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Middle East

Nov 7, 2026

White House warns Israel on settlements
Jordan Fabian, The Hill, 02/02/17
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2017.02.07: Trump’s Policy on Palestine and the Middle East
The Palestine Center Washington, DC 12-1 pm CST As we begin 2017 with a new…
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2017.02.06: Fighting Islamophobia
A Panel Discussion by the UW-Madison Middle East Studies Program and the Center for the Humanities…
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Diana Buttu & Gideon Levy on Israeli Settlements, Kerry, Military Aid & End of Two-State Solution
Democracy Now!, December 30, 2016
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Will Israel Echo South Africa’s Apartheid?
David A. Andelman, CNN, December 29, 2016
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Israel rejects ‘shameful’ UN resolution amid criticism of Netanyahu
Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, 24 December 2016
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No fires or inciting politicians can destroy our shared society
Samah Salaime, +972, November 26, 2016
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Palestinians Blamed for Forest Fires Across Palestine
But fires are raging across Western Asia Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, November 25, 2016 Middle East…
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2016.11.29 Update: The Gaza Kitchen with Laila El-Haddad in Madison
The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey is a cookbook and a documentary portrait of…
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2016.08.23 Update: Discussion with U.S. Representative Mark Pocan
Following his recent trip to Israel and Palestine Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church 203…
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Second Class Citizens
Kevin Walsh, July 6, 2016 A 2009 study of the legal status of Israel’s occupation…
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Gaza: Abandoned in the Middle of Nowhere
Sara Roy, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, June 28, 2016 Palestinians in Gaza are largely…
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Unitarian Majority for Divestment; Presbyterians Take it to the Next Level!
Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 25th, 2016 I cannot remember…
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It’s clear which way the wind is blowing
Churches are making history Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 23rd,…
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#RightToBoycott – resisting Israel’s war of repression against BDS
Palestinian BDS National Committee, Jun 6, 2016
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Jennifer Loewenstein: Zionism Is ‘A Particularly Pernicious Form Of Nationalism’
Dr. Milena Rampoldi, MintPress News, June 2, 2016 A boy carries a wreath with posters…
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Remembering Rachel Corrie
March 16 marked 13 years since 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to…
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2016.04.03 Update: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration
Sunday, April 3, 7 pm, Christ Presbyterian Church 944 East Gorham Street, Madison WI You…
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2016.03.29: Film Standstill by Palestinian – Canadian filmmaker Majdi El-Omari
Standstill is the story of two people forced by political and social upheaval to confront…
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2016.01.26: Sharon and My Mother-in-Law Report
Participants at the Madison Central Library Librarians and Archivists with Palestine In January 2016—and beyond!—readers…
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Middle East

White House warns Israel on settlements

2017.02.07: Trump’s Policy on Palestine and the Middle East

2017.02.06: Fighting Islamophobia

Diana Buttu & Gideon Levy on Israeli Settlements, Kerry, Military Aid & End of Two-State Solution

Will Israel Echo South Africa’s Apartheid?

Israel rejects ‘shameful’ UN resolution amid criticism of Netanyahu

No fires or inciting politicians can destroy our shared society

Palestinians Blamed for Forest Fires Across Palestine

2016.11.29 Update: The Gaza Kitchen with Laila El-Haddad in Madison

2016.08.23 Update: Discussion with U.S. Representative Mark Pocan

Second Class Citizens

Gaza: Abandoned in the Middle of Nowhere

Unitarian Majority for Divestment; Presbyterians Take it to the Next Level!

It’s clear which way the wind is blowing

#RightToBoycott – resisting Israel’s war of repression against BDS

Jennifer Loewenstein: Zionism Is ‘A Particularly Pernicious Form Of Nationalism’

Remembering Rachel Corrie

2016.04.03 Update: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration

2016.03.29: Film Standstill by Palestinian – Canadian filmmaker Majdi El-Omari

2016.01.26: Sharon and My Mother-in-Law Report