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Nov 7, 2026
How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law
Mobilisation of violent settlers has intensified Palestinians’ fears of attacks and displacement Alison Killing, Chris Campbell and Peter Andringa in…
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Opinion | Stop the bloodshed in Gaza; divest now
By Miriam Hasan et al. | guest column The Cap Times, Sep 12, 2024 The…
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The Deadly US Weapons of Civilian Destruction
By Thalif Deen, IPS-Inter Press Service, Sep 13, 2024 UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – As the devastating 11-month-old…
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2024.10.02: Mouin Rabbani on Gaza Apocalypse: Causes and Consequences
The Havens Wright Center for Social Justice Zoom 12 noon – 1:30 pm CT This…
2024.09.17: Growing Repression of Dissent on Palestine
10 am CT Online Join this online briefing to learn more about growing repression of…
US State Department declines to Condemn Israel for Shooting American Activist in the Head, Killing Her
JUAN COLE, INFORMED CONSENT, 09/07/2024 Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Basil Maghrebi at the Israeli…
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Aysenur Eygi’s Family calls for Independent Investigation
“We welcome the White House’s statement of condolences, but given the circumstances of Aysenur’s killing,…
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2024.09.09: Infrastructures of Revolt
Mass Politics and Anti-Colonial Revolutions in the Middle East Ingraham 206UW-Madison12:00 pm – 1:15 pm …
Israeli Forces Shot an American in the West Bank
The U.S. Government Doesn’t Seem to Care “The money I pay in my taxes as…
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2024.09.02: Madison LaborFest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Jewish Voice for Peace will be tabling at this Labor…
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Netanyahu Prefers Risking a Regional War
to a Hostage Deal and an End to the Gaza War Joel Beinin, September 1,…
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San Francisco State University divests from Israel’s weapons
Demands were part of nationwide student movement calling on universities to divest from companies involved…
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Four Corners goes face-to-face with Israel’s powerful political and military voices. This article is 6…
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Wisconsin Palestinians have felt isolated from politics
The upcoming election has made it worse After watching the U.S. fund Israel’s war on…
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2024.08.20-23: Wisconsin Capitol Vigils
Capitol Rotunda Noon to 3 pm This week we partner again with Building Unity to…
US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war
BY TARA COPP, Associated Press, August 13, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has approved $20…
An American was just shot in the West Bank.
The American press can’t be bothered. As waning global attention is on the war in…
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Nearly 100 killed in Israeli strike on school, Gaza officials say
The Israel Defense Forces said Hamas fighters had been operating in the Gaza City school.…
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The plea finds a ‘discernible missional gap’ between the Western church and the churches of…
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Backing Israeli Apartheid Isn’t Just Immoral — It’s Illegal
Last month, the International Court of Justice issued a damning assessment of Israel’s occupation of…
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