Middle East

Sheikh Jarrah Explained

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Middle East Eye, 6 May 2021

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2021.05.23: Virtual Book Launch for Determined to Stay on Silwan

Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) Virtual Book Launch for Silwan! “Determined to Stay: Palestinian Youth…

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The Day the UN Buried its Report on Apartheid in Israel

Thalif Deen, IPS-Inter Press Service, May 9, 2021

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Rep. Pocan on Israeli police violence at Sheikh Jarrah

The Israeli police violence against Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah is completely unacceptable. The Israeli military…

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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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The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism

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

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2021.02.21: Palestine on a Plate!

Middle East Children’s Alliance Webinar, 10 am CT Only $10 donation, REGISTER NOW! Join the…

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About Suffering: A Massacre of the Innocents in Yemen

Kathy Kelly, The Progressive, January 19, 2021

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2021.01.21: Calling the Thing by its Proper Name

The Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) invites you to attend “Apartheid” Between the Jordan…

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Illinois faculty rejects efforts to suppress Palestinian freedom

OPEN LETTER, Mondoweiss, DECEMBER 23, 2020

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2020.12.11: MRSCP END OF YEAR APPEAL

As 2020 comes to a close, we are writing to ask for your end-of-year contribution…

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Pompeo Labels BDS Antisemitic, Threatens Blacklist

This week Pompeo broke with longstanding U.S. policy and visited illegal Israeli settlements. On his…

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Israel demolishes Palestinian coronavirus testing centre

Akram Al-Waara and Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Middle East Eye, 21 July 2020

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Systemic Racism in the US and Israel

Institute for Palestine Studies, July 14, 2020 Recent police violence in the US has sparked…

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Letter to Biden (and Trump) Campaigns Regarding Israel and Palestinian Rights

This letter, signed by more than 100 progressive, anti-war, and faith-based U.S. organizations, urges presumptive…

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‘It’s a war crime’: Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu annexation bid

Meretz MK, Joint List leader says move would create ‘apartheid’; Sanders sends video message; police…

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Gantz-Netanyahu deal legitimizes annexation

The possibility of further Israeli annexation of occupied territories has received legitimacy from the Israeli…

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