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Video Shows Girl Trying to Escape Inferno
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, May 26, 2025
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2025.05.22-06.30: 40-day Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza
Veterans For Peace, May 23, 2025
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Mennonite Action Madison Speaks Out Against Christian Nationalism And U.S. Policy In Palestine
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2025
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2025.05.24: “Under Fire: Israel’s War on Medics”
Online, 11:00 AM CT
Civil Society Groups Call for Diplomatic Convoy to Get Aid Into Gaza
JULIA CONLEY, COMMON DREAMS, May 19, 2025
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2025.06.10: 2025 Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid Donations
Donations open until Jun 10, 2025
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Spain ends multimillion deal with Israeli weapons maker
The Cradle, Apr 24, 2025
If you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention
Louis Theroux, The Guardian, 10 May 2025
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Why was a Gaza-bound aid ship attacked near Malta?
Neville Borg, Times of Malta, May 6, 2025
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha amongst 2025 Pulitzer winners
Middle East Eye Staff, 6 May 2025
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Netanyahu announces Gaza occupation plan
Jason Burke, The Guardian, 5 May 2025
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Democrats Push To Censor Palestine Lessons In California
Shaanth Nanguneri, The Intercept, April 28, 2025
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Arabs: The Weak Link in the US Civil Liberties Chain
Dr. James J. Zogby, Washington Watch, April 21, 2025
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Muslim Women’s Coalition Response to Archewell Foundation
Muslim Women’s Coalition, April 17, 2025
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BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Apr 09, 2025
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MEE staff, 4 April 2025
2025.04.21: Campus Speech, Antisemitism and Islamophobia
UW-Madison Pyle Center, Wisconsin Idea Lounge, 5:00 pm
22 Years Later: A Message From Rachel’s Parents
Craig and Cindy Corrie, March 16, 2025
