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Oct 12, 2026
Senator Bernie Sanders attempts to block a $20 billion arms sale to Israel
More than half a million Democratic voters selected “Uncommitted” on their primary ballots, and the…
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Sanders Files to Force First-Ever Vote on Blocking Weapons to Israel
The resolutions are not likely to pass. If they do, they can still be vetoed…
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Israel Deliberately Blocked Humanitarian Aid to Gaza. Antony Blinken Disagreed.
Blinken told Congress, “We do not currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or…
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Israeli air strikes kill 492 people in Lebanon
David Gritten, BBC News, September 23, 2024 At least 492 people have been killed in…
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Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Protesters in the Same Place They Shot Aysenur Eygi
Since 2021, Israeli soldiers have met weekly protests in the West Bank village with deadly…
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Universities Act to Silence Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators
September 16, 2024 Dr. James J. Zogby President, Arab American Institute In the 1960s, social critic…
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The Deadly US Weapons of Civilian Destruction
By Thalif Deen, IPS-Inter Press Service, Sep 13, 2024 UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – As the devastating 11-month-old…
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The IDF said Aysenur Eygi was shot “unintentionally” during a “violent riot.” A Post analysis…
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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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Israeli Forces Shot an American in the West Bank
The U.S. Government Doesn’t Seem to Care “The money I pay in my taxes as…
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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’s insistence on controlling two key corridors shows its intention to carry out land grabs,…
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The upcoming election has made it worse After watching the U.S. fund Israel’s war on…
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Wisconsin ‘uninstructed’ voters among DNC protests
THEY say Vice President Kamala Harris needs to take a more forceful stand to end…
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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MEHDI HASAN, ZETEO, JUL 31, 2024
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UN report: Israel has killed 366 UN staff and family
The confidential report is the first to detail the toll faced by the families of…
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Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
Protesters held a demonstration inside the Cannon US Capitol office building on Tuesday, one day…
