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Aug 10, 2026

Hundreds of journalists sign letter protesting coverage of Israel
The letter exposes divisions and frustrations within U.S. newsrooms about how they are covering the…
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The Israeli public has embraced the Smotrich doctrine
The internalization of the far-right minister’s ‘Decisive Plan’ is evident in the popular support for…
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‘We’re a War Machine as a Nation’
The Truth About American Politics “We prefer war over healthcare. We prefer war over housing.…
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2023.11.12: Peace in Ukraine and the link to Palestine
World Beyond War Presents a program on peace in Ukraine, including the link to Palestine…
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‘McCarthyite backlash’ to criticism of Israel
Civil rights groups say critics of the Israeli assault on Gaza have lost jobs and…
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They let humanitarian aid in. Then they bombed it.
One of the bakeries that Israel bombed in Nuseirat refugee camp had just received a…
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Writing while expecting to die
“Can you kindly publish the attached stories if I die?” This is what we have…
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Anniversary of the Alex Odeh Assassination
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | October 11, 2023 – Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)…
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Israel’s government has nothing to offer but revenge
Orly Noy, +972 Magazine, October 10, 2023
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Have the People Protesting a Palestinian Literary Festival Read Any Palestinian Literature?
PETER BEINART, The Beinart Notebook, SEP 26, 2023 Sources Cited in this Video The…
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2023.09.22-23: More September Events!
Friday, Sept. 22: Palestine Writes Literature Festival Live-Streamed Session From 12:30 pm CT to end…
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2023.09.13-21: September Events
Wednesday, Sept. 13: Storytelling as Resistance Thursday, Sept. 14: The Legacy of Oslo: Thirty Years…
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The only answer to the Israeli right’s war: A state for all its citizens
Ameer Fakhoury, +972 Magazine, July 30, 2023
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The narcissism that blinds Israelis to Jenin’s oppression
Orly Noy, +972 Magazine, July 7, 2023
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2023.02.21-03.02: February & March Events
Tuesday, Feb. 21: Don’t Step on My Feet Again: A Poetic Exploration of Life in…
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Tragedy in Gaza after 21 people die in fire
TAREQ S. HAJJAJ, MONDOWEISS, NOVEMBER 19, 2022
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Gaza’s olive harvest from farm to table
Tareq S. Hajjaj, Mondoweiss, October 28, 2022
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2022.09.27: Light in Gaza Speaking Tour in Milwaukee
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire American Friends Service Committee, Sep 27, 2022 11/17/22…
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2022.10.29: “You Can Be the Last Leaf” by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat
Maya Abu Al-Hayyat directs the Palestine Writing Workshop on the West Bank. She’ll read poems…
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2022.03.26: Global Rally Against Israeli Apartheid!
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) Webinar March 26th at 9AM CDT / 5PM Palestine Daylight…
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