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Apr 29, 2026
The New York Times and The Intercept on Palestinian Lives
Apr 4, 2024, The Daily 26:15 Kim Severson, a food correspondent for The New York…
House Democrats Demanding Biden Halt Weapons to Israel
‘UNJUSTIFIABLE’ In a letter to the president, the lawmakers expressed their “outrage regarding the recent…
International Civilian Aid Flotilla to Break the Siege of Gaza
zohar, Freedom Flotilla Coalition, April 4, 2024 Media Release The international Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC)…
Israel Pays a Political Price for Killing Aid Workers
– When They’re Not Palestinians The attack that killed seven volunteers from World Central Kitchen…
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‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing of Gaza
Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, December 28,…
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The U.S. calls on Israel to prevent civilian casualties while continuing to supply weapons for…
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David Hearst, Middle East Eye, Mar 20, 2024 David Hearst, editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye,…
Hot meals. Community. Dignity. Income.
The team at Atfaluna’s Inclusive Kitchen package hot meals to distribute to displaced families in…
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March 27, 2024 WASHINGTON – In a new letter released during Holy Week ahead of…
Update: Grassroots to Gaza Emergency Aid Campaign
We wanted to give you an update on our Grassroots to Gaza campaign for emergency…
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Radha Surya, Znet, March 22, 2024
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Madison Central Library, Room 301 6-9 pm When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally…
ANTI-WAR PROTEST VOTE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES IN WISCONSIN
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Mar 19, 2024
501(c)(3), aid, American, delegation, democracy, Democratic Party, digital, Donald Trump, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Israeli, Joe Biden, justice, labor, law, Madison, media, military, Milwaukee, Minnesota, MRSCP, Muslim, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, sister cities, terrorism, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), uninstructed, volunteer, vote, war, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (WCJP), Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA), womenForcing #StopArmingIsrael onto Politicians’ Agenda
As a Palestinian American, I witness a new horror that Israel commits against my people,…
One-Third of Children Under 2 in Northern Gaza Now Acutely Malnourished
OLIVIA ROSANE, COMMON DREAMS, MARCH 16, 2024
aid, disease, FBI, Gaza War, Hamas, healthcare, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Khan Younis, land, media, military, Ministry of Health, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, shelters, starvation, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United Nations (UN), war, water, world21 Years Later Gaza Crushed With Our Tax Dollars
From Craig Corrie – 21 Years Later Gaza Crushed With Our Tax Dollars On March…
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CALL Pocan’s offices and insist on a pledge not to vote for any further military…
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Aid Worker in Gaza: The U.S. Must Pressure Its Ally MARCH 12, 2024 This is…
Israel’s Measures intended to Prevent Births within Gaza Strip
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), March 9, 2024
What is UNRWA, the U.N. agency in Gaza struggling to help Palestinians?
Bryan Pietsch and Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, October 16, 2023 One of the UNRWA schools housing displaced people…
aid, Amazon, civilians, education, Gaza War, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jordan, Lebanon, military, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, resources, schools, shelters, students, Syria, teachers, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), video, war, water, West Bank, women, worldOn International Women’s Day We Mourn the 9,000+ Palestinian Women Killed
We suffer from violence, from sadness, from injustice, from humiliation, from the hardest forms of…
Good Shepherd Collective Weekly Report
Good Shepherd Collective Weekly Report Intro Since October 7, Israel has killed at least 31,043…
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U.S. Must Change Course This week, after witnessing the Flour Massacre in which over 100…
We will starve you or kill you
Israel is making it clear to Palestinians in Gaza: We will starve you to death…
Mohammad Hureini of Youth of Sumud
Final Straw, Jan 28, 2024 This week, we’re featuring a conversation with Mohammad Hureini (twitter…
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In five minutes, the video sounds the alarm on laws intended to take away Americans’…
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“They got guns, batons, and pepper spray, but I’m dangerous.” On February 13th, police officers…
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and Her Family by an Israeli Airstrike on Rafah 21.02.2024 The Palestinian Centre for Human…
Israel must end its occupation of Palestine to stop apartheid and human rights violations
Amnesty International, February 19, 2024
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February 18, 2024 We, Palestinian-led organizations in the United States, are issuing an urgent call…
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World BEYOND War 12-2:00 pm Sen Baldwin’s office, 30 W Mifflin Street 2:00 pm walk…
Egypt Building Camp in Sinai to Absorb Palestinian Refugees
Israel will likel try to push Palestinians from Rafah into the camp Dave DeCamp, Defend…
Satellite photos show Egypt building Gaza wall as Israel’s Rafah push looms
Despite its opposition to displacement of Palestinians, Cairo appears to be preparing for a scenario…
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The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest Palestinian coalition that leads the global Boycott,…
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The past days have been horrific for the residents of Majaz, one of the villages…
2024.02.14: Will You Free My Palestine?
Chapters, Madison Chapter, Nonviolent Activism, North America By Madison for a World BEYOND War, February…
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NETANYAHU’S WAR ON TRUTH
Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept, February 7, 2024
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Over 800 Officials in U.S. and Europe Sign Letter Protesting Israel Policies, New York Times,…
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BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, FEB 01, 2024
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Within moments of the International Court of Justice issuing a preliminary finding on Friday morning…
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JULIA CONLEY, COMMON DREAMS, JAN 26, 2024
aid, American, Antony Blinken, blockade, California, Congress, Dena Takruri, doctors, Donald Trump, Eli Valley, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, Joe Biden, justice, Laila el-Haddad, land, law, media, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, South Africa, starvation, warThe U.S. Must Act to End the Gaza Disaster
Many of us are watching with horror the severe humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. Unfortunately,…
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Democracy Now!, Jan 26, 2024
2024.01.26: Online Solidarity Rally for Palestine v. Biden
Palestinian human rights organizations, Gaza residents, and US citizens with family members killed and displaced…
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Jehad Abusalim, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Fund 6-7 pm CT Hundreds of thousands of…
2024.01.25: Madison Antiwar Film Series Presents Two Films about Israel and Palestine
The Occupation of the American Mind and My Neighborhood Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin Street, Room…
2024.01.24: Webinar: “Israel, South Africa, Genocide, and the International Court of Justice”
A Conversation with Robert Herbst 12 noon CT Register Here South Africa sued…
2024.01.16: Senate Vote on Military Aid to Israel
4:30 pm CT Please contact Senator Tammy Baldwin by phone or online this day As…
2024.01.16: Vigil and Press Conference at Sen. Baldwin’s Office supporting Senate Resolution 504
Calling for a report on Israel’s human rights abuses in Gaza 30 W. Mifflin Street,…
Latest from MECA
The situation in Gaza is more than catastrophic as Israel’s genocidal attacks continue. We hope…
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“There are no greens, fruit and dairy products here like I had before. Prices are…
2024.01.08: USCPR Phone Zap ⚡
12 noon CT Help make sure Congress’ phones are ringing off the hook on their…
Atlanta Cop City activists push to abolish GILEE program
Amid the Palestinian genocide activists spread awareness about Cop City and Israeli police training …
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If you live in the U.S., tell the Senate to hold Israel accountable! TAKE ACTION!…
How Israel Got an Endless Supply of U.S.-Made Smart Bombs
Nearly three years ago, Congress gave Israel a pass to stockpile precision-guided bombs “without regard…
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At a press conference in D.C. on December 14, UAW president Shawn Fain called for…
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Fri Dec 29 2023 Court application the latest move by South Africa, a vociferous critic…
