chris Allert, Works in Progress, February 2008 The Olympia-Rafah Mural Project is an official recognition…

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2008.01.27-02.24: Film Series The Sorrows of Palestine

All showings will be 7 pm at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street, Madison January…

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Year-end and holiday giving: Two opportunities to help Gaza

December 12, 2007 Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, As we approach the holiday season…

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Catastrophe at Rafah Crossing: More Than 35 Dead—and Counting

Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September/October 2007 PERCHED ATOP A suitcase and…

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Beneath the Hideous Veneer of ‘Security’

Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, 23 september, 2007

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Brothers in Arms: The Triumph of U.S.-Israeli Policy in Palestine

Jennifer Loewenstein, The Progressive, June 26, 2007

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SIX DAYS OF WAR, 40 YEARS OF OCCUPATION

MIKE MURRAY, Cap Times, Jun 9, 2007 This week marks the 40th anniversary of the…

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A doctors call

Victoria Brittain, Guardian Unlimited, January 30, 2007 Mona el-Farra, a Palestinian doctor working in Gaza…

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The Gaza Strip Situation Report, 30 Jan 2007

Ceasefire between Palestinian factions enters into force after five days of intense inter-factional fighting United…

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Elliott Abram’s Uncivil War

Is the Bush administration violating the law to provoke a Palestinian civil war? Conflicts Forum,…

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Jimmy Carter’s Roadmap

NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, CounterPunch, NOVEMBER 13, 2006

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A Black Flag

From: Jennifer Loewenstein Subject: Resuming Emails: Gideon Levy – A Black Flag Date: Mon, 3…

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The Israel Lobby

John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, London Review of Books, 23 March 2006 For the past…

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Amira Hass: Strangled in Gaza

1.5 million Arabs under Israeli siege Amira Hass, Haaretz, Mar 22, 2006 In the elections,…

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Milk from Wisconsin to Rafah

The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) is partnering with the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme…

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Playground for Rafah Campaign

19-Nov-05 Playground for Rafah Campaign Give Children a Chance to Be Children Help Rebuild a…

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Praying with Their Eyes Closed

Sara Roy, MIFTAH, August 20, 2005

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The Shame of it All

Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005

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Goodbye to Gaza

But it is still Israel that can do most to improve the economic lot of…

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No Peaceful Solution

Despite his innocent appearance, Avi Shlaim knows that he is a sort of enemy of…

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No Letup to the Occupation

Will Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza free it from the burden of the occupation? The answer…

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Twilight Zone: They said they’d kill me

Gideon Levy, Haaretz, July 10, 2005 Here he is – the survivor. His head and…

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The reflection in the mirror

Two weeks later, I was at the Aaskar refugee camp, near Nablus. That day, the…

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Avi Shlaim: Withdrawal is a prelude to annexation

Avi Shlaim, The Guardian, 21 June 2005

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Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks a “Myth”

Palestine Media Center (PMC), June 11, 2005 In a report titled “The Myth of Incitement…

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Israeli Extremists Lose, as a New Generation of Palestinians Wins

Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May/June 2005 THEY BREATHE the same air,…

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A Gift to Rafah

How Madisonians helped create a respite from violence for Palestinian children Kathy Walsh, Isthmus, April…

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Inside scarred minds

On his first visit to the Gaza Strip, Daniel Day-Lewis meets the Palestinian families living…

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Israel’s New Citizenship Law

Jewish Peace News, 10 Aug 2003 [Israel’s new citizenship law, passed recently by a wide…

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