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Mar 3, 2026
Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Protesters in the Same Place They Shot Aysenur Eygi
Since 2021, Israeli soldiers have met weekly protests in the West Bank village with deadly…
Israel attacks Bright Stars Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem
Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, President of Dar al-Kalima University, spoke September 8 at Midvale Community…
Settler attack near cave home projects
This morning Mohammed Badawi Al-Dababse, one of the shepherds from Khalat al-Dabea in Masafer Yatta,…
Press Conference in Milwaukee on Swastika and Star of David Mural
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine…
Universities Act to Silence Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators
September 16, 2024 Dr. James J. Zogby President, Arab American Institute In the 1960s, social critic…
The Night Won’t End: Biden’s War on Gaza
Fault Lines Documentary & Al Jazeera English, YouTube, Jun 21, 2024 From air strikes to…
The Deadly US Weapons of Civilian Destruction
By Thalif Deen, IPS-Inter Press Service, Sep 13, 2024 UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – As the devastating 11-month-old…
New video, witnesses challenge Israel’s account of U.S. activist’s killing
The IDF said Aysenur Eygi was shot “unintentionally” during a “violent riot.” A Post analysis…
2024.10.05 Update: Ilan Pappe on Christian Zionism and the Israel Lobby
11 am CT Online Join Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (PCAP) and Friends of Sabeel…
2024.10.02: Mouin Rabbani on Gaza Apocalypse: Causes and Consequences
The Havens Wright Center for Social Justice Zoom 12 noon – 1:30 pm CT This…
2024.09.22 Update: Banners Up for Palestine! at the Willy Street Fair!
Willy Street Fair postponed until 1 pm today. Parade has been cancelled. March With Us…
2024.09.21: Andaleeb Cartonera Workshop at Friends Meeting House
You are invited to an Andaleeb Cartonera bookmaking workshop for ceasefire in Palestine and war abolition.…
2024.09.21: Saturday Gaza Vigil at the Farmers Market
Saturdays Capitol Square at King St, E Main St and S Pinckney St 10 am –…
2024.09.18: Visualizing Palestine Virtual Book Launch
10 am CT This Wednesday, September 18th we hope you’ll join us for a virtual…
2024.09.17: Growing Repression of Dissent on Palestine
10 am CT Online Join this online briefing to learn more about growing repression of…
2024.09.16: Vigil at Tammy Baldwin’s office
Ask Congress to block weapons to Israel & call off World War III 30 W…
2024.09.12: U.S. Gaza Doctors Speak Out
6 pm CENTRAL Online Vermonters for Justice in Palestine present a virtual talk by two…
2024.09.11: Support student facing discipline for pro-Palestine actions
September 11, 2024 Please consider attending this rally and hearing as requested by UW-Madison Students…
Blinken says killing of American woman in West Bank ‘unprovoked and unjustified’
“No one should be shot and killed for attending a protest” The Guardian, September 10, 2024…
US State Department declines to Condemn Israel for Shooting American Activist in the Head, Killing Her
JUAN COLE, INFORMED CONSENT, 09/07/2024 Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Basil Maghrebi at the Israeli…
Witness: Israeli troops intentionally killed US activist
Maureen Clare Murphy, The Electronic Intifada, 7 September 2024
On the murder of Ayşenur Eygi
Jeff Halper, ICAHD, September 8, 2024 Yet another courageous person who gave…
Israel Has Built an Economy Fueled by Genocide at Home and Abroad
Ciudong Ng, TRUTHOUT, September 1, 2024
Free speech expert, ACLU question new UW-Madison protest policy
Singing, distributing newspapers and more “expressive activities” could be banned within 25 feet of university…
UW-Madison admin, students for Palestine share status of last semester’s agreement
By Camberyn Kelley, WMTV, Sep. 5, 2024 MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – UW-Madison students and administration share…
Aysenur Eygi’s Family calls for Independent Investigation
