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Jun 14, 2026
2017.11.06: Jerusalem on the Moving Edge of Colonial Rule
Tom Philip Abowd, Tufts University 206 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive UW-Madison 12 noon –…
A Policy of Displacement
Visualizing Palestine, September 2012 “‘Policy of Displacement’ focuses on the Israeli government’s widespread practice of…
The United States Was Responsible for the 1982 Massacre of Palestinians in Beirut
Washington had explicitly guaranteed their safety—and recently declassified documents reveal that US diplomats were told…
allies, American, Arab, Ariel Sharon, assassination, Beirut, civilians, Edward Said, ethnic cleansing, Hezbollah, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, journalists, law, Lebanon, Middle East, military, occupation, Palestinian, peace, rape, Rashid Khalidi, refugees, Sabra, Shatila, terrorism, United States, victims, war, withdrawal, WORT 89.9 FMAlison Weir: Israel’s New Travel Ban
Alison Weir, Dissident Voice, March 20, 2017
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Alison Weir, Amazon, BBC, BDS, Bethlehem, blockade, boycott, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), democracy, Egypt, free speech, Gaza City, Haaretz, Hebron, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Jerusalem, Jewish, Khan Younis, land, law, Muslim, Muslims, Nablus, Nakba, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, Rafah, Ramallah, travel, United States, video, Wall, West Bank, women, worldChurches are standing up!
Anna Baltzer, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 23 Jul 2017
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The Palestinian Center for Human Rights, June 19, 2017
BREAKING: Trump Signs Waiver, But Senate Wants Embassy in Jerusalem
Josh Ruebner, U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 1 June 2017 Breaking news: Donald Trump has…
Israeli police kill 16-year old Palestinian girl in Jerusalem
International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) News, May 8, 2017
Israeli Soldiers Execute Palestinian Girl in Occupied Jerusalem
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), May 8, 2017
Israel sunk in ‘incremental tyranny’, say former Shin Bet chiefs
Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, 6 April 2017
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Israel lashes out at Palestine activists
Charlotte Silver, The Electronic Intifada, 15 March 2017
Mideast Can’t Even Agree on What ‘One-State Solution’ Means
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a joint news conference at…
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Steve Almasy, CNN, February 12, 2017
annexation, antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, Black, blockade, boycott, Church of England, Cisco, education, Egypt, equality, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jordan, justice, land, law, media, military, music, occupation, Palestinian, peace, protest, rabbis, sanction, South Africa, travel, unions, United Nations (UN), US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), vote, war, West BankIsrael passed a controversial law about settlements. Where did its parliament get the support?
Devorah Manekin and Guy Grossman, The Washington Post, February 13, 2017 An Israeli soldier stands…
White House warns Israel on settlements
Jordan Fabian, The Hill, 02/02/17
David Friedman Is Unfit to Be Ambassador to Israel
Josh Ruebner, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 31 Jan 2017 Donald Trump’s first ten days…
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The Palestine Center Washington, DC 12-1 pm CST As we begin 2017 with a new…
Palestinians protest moving US embassy to Jerusalem
Israeli forces suppress weekly marches in Bilin, Kafr Qaddum Ma’an News Agency, January 21, 2017…
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Democracy Now!, December 30, 2016
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Carol Morello, The Washington Post, December 28, 2016 Secretary of State John F. Kerry on…
Israel rejects ‘shameful’ UN resolution amid criticism of Netanyahu
Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, 24 December 2016
What the UN Security Council resolution means for the US and Israel
Oren Liebermann, CNN, December 26, 2016
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Rosary Sisters High School Dabka
Dabka dance to “My Blood is Palestinian”. Enjoy. Jerusalem, Palestine Shahir Hunaina, YouTube, November 16,…
2016.10.11: Online Panel: Against Israel’s Colonial Tide
Tuesday, October 11 12 noon – 1 pm Central Listen live at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/livestream Online panel…
Poll: Small majority of Palestinians and Israelis support two-state solution
Ma’an News Agency, August 22, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an ) — A small majority of both…
Death threats and detainment: Opposing the Israeli occupation when Palestinian
This article has raised concern about the welfare of Al Mezan Center for Human Rights…
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Following his recent trip to Israel and Palestine Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church 203…
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Palestinian BDS National Committee, July 7, 2016
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Kevin Walsh, July 6, 2016 A 2009 study of the legal status of Israel’s occupation…
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At Erez, the Israeli-controlled crossing into Gaza, I passed through chutes that resembled the herding…
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Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, June 27, 2016
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Amira Hass, BDS, Bezalel Smotrich, ethnic cleansing, Haaretz, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Judea, land, law, media, Mekorot, Nablus, Palestinian, Samaria, settlers, solidarity, terrorism, travel, war, water, West Bank, Yitzhar2016.04.05: Noga Kadman on Erased from Space and Consciousness
Noga Kadman speaks about her book Erased from Space and Consciousness: Israel and the Depopulated…
2016.01.08: Live Webcast – “Uncivil Rites”
Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom Dr. Steven Salaita, Author & Professor The Palestine…
2016.01.26: “One Book, Many Communities” and Suad Amiry’s Sharon and My Mother-in-Law
Central Library 201 W Mifflin St, Madison 7:00 pm The first “One Book, Many Communities”…
‘Most-read’ article at Washington Post calls Israel ‘savage, unrepairable society’
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, October 25, 2015
2015.11.01: Room No. 4 Photos and Speaker
Sunday, November 1, 2015 First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive, Madison 1:00 – 2:30…
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Institute for Middle East Understanding, Mondoweiss, October 22, 2015
Bedouin, Benjamin Netanyahu, ethnic cleansing, Golan Heights, Google, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, media, Middle East, military, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, refugees, settlers, Syria, terrorism, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United States, war, West Bank, worldDemanding Freedom For Shireen Issawi
“ In our work with people in Gaza, we have been told repeatedly that the…
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Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison, the Peregrine Forum and the Madison Infoshop Free…
2014.11.18-23: Book Presentation Committee of One
First presentation and book signing by author Patricia Martin Holt Tuesday, November 18, 7 pm…
Strike near UN school in Gaza leaves 10 dead
TAMER ZIARA AND IBRAHIM BARZAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 3, 2014 RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) —…
2014.07.18-24: July Events and Gaza Links on the Israeli Attack
July 18-24, 2014
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Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association & Palestinian BDS National Committee, Apr 3, 2014
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Mark Braverman, author of Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews and the Search for Peace in the…
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Yasmin Mogahed, Nov 19, 2012 For Jennifer Loewenstein, April 19, 2002 was a “waking nightmare”.…
2012 West Bank Olive Harvest Delegation
Interfaith Peace-Builders Delegation Arrives in Israel/Palestine Interfaith Peace-Builders, October 23, 2012 October 23, 2012 –…
2012.10.25: Miko Peled Talk in Madison
Miko Peled, activist and author of The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine…
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The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has a library of films about Palestine available for free…
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Alex Kane, December 21, 2010 The world is fed up with Israel, with its continued…
Why Israelis Don’t Care About Peace with Palestinians
Karl Vick, Time, September 2, 2010 Jerusalem — Heli and Eli sell condos on Exodus…
Madison Area Peace Coalition: Flotilla attack shows need to end Gaza siege
Madison Area Peace Coalition, Cap Times, Jun 13, 2010
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