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Feb 27, 2026

2026.03.02: America’s Middle East with Marc Lynch of George Washington University
UW-Madison Ingraham 206, 12 – 1:15 pm
calendar, history, Middle East, Palestine, regime change, United States, war
2026.02.25: While Iran Boils, Trump’s “Peace Plan” Threatens Palestinian Existence
Online, 4:30 PM CT
Board of Peace, calendar, colonialism, Gaza, Iran, Palestine, Trump, United States
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 6 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, United States, West Bank
Huckabee’s Israel land remarks condemned as ‘dangerous and inflammatory’
Julian Borger in Jerusalem, The Guardian, 22 Feb 2026
annexation, Huckabee, Israel, Palestine, United States, West Bank
Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose Repeal Of Walker-Era Ban On Boycotting Israel
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal , Feb 17, 2026
BDS, boycott, divest, Israel, law, Palestine, sanction, Wisconsin
2026.02.25: Virtual Visit to Majd al-Krum, Galilee
Online, 11 AM CT
apartheid, calendar, checkpoints, ethnic cleansing, Galilee, home demolition, online, Palestine, settlers, travel, West Bank
2026.02.22: Film Tala: A Palm Tree from Gaza for the Badil Resource Center
Online, 1 – 2:30 PM CT
calendar, film, Israel, online, Palestine, poverty, refugees, sumud
2026.02.20: Shifting Political Winds in Congress on Palestine: Advocacy and Action
Online, 12 PM CT
annexation, calendar, Congress, ethnic cleansing, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Jerusalem, land, Palestine, settlers, United States, West Bank
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 5 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, United States, West Bank
Netanyahu, wanted for war crimes, signs onto “Board of Peace”
Drop Site Daily: February 12, 2026
Board of Peace, Gaza War, Hamas, Israel, Netanyahu, Palestine, Trump
Defaming Francesca Albanese
MOUIN RABBANI, FEB 14, 2026
Europe, Francesca Albanese, Gaza War, genocide, hasbara, human rights, Israel, Palestine, propaganda, United Nations (UN), United States
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 4 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, United States, West Bank
2026.02.16: Faith in the Crosshairs: Christians Rising Against Christian Zionism
Online, 5 PM CT
calendar, Christian, Israel, justice, online, Palestine, solidarity, Zionism
2026.02.15: Say What?? Responding to Israel/Palestine Disinformation
Online, 2 PM CT
Board of Peace, calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza War, Israel, online, Palestine, United States
2026.02.13 Update: Lights Up for Gaza and Palestine
Campus Drive Overpass, Madison, 3:30 – 6:00 pm
calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza War, Israel, Palestine, violations, violence, West Bank
A Day for Gaza
The Nation, February 3, 2026
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, colonialism, Edward Said, Gaza War, Israel, journalists, Palestine, people, resistance, schools, Stories, sumud, violations, violence
A Day for Gaza: Stories from Gaza and Its People
RAYAN EL AMINE, JACK MIRKINSON, and LIZZY RATNER, THE NATION, FEBRUARY 3, 2026
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza War, Palestine, Palestinians, sumud
2026.02.08: Film A Depopulated Camp for the Badil Resource Center
Online, 1 – 2:30 PM CT
calendar, film, Israel, online, Palestine, poverty, refugees, sumud
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 5 NO. 3 : MONDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2026
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, United States, West Bank
There Is No “After Gaza”
Sarah Aziza, The Nation, JAN 31, 2026
annexation, arms, assassination, blockade, Board of Peace, censorship, civilians, cold, colleges & universities, colonialism, encampments, ethnic cleansing, Europe, free speech, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, genocide, Ghassan Kanafani, Global Sumud Flotilla, Hannibal Directive, hasbara, Hiba Abu Nada, hospitals, hostages, ICE, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jared Kushner, journalists, Mahmoud Khalil, Ms. Rachel, Nakba, October 7, Palestine, prisoners, propaganda, rain, Refaat Al-Areer, Rumeysa Ozturk, starvation, Trump, United Nations (UN), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United States, war crimes, West Bank, Zionism
Don’t forget Gaza
OWEN JONES, JAN 29, 2026
ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Palestine
2026.02.01: Anti-War Café
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham St, Madison, 2-7 pm
calendar, crafts, history, Palestine, peace, religion, World Beyond War
2026.01.31: Play The Return
Online, 11 AM CT. “Keeps audiences white-knuckled.”
