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Israel stopped visas for UN human rights workers 3 years ago
OHCHR foreign employees left in limbo amid Israeli crackdown on rights monitors The UN’s…
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Israel demands UN chief resign after he says Hamas attacks ‘did not occur in vacuum’
Israeli envoy slams remarks from Guterres at Security Council as justification for terror, as FM…
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The West’s refusal to call for a ceasefire is a green light to Israel’s ethnic cleansing
Western states have provided cover for Israel’s lawless extremism and possible end goal of massive…
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Wisconsin Democrats’ silence on Gaza is predictable and unconscionable
SCOTT GORDON, TONE MADISON, OCTOBER 18, 2023 After condemning the killing of Israeli civilians, Tammy…
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2023.10.23: Gaza Protest Vigil
Monroe St & West Lawn Ave, October 23, 2023
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‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 17
Deadliest round of Israeli bombardment kills 400 people in a single night In the deadliest…
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Statements from WNPJ groups on Palestine/Israel/Hamas
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, October 22, 2023 Palestinians inspect the damage following an…
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About 100,000 turn out in London for pro-Palestine rally
Protesters voice support for Palestinians and demand end to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza Rachel…
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Unconditional humanitarian aid must enter immediately
In sufficient quantity, and distributed equitably to all civilians across Gaza Al Mezan Centre for…
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Heather Cox Richardson on Gaza Developments
Letters from an American October 21, 2023 HEATHER COX RICHARDSON OCT 22, 2023 Today,…
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Foregrounding the political and decolonization after October 7
JEFF HALPER, MONDOWEISS, OCTOBER 20, 2023
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Gaza Is a Prison Under Siege. This Is My Letter to the World Outside.
Ahmed Abu Artema, a founder of the Great March of Return, on facing Israel’s genocidal…
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Updates from al Khalil/Hebron
CPT Palestine, October 19, 2023 Since 7 October, our lives have been profoundly disrupted—our daily…
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A Textbook Case of Genocide
Raz Segal, Jewish Currents, October 13, 2023
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‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 11
LEILA WARAH AND MONDOWEISS EDITORS, OCTOBER 17, 2023
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2023.10.18: Webinar: International Law and War in Palestine/Israel
Arab Center Washington DC National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045 Wednesday…
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2023.10.15: Madison Celebrates Palestine and the Olive Harvest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 16, 2023 We will be covering the situation in…
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Noura Erakat: Western Leaders & Media Are Justifying Israel’s “Genocidal Campaign”
Noura Erakat, Democracy Now!, Oct 13, 2023
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Days 5-6: Following Genocidal Statements, Israel Escalates Attacks on Gaza’s Civilians
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 12 October 2023
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Human Rights Watch Confirms White Phosphorus Used in Gaza
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, OCT 12, 2023
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