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2023.12.09: Wisconsin ‘All Out for Palestine’ March
“Wisconsin All Out For Palestine” Saturday, December 9, 2023, 1 p.m State Capitol, Madison, WI…
aid, American, apartheid, Black, calendar, Christian, civilians, Gaza War, hospitals, human rights, indigenous, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, labor, land, LGBTQ+, Madison, military, Milwaukee, Muslim, Native American, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, protest, refugees, resistance, solidarity, South Africa, starvation, State Capitol, terrorism, United Nations (UN), war, water, West Bank, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (WCJP), womenRAFAH DIARY: Two days in the midst of “Operation Iron Sword”
Here are the latest diary entries of a friend in Rafah, Gaza. Her name is…
A Gaza hospital evacuated, four fragile lives, and a grim discovery
A nurse at al-Nasr hospital was caring for premature babies. Then he faced the most…
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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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Rainwater is the property of Israel byu/temporary_staying inlostgeneration “Israel even controls the collection of rain…
Israel Blocks Palestinian Americans From Entering From West Bank
The move is an apparent violation of a recent agreement that says citizens from the…
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The internalization of the far-right minister’s ‘Decisive Plan’ is evident in the popular support for…
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Dear CJA Members and Allies, Over the past month we have seen the onslaught and…
2023.11.07: CODEPINK Capitol Calling Party
Join CODEPINK Congress as we uplift the voices of Palestinian resistance and expose those who…
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Nevine El Nossery, Madison365, Nov 2, 2023
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‘We Don’t Know if They Are Dead or Alive’ TAJ ALI, Tribune, Oct 23, 2023…
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IDF Torture Videos Spark Renewed Calls to End US Military Aid to Israel Bound, blindfolded,…
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Donate Here October 27, 2023 – American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) expresses deep concern over…
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Series by Green Olive Collective 12 Noon Central Join us this Sunday for Solidarity Speaks,…
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Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel Movement: United for human…
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Israel says it has refused a visa to UN humanitarian affairs chief Martin Griffiths as…
Israel stopped visas for UN human rights workers 3 years ago
OHCHR foreign employees left in limbo amid Israeli crackdown on rights monitors The UN’s…
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Western states have provided cover for Israel’s lawless extremism and possible end goal of massive…
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In sufficient quantity, and distributed equitably to all civilians across Gaza Al Mezan Centre for…
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2023.10.22: Palestine Speaks Webinar
Join us this Sunday for the second webinar of Palestine Speaks, an emergency webinar series…
‘The most successful land-grab strategy since 1967’
Settlers push Bedouins off West Bank territory Herders report violence driving them from their homes…
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aid, American, antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, Black, Christian, civilians, Gaza City, Gaza War, images, indigenous, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, LGBTQ+, Madison, Marquette University, media, Milwaukee, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, protest, Rafah, starvation, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Syria, United States, UW-Madison, vote, war, water, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (WCJP), Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA), women, worldA Textbook Case of Genocide
Raz Segal, Jewish Currents, October 13, 2023
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Shaina Nijhawan, WMTV 15, Oct. 16, 2023
Events in South Hebron Since the Outbreak of the War
Good Shepherd Collective October 14, 2023 At the request of supporters from abroad, we applied…
Noura Erakat: Western Leaders & Media Are Justifying Israel’s “Genocidal Campaign”
Noura Erakat, Democracy Now!, Oct 13, 2023
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October 11, 2023 WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday issued the…
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Jewish Voice for Peace The Wire, October 11, 2023 The Israeli government has declared…
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Coulee Region Coalition for Palestinian Rights, Wisconsin
Bob Goonin, CRCPR, October 8, 2023
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Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), 08 October 2023
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Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 9 October 2023
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Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 8 October 2023
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Dear Friends, The Israeli regime is bombing Palestinian families living trapped under siege in…
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I know that like me, you’ve been shocked by events of the past few days…
Middle East Children’s Alliance Statement
The Middle East Children’s Alliance, October 7, 2023 Terrifying sounds of airstrikes hitting nearby buildings…
Harassment and attacks on human rights activists in Palestine are rarely punished
SAM STEIN, THE PROGRESSIVE, OCTOBER 2, 2023
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Press Contact: Submit a media inquiry here. WASHINGTON, DC, SEPTEMBER 27, 2023—Since the beginning of the…
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Wednesday, Sept. 13: Storytelling as Resistance Thursday, Sept. 14: The Legacy of Oslo: Thirty Years…
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Sunday, September 17th 8PM Jerusalem, 7PM Berlin, 6PM London, 1PM NYC, 12PM Central Gaza is…
Free Sami Huraini
Started January 10, 2021 Petition to United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and UN High…
Freedom Flotilla 2023 Canadian Boat to Gaza
Dear friends and supporters, The Freedom Flotilla vessel Handala, sailing against the…
Why we are anti-Zionist Jews
JUDITH LAITMAN AND TSELA BARR — GUEST COLUMN, JUNE 14, 2023 This year on April…
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