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Michele Bahl: How can we be indifferent to suffering of children in Gaza?

Michele Bahl, Cap Times, Sep 20, 2014

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2014.09.12-13: Gaza “Wall of Shame” at Fighting BobFest

We will be displaying the Gaza “Wall of Shame” at the entrance to the BobFest…

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40 Holocaust survivors condemn ‘massacre’ of Palestinians, call for BDS against Israel

Alex Kane, Mondoweiss, August 26, 2014

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Strike near UN school in Gaza leaves 10 dead

TAMER ZIARA AND IBRAHIM BARZAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 3, 2014 RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) —…

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Judith Laitman: A Jewish grandmother’s plea to Barack Obama

UDITH LAITMAN, Cap Times, Jul 25, 2014

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Call to action: Join Palestinian political prisoner’s day

Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association & Palestinian BDS National Committee, Apr 3, 2014

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It’s World Water Day! Say No to Water Apartheid

US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Ramah Kudaimi, March 22nd, 2014

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2014.05.5-6: Mark Braverman in Madison

Mark Braverman, author of Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews and the Search for Peace in the…

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How does Palestine’s economy work?

Mona Chalabi, The Guardian, 14 October 2013

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World Bank Report on Area C and the Future of the Palestinian Economy

World Bank Report No. AUS2922 October 2, 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i. Restrictions on economic activity…

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Quakers Call For Israel Boycott & Divestment

Breakthrough! Quakers Spanning 3 States Call For Boycott & Divestment Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to…

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It’s Kosher to Boycott Israeli Goods

Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods, July 1, 2013 An extensive list of 153 signatories from…

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McDonald’s Israel rejects West Bank branch proposal

Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem, The Guardian, 27 June 2013

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150 organizations join with BDS activists in France

US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, June 26, 2013

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2013.04.28: Susan Abulhawa Talk in Madison

Playgrounds for Palestine Annual Benefit Dinner Nile Restaurant [Map] 5:30 pm-8:00 pm The Madison chapter…

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Rachel Corrie’s Rafah Legacy

Ramzy Baroud, CounterPunch, March 21, 2013

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Palestinians call for a boycott of Israeli diamonds

Over 50 Palestinian organisations, representing a cross-section of Palestinian civil society, including women’s groups and…

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