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Israel

Sep 23, 2026

2023.09.13-21: September Events
Wednesday, Sept. 13: Storytelling as Resistance Thursday, Sept. 14: The Legacy of Oslo: Thirty Years…
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2023.09.17: Virtual Tour of the Gaza Strip
Sunday, September 17th 8PM Jerusalem, 7PM Berlin, 6PM London, 1PM NYC, 12PM Central Gaza is…
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Israel is committing apartheid in West Bank, former Mossad chief claims
“In a territory where two people are judged under two legal systems, that is an…
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Dixon Hopes Israeli Settler’s Trial Draws Attention to Attacks on Palestinians
Jerry Windley-Daoust, The Catholic Worker Movement, September 2, 2023 “These settlers act with impunity because…
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The violent lies of Israel’s president
Yuli Novak, +972 Magazine, July 31, 2023
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Leading liberal Zionist voices call for ending U.S. aid to Israel
MITCHELL PLITNICK, MONDOWEISS, JULY 24, 2023
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Gaza Americans Urge Washington To Include Them In Israel Visa Deal
Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Aug 11, 2023
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Israel expanded an apartheid law last week. No one is talking about it.
JONATHAN OFIR, MONDOWEISS, JULY 31, 2023
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The only answer to the Israeli right’s war: A state for all its citizens
Ameer Fakhoury, +972 Magazine, July 30, 2023
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The narcissism that blinds Israelis to Jenin’s oppression
Orly Noy, +972 Magazine, July 7, 2023
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Israel does not have a right to self-defense for its occupation
MITCHELL PLITNICK, MONDOWEISS, JULY 6, 2023
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Jenin by American Jewish Cartoonist Eli Valley
Jenin by Eli Valley, July 7, 2023 Jewish Cartoonist Eli Valley Sparks Angry Debate…
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‘Why did this happen?’
Israel’s raid on Jenin, through the eyes of one family Hussein Shibly looks out Saturday…
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Emergency Aid for Jenin and Petition to Congress
As you know Jenin recently endured an especially deadly and destructive assault by the Israeli armed…
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2023.07.16: Film My Tree & Discussion
Event Date: July 16, 2023 Time: 3 pm ET/ 2 pm CT/ 12 noon PT…
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In Jenin, Israel is unveiling the next phase of apartheid
Amjad Iraqi, +972 Magazine, June 30, 2023
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The Armed Revolt: Why Israel Cannot Crush the Resistance in Palestine
Ramzy Baroud, July 1, 2023
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Israel’s raid left Jenin in rubble. Palestinians are blaming their leaders.
Drone footage showed the extent of destruction after Israel ended a two-day operation in the…
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Israeli forces invade West Bank city, killing at least 8 Palestinians
West Bank residents reported gunfire, drones and explosions as Israel launched extensive air and ground…
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Israeli Discrimination against Palestinian Americans and the Visa Waiver Program
LAYLA GANTUS, MONDOWEISS, JULY 1, 2023
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Israel

2023.09.13-21: September Events

2023.09.17: Virtual Tour of the Gaza Strip

Israel is committing apartheid in West Bank, former Mossad chief claims

Dixon Hopes Israeli Settler’s Trial Draws Attention to Attacks on Palestinians

The violent lies of Israel’s president

Leading liberal Zionist voices call for ending U.S. aid to Israel

Gaza Americans Urge Washington To Include Them In Israel Visa Deal

Israel expanded an apartheid law last week. No one is talking about it.

The only answer to the Israeli right’s war: A state for all its citizens

The narcissism that blinds Israelis to Jenin’s oppression

Israel does not have a right to self-defense for its occupation

Jenin by American Jewish Cartoonist Eli Valley

‘Why did this happen?’

Emergency Aid for Jenin and Petition to Congress

2023.07.16: Film My Tree & Discussion

In Jenin, Israel is unveiling the next phase of apartheid

The Armed Revolt: Why Israel Cannot Crush the Resistance in Palestine

Israel’s raid left Jenin in rubble. Palestinians are blaming their leaders.

Israeli forces invade West Bank city, killing at least 8 Palestinians

Israeli Discrimination against Palestinian Americans and the Visa Waiver Program