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Jun 12, 2026

Worse Than Apartheid
Chris Hedges, Truthdig, Dec 18, 2006
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The Gaza Crossing
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, November 15, 2006
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Jimmy Carter’s Roadmap
NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, CounterPunch, NOVEMBER 13, 2006
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ACTION ALERT: Stop Israel’s Attacks on Gaza & Lebanon
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, July 13th, 2006 BACKGROUND:Israel is using weapons supplied…
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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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Re “Settlers, Israeli public part company”
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, April 4, 2006 In the article “Settlers, Israeli public…
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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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Re Isthmus article on Camp Shalom
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, December 5, 2005 Regarding Robert Ablove’s letter about the…
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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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Israeli Wall to Ruin Palestinian Economy
Al Jazeera, August 26, 2005
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Jobless in Gaza
Mehammed Mack, L.A. Weekly, August 25, 2005 A somber note for many Gazans witnessing the…
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The Gaza Evacuations
Disengagement or Tactical Military Redeployment? SHAMAI K. LEIBOWITZ and KATERINA HELLER, CounterPunch, August 24, 2005…
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Amira Hass: The Remaining 99.5 Percent
For the sake of about half a percent of the population of the Gaza Strip,…
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Praying with Their Eyes Closed
Sara Roy, MIFTAH, August 20, 2005
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The settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical
There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…
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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 Aid for Israel’s Gaza “Disengagement”
August “Washington Wednesday” Action Alert Start Date: August 10, 2005 End Date: To be determined…
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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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They Broke the Public’s Heart
For years, the news media ignored the injustices the settlers inflicted on their neighbors. Gideon…
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Mustafa Barghouti: The liberation of the Israeli and Palestinian people
Israel must understand that the liberation of the Israeli people depends on the liberation of…
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Avi Shlaim: Withdrawal is a prelude to annexation
Avi Shlaim, The Guardian, 21 June 2005
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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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University of Wisconsin Investments and Social Responsibility
On Tuesday, April 12, 2005 the Teaching Assistants Association (TAA) of UW-Madison debated a resolution…
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1040-WAR, Your Tax Contribution to Death, Misery and Destruction
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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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Palestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
Derek Summerfield, British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004
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Israeli troops probed for killing child
Israeli troops who killed a Palestinian schoolgirl in the Gaza Strip have come under investigation…
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Gila Svirsky: Working to break the silence
Gila Svirsky, June 6, 2004 Friends, Last week probably set a record for demonstrations…
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2004.04.20: Muli Linder, Israeli Refusenik
The Crossing 1127 University Ave., Madison 7:00 pm Muli Linder, an Israeli refusenik who is…
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How Israel promotes terror in the occupied territories
Tanya Reinhart, Yediot Ahronot, 31 March 2004 — An extensive discussion has already taken place…
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Reflections on the killing of Shaikh Ahmad Yasin
William R. Polk, March 28, 2004 Before a few days ago, few people in…
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In Gaza, Israeli brutality on display daily
Rana El-Khatib, Arizona Republic, January 25, 2004 “Israel good!” were the last words my husband…
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Israeli Roulette
Uri Avnery, CounterPunch, November 7, 2003
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EU poll labels Israel world’s biggest threat to world peace
AFP, 04 Nov 2003 BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union scrambled to contain the fallout…
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A Letter from the Deputy Mayor of Rafah
Dr. Emad Sha’at, Deputy Mayor of Rafah City, October 25, 2003 Thank you for your…
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Al Mezan Condemns Israel’s War Crimes in Rafah
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Reference: 45/2003, October 16, 2003 At 11:30pm Wednesday…
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