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Apr 8, 2026
Israel Is Officially Annexing the West Bank
A quiet bureaucratic maneuver by Netanyahu’s government has begun transferring control over the occupied territory…
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The Biden administration maintains that Israel’s invasion of the southern Gazan city is “limited,” despite…
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Resistance returns to the north, UNRWA says 300,000 people fled Rafah The Israeli army has…
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“It is a narrow strip of beach on the coast that lacks the basic infrastructure—like…
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Israel continues to close Rafah crossing as Biden threatens to halt arms shipments Ceasefire talks…
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By Mersiha Gadzo, Al Jazeera, 7 May 2024
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Washington Post, May 6, 2024 at 11:58 a.m. EDT Israel’s military on Monday ordered about…
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By Mohammed Salem and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters May 6, 2024 RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 6 (Reuters) – Israel’s…
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Barak Ravid, Axios, May 5, 2024 The Biden administration last week put a hold on…
The Israel-US game plan for Gaza is staring us in the face
Jonathan K. Cook, 30 April 2024 The western media is pretending the West’s efforts to…
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The progressive Democrat from a rural, mostly white Wisconsin district is highlighting that it is…
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Majdi Fathi and Monika Čvorak, The Guardian, 15 Apr 2024 According to the World Food Programme,…
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Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Apr 9, 2024
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Opinion By Peter Maass April 9, 2024 at 5:45 a.m. EDT Palestinians view the…
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JONATHAN OFIR, MONDOWEISS, APRIL 6, 2024
House Democrats Demanding Biden Halt Weapons to Israel
‘UNJUSTIFIABLE’ In a letter to the president, the lawmakers expressed their “outrage regarding the recent…
Israel Pays a Political Price for Killing Aid Workers
– When They’re Not Palestinians The attack that killed seven volunteers from World Central Kitchen…
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The U.S. calls on Israel to prevent civilian casualties while continuing to supply weapons for…
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CIA chief meets Mossad head for talks Kelsey Ables, Adela Suliman, Cate Brown, and Itay…
Egypt Building Camp in Sinai to Absorb Palestinian Refugees
Israel will likel try to push Palestinians from Rafah into the camp Dave DeCamp, Defend…
Satellite photos show Egypt building Gaza wall as Israel’s Rafah push looms
Despite its opposition to displacement of Palestinians, Cairo appears to be preparing for a scenario…
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Some 1.4 million Palestinians have been sheltering in a 64sq km (25sq miles) area, hoping…
2024.02.14: Will You Free My Palestine?
Chapters, Madison Chapter, Nonviolent Activism, North America By Madison for a World BEYOND War, February…
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Many of us are watching with horror the severe humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. Unfortunately,…
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Fri Dec 29 2023 Court application the latest move by South Africa, a vociferous critic…
Meet Aida Touma-Sliman, Palestinian Knesset Member
DEMOCRACY NOW!, DECEMBER 28, 2023
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Urges President Biden to Withdraw Support for $10.1 Billion in Military Aid to Israel Press…
Israeli politician calls for captured Palestinians to be ‘buried alive’
‘They aren’t human beings and not human animals. They’re subhuman and that’s how they should…
Five U.S. Senators Call for Halting U.S. Arms Sales to Israel
December 7, 2023 In a Powerful Letter to the Biden Administration, Five U.S. Senators Make…
Gaza, Biden, and a Path Forward
The president’s approach to Gaza has been a moral and political catastrophe that has made…
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Matthew Cassel, Mark Boyer and Santiago García Muñoz, New York Times, November 30, 2023 Since…
Israel’s Insidious Narrative About Palestinian Prisoners
More than two-thirds of the Palestinians proposed for release by Israel under the truce have…
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TAA UW-MADISON, NOVEMBER 22, 2023 The following statement was written and approved by the general…
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Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners Former Palestinian prisoners released…
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This article was first published in 2019 Photo: Gili Getz Peter Beinart, The Forward,…
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JUAN COLE, INFORMED COMMENT, 11/13/2023 Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As Maya Angelou wisely…
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A Response to Bernie Sanders NORMAN FINKELSTEIN NOV 6, 2023 After seeing Senator Sanders’ appearance…
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Netanyahu abuses Bible to impress US evangelicals
Donald Wagner, The Electronic Intifada, 7 November 2023
Democratic House member accuses Biden of supporting Palestinian ‘genocide’
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) also said Americans will remember Biden’s actions when he’s up for…
West Bank ‘Abu Ghraib 2.0’
IDF Torture Videos Spark Renewed Calls to End US Military Aid to Israel Bound, blindfolded,…
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Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Oct 31, 2023 Franklin residents Esam Sakalla and Rola Sakalla-Saleh…
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Series by Green Olive Collective 12 Noon Central Join us this Sunday for Solidarity Speaks,…
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