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Jul 28, 2026
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 353
Israel launches bombing campaign on Lebanon as Hezbollah retaliates Israel’s intensifying bombardment of Lebanon has…
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How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law
Mobilisation of violent settlers has intensified Palestinians’ fears of attacks and displacement Alison Killing, Chris Campbell and Peter Andringa in…
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2024.09.18: Visualizing Palestine Virtual Book Launch
10 am CT This Wednesday, September 18th we hope you’ll join us for a virtual…
US State Department declines to Condemn Israel for Shooting American Activist in the Head, Killing Her
JUAN COLE, INFORMED CONSENT, 09/07/2024 Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Basil Maghrebi at the Israeli…
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Israel Has Built an Economy Fueled by Genocide at Home and Abroad
Ciudong Ng, TRUTHOUT, September 1, 2024
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Aysenur Eygi’s Family calls for Independent Investigation
“We welcome the White House’s statement of condolences, but given the circumstances of Aysenur’s killing,…
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2024.09.02: Madison LaborFest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Jewish Voice for Peace will be tabling at this Labor…
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Israel kills prominent militant in deadliest West Bank raids since Gaza war began
BY MAJDI MOHAMMED AND MELANIE LIDMAN, Associated Press, August 29, 2024 TULKAREM, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli…
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“Trying to Repeat the Nakba”
Israel Launches Largest Military Raids in West Bank in Two Decades DEMOCRACY NOW! AUGUST 28,…
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Wisconsin Palestinians have felt isolated from politics
The upcoming election has made it worse After watching the U.S. fund Israel’s war on…
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Nearly 100 killed in Israeli strike on school, Gaza officials say
The Israel Defense Forces said Hamas fighters had been operating in the Gaza City school.…
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Backing Israeli Apartheid Isn’t Just Immoral — It’s Illegal
Last month, the International Court of Justice issued a damning assessment of Israel’s occupation of…
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After 300 days of ‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’
Nasrallah declares ‘new phase’ of war, vows ‘inevitable’ response to Israeli attack on Beirut In…
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‘Israel always sold the occupation as legal. The ICJ now terrifies them’
Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu unpacks the ICJ opinion on Israel’s military regime, and the lessons…
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BY MIKE CORDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 19, 2024 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top U.N.…
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What life is like for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation
Al Jazeera English, Jul 16, 2024 What if every aspect of your life was under…
The E.U. sanctioned settlers for ‘human rights abuses against Palestinians’
Ephrat Livni, New York Times, July 16, 2024 A surge in Jewish settler violence against…
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Israelis urge Netanyahu to accept U.S. ceasefire deal as Hamas gives its response Hezbollah has…
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