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New York Times

Jul 22, 2026

In First, Palestinian Displacement Commemorated at United Nations
The event, marking the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians when Israel was created,…
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Facial Recognition Powers ‘Automated Apartheid’ by Israel
“These databases and tools exclusively record the data of Palestinians” An Israeli soldier under a…
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You Can’t Save Democracy in a Jewish State
Protesters in Tel Aviv hold placards that say “Israeli students fighting for democracy” and “Without…
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Harvard Reverses Course on Advocate Who Criticized Israel
Blocking the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor…
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“International pressure is crucial to ending Israel’s rule over Palestinians”
Credit…Illustration by Rebecca Chew/The New York Times; photograph by Dan Balilty for The New York…
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FBI opens investigation into killing of Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh
Barak Ravid, Axios, 14 Nov 2022
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2022.10.29: “You Can Be the Last Leaf” by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat
Maya Abu Al-Hayyat directs the Palestine Writing Workshop on the West Bank. She’ll read poems…
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Palestinians resisting forced removal by moving into caves
The people of Masafer Yatta are using ancestors’ caves to resist Israel’s home demolitions Members…
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Israeli army: ‘High probability’ soldier killed reporter
Yellow tape marks bullet holes on a tree and a portrait and flowers create a…
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Google’s anti-Palestinian worker retaliation
Huge news just broke. Today, tech worker organizer Ariel Koren, active in our #NoTechForApartheid campaign,…
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Has the Fight Against Antisemitism Lost Its Way?
In a terrible irony, the campaign against “anti-semitism” has become a threat to freedom Peter…
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Ben & Jerry’s sues parent company over Israeli deal
Complaint says Unilever sale of Israeli business to a local licensee to sell its ice-cream…
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24 Senators reject Israeli claims and call on FBI to investigate killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS, JUNE 24, 2022
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The right to boycott is heading to the Supreme Court
I’m writing with breaking news. Today the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that boycotts…
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The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
Shireen Abu Akleh was fatally shot while covering an Israeli army raid on the Jenin…
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Tell NYT: Israel killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
MD2Palestine May 12, 2022 Since Israeli snipers brutally killed renowned Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh…
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PUMA says it’s “complicated.” Palestinians say it’s apartheid.
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), April 13, 2022 Take…
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On Watching Ukraine Through Palestinian Eyes
The rightful outpouring of support for Ukraine teaches us that the West can condemn occupation…
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As Violence Rises in the West Bank, Settler Attacks Raise Alarm
Attacks by settlers and Palestinians have both reached a five-year high. But unlike Palestinian suspects,…
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Tutu’s courage on Israeli apartheid is played down in U.S. media
JAMES NORTH AND PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 30, 2021
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