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How a West Bank Trip Turned This Congressman Into One of Israel’s Strongest Critics
Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan tells Haaretz why he welcomes a new Israeli government, even one…
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2021.06.04 Update: Candle Lit Vigil for Palestine
UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine UW Library Mall 8:30 PM Join us to mourn…
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Fact Sheet: Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Palestinian citizens of Israel protesting the passage of the Jewish nation-state law. Tel Aviv, August…
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Across The U.S., People Protest The Violence In Gaza And Israel
Jason Breslow, NPR, May 19, 2021
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Mark Pocan: We need an immediate cease-fire
We need an immediate cease-fire @POTUS. I joined @hereandnow to explain why this isn't a…
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Phyllis Bennis on the US response to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Al Jazeera, May 15, 2021 Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies, joins us for the…
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Emergency Aid Appeal
MRSCP, May 15, 2021
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This Must End
Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei, American Friends Service Committee, May 13, 2021
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Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr: Let’s stop funding Israel’s campaign of oppression
TSELA BARR AND BARB OLSON, The Cap Times, May 15, 2021
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Palestinians in Israel now face far right mob violence backed by the state
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 14 May 2021
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A Nightmare of Terror Across the Landscape of Palestine
As Israeli lynch mobs roam the streets attacking Palestinians, and as Israeli war planes drop…
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Live: Nine children killed in Gaza, Israeli forces storm al-Aqsa again
Middle East Eye, May 10, 2021 Follow MEE's updates from Jerusalem and beyond as tensions…
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2021.05.11: Virtual Delegation to Mesarvot: Israeli Military Refusers
With your guide Yuval Gal Cohen and our co-sponsors: Refuser Solidarity Network and OBJECTOR Impact…
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National Lawyers Guild Urges Biden to Align US Israel-Palestine Policy With International Law
Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams, May 03, 2021
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Cornel West on Palestine
Useful Idiots, Apr 30, 2021 Friend-of-show Dr. Cornel West has been in the news a…
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2021.05.09: Virtual Tour of the West Bank
These past weeks have brought along a sea of change. Rep. Betty McCollum introduced the…
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Israeli Authorities Close Gaza Sea and Ban Palestinian Fishing
Deterioration of Living Condition For 4860 Fishermen and Workers in Associated Professions Ref: 45/2021 Date:…
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Human Rights Watch Documents Israeli Apartheid
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), April 27, 2021
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Update: Fresh Food for Families in Rafah
Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) Update for Madison Rafah Sister City Project BACKGROUND…
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Hundreds of far-right Israeli activists chant “death to Arabs” in East Jerusalem
Middle East Eye, YouTube, Apr 23, 2021 Hundreds of far-right Israeli activists took to the…
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