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Aug 26, 2026

Gantz-Netanyahu deal legitimizes annexation
The possibility of further Israeli annexation of occupied territories has received legitimacy from the Israeli…
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Second Appeal in the COVID-19 Crisis
Ref: 36/2020 Date: 14 April 2020 Time: 10:00 GMT Second Appeal in COVID-19 Crisis…
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Palestinians report 1st cases of coronavirus in Gaza Strip
Workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus, at the main…
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Help Palestinians in Gaza survive Coronavirus
If Not Now, March 20,2020 We have an opportunity to save thousands of lives —…
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Groundbreaking Call to Prevent US Aid for Palestinian Demolition
US FUNDS AND EQUIPMENT USED TO DISPLACE COMMUNITIES IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK J Street,…
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Coronavirus Is a Death Sentence for Palestinians Caged in Gaza
Even a small outbreak among Gaza’s densely-packed, blockaded population would put an impossible strain on…
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International Women’s Day
Today, on #IWD2020, we celebrate the inspiring leadership of women, in Palestine and worldwide, at…
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Palestinian Rights Organization Challenges Meritless Lawsuit
06 Mar 2020 Case is Part of Broader Assault on Human Rights Defenders March 6,…
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Oppose the Israeli Annexation of Palestinian Land
This is a new group in the LaCrosse area that is becoming more active on…
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Homes Demolished in South Hebron Hills
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Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of 8-year Lawsuit Over Israel Boycott
Case Dismissed Against Former Board Members of Olympia Food Co-op Center for Constitutional Rights, March…
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Strangers in Our Homeland
Aida Touma-Sliman, JewishCurrents, February 6, 2020 LAST WEEK, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu announced a…
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Trump’s “Deal of the Century” Has Led to Violence Not Peace
February 08, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C. 2/8/20)—Since President Donald Trump released the details of his much-derided…
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Violence Surges in Wake of Trump’s Mideast Plan
Clashes, shootings and a vehicle attack erupt in the West Bank and Jerusalem, killing Palestinians…
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Youth of Sumud Remembers Tom Hurndall
Youth of Sumud, a group of Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills, believes and is…
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Regeni murder: If only Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall had been Italian
Kamel Hawwash, Middle East Eye, 21 April 2016
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BDS Victory: Liverpool FC reject Puma sponsorship
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Activists Reclaimed a Water Source for Palestinians, Showing Co-Resistance Works
Oren Kroll-Zeldin, Truthout, January 10, 2020
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To Prison, Again, for Protesting Against Israel’s Colonial Rule
Israeli activist Jonathan Pollack pens a powerful Op-Ed in Haaretz on his arrest, putting into…
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The U.N. once predicted Gaza would be ‘uninhabitable’ by 2020. Two million people still live there.
The shoreline in Gaza City during strong winds on Christmas Day (Mohammed Abed-AFP-Getty Images) Hazem…
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