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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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Scholar Warns Biden’s “Israel-First Approach” Will Have Lasting Consequences
It’s as if his lines are scripted by the Israeli Defense Ministry, says Palestinian American…
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‘Every western politician has the blood of these children on their hands’
Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, calls the deadly attack on al-Ahli al-Arab…
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Hamas Health Ministry Reports 500 Killed in al-Ahli Hospital Strike
Palestinians evacuate wounded from a building destroyed in Israeli bombardment in Rafah refugee camp in…
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A Textbook Case of Genocide
Raz Segal, Jewish Currents, October 13, 2023
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All eyes on Gaza. We can’t look away now.
October 16, 2023 For the past week, the Israeli military has been making good on…
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2023.10.15: Spectrum News: Madison’s Olive Harvest filled with somber celebrations
RHONDA FOXX, SPECTRUM NEWS 1, OCT. 16, 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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Netanyahu Bears Responsibility for This Israel-Gaza War
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in July. (Sraya Diamant) Haaretz Editorial, Oct 8, 2023 The disaster…
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Hamas has launched an unprecedented strike on Israel
Here’s what you need to know. The IDF has launched retaliatory strikes after scores of…
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I saw Israel’s ‘final solution to the Palestinian problem’ in Lebanon 41 years ago, and I see it again today
REV. DR. DON WAGNER, MONDOWEISS, JUNE 13, 2023
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2023.05.15: Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition hosts Mandela’s grandson & Nakba tour
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2023
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Expulsion of Palestinian tests the waters for future deportations
Oren Ziv, +972 Magazine, December 7, 2022
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2022.10.16: Emergency Zoom on Conditions in the West Bank
In this time of crisis, I invite you to an Emergency Zoom Forum with the…
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President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society
(Final version, emphasis added) Dear colleagues and comrades, Thank you so much for signing on…
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Conscientious objector: ‘I don’t want to wear a uniform that symbolizes violence and pain’
Oren Ziv, +972 Magazine, September 1, 2021
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Gaza Is Still Under Attack — but You Wouldn’t Know It From the Media
A young medical student speaks out about life in the besieged Strip, the persistence of…
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An Army Like No Other — How the Israel Defense Forces Made a Nation
Verso Books, May 15, 2021
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2021.02.21: Palestine on a Plate!
Middle East Children’s Alliance Webinar, 10 am CT Only $10 donation, REGISTER NOW! Join the…
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2020.09.12: UNRWA USA’S Virtual Gaza 5K & Art Auction
Announcing the First-Ever Nationwide Virtual Gaza 5K + Digital Festival Art Auction! Everyone’s mental health…
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