“We welcome the White House’s statement of condolences, but given the circumstances of Aysenur’s killing,…
American Human Rights Activist Murdered in the West Bank
This is not the first time Israeli forces have murdered American citizens. Israel has a…
A Response to the Killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi
From Cindy and Craig Corrie The Corries are the parents of Rachel Corrie, a volunteer…
Freedom Flotilla Initiates Protest to Free Its Ship “Conscience”
By alex, The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, September 4, 2024 ** THE FREEDOM WATCH HAS BEGUN!** At…
Israeli Forces Shot an American in the West Bank
The U.S. Government Doesn’t Seem to Care “The money I pay in my taxes as…
2024.09.08: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb in Madison
Midvale Community Lutheran Church 4329 Tokay Blvd, Madison 7 pm Registration Greetings friends, On behalf…
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,…
2024.09.06: Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now: Education in Gaza
11 am CT Online Learn more about education in Gaza and hear from a former…
2024.09.02: Madison LaborFest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Jewish Voice for Peace will be tabling at this Labor…
San Francisco State University divests from Israel’s weapons
Demands were part of nationwide student movement calling on universities to divest from companies involved…
Inside Israel’s war
Four Corners goes face-to-face with Israel’s powerful political and military voices. This article is 6…
‘Practically a war of a mighty Israeli army on civilian population’
Palestinian Mustafa Barghouti on the latest West Bank operation Amanpour CNN, 8/30/24 Christiane Amanpour speaks…
“They Want Palestine Empty”
Artist in Jenin Blasts U.S. Support for Israel Amid West Bank Assault Democracy Now! Aug…
Israel kills prominent militant in deadliest West Bank raids since Gaza war began
BY MAJDI MOHAMMED AND MELANIE LIDMAN, Associated Press, August 29, 2024 TULKAREM, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli…
“Trying to Repeat the Nakba”
Israel Launches Largest Military Raids in West Bank in Two Decades DEMOCRACY NOW! AUGUST 28,…
Wisconsin Ceasefire-in-Gaza Advocates to DNC: “No More Bombs”
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Aug 27, 2024 About 150 Wisconsin Ceasefire-in-Gaza advocates joined tens…
Palestine Won at the Democratic Convention
Dr. James J. Zogby, Arab American Institute, August 26, 2024 The 2024 Democratic National Convention…
Palestinian American Lawmaker Gives Speech the DNC Wouldn’t Allow
Democracy Now!, Aug 23, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday after…
Israel Using Ceasefire Talks to Expand Colonization of Palestine
Israel’s insistence on controlling two key corridors shows its intention to carry out land grabs,…
2024.08.29: Read “Light in Gaza” with the FCNL
We hope that you can join us for our first virtual FCNL Book Club! Our…
DNC Faces Backlash After Organizers Deny Request for Palestinian Speaker
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…
Wisconsin Palestinians have felt isolated from politics
The upcoming election has made it worse After watching the U.S. fund Israel’s war on…
Wisconsin ‘uninstructed’ voters among DNC protests
THEY say Vice President Kamala Harris needs to take a more forceful stand to end…
How Israel is Arming Israeli Settlers
“It is farcical to suggest a distinction between settler and state violence: They are part…
2024.08.25: David Rovics in Madison
Madison Labor Temple lawn 1602 S Park St, Madison 6:00 pm This is not about…
Sabra Hummus Profits from War & Occupation
Help Remove Sabra Hummus from Willy Street Co-op Sabra is co-owned by the Strauss Group,…
2024.08.19-22: March on the DNC 2024
More information There is a bus from Milwaukee, loading 8:15 am, leaving 8:30 am, and returning…
US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war
BY TARA COPP, Associated Press, August 13, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has approved $20…
An American was just shot in the West Bank.
