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  • Threat of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah rises Hassan Nasrallah warned in a televised speech that Hezbollah would “fight without restraints and without limits” in the event of an […]

  • Noon – 1 pm Anthropologist, author and anti-occupation activist Jeff Halper will be interviewed by A Public Affair host Allen Ruff about how we can deepen our critical understandings of Israel’s ongoing […]

  • “We can no longer accept the statement that Israel is taking ‘all precautions’ — this is just propaganda.” By Sharon Zhang, TRUTHOUT, June 13, 2024 Israel’s recent massacres in Gaza killed over […]

  • The meme enrages Israel supporters because Israel apologia depends on mountains of verbiage to spin obvious atrocities as reasonable and appropriate. At some point the kids noticed this was happening, […]

  • The author is Jim Carpenter, a convention delegate from the 4th Congressional District (Milwaukee) Hi, supporters of peace and justice: This is a summary of issues related to the Democratic Party […]

  • Israeli Forces Kill 274 Palestinians and Injure 698 in Attack Lasting 75 Minutes 9 June 2024 Date: 10 June 2024 On Saturday, 8 June 2024, the Israeli occupying forces (IOF) […]

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  • 7:00 pm CT You Are Invited to a Solidarity Members’ and Friends’ Discussion: GAZA: GENOCIDE & SOLIDARITY As the horror of the U.S.-funded Israeli assault and massacre in Gaza continues […]

  • Madison for a World BEYOND War View this post on Instagram A post shared by JVP Madison (@jvp_madison) Although Palestine remains our focus, we are mindful of all the other […]

  • Reuters, June 10, 2024 JERUSALEM, June 10 (Reuters) – Intel Corp (INTC.O) is halting plans for a $25-billion factory in Israel, Israeli financial news website Calcalist said on Monday, in a report […]

  • UBS’s shares in Israel’s biggest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems, just increased by 875%. This comes as the world’s biggest bank, JPMorgan Chase, just divested huge amounts from Elbit. Let’s build on this […]

  • Call for defunding Gaza war Erin McGroarty, The Cap Times, Jun 8, 2024 Protests calling for a cease-fire in Gaza erupted in multiple demonstrations Saturday as the Wisconsin Democratic Party […]

  • (Since Biden’s Wasn’t Real) to Demand End to War on Gaza David Swanson, World BEYOND War, June 8, 2024 Photos by David Swanson, John Reuwer, Ted Majdosz, and random passersby

  • The brazen daytime raid freed four Israeli hostages but unleashed relentless bombardment of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. By Claire Parker, Mohamad El Chamaa and Lior Soroka, The Washington Post, June 8, […]

  • Join us for our very own Madison red line this Saturday! We will join hands in the capitol rotunda wearing red as our own mini-version of the DC red line […]

  • $20,057 of $20,000 on 7/21/24 Please give now to allow MECA to provide medical aid, clean water, food, psychological support, and more. “Death is coming, not just from bombs, death […]

  • Miquéla V. Thornton, The Cap Times, June 6, 2024 When Laila Hasan thinks back to the first time she engaged in the traditional Palestinian embroidery technique of tatreez, she recalls […]

  • Gaza Summer School!

    This summer, we’re turning up the heat to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza and to Free Palestine! It’s time to educate, agitate, and mobilize our communities like […]

  • ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS NUKED THE WHOLE WEBSITE The students who edit the journal sought out the article by a Palestinian scholar who was censored by Harvard Law Review last […]

  • At least 30 were killed, an al-Aqsa Hospital spokesman said, as the IDF struck what it called a Hamas compound inside the UNRWA-run school in central Gaza. Niha Masih, Hajar Harb and Kyle […]

  • Building Unity Wisconsin,  June 2, 2024 Petition to End the Genocide Project We can’t sit back and allow our country to support a genocide any longer.It is time for all […]

  • THE LISTENING POST We need to talk about Zionism Al Jazeera, 1 Jun 2024 The Listening Post cuts through the confusion about Zionism and anti-Zionism in Western media and politics. […]

  • All Eyes on Rafah

    Israel’s International Isolation and Drift Towards Authoritarianism Joel Beinin, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History and Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University June 1, 2024 Israel’s continuing war […]

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  • Top Israeli government and security officials have overseen a nine-year surveillance operation targeting the ICC and Palestinian rights groups to try to thwart a war crimes probe, a joint investigation […]

  • Stop the Massacres!

