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Sep 1, 2026
Emergency Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump’s Attack on Free Speech
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Mar 16, 2025
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New UN report accuses Israel of sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians
MONDOWEISS PALESTINE BUREAU, MARCH 14, 2025
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After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
JOCELYN GECKER, AP, March 15, 2025
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2025.03.20: Telling the Truth about Palestine
Online, 5-6:30 pm CT
Almost 100 arrested during protest occupying Trump Tower over Mahmoud Khalil
Martin Pengelly, The Guardian, 13 Mar 2025
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2025.03.11: UW-Madison Protest for Mahmoud Khalil
UW-Madison Library Mall, 12 pm
Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza
MELANIE LIDMAN AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 9, 2025
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The Oscar went to ‘No Other Land,’ but that might not save Masafer Yatta
Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, March 8, 2025
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ADC Issues Travel Advisory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Mar 7, 2025
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2025.03.12: A Conversation with Issa Amro and Jeff Halper
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) – USA, Mar 4, 2025
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Tell your Senators to reject Mike Huckabee for Ambassador to Israel
Action Network, Mar 4, 2025
AJP Action Condemns Israel’s Violation of Ceasefire Terms
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action, Mar 3, 2025
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2025.03.12: #BoycottChevron for Human Rights and Planet Earth
Online, 12 PM Central, 8 PM Palestine
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‘Stop the Ethnic Cleansing’: the Most Powerful Oscars Speech in Years
MEHDI HASAN, ZETEO, MAR 02, 2025
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MARK KENNEDY, AP, February 5, 2025
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Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas for new ceasefire proposal
TIA GOLDENBERG AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 2, 2025
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Through a Child’s Eyes: Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza
Defence for Children Palestine, Feb 26, 2025
Netanyahu only ever saw the hostages as his path back to genocide
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 26 February 2025
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Israel drops genocidal leaflets on Gaza
OWEN JONES, BATTLELINES, FEB 22, 2025
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Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Voices For Justice in Palestine, Feb 21, 2025
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