calendar, Israel, online, Palestine
2026.01.31: Exhibit Why We Record, Defying Fragmentation & Erasure in Palestine
Nadiana Gallery, 4818 S 76th St #6, Greenfield, 6-9 pm
calendar, ethnic cleansing, genocide, history, images, Israel, Nakba, Palestine
2026.01.29: Reaching a Milestone: 1,000 Apartheid-Free Communities
Online, 7-8:30 PM CT
apartheid, calendar, Israel, Palestine, racism
2026.01.28: Boycott Chevron Action Training
Online, 7 PM CT
BDS, boycott, calendar, Chevron, Israel, oil, Palestine, Venezuela
The Magic System Of Zionism
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, JAN 23, 2026
antisemitism, hasbara, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, propaganda, religion, settlers, state, violence, West Bank, Zionism
2026.01.23: Jennifer Loewenstein on WORT
A Public Affair, 12-1 pm
calendar, Esty Dinur, Jennifer Loewenstein, Palestine, WORT 89.9 FM
Two must-see films share something not seen in movies: Palestinian humanity.
DEAN OBEIDALLAH, JAN 19, 2026
film, Gaza War, Hind Rajab, Israel, Nakba, Palestine, Palestinians
A New Booklist from Read Palestine!
More at Read Palestine!
arts, books, children, Palestine, Read Palestine!
2026.04.23-05.03: Visit Palestine with our Nablus and Sabastiya Delegation
Boulder Nablus Sister City Project, Jan 17, 2026
Boulder, calendar, delegation, Nablus, Palestine, Sebastiya, West Bank
2026.01.21: A Conversation with Palestinian Women: “Real Stories, Real People: We Can Speak for Ourselves”
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, Gaza, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Stories, West Bank, women
2026.01.15: Teaching Palestine: Meeting the Moment
Online, 6 PM CT
calendar, education, free speech, Palestine, Palestinians, students, Teach Palestine, teachers, United States
2026.01.13-03.10: Palestine History Series: It Didn’t Begin on October 7: Zionism and Its Victims
Online, 9-10:30 PM CT
calendar, education, history, Israel, online, Palestine, Zionism
2026.01.08: Ta-Nehesi Coates’ “The Message” Book Circle
Online, 6:00 pm social, 6:30 pm program
apartheid, calendar, Israel, Israel Lobby, Madison, online, Palestine, West Bank, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
BlackNest: Inside Canary Mission’s Secret Web of Unlisted Sites
JACQUELINE SWEET, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 06, 2026
antisemitism, Canary Mission, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, media, online, Palestine, United States
Centuries-Old Practice Brings Women Together For Connection, Support
Mary Gellerup Bolich, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Dec 26, 2025
crafts, culture, Milwaukee, Palestine, tatreez
2025.12.31: Yoga Therapy Gift Certificate Benefit
Greenroot Yoga LLC, Dec 10, 2025
aid, calendar, Gaza, Madison, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Palestine, Palestine Partners, West Bank
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Michael D. Shear, Daniel Berehulak, Leanne Abraham and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 20, 2025
Al-Mughayir, American, Bedouin, Bethlehem, Bezalel Smotrich, confiscation, Hebron, home demolition, Huckabee, Huwara, Israel, Jericho, Jonathan Pollak, Jordan Valley, Mohammad Shalabi, Muarrajat, olive trees, Palestine, Rahaf al-Ashqar, Ramallah, Sayfollah Musallet, settlers, Sinjil, travel, Tubas, Tulkarem, Tulkarm, Turmus Ayya, two-state, United Nations (UN), United States
Israel Silences Australia
Lana Tatour, Dec 20, 2025
antisemitism, Australia, Bondi Beach, censorship, free speech, Gaza War, genocide, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Palestine, protest
Israel Silences the UK
Middle East Eye and Glenn Greenwald, Dec 18, 2025
antisemitism, Australia, Bondi Beach, censorship, free speech, Gaza War, genocide, Glenn Greenwald, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Palestine, protest, United Kingdom
Israel Apologists Hasten To Blame Bondi Shooting On Anti-Genocide Activists
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, DEC 14, 2025
Australia, civilians, Gaza, genocide, Israel, Jewish, Palestine, terrorism, violence
2025.12.15-19: Threads of Resistance Webinars by Eyewitness Palestine
Online
arