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Aug 9, 2026
As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel
The Israeli public long ago became inured to the brutal occupation that has characterised the…
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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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65 Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza
By Feroze Sidhwa, New York Times, Oct. 9, 2024
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How Joe Biden lost his grip on Israel’s war for ‘total victory’ in Gaza
A conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top”…
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Israel Has Built an Economy Fueled by Genocide at Home and Abroad
Ciudong Ng, TRUTHOUT, September 1, 2024
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UW-Madison admin, students for Palestine share status of last semester’s agreement
By Camberyn Kelley, WMTV, Sep. 5, 2024 MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – UW-Madison students and administration share…
Aysenur Eygi’s Family calls for Independent Investigation
“We welcome the White House’s statement of condolences, but given the circumstances of Aysenur’s killing,…
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2024.09.02: Madison LaborFest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Jewish Voice for Peace will be tabling at this Labor…
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Netanyahu Prefers Risking a Regional War
to a Hostage Deal and an End to the Gaza War Joel Beinin, September 1,…
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San Francisco State University divests from Israel’s weapons
Demands were part of nationwide student movement calling on universities to divest from companies involved…
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Dr. James J. Zogby, Arab American Institute, August 26, 2024 The 2024 Democratic National Convention…
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Israel’s insistence on controlling two key corridors shows its intention to carry out land grabs,…
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#LetPalestineSpeak
#LetPalestineSpeakToday, August 22, 2024Wisconsin Democratic Party Office15 N Pinckney St, by The Old Fashioned12 to…
Wisconsin ‘uninstructed’ voters among DNC protests
THEY say Vice President Kamala Harris needs to take a more forceful stand to end…
Backing Israeli Apartheid Isn’t Just Immoral — It’s Illegal
Last month, the International Court of Justice issued a damning assessment of Israel’s occupation of…
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After 300 days of ‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’
Nasrallah declares ‘new phase’ of war, vows ‘inevitable’ response to Israeli attack on Beirut In…
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MEHDI HASAN, ZETEO, JUL 31, 2024
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‘Israel always sold the occupation as legal. The ICJ now terrifies them’
Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu unpacks the ICJ opinion on Israel’s military regime, and the lessons…
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Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
BY MIKE CORDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 19, 2024 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top U.N.…
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