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Jul 23, 2026

UW-Milwaukee Encampment Supported by Anti-Zionist — Not Antisemitic — Jewish Students And Professors
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 7, 2024
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Observations about the Campus Protests
PETER BEINART, MAY 06, 2024 Six Observations about the Campus Protests by Peter Beinart Read…
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Israel seizes Rafah crossing, cuts off aid route
By Mersiha Gadzo, Al Jazeera, 7 May 2024
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URGENT: Tell your senators to vote against speech-chilling legislation
Should college students who compare Israeli government policy with that of the Nazis be investigated by…
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Israel orders 100,000 civilians to leave Rafah, says it will operate with ‘extreme force’
Washington Post, May 6, 2024 at 11:58 a.m. EDT Israel’s military on Monday ordered about…
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Israel strikes Gaza city of Rafah after evacuation order
By Mohammed Salem and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters May 6, 2024 RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 6 (Reuters) – Israel’s…
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Scoop: U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel
Barak Ravid, Axios, May 5, 2024 The Biden administration last week put a hold on…
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Tell Congress To Vote No on Four Anti-Palestine Bills
Washington, DC | www.adc.org | May 4, 2024 – Pro-Palestine protests are continuing to grow, and that…
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Editorial | UW-Madison should rely on negotiations, not police raids
May 3, 2024 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin erred when she authorized a police raid Wednesday…
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The lessons from colleges that didn’t call the police
Deescalating conflict around protests was possible, but many colleges turned to law enforcement instead. By Abdallah…
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The police brought violence to UW-Madison’s Gaza encampment
BY SCOTT GORDON ● POLITICS ● MAY 1, 2024 Wednesday morning’s crackdown included brutal attacks on protestors, arrests without charges,…
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Prominent Palestinian doctor tortured and killed in Israeli detention
Adnan al-Bursh was a Palestinian surgeon and the head of orthopaedic medicine at al-Shifa hospital…
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United Methodist Church votes to divest from Israel bonds
In the first such divestment action by a major Christian denomination, the General Conference of…
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ADC: Congress Passes Dangerous Bill to Silence Criticism of Israel
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | May 1, 2024 — In response to the student-led, pro-Palestinian movement, the…
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What went down during the first day of pro-Palestine encampment protests at UW-Madison
By Annika Bereny , Amari Mbongwo , Gavin Escott , Kodie Engst , Nicholas Sinn , Noe Goldhaber , Tomer Ronen , Gabriella Hartlauband Bryna Goeking The Daily Cardinal, April 29,…
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The Israel-US game plan for Gaza is staring us in the face
Jonathan K. Cook, 30 April 2024 The western media is pretending the West’s efforts to…
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Stop the Rafah massacre, join an encampment
Good Shepherd CollectiveBeit Sahour, Palestine GSC Update This map shows a small snapshot of the…
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Pocan Seeks to Show Biden Liberal Dismay on Gaza
The progressive Democrat from a rural, mostly white Wisconsin district is highlighting that it is…
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Under Israeli Pressure, Guinea Bissau Withdraws Flotilla Flags
💚🖤💔Hello all, I am heartbroken to pass on the news that our Flotilla will be…
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Israel Marks 200 Days of Genocide with Plans to Destroy Rafah
24، Apr 2024 Tuesday, April 23, 2024, marked the 200th consecutive day of Israel’s large-scale…
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