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Aug 24, 2026

Israel to Cut Ties With U.N. Chief Over Its Inclusion on Sexual Violence Blacklist
Ephrat Livni, New York Times, May 28, 2026
detainees, Hamas, Israel, prisoners, rape, United Nations (UN)
2026.06.04: Death and Palestinian Prisoners
Online, 10 am CT
calendar, death penalty, detainees, Israel, Palestinian, prisoners, resistance, torture
Storied New York food co-op votes to boycott Israeli products after contentious campaign
Alice Speri, The Guardian, 26 May 2026
BDS, boycott, Israel, United States
Israel: The Country Whose Actions Never Represent Itself
JUSTINA POSKEVICIUTE, Common Dreams, May 22, 2026
Benjamin Netanyahu, Freedom Flotilla, Global Sumud Flotilla, hasbara, Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, propaganda, public opinion
Battered Flotilla Volunteers Deported
U.S. Boats to Gaza, May 21, 2026
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla, Israel, piracy, torture
The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times, May 11, 2026 (free account required to share article)
children, documentary, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Palestinian, prisoners, rape, settlers, torture, United Nations (UN), women
2026.05.31: Ilan Pappe and “Is the Zionist Experiment Unraveling?”
Online, 1 PM CT
calendar, colonialism, Ilan Pappé, Israel, online, peace, Voices for Justice in Palestine, Zionism
How the Iran War is Changing the Middle East
JUAN COLE, Informed Comment, 05/09/2026
Iran, Israel, Middle East, NATO, Pakistan, petroleum, Saudi Arabia, solar, South Korea, Turkiye, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States, war
2026.05.16: Remembering The Palestinian Nakba
James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 2146 E Johnson St, 6 pm Potluck, 7 pm Program
calendar, ethnic cleansing, Israel, Madison, Nakba, Palestine
Is this what war looks like now?
Mohamad Bazzi, The Guardian, 24 Apr 2026
civilians, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, occupation, war, war crimes
A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it
Diana Buttu, The Guardian, 5 Oct 2025
Israel, occupation, Palestine, peace, war
How to burst the Israeli bubble
Noam Sheizaf, The Guardian, 14 Sep 2025
ethnic cleansing, genocide, Israel, Palestine, peace, war
2026.04.23 Update: Nonviolence in Action: Building the Beloved Community
Bethal Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Ave, Madison, 8 am – 5:15 pm. Keynote speakers available…
calendar, climate, democracy, economy, equality, guns, immigration, Interfaith Peace Working Group, Israel, justice, Madison, nonviolence, Palestine, peace, religion, war
Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto
DON MOYNIHAN, APR 20, 2026
Artificial Intelligence (AI), BDS, boycott, corporations, divest, Gaza, Israel, military, Palantir, sanction, tech, United States, war
The One-sided Israeli-Lebanese Ceasefire Agreement
Mouin Rabbani, April 16, 2026
ceasefire, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, United States, war
This War is All About the Palestinians
PETER BEINART, APR 13, 2026
apartheid, Iran, Israel, occupation, Palestinians, South Africa, United States, war
2026.04.24: Teach-In: Roots and Realities of the War in the Middle East
UW-Madison, DeLuca Biochemistry Rm 1125, 420 Henry Mall, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
calendar, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States, UW-Madison, war
‘Complete Collapse’ Looms – Gaza’s Bread System on the Brink as Flour Vanishes
Defend Democracy Press, April 12, 2026
aid, Gaza, Israel, starvation, World Central Kitchen, World Food Programme
West Bank End Game with Jasper Nathaniel and Mouin Rabbani
Jadaliyya Connections Episode 112, Jan 14, 2026
annexation, Bezalel Smotrich, demographics, ethnic cleansing, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jasper Nathaniel, Mouin Rabbani, Palestine, settlers, West Bank
“The Cruelty is Staggering”: Jasper Nathaniel on Reporting from the West Bank
Current Affairs, 06 April 2026
activists, aid, American, apartheid, Bezalel Smotrich, civilians, Congress, courts, Democratic Party, detainees, ethnic cleansing, genocide, human rights, Iron Dome, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jasper Nathaniel, Jewish, journalists, land, law, military, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, Palestinian, policy, prisoners, public opinion, settlers, starvation, terrorism, torture, two-state, United States, West Bank, Zionism