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Mar 3, 2026

Tomorrow the House Will Vote to Criminalize Speech and BDS (HR 867)
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), May 4, 2024
antisemitism, BDS, boycott, Congress, free speech, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, United States
A Message on the Freedom Flotilla Attack
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition, May 2, 20225
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Israel
Democrats Push To Censor Palestine Lessons In California
Shaanth Nanguneri, The Intercept, April 28, 2025
antisemitism, California, censorship, education, free speech, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, United States
Red Alert: Israel is Starving Gaza to Death
USCPR Action, Apr 30, 2025
aid, Gaza War, Israel, starvation, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR)
2025.05.05: Livestream for MECA – Palestine: The Moral Issue of Our Time
Online, 6-8 pm CT
calendar, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), online, Palestine
2025.05.05 Update: Film “The Encampments” at The Crossing
1127 University Avenue, Madison, 6:30-8:30 pm
calendar, colleges & universities, Columbia, Gaza War, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, protest, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), UW-Madison
2025.05.08: ‘Go Tell Them Our Story’ – Stories from Palestine
Online, 7 pm CT
calendar, genocide, Israel, occupation, online, Palestine, West Bank, World Beyond War
Tell Your Senators to Oppose the Antisemitism Awareness Act
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Apr 29, 2025
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, Israel, Israel Lobby, United States
“Bomb Gaza’s food”, demands Israeli leader
OWEN JONES, BATTLELINES, APR 29, 2025
aid, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, starvation, war crimes
Israel Faces World Court Hearings Over Gaza Aid
Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, April 28, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, United Nations (UN), United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
Lebanon: Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Civilians
Human Rights Watch, April 23, 2025
arms, civilians, Gaza War, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Lebanon, United States, war crimes
TikTok on Genocide
faab64, TikTok, 4/28/25
Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Israel Lobby, media, TikTok
World Food Programme warns of mass starvation in Gaza
Jon Shelton with AFP, Reuters, April 25, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, Israel, starvation
New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal Contains “Red Lines” for Hamas
JEREMY SCAHILL AND JAWA AHMAD, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 25, 2025
ceasefire, Egypt, Gaza War, Hamas, Israel, Qatar, United States
War Dust and Collateral Inhalation: Israel Breathes in Gaza’s Dust
DENNIS KUCINICH, APR 23, 2025
air, civilians, destruction, environment, Gaza War, Israel
2025.05.03: Winona Divestment Event
Winona, MN, 2-3:30 pm
apartheid, BDS, calendar, Coulee Region, divest, Israel, Palestine, Winona MN
Israel Is Using U.S. Bombs in Lebanon to Commit Alleged War Crimes
HIND HASSAN, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 24, 2025
arms, civilians, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Israel, Lebanon, United States, war crimes
Liberal militarism and Zionism started the latest McCarthyism
Jeet Heer, The Nation, April 2025
antisemitism, Biden, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, militarism, Palestine, protest, United States, visas, Zionism
A Settler Shooting in Ar Rakiz
mahmoud.photography97, April 17, 2025
Ar Rakiz, At-Tuwani, ethnic cleansing, Israel, settlers, violence, West Bank
Muslim Women’s Coalition Response to Archewell Foundation
Muslim Women’s Coalition, April 17, 2025
Archewell, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine
2025.04.19: National Day of Action: Buy Out the Dane Co. Farmer’s Market!
