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‘More than wonderful’ … Gaza bookshop to reopen after unexpectedly successful global campaign

Alison Flood, The Guardian, 28 Jan 2022

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2021.10.22: 2021 Edward Said Memorial Lecture with Susan Abulhawa

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern The Jerusalem Fund In this year’s Edward Said Memorial…

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Running Orders

Running Orders BY LENA KHALAF TUFFAHA They call us now, before they drop the bombs.…

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The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism

Introduction The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism Why the oldest hatred needs a new definition Jewish…

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Artists condemn Israeli raids on Palestinian cultural centres

Edward Said National Conservatory of Music (Ahdaf Soueif for PalFest) Massive Attack, Steve Coogan, Peter…

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I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State

For decades I argued for separation between Israelis and Palestinians. Now, I can imagine a…

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2020.03.06-07: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: REFUGEES IN/FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

Policy Implications, Education, and Artistic Representations Pyle Center 720 Langdon St UW-Madison This interdisciplinary conference…

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How the Great Leftist Thinkers of the 20th Century Contended With Zionism

A crowd celebrates in Tel Aviv on Nov. 29, 1947, after the U.N. votes for…

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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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2019.04.19: Palestinian Culture Night: Existence is Resistance

UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine‎ Memorial Union UW-Madison 800 Langdon St 7:00 PM –…

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Winning Essay “Dear Blockade”

Gaza Unlocked Blog Team, American Friends Service Committee, December 3, 2018

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Winning Essay “30 Minutes . . . A Thousand Times Over”

Gaza Unlocked Blog Team, American Friends Service Committee, December 3, 2018

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Winning Essay “The Party”

Gaza Unlocked Blog Team, American Friends Service Committee, December 3, 2018 Rahf Hallaq is a…

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Israel’s Unequal Citizens

Israelis marching at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem in May to mark the occupation of East…

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2018.05.02: Memorializing 70 Years of Occupation

UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine Rescheduled from April 27. Stop by to see UW…

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Open Letter to Women’s March L.A. from Women for Palestine

Women 4 Palestine L.A., January 17, 2018

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Ilan Pappe: No, Israel Is Not a Democracy — And Never Was

Israel is not the only democracy in the Middle East. In fact, it’s not a…

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Palestinian Authority arrests human rights activist Issa Amro

Michael Schaeffer and Omer-Man, +972, September 5, 2017

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#ObliteratedFamilies – Shuheibar Family

#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 17, 2017

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2017.04.27: One Book, Many Communities: “Returning to Haifa”

Thursday, April 27 Alicia Ashman Library [Map] 733 N. High Point Road, Madison 7:00 –…

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