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Aug 10, 2026

Why some Palestinians are backing Trump’s peace push
A growing number of Palestinians want a ‘one state, equal rights’ model and think Trump…
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26 Groups Supporting McCollum Legislation for Palestinian Children
Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 17, 2019
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I co-founded the BDS movement. Why was I denied entry to the US?
Omar Barghouti, The Guardian, 16 Apr 2019
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How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
Nathan Thrall, New York Times, March 28, 2019
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2019.03.29: Book talk: Cracks in the Wall – Beyond Apartheid in Palestine-Israel
The Palestine Center Washington, DC 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT Livestream Online Videos &…
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A Teenage War Resister in Israel
An Antiwar Story from the Embattled Middle East He is a rarity in his own…
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Just World Podcasts on Palestine
Story/Backstory, episode 1: The longer arc of U.S.-Palestine relations Helena Cobban, February 22, 2019 This…
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Two Palestinian children killed in blaze after Israel blocks fire brigade
Middle East Monitor, March 6, 2019
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Maia Project Update
Latest Maia Water Filters in Rafah (28 Feb 2019) from Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Children’s…
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2019.03.07: Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood
Goodman Public Library 2222 S Park St, Madison 6:30 pm Peace and Justice Book Club…
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2019.03.03: Hashtag to Headlines: How the Gaza Great March of Return Challenged the World
Join us for the 2019 tribute to Rachel Corrie with Ahmed Abu Artema, writer, refugee…
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As West Bank Violence Surges, Israel Is Silent on Attacks by Jews
Israel’s right-wing government has remained silent, wary of alienating settlers in an election year The…
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Members of ‘Gaza’ documentary crew trapped as film premieres at Sundance
Fady Hanona and Ali Aby Yaseen desperately trying to make it to the U.S. premiere…
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Prominent Democrats Form Pro-Israel Group to Counter Skepticism on the Left
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A Speech Pathologist Refused to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath
So She Lost Her Texas Elementary School Job Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept, December 17 2018…
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2018.12.06: Film 5 Broken Cameras
The Marquee Cinema, Union South 1308 West Dayton Street , Madison 7:00 pm Join UW…
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2018.11.15: Updates on Gaza’s Water Crisis
A Public Affair, November 15, 2018 On today’s episode, we take a look at the…
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2018.11.15: Gaza Water Crisis on WORT
Thursday, Nov 15 12 noon – 1 pm A Public Affair with host Allen Ruff…
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How can Gaza’s contaminated water catastrophe be solved?
Sandy Tolan, Al Jazeera, 30 Oct 2018
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2018.11.20: Fundraiser: ‘Clean Water for the Children of Gaza’
First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive Madison 7:00 pm Help provide a Maia Project…
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Middle East

Why some Palestinians are backing Trump’s peace push

26 Groups Supporting McCollum Legislation for Palestinian Children

I co-founded the BDS movement. Why was I denied entry to the US?

How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics

2019.03.29: Book talk: Cracks in the Wall – Beyond Apartheid in Palestine-Israel

A Teenage War Resister in Israel

Just World Podcasts on Palestine

Two Palestinian children killed in blaze after Israel blocks fire brigade

Maia Project Update

2019.03.07: Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood

2019.03.03: Hashtag to Headlines: How the Gaza Great March of Return Challenged the World

As West Bank Violence Surges, Israel Is Silent on Attacks by Jews

Members of ‘Gaza’ documentary crew trapped as film premieres at Sundance

Prominent Democrats Form Pro-Israel Group to Counter Skepticism on the Left

A Speech Pathologist Refused to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath

2018.12.06: Film 5 Broken Cameras

2018.11.15: Updates on Gaza’s Water Crisis

2018.11.15: Gaza Water Crisis on WORT

How can Gaza’s contaminated water catastrophe be solved?

2018.11.20: Fundraiser: ‘Clean Water for the Children of Gaza’