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Aug 8, 2026

2026.02.25: While Iran Boils, Trump’s “Peace Plan” Threatens Palestinian Existence
Online, 4:30 PM CT
Board of Peace, calendar, colonialism, Donald Trump, education, Europe, Gaza, Iran, Madison, Middle East, online, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, Rafah
MECA Food Parcels in Gaza
Middle East Children’s Alliance, February 19, 2026
aid, blockade, donate, Gaza, healthcare, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), nurses, online, Palestine, Palestinian, projects, Rafah, solidarity, starvation, take action, video, vigil, volunteer, water, winter, women, world
“The wars of the future are being planned here in Israel”
Trita Parsi, @tparsi, Feb 16, 2026
Gaza, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Lindsey Graham, Melanie Phillips, Middle East, Syria, Trita Parsi, war, Yemen
2026.02.27: Gaza and the US Academy: Scholasticide and Educational Resilience in Palestine
UW-Madison Sewell Social Sciences Building, Room 8108, 12 – 1:30 pm. In-person and Zoom.
Abdel Razzaq Takriti, Arab, calendar, colleges & universities, colonialism, education, history, justice, Madison, Middle East, Palestine, Rafah, revolutions, Rice University, UW-Madison, world
2026.02.09: Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed
UW-Madison, Ingraham 206, 12-1:15 pm
calendar, Egypt, Madison, Middle East, Rafah, regime change, revolutions, UW-Madison
2026.02.07: No Appetite for Apartheid Launch
James Reeb Unitarian-Universalist Congregation, 2146 E Johnson St, Madison, 6-8 pm
apartheid, BDS, boycott, calendar, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Madison, Middle East, Palestinian, Rafah, solidarity, terrorism, Unitarian
Gaza: A Ceasefire in Name Only
Mohammed R. Mhawish, The Nation, FEB 03, 2026
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Europe, Gaza, Middle East, violations, war, world
2026.01.23: Jennifer Loewenstein on WORT
A Public Affair, 12-1 pm
calendar, Esty Dinur, Jennifer Loewenstein, Madison, Middle East, Palestine, Rafah, Wisconsin, WORT 89.9 FM
Israel planning renewed Gaza offensive in March, report says
Middle East Eye, 10 January 2026
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Doctors Without Borders, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, Middle East, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), war
Statement from the Corries on Gaza and Venezuela
January 10, 2026
benefit, Chevron, Donald Trump, donate, Gaza, Israel, law, Madison, Middle East, military, occupation, Palestinian, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, shelters, United States, Venezuela, war, West Bank, world
Israeli forces fire live rounds and teargas as they storm Birzeit University
Mohammed Turkman in Birzeit, occupied Palestine and Mera Aladam, Middle East Eye, 6 January 2026
Birzeit University, colleges & universities, Middle East, Palestine, prisoners, protest, Ramallah, terrorism, West Bank
‘What is the Christian word in the face of genocide?’: Kairos Palestine calls for repudiation of Zionism
JEFF WRIGHT, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 20, 2025
Christian, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Gaza, genocide, Kairos, Middle East, Palestine, war, West Bank, Zionism
2025.12.31: Yoga Therapy Gift Certificate Benefit
Greenroot Yoga LLC, Dec 10, 2025
aid, benefit, calendar, Gaza, Madison, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), online, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Rafah, rape, West Bank
Israel Silences the UK
Middle East Eye and Glenn Greenwald, Dec 18, 2025
antisemitism, Australia, Bondi Beach, censorship, free speech, Gaza, genocide, Glenn Greenwald, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Middle East, protest, United Kingdom (UK), war
‘Home truths’ from Melanie Phillips convey one message: Israel will always be at war
David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 25 November 2025
Donald Trump, Gaza, Iran, Islamophobia, Israel, Israel Lobby, land, Lebanon, Melanie Phillips, Middle East, religion, Syria, war, Zionism
Israel used bulldozers to bury Palestinians in shallow, unmarked graves
Middle East Monitor, December 3, 2025
civilians, Gaza, mass graves, Middle East, Palestinian, war, war crimes
2025.11.29-30: A Call for Artisans & Bakers!!
Donate to the Gift and Sweets Sale
aid, calendar, donate, Gaza, Grassroots, Madison, Masafer Yatta, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), olive oil, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, sweets, West Bank
2025.11.29-30: Snow Update! Gift & Sweets Sale for Palestine
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, Sat 12 pm-4 pm & Sun…
aid, artist, benefit, books, calendar, donate, Gaza, Google, Grassroots, Hebron, justice, Madison, Masafer Yatta, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Nablus, olive oil, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, solidarity, sweets, terrorism, war, West Bank, women, Women in Hebron
2025.12.14: Winter Recital Benefit for MECA
McFarland Lutheran Church, 5529 Marsh Rd, 2:30 pm
benefit, calendar, Gaza, land, Lutheran, Madison, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), peace, Rafah, Threads, winter
Wave of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon; Unprecedented number of settler attacks in the West Bank
DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 7, 2025
aid, Al Jazeera, American, Awdah Hathleen, civilians, documentary, Donald Trump, economy, Egypt, film, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, Hezbollah, homeless, images, Israel, Israel Katz, Israeli, Jerusalem, Khan Younis, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Madleen, Middle East, military, Mohammed Ibrahim, No Other Land, occupation, Oscar, Palestinian, peace, prison, protest, Rafah, settlers, Steve Witkoff, terrorism, torture, tunnels, Turkiye, Umm al-Khair, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Wall, war, water, West Bank, winter, world, Yellow Line