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2026.03.18: Labor Solidarity with Palestine: Lessons from Italy and Britain

What’s the Point of Recognizing the State of Palestine?

Joel Beinin, Sep 25, 2025

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Spanish and Italian naval ships to join the Gaza-bound activist flotilla following yesterday’s drone attack

ELENA BECATOROS, AP, September 25, 2025

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Israel Detains, Chokes, and Beats Up Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls

Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic, July 29, 2025

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Palestinian activist who worked on film ‘No Other Land’ killed in occupied West Bank

Middle East Eye staff, 28 July 2025

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Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza

SAM MEDNICK AND RENATA BRITO, AP, May 2, 2025

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Between Ta-Nehisi Coates and Me

‘The Message’ cuts to the human heart of the situation in Israel-Palestine, refusing to contort…

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From attack dogs to prison time, this is how Israel is trying to thwart my activism

The Israeli army wants to make an example of Palestinians who protest the occupation —…

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San Francisco State University divests from Israel’s weapons

Demands were part of nationwide student movement calling on universities to divest from companies involved…

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META REFUSES TO ANSWER ON GAZA CENSORSHIP

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on…

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What will the “uninstructed” vote say about Wisconsin?

SCOTT GORDON, TONE MADISON, MARCH 15, 2024

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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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The Biden Administration Joins Israel’s War on UNRWA

Following Washington’s lead, key US allies have cut funding for the United Nations Relief Works…

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Transatlantic Civil Servants’ Statement on Gaza

Over 800 Officials in U.S. and Europe Sign Letter Protesting Israel Policies, New York Times,…

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Israel Says 3 Hostages Bore White Flag Before Being Killed by Troops

The military said the mistaken killing of the three men, who had been shirtless, was…

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2023.11.29: Unite now to stop #GazaGenocide and start dismantling Israeli apartheid!

Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), November 21, 2023 Let’s make November 29th a global day…

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US has Provided Over 130 Billion Dollars in Aid & Weapons to Israel since 1948

Thalif Deen, IPS – Inter Press Service, November 17, 2023 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II…

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Fighting Amalek in Gaza

What Israelis Say and Western Media Ignore Norman Finkelstein, Nov 12, 2023 Written and compiled…

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‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 17

Deadliest round of Israeli bombardment kills 400 people in a single night In the deadliest…

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Wisconsin volunteer attacked in West Bank

Ed Treleven, Wisconsin State Journal, March 27, 2023

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