Madison Resistance Coalition, Capitol Square loop to James Madison Park, 12 – 2 pm
calendar, Gaza War, Israel, Madison, protest, Trump, United States
2025.04.18-23: Farah Nabulsi’s Film “The Teacher”
AMC Fitchburg 18
apartheid, calendar, ethnic cleansing, human rights, Israel, Nablus, settlers, violence, West Bank
2025.04.21: Madison College Solidarity for Peace
Truax Campus, 2-5 pm
calendar, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Israel, Mark Pocan, peace, solidarity, United States, war crimes
First they came for Mahmoud Khalil…
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Mar 11, 2025
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestine, Rubio, Rumeysa Ozturk, take action, United States
Zionist organizations are taking down names
The Intercept, Apr 14, 2025
Betar, Canary Mission, colleges & universities, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, Zionism
Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In For Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested By ICE
Akela Lacy, The Intercept, April 14 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestine, Rubio, United States
2025.04.12: Vigil for Gaza at Dane County Farmers’ Market
Kodichi Lawrence, 27 WKOW, Apr 13, 2025
aid, calendar, ceasefire, Christian, Gaza War, Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, killing, Madison, Mennonite Action, Palestine, peace, protest, refugees, United States, violence, World Beyond War
2025.04.12: Vigil for Gaza at Dane County Farmers’ Market
Jewish Voice for Peace Madison and christa.bruhn, Apr 12, 2025
aid, calendar, ceasefire, Christian, Gaza War, Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, killing, Madison, Mennonite Action, Palestine, peace, protest, refugees, United States, violence, World Beyond War
Israeli Policies and Settler Violence Are Driving Palestinians from the Jordan Valley
ISSAM, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 14, 2025
ethnic cleansing, Israel, land, settlers, violence, water, West Bank
2025.04.23: Film “The Palestine Exception” on Campus Protests
UW Memorial Union, 6-8 pm
BDS, calendar, ceasefire, colleges & universities, divest, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, protest, UW-Madison
Mahmoud Khalil’s free speech is a national security risk
Peter Suber, FediScience, Apr 12, 2025 & Associated Press
Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, Rubio, United States
Massive Israeli Censorship of Pro-Palestine Posts on Facebook and Instagram
WAQAS AHMED, NICHOLAS RODELO, RYAN GRIM, AND MURTAZA HUSSAIN, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 11, 2025
censorship, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, Meta, Palestine
Israel Preparing to Seize Ethnically Cleansed Rafah for Permanent Buffer Zone
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Apr 09, 2025
blockade, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Katz, Nakba, Netanyahu, Palestine, Rafah, Trump
Israeli army organises hiking tours inside occupied Syrian territory
MEE staff, 4 April 2025
Israel, Lebanon, occupation, Syria
With Bakeries and Kitchens All But Shut Down, Desperate Hunger Engulfs Gaza
HAMZA M.SALHA, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 09, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, Israel, starvation
Israel releases Ahmed Manasra after nine and a half years of jail, solitary confinement
The New Arab Staff, 10 April, 2025
children, detainees, Israel, Jerusalem, torture
In Masafer Yatta, every last joy is being stolen from us
HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, APR 10, 2025
Israel, justice, Masafer Yatta, settlers, violence, West Bank
2025.04.23 Update: WI Right to Boycott Press Conference and Lobby Day
Wisconsin State Capitol, 9 am
BDS, boycott, calendar, free speech, Israel, Israel Lobby, law, Madison
2025.04.14-18: UW Against Apartheid Week
Students for Justice in Palestine UW-Madison
apartheid, calendar, colonialism, culture, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, settlers, West Bank
Names of Palestinians Killed by Israel Since October 2023
PeoplesForumNYC, Washington, DC, Apr 5, 2025
Gaza War, genocide, Israel, protest, United States, Washington DC
Justice for Palestinian-American Omar Mohammed Rabea!
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Apr 7, 2025
aid, American, citizen, Israel, killing, Omar Mohammed Rabea, settlers, United States, West Bank
New Israeli buffer zone and military corridor in Gaza
David Gritten and Yolande Knell, BBC, Apr 1, 2025
Gaza War, Hamas, Israel
2025.04.23: Help Overturn Wisconsin’s anti-BDS Law!
MRSCP, Apr 2, 2025
BDS, boycott, calendar, Israel, Israel Lobby, law, MRSCP, online, take action, Wisconsin
2025.04.21: Campus Speech, Antisemitism and Islamophobia
UW-Madison Pyle Center, Wisconsin Idea Lounge, 5:00 pm
antisemitism, calendar, colleges & universities, free speech, Islamophobia, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, Peter Beinart, terrorism, UW-Madison
Netanyahu Promises the “Final Stage” of Gaza Genocide
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 31, 2025
children, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Netanyahu, paramedics, Trump, war crimes
The Low-Hanging Fruit of Canceled Student Visas
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance, March 30, 2025
Badar Khan Suri, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, Rumeysa Ozturk, students, Trump, visas, West Bank
2025.04.03: ZOOM with WNPJ on the WI Right to Boycott campaign
Online, 12 noon – 1 p.m.
BDS, boycott, calendar, Israel, Israel Lobby, law, online, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice (WNPJ)
Israeli settlers seen on camera assaulting a Palestinian village. Police arrest only Palestinians.
