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George K. Shalabi, 1939-2020
George Kamel Shalabi passed away January 31, 2020 from complications due to congestive heart failure.…
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Violence Surges in Wake of Trump’s Mideast Plan
Clashes, shootings and a vehicle attack erupt in the West Bank and Jerusalem, killing Palestinians…
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Rep. Mark Pocan on Trump’s Peace Plan
A peace plan without Palestinian voices is no plan at all. It's a unilateral attempt…
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Regeni murder: If only Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall had been Italian
Kamel Hawwash, Middle East Eye, 21 April 2016
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The U.N. once predicted Gaza would be ‘uninhabitable’ by 2020. Two million people still live there.
The shoreline in Gaza City during strong winds on Christmas Day (Mohammed Abed-AFP-Getty Images) Hazem…
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BDS impact in 2019
Mahmoud Nawajaa, BDSMovement.net The anti-Palestinian Trump Administration and Boris Johnson government are more than ever…
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Gaza 2020: How easy it is for the world to delete Palestinian pain
David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 13 December 2019
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Trump strategy to stifle campus organizing for Palestinian rights
Josh Ruebner, Mondoweiss, December 12, 2019
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Polluted Water is the Leading Cause of Child Mortality in Gaza
With 43 Olympic swimming pools of sewage flowing from Gaza daily, local epidemic is only…
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2019.10.27: Rep. Pocan emphasizes progressive caucus’s commitment to Palestine
Helena Cobban, Mondoweiss, November 14, 2019
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Palestinians Protest Facebook ‘Bias Favoring Israel’
New campaign exposes double-standard of social media giant in dealing with Israeli and Palestinian incitement…
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Israel Is Accused of Torturing a Prisoner Until His Ribs Were Broken
Alex Kane, Vice, October 8, 2019
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Noura Erakat: West Bank Annexation Is Logical End to Israel’s Apartheid Policy
Democracy Now!, SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 GUESTS Noura Erakat Palestinian human rights attorney and an assistant…
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Harvard freshman denied entry at Logan Airport by immigration officials
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What Is Israel Trying to Hide?
Reps. Tlaib & Omar Blocked from Taking Official Trip to West Bank Democracy Now! August 16,…
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Israel Denies Entry to Omar and Tlaib After Trump’s Call to Block Them
Isabel Kershner, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Peter Baker, New York Times, Aug. 15, 2019 JERUSALEM…
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US Congresswoman proposes cutting Israel aid
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the Democratic primary in New York’s 14th congressional district [Rothman’s/Facebook] The Middle…
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Democratic candidates on Israel/Palestine – a guide
If Americans Knew, June 26, 2019
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Milwaukee activist’s beating on West Bank road sheds light on changing Jewish conversation
Milwaukee resident Ari Bloomekatz. (Photo: Jimmy Rothschild) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 25, 2019 It’s just…
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MECA 2018 Annual Report
MECA 2018 Annual Report by Middle East Children’s Alliance on Scribd
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