    Eight actions you can take now 1. Join a local, regional, or national protest. Check with a Palestine solidarity group near you or this list on the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights […]

  • Hundreds of Palestinian Doctors Disappeared Into Israeli Detention Kavitha Chekuru, The Intercept, May 24 2024 IT’S BEEN TWO months since Osaid Alser has heard from his cousin, Khaled Al Serr, a […]

  • Noon CT WORT 89.9 FM Live or archived We will have two guests this Friday at noon CT on WORT, 89.9 FM’s A Public Affair. First is Robert Schoville, a Madison […]

  • Madison Farmer’s Market Capitol Square King Street corner 7 am – 2 pm An action including a display of shoes and reading of names of the dead is planned by […]

  • Check the pattern: 1. We haven’t heard reports of deaths, will check into it;2. The people were killed, but by a faulty Palestinian rocket/bomb;3. OK, we killed them, but they […]

  • BY  KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press, May 29, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — A nurse was fired by a New York City hospital after she referred to Israel’s war in Gaza as […]

  • LARA-NOUR WALTON, FAIRNESS & ACCURACY IN REPORTING, AUGUST 22, 2023 Do Palestinians deserve to be free? “A complex and controversial issue,” says ChatGPT (Twitter, 5/8/23). Do Israelis deserve to be […]

  • worldbeyondwar.uw Antiwar Film Series – Details on this month’s films and others we’ll show this summer … Tues, June 4 at 6 pm, Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St, Room […]

  • Longtime international volunteer says she is ‘devastated’ food and medical supplies cannot reach Gaza BY RICHELLE WILSON, WPR, MAY 27, 2024 Wisconsin-based human rights activist Cassandra Dixon was all set to […]

  • “Massive free trade zone” with rail service to Saudi Arabia By Daniel Roche, The Architect’s Newspaper, May 21, 2024 Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office recently released a PowerPoint that gives a glimpse into […]

  • The Biden administration maintains that Israel’s invasion of the southern Gazan city is “limited,” despite an International Court of Justice order and a worsening humanitarian crisis. By Karen DeYoung, The Washington […]

  • Israel lashes out at West Bank in wake of ICC request Airstrikes continue across the Gaza Strip as the Israeli ground invasion continues in Jabalia and Rafah, displacing thousands. Meanwhile, […]

  • According to Polls in Five Battleground States Today, Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) released the results of YouGov polls commissioned in five battleground states. The polls show roughly a fifth of […]

  • The Bur Oak [Map]2262 Winnebago St, MadisonDoors open at 7 pm, music at 8 Grassroots to Gaza presents a night of music for humanitarian aid to Gaza, featuring: Moonboot, The […]

  • Rescue workers continuing to search for those missing under the rubble following attack on Nuseirat refugee camp Yohannes Lowe (now) and Jessica Murray (earlier, The Guardian, 19 May 2024 09.33 EDT

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  • Palestinian Historian Abdel Razzaq Takriti on the 1948 Nakba, Zionism, and U.S. Policy Democracy Now!, May 15, 2024 Palestinians across the globe are marking the 76th anniversary of the Nakba […]

  • 7 pm CT OnlineJewish Voice for Peace invites you to join them and partner organizations for an Israel Bonds divestment campaign launch event and teach-in.   More info & registration There has […]

  • Friends Meeting House 1704 Roberts Court, Madison 12:30 pm CT Brian Blackmore, national Director of Engagement for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), will introduce a new tool called “Investigate” […]

  • “The good news is—actions like this by the USA or European countries taken under pressure from the pro-Israeli lobby or Israel itself smell of sheer panic and desperation,” the renowned […]

  • After 50 years of failure to stop violence and terrorism against Palestinians by Jewish ultranationalists, lawlessness has become the law. By Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti, New York Times Magazine This story is […]