JULIA FRANKEL, AP, March 28, 2025
ethnic cleansing, home demolition, Israel, Jinba, Masafer Yatta, settlers, video, violence, West Bank
Settler Attack on Jinba School
mahmoud.photography97, Mar 28, 2025
ethnic cleansing, home demolition, Israel, Jinba, Masafer Yatta, settlers, violence, West Bank
2025.03.31: Direct from Gaza: Mosab Abu Toha
Online, 8:00 PM CT
blockade, calendar, Gaza War, Israel, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Mosab Abu Toha, online, poetry
22 Years Later: A Message From Rachel’s Parents
Craig and Cindy Corrie, March 16, 2025
Gaza, home demolition, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel, killing, Rachel Corrie, Rafah
Call Senators Baldwin and Johnson
IMEU Policy Project, Mar 27, 2025
arms, Bernie Sanders, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Ron Johnson, Tammy Baldwin, United States, war crimes
Hard days in Masafer Yatta
Mar 27, 2025
Cassandra Dixon, ethnic cleansing, Hamdan Ballal, home demolition, Israel, Masafer Yatta, Oscar, settlers, Susiya, travel, violence, West Bank
Rubio boasts of canceling more than 300 visas over pro-Palestine protests
Joseph Gedeon, The Guardian, 27 Mar 2025
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel, Palestine, protest, Rumeysa Ozturk, students, visas
Court Extends Hussam Abu Safiya’s Detention in Israeli Torture Camp
Sharon Zhang , TRUTHOUT, March 26, 2025
Al Mezan, detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Gaza War, health, hostages, human rights, Israel, prisoners, torture, war crimes
Does Columbia still merit the name of a university?
Rashid Khalidi, The Guardian, 25 Mar 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, hasbara, Israel, Israel Lobby, propaganda, protest, students, Trump, United States
2025.04.01: Divesting from Israel’s Genocide
Online, 6 pm CT
arms, BDS, calendar, divest, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Lebanon, online, Syria, United States, West Bank
This ‘smoking gun’ proves Netanyahu’s genocidal intent
OWEN JONES, BATTLELINES, MAR 26, 2025
Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Netanyahu, war crimes
Wife of Oscar-winning director says he was savagely beaten outside his home
BY JULIA FRANKEL, AP, March 25, 2025
detainees, Hamdan Ballal, Israel, Masafer Yatta, Oscar, settlers, violence, West Bank
Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained
Mohammad Hesham, March 24, 2025
detainees, Hamdan Ballal, Israel, Masafer Yatta, Oscar, settlers, violence, West Bank
Israeli vs. American Media
@dbattistella@todon.eu
Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, media, United States
Israel creates new military body to encourage ‘voluntary emigration’ from Gaza
Joshua Marks, Jewish News Syndicate, March 23, 2025
Bezalel Smotrich, civilians, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Hamas, hostages, Israel, Israel Katz, Saudi Arabia, Trump, United States, war crimes
“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil”
MEGHNAD BOSE, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 23, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, detainees, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, students, United States
Israel’s return to war is a prelude to mass expulsion
Ben Reiff, +972 Magazine, March 18, 2025
blockade, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Hamas, hostages, Israel, Trump
Tell your Senators: No More Weapons to Israel!
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), March 19, 2025
arms, Bernie Sanders, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, take action, United States
2025.03.20: Vigil for Gaza & Palestine
SE Corner of Williamson Steet and Blair, 4:15 to 5:45 pm
calendar, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Madison, Palestine, peace, protest
A Letter from a Palestinian Political Prisoner in Louisiana
March 18, 2025
Biden, colleges & universities, Columbia, democracy, detainees, Dr. Abu Safiya, free speech, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Israel Lobby, law, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, protest, racism, starvation, students, torture, Trump
Israel’s most extreme genocidal violence beckons
OWEN JONES, BATTLELINES, MAR 18, 2025
Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel
ADC Statement on the Collapse of a Ceasefire That Never Was
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), March 18, 2025
Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel
2025.03.19-04.17: WI Right to Boycott Information Sessions
Online, Mar 19, 8 pm; Apr 5, 4 pm; Apr 17, 7 pm; 2025
BDS, boycott, calendar, Israel, Israel Lobby, law, online, Wisconsin
BDS: Maersk Shareholder Resolution Letter
17 March 2025
arms, BDS, boycott, divest, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, Israel, Maersk, sanction, war crimes
EFF Joins 7amleh Campaign to #ReconnectGaza
JILLIAN C. YORK AND PAIGE COLLINGS, ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, MARCH 17, 2025
7amleh, communications, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Gaza War, Israel, Return
Honoring Rachel Corrie’s Legacy
The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU), March 16, 2025
