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2010.09.27: Fighting Bob Fest Israel/Palestine Panel Video
Israel and Palestine: A Progressive View This workshop, sponsored by a large number of Wisconsin…
calendar, Fighting Bob Fest, human rights, justice
Cecil Findley, March 12, 1930 — April 13, 2010
Cecil and Helen Findley at Fighting BobFest Cecil Findley Public adviser, endorser and defender during…
human rights
Mike Murray: Baldwin displays compassion for Gaza
Mike Murray, Capital Times, Jan 8, 2010
blockade, Congress, Gaza, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, Tammy Baldwin, violence
Lee Brown: The U.S. should stop blindly supporting Israel
Lee Brown, Cap Times, November 6, 2009
Cap Times, civilians, human rights, Israel, law, occupation, Palestine, United Nations (UN), war crimes
2009.04.05-07: Israel-Palestine from Bush to Obama: Health, Human Rights and Foreign Policy
The University of Wisconsin – Madison Middle East Studies Program April Lecture Series Prof. Noam…
Bush, calendar, colleges & universities, Edgewood College, Graham Watt, health, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Madison, Noam Chomsky, Obama, Palestine, Rita Giacaman, United States
2008.06.08: Film USA vs Al-Arian
Sunday, June 8 7 pm Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson St. This film about U.S.…
Bush, calendar, civil rights, film, human rights, Mel Underbakke, Palestinian, Patriot Act, Sami Al-Arian, terrorism, United States
My Name Is Rachel Corrie brings activist’s words to life in Madison
The show examines what it’s like for a 23-year-old woman to understand how the ‘rest…
human rights, Rafah
Summit’s Goal: Perpetuate Repression of Palestinians
Barb Olson, The Capital Times, December 07, 2007 “After meeting their own low expectations for…
apartheid, blockade, health, human rights, poverty, refugees, violence
2007.11.17: Rami Khouri Talk in Madison
Rami George Khouri – “A Fair and Balanced View from the Arab World” Madison Civics…
calendar, human rights, Madison, Rami Khouri
Bush badly botches Mideast conflict [the progressive view]
John Nichols, Capital Times, June 20, 2007 The tragedy of Washington’s narrow “debate” about the…
blockade, Bush, Gaza, Hamas, human rights, Israel, Palestinian Authority (PA), United States
2006.04.25-27: Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi in Madison
Please mark your calendars for April 25-27, when Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, human rights activist, former…
calendar, democracy, human rights, Israel, Mustafa Barghouti, nonviolence, Palestine
2005.12.17: Arcatao-Madison-Rafah Benefit Dinner
Arcatao, calendar, human rights, Madison, people, Rafah
The settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical
There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…
apartheid, Gaza, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Palestine, travel, violence, West Bank
Amira Hass: Khan Yunis / No Compensation for Arabs Losing Their Jobs in Katif
Amira Hass, Haaretz, 14 Aug 2005 Today is Omar’s last day of work for his…
Amira Hass, apartheid, economy, Gaza, human rights, Israel, Palestine, settlers
A Message from Bertrand Russell …
… to the International Conference of Parlimentarians The New York Times, February 23, 1970 “The…
Bertrand Russell, ethnic cleansing, human rights, Israel, Palestine
The Shabak: “We are above the Law”
Life under occupation Yael Barda, Occupation Magazine, July 7 2005 Yesterday I had a fascinating…
free speech, human rights, Israel, justice, law, military, nonviolence, occupation, Palestine, Shin Bet, Wall
United Church of Christ General Synod Resolution: Tear Down the Wall
2005 United Church of Christ Synod Tear Down the Wall – Resolution of Witness Submitted…
Christianity, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Palestine, religion, settlers, travel, United States, Wall
Another US church mulls divestment
Sam Ser, THE JERUSALEM POST, July 1, 2005 The United Church of Christ is to…
BDS, boycott, Christianity, divest, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, religion
Prisoners in Israeli Occupation Forces Prisons
Dear all, I received disturbing news about prisoners in IOF prisons in Israel. 30-year-old, Salameh…
detainees, human rights, Israel, military, occupation, Palestinians, prison, prisoners
Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks a “Myth”
Palestine Media Center (PMC), June 11, 2005 In a report titled “The Myth of Incitement…
education, Europe, Hillary Clinton, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Lobby, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), two-state, Wall
Grandpa’s Battered Radio
Ramzy Baroud, AntiWar.com, June 7, 2005
human rights, Israel, Nakba, Palestine, refugees
Mezan Center is Key Partner in Palestine
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, May 9, 2005 Madison — The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
Al Mezan, human rights, MRSCP, Rafah
Statewide Academic Union Calls for University of Wisconsin Israel Divestment
Al-Awda, The Electronic Intifada, 27 April 2005
Al-Awda, apartheid, BDS, boycott, divest, human rights
2005.04.30: Madison Community Seder
St. Mark’s Lutheran Chapel 605 Spruce St., Madison 7:00 PM This season of Passover is…
calendar, human rights, Madison, religion
University of Wisconsin Investments and Social Responsibility
On Tuesday, April 12, 2005 the Teaching Assistants Association (TAA) of UW-Madison debated a resolution…
apartheid, BDS, boycott, divest, Gaza War, human rights, Oshkosh Corp
Know When To Say “No”: A Call For Divestment From The Israeli Occupation
Shamai Leibowitz, The Electronic Intifada, 24 March 2005
BDS, boycott, divest, human rights, nonviolence, settlers, violence
2005.03.05: An Israeli Refuser’s Message for Peace
Ruth Conniff, The Progressive, March 7, 2005 On Saturday I sat with other members of…
Army, calendar, conscientious objectors, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Madison, refusenik, violence, Yonatan Shapira
Board of Regents must support divestment
FAYYAD SBAIHAT, Badger Herald, Mar 3, 2005
apartheid, BDS, boycott, divest, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Palestine, violence
2005.03.04-05: Yonatan Shapira, Israeli Refusenik
March 4, 6:00 PM, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society building, 2010 Whenona Drive,…
Army, calendar, conscientious objectors, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Palestine, refusenik, violence, Yonatan Shapira
From churches, a challenge to Israeli policies
Jane Lampman, The Christian Science Monitor, DECEMBER 6, 2004
BDS, boycott, Christianity, divest, human rights, Israel, Palestine, religion, sanction, violence
2004.11.10: IDF Refuseniks Noam Bahat and Shimri Zameret
First Unitarian Church University Bay Drive 7:00 pm We will be hosting a program with…
calendar, conscientious objectors, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Noam Bahat, Palestine, refusenik, Shimri Zameret, violence
Palestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
Derek Summerfield, British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004
civilians, Gaza, health, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), murder, travel, violence, West Bank
2004.09.20-24: WHEELS OF JUSTICE TOUR
BRINGING THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND PALESTINE TO MADISON On September 20th and 24th, the…
calendar, human rights, Israel, justice, Palestine, violence
US bulldozer firm in Mid-East row
A leading UN official has warned US manufacturer Caterpillar that it may be complicit in…
BDS, boycott, Caterpillar, ethnic cleansing, home demolition, human rights, Israel, olive trees, Palestine, Rachel Corrie, United Nations (UN), violence
Gila Svirsky: Working to break the silence
Gila Svirsky, June 6, 2004 Friends, Last week probably set a record for demonstrations…
Gaza, Gila Svirsky, Hebron, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Palestine, Rafah, veterans, violence, West Bank, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Statement by European Jews for a Just Peace
Paris, 22 May 2004 We, European citizens from ten European countries gathered in Paris for…
Europe, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Rafah, violence, war crimes
Mazin Qumsiyeh: Sleeping on a bus and more
Mazin Qumsiyeh, 5/9/2004 Here is something to inspire you. Read this. It will help you…
human rights, Israel, Jerusalem, Mazin Qumsiyeh, United States, violence, West Bank
2004.05.25: SILENT VIGIL & MARCH FOR ATROCITIES IN RAFAH!
Please check out this site for the latest news on Rafah: www.palestinemonitor.org The Madison chapter…
calendar, human rights, Madison, protest, Rafah, vigil, violence
2004.04.20: Muli Linder, Israeli Refusenik
The Crossing 1127 University Ave., Madison 7:00 pm Muli Linder, an Israeli refusenik who is…
calendar, conscientious objectors, doctors, Gaza, human rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Madison, Muli Linder, occupation, Palestine, refusenik, veterans, violence, West Bank
Return to Rafah: Journey to a land out of bounds
Jennifer Loewenstein, The Electronic Intifada, 17 February 2004
checkpoints, delegation, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jennifer Loewenstein, MRSCP, project, Rafah, travel, violence, Wall
Checking On The Checkpoints
Linda Grant, The Guardian, 1 February 2004
checkpoints, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), military, occupation, Palestine, travel, violence, West Bank
Where day to day living has had its heart cut out
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 19 January 2004
annexation, Ariel Sharon, checkpoints, human rights, ID, Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, travel, United Nations (UN), Wall, West Bank
And the twins died
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, 1/9/04 The twin girls died one after the other. The first to…
checkpoints, Deir Balut, Gideon Levy, health, human rights, murder, occupation, settlers, travel, West Bank
The hope of Shatila
Karma Nabulsi, The Guardian, 7 January 2004
Bill Clinton, Camp David, democracy, Ehud Barak, history, human rights, Israel, Jerusalem, land, media, Nakba, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian Authority (PA), refugees, Return, settlers, two-state, West Bank, Yasser Arafat
Israel’s New Citizenship Law
Jewish Peace News, 10 Aug 2003 [Israel’s new citizenship law, passed recently by a wide…
apartheid, ethnic cleansing, ethnicity, human rights, ID, Jonathan Cook, parents, religion, spouse, travel
Torturing innocent children and women
Mohammed Omer, Rafah Today, 8 Aug 2003 Everyone in Palestine tastes the Occupation crimes, this…
children, detainees, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Palestinians, prison, Rafah, torture, violence
Removing the witnesses
Israel’s crackdown on international peace activists raises grave concerns. Muna Hamzeh, Al-Ahram Weekly, 29 May…
Brian Avery, Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), civilians, human rights, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), murder, Rachel Corrie, Tom Hurndall, violence