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Two Congressional Resolutions That Won’t Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Dr. James J. Zogby, July 13, 2019 In the coming week, the House Committee on…
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Occupation vacation: Palestine, settlements, and Airbnb
Diala Shamas and Ziad Alwan, The Activist Files, Episode 16 Did you know that in…
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Democratic candidates on Israel/Palestine – a guide
If Americans Knew, June 26, 2019
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Milwaukee activist’s beating on West Bank road sheds light on changing Jewish conversation
Milwaukee resident Ari Bloomekatz. (Photo: Jimmy Rothschild) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 25, 2019 It’s just…
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US dollars for abuse of children: THIS. MUST. STOP.
In 2018, Americans were horrified to learn that migrant children were being cruelly separated from…
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Why some Palestinians are backing Trump’s peace push
A growing number of Palestinians want a ‘one state, equal rights’ model and think Trump…
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Apartheid Arms: Why Israel Sells Military Equipment to Human Rights Violators
Mohamed Mohamed, The Palestine Chronicle, May 21, 2019
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Landmark Ruling Strikes Down Ban of Israel Boycott
Arsalan Bukhari, Informed Comment, 04/26/2019
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Israeli Authorities Arrest Patient’s Husband While Returning to Gaza Strip
Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Ref: 64/2019, April 24, 2019 The Palestinian Center for Human…
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The Director of Human Rights Watch in Israel Is Being Deported
Ilan Ben Zion, Time Magazine, April 17, 2019 (JERUSALEM) — An Israeli court on Tuesday…
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“You married a Palestinian. You cannot enter Israel”
Israel’s family reunion practices are gravely offensive This time; Palestine Updates brings you two powerful…
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I co-founded the BDS movement. Why was I denied entry to the US?
Omar Barghouti, The Guardian, 16 Apr 2019
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IDF puts Palestinians under closure as Israelis go to the polls
Edo Konrad, +972 Magazine, April 8, 2019
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First Anniversary of the Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege
Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 50/2019, March 30, 2019
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How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
Nathan Thrall, New York Times, March 28, 2019
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Driving While Palestinian
Israeli Forces Kill 3 Palestinian Civilians in Nablus and Bethlehem and Wound Another Ref: 44/2019,…
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2019.03.29: Book talk: Cracks in the Wall – Beyond Apartheid in Palestine-Israel
The Palestine Center Washington, DC 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT Livestream Online Videos &…
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A Teenage War Resister in Israel
An Antiwar Story from the Embattled Middle East He is a rarity in his own…
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An inciting post against Palestinians every 66 seconds
7amleh, March 11, 2019 In 2018, 474,250 inciting posts against Palestinians were written. Legislation about…
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Gal Gadot hits out at Netanyahu over ‘Jewish people’ comment
F. Brinley Bruton and Yael Factor, NBC News, March 11, 2019
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