Gaza, home demolition, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel, killing, Rachel Corrie, Rafah
A Statement From Rachel Corrie’s Parents
Craig and Cindy Corrie, March 14, 2025
Gaza, home demolition, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel, killing, Rachel Corrie, Rafah
We Remember Rachel Corrie
I Witness Silwan, March 16, 2025
Gaza, home demolition, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel, killing, Rachel Corrie, Rafah
Palestinian family faces lonely iftar meals this Ramadan
Aref Tufaha and Jalal Bwaitel, AP, March 13, 2025
Gaza War, Israel, Jenin, Ramadan, refugees, West Bank
2025.03.23: Update From Palestine
Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd, 9:00 am
apartheid, Bethlehem, calendar, crafts, economy, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Jerusalem, Madison, olive oil, Palestine, project, travel, water, West Bank
2025.03.20: Telling the Truth about Palestine
Online, 5-6:30 pm CT
calendar, hasbara, human rights, Israel, media, online, Palestine, propaganda, Trump, United States
2025.03.15: Free Virtual Screening of New Film “Jenin Jenin 2024”
Online, 11 am CT
calendar, film, Gaza War, Israel, Jenin, Mohammed Bakri, online, West Bank
US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians from Gaza
JOSEF FEDERMAN, MATTHEW LEE AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 14, 2025
Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Israel, United States
Trump’s Disappearing Of Mahmoud Khalil Should Be A Warning For Us All
THE BIG PICTURE AND TODD BEETON, MAR 13, 2025
antisemitism, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
Almost 100 arrested during protest occupying Trump Tower over Mahmoud Khalil
Martin Pengelly, The Guardian, 13 Mar 2025
antisemitism, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
Congressional Letter to DHS on Mahmoud Khalil
14 Democratic House Members to Secretary Kristi Noem, Mar 11, 2025
antisemitism, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
Why we need a new free speech movement
ROBERT REICH, MAR 13, 2025
antisemitism, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
Mahmoud Khalil Speaks With Attorneys for First Time Since Detention
JASON PALADINO, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 13, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
What is happening to Mahmoud Khalil is chilling
CHRIS GEIDNER, LAW DORK, MAR 12, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
2025.03.12: Hussam Al-Zaanin on 13 Years in Israeli Prison
Online, 11 am CT
calendar, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, detainees, Gaza War, hostages, Israel, online, prisoners
Marco Rubio Detained Mahmoud Khalil on ‘Foreign Policy Grounds’
PREM THAKKER AND PABLO MANRÍQUEZ, ZETEO, MAR 11, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
The backstory on the government’s abduction of a Palestinian protester
Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, terrorism, Trump, United States
The Trump Administration kidnapped Mahmoud Khalil
Rep. Mark Pocan, Mar 10, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, Mark Pocan, terrorism, Trump, United States
Mahmoud Khalil’s hearing is 11:30 Wed
Qasim Rashid, Mar 10, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, terrorism, Trump, United States
Mahmoud Khalil Was Detained by ICE Agent Honored by Trump
JASON PALADINO, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 10, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, terrorism, Trump, United States
Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about green card holders
REBECCA SANTANA, AP, March 10, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, terrorism, Trump, United States
ADC Statement on the Detainment of Mahmoud Khalil
Mar 10, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, protest, Trump, United States
2025.03.11: UW-Madison Protest for Mahmoud Khalil
UW-Madison Library Mall, 12 pm
calendar, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, protest, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Trump, United States, UW-Madison
DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Encampment
JANINE ALHADIDI AND MEGHNAD BOSE, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 9, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, United States, West Bank
The Oscar went to ‘No Other Land,’ but that might not save Masafer Yatta
Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, March 8, 2025
At-Tuwani, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, home demolition, Israel, Masafer Yatta, sanction, settlers, Trump, United States, West Bank
Trump threatened to kill everyone in Gaza. The media lied about it.
OWEN JONES, BATTLELINES, MAR 7, 2025
ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, media, Trump, United States, war crimes
2025.03.09: The Raid on the Jerusalem Educational Bookshop
Online, 1 pm CT
apartheid, calendar, education, free speech, Israel, Jerusalem, occupation, online, violence
Israel’s largest mass expulsion in the West Bank since 1967
MARIAM BARGHOUTI, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 6, 2025
blockade, ethnic cleansing, Iron Wall, Israel, Jenin, Mariam Barghouti, Nablus, West Bank