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UK police arrest Israeli academic Haim Bresheeth after pro-Palestine speech
MEE staff, Middle East Eye, 4 November 2024
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2024.11.11 & 25: Children’s African Story Hour
Children’s African Story Hour: Egyptian LullabyFrom the Middle East Studies Program at UW-MadisonNovember 11, 4 -5…
South Africa’s memorial to the ICJ: More evidence on Israel’s genocide
Dr Binoy Kampmark, Middle East Monitor, November 3, 2024 The timing, as with so much…
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Gaza hospital ‘last distress call’ as fresh Israeli attack wounds patients
Gaza’s health ministry says it seems a ‘decision has been made to execute’ staff remaining…
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BDS The U.S.
The World Must Hold the U.S. Government to the Rule of Law By World BEYOND…
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2024.11.13: The Unfolding Middle East War and the New Presidency
Online 7-8 pm Central A long Middle East war is on the horizon and we…
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Israel pummels Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens in fresh waves of airstrikes
BY WAFAA SHURAFA AND SALLY ABOU ALJOUD, Associated Press, November 1, 2024 BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched dozens…
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How To Make Supporters of Israel’s Genocide Feel Safe on Campus
Emergency Teach-In S48 EP1, Jadaliyya, Nov 1, 2024 Featuring Sinan Antoon, Cultural Landscape Specialist; Adel Iskandar, Media…
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Progressives Demand Biden Explain US Military Involvement in Israel’s ‘Expanding Wars’
Float Israel War Powers Resolution Reps. Tlaib, Bush and others tell the US president he…
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2024.11.03: Stop the Genocide Zoom
Stop the Genocide! Dear Friends, Please join the Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine Coalition…
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“Pressure Israel to Back Ceasefire” DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER 28, 2024 GUESTS Neve Gordon, professor at…
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2024.10.27 Update: Olive Harvest 2024 – Honor Palestinian Resilience
Tenney Park Shelter, 402 N Thornton Ave, Madison 1-4 pm Photos from Tsela Barr &…
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Israel claims there’s a secret Hezbollah bunker underneath a Beirut hospital
But no-one else can find it By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran, Cherine Yazbeck, and Orly…
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“We Have Lost All Credibility”
Hala Rharrit on Quitting State Dept. & Ending U.S. Complicity in Gaza DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER…
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‘Destructive Impact’ – Israeli War Destroys 75% of Olive Trees in Gaza
Palestine Chronicle Staff, October 20, 2024 Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip were only able…
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Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 21 October 2024
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School Shootings & the Violence of Empire
We’ve Taught Our Children Well TOM BOSWELL, OCTOBER 20, 2024 On the afternoon of September 5,…
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Killing Underscores ‘War-Like’ Israeli Assault on West Bank Olive Growers
“The olive season has turned into a season of killing for the Palestinian people, whether…
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Israel is turning northern Gaza into a killing cage
With international media coverage shifting to potential war with Iran, Israel is intensifying its campaign…
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“No Propaganda on Earth Can Hide the Wound That Is Palestine”
“The US and Israel’s unflinching and ongoing televised genocide in Gaza and now Lebanon in defence of…
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