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I co-founded the BDS movement. Why was I denied entry to the US?
Omar Barghouti, The Guardian, 16 Apr 2019
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IDF puts Palestinians under closure as Israelis go to the polls
Edo Konrad, +972 Magazine, April 8, 2019
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How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
Nathan Thrall, New York Times, March 28, 2019
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2019.04.22: North America Nakba Tour
UW-Madison Campus (time & location to follow) MRSCP and UW Students for Justice in Palestine…
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Palestinian peace activist denied entry to U.S. for speaking tour
Edo Konrad, +972, March 4, 2019
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2019.03.29: Book talk: Cracks in the Wall – Beyond Apartheid in Palestine-Israel
The Palestine Center Washington, DC 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT Livestream Online Videos &…
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2019.03.27: Book talk: Boycott! The Academy and Justice for Palestine
The Palestine Center Washington, DC 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT Livestream Online Videos &…
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A Teenage War Resister in Israel
An Antiwar Story from the Embattled Middle East He is a rarity in his own…
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2019.03.18: Israeli Politics Decoded with David Sheen
Online from the Palestine Center Washington, DC 12 noon – 1 pm Central Time Listen…
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New York Jewish Voice for Peace Proud to #StandWithIlhan
Dear Rep. Engel and Rep. Lowey, We, members of the Westchester chapter of Jewish Voice…
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Israeli Extremists Are Making a Comeback—With the Help of US Tax Dollars
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Caves in the south Hebron Hills bring villages back to life
Ahmad Al-Bazz and Anne Paq, Mondoweiss, February 11, 2019
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As West Bank Violence Surges, Israel Is Silent on Attacks by Jews
Israel’s right-wing government has remained silent, wary of alienating settlers in an election year The…
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‘No to Apartheid’
Yumna Patel, Mondoweiss, January 23, 2019
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Curbing Speech in the Name of Helping Israel
A Senate bill aims to punish those who boycott Israel over its settlement policy. There…
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Emergency demonstrations throughout Israel
Stop the war! Move towards peace! Occupation Magazine, Nov. 13, 2018 Hebrew original forwarded by…
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Gaza: Fears of further bloodshed as Israel adopts ‘zero tolerance’ policy
Amnesty International, 19 October 2018
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Israel practices ‘apartheid’ — Representative Betty McCollum
Phil Weiss and Annie Robbins, Mondoweiss, October 2, 2018
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States can’t punish businesses for boycotting Israel, federal judge in Arizona says
Palestinians walk past a sign painted on a wall in Bethlehem, in the West Bank,…
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House Democrats Condemn Trump’s Actions Against the Palestinian People
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2018 House Democrats Condemn Trump Administration’s Actions Harming the Palestinian…
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Jerusalem

I co-founded the BDS movement. Why was I denied entry to the US?

IDF puts Palestinians under closure as Israelis go to the polls

How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics

2019.04.22: North America Nakba Tour

Palestinian peace activist denied entry to U.S. for speaking tour

2019.03.29: Book talk: Cracks in the Wall – Beyond Apartheid in Palestine-Israel

2019.03.27: Book talk: Boycott! The Academy and Justice for Palestine

A Teenage War Resister in Israel

2019.03.18: Israeli Politics Decoded with David Sheen

New York Jewish Voice for Peace Proud to #StandWithIlhan

Israeli Extremists Are Making a Comeback—With the Help of US Tax Dollars

Caves in the south Hebron Hills bring villages back to life

As West Bank Violence Surges, Israel Is Silent on Attacks by Jews

‘No to Apartheid’

Curbing Speech in the Name of Helping Israel

Emergency demonstrations throughout Israel

Gaza: Fears of further bloodshed as Israel adopts ‘zero tolerance’ policy

Israel practices ‘apartheid’ — Representative Betty McCollum

States can’t punish businesses for boycotting Israel, federal judge in Arizona says

House Democrats Condemn Trump’s Actions Against the Palestinian People