The American press can’t be bothered. As waning global attention is on the war in…
2024.08.17: Madison Not Another Bomb Rally
August 17, 2024 View this post on Instagram A post shared by JVP Madison (@jvp_madison)…
A win for the Palestine protests: UK suspends Israel arms sales
The government’s suspension of arms sales to Israel, while possibly temporary, shows the impact of…
Arab Christians invite Zionist evangelicals to restore ‘one body in Christ’
The plea finds a ‘discernible missional gap’ between the Western church and the churches of…
Reaction of Jeff Halper to Ismail Haniyeh’s Assassination
Like apartheid South Africa, it must be replaced by a single democracy offering equal rights…
Welcome to Hell: B’Tselem’s Ignored Abuse Report Shows Israel’s True Face
In Guantanamo Bay nine prisoners were killed in 20 years; here it’s 60 detainees in…
The West Bank with John Oliver
Content Warning for expletives and sexual humor, like “I know the bar here is incredibly…
Backing Israeli Apartheid Isn’t Just Immoral — It’s Illegal
Last month, the International Court of Justice issued a damning assessment of Israel’s occupation of…
After 300 days of ‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’
Nasrallah declares ‘new phase’ of war, vows ‘inevitable’ response to Israeli attack on Beirut In…
2024.08.11: Banners Up For Palestine! at “Ride the Drive”
11 am – 1 pm Join us for another Banners Up! action at Madison’s Ride…
Israel Has a History of Killing Hamas Leaders Who Are Trying To Secure Ceasefires
Benjamin Netanyahu’s reckless assassination of Ismail Haniyeh undermines the prospects for a peace deal and…
2024.08.08: Mouin Rabbani on WORT
A Public Affair with Allen Ruff Noon to 1 pm CT Live at 89.9 FM…
‘Solidarity with Palestine’: Tanzanian divers draw attention to war on Gaza
Video, which captured the attention of thousands, featured several Tanzanians holding ‘Free Palestine’ placards Lulu…
Break the Siege ship prevented from sailing
Flotilla still determined to challenge the Blockade By David, Freedom Flotilla Coalition, August 1, 2024 The…
Everyone knows Israel is committing genocide
John Oliver has just said out loud that Israel is committing genocide, on HBO and…
Israel’s Olympic Presence Helps Legitimize War Crimes
Paraguay’s men’s soccer team defeated Israel—but Israel wins just by being allowed to compete. DAVE…
2024.08.03: Read Palestine! High School Book Club
10 am Read Palestine!, a project of the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, is hosting a book club for high…
2024.07.31: Picnic, Music & War Abolition Walk
Capitol lawn between Pinckney St, N Hamilton St and E Washington St 6 – 8…
Israel Just Destroyed a Key Rafah Water Facility Defended by Rachel Corrie
Rafah | Rafah’s water reservoir blown up Israeli soldier from the combat engineering corps sharing…
Petitions to Stop Arming Israel
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‘Israel always sold the occupation as legal. The ICJ now terrifies them’
Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu unpacks the ICJ opinion on Israel’s military regime, and the lessons…
Thousands shut down the D.C. Capitol to protest Israel’s genocide
Thousands of people of conscience from across the country turned out to protest Israeli Prime…
Pocan to Boycott Netanyahu Congressional Address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 24, 2024Contact: Matthew Handverger, (508) 561-5226 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released…
It could be Israel, or the United States
“They’re willing to kill anybody, imprison anybody, and whatever the international community says or the…
Israel’s West Bank Assault Sparks 250% Surge in Killings of Palestinian Kids
“We are seeing frequent allegations of Palestinian children being detained on their way home from…
Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
Protesters held a demonstration inside the Cannon US Capitol office building on Tuesday, one day…
2024.07.24: #ArrestNetanyahu
30 W Mifflin St, Madison 6:30 PM View this post on Instagram A post shared…
2024.07.23: Film “Where Olive Trees Weep”
worldbeyondwar.uw Antiwar Film Series Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St, Room 302 Meet at 6:00…
2024.07.23: Press Conference at Tammy Baldwin’s Madison Office
30 W. Mifflin Street, Madison 12:30 pm World Beyond War and other groups will be…
24.07.21: Bike ride fundraiser helps raise money for Gaza and refugees
MADISON (WKOW) — Participants pedaled through Madison’s scenic bike paths on Sunday, joining forces to…
Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
BY MIKE CORDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 19, 2024 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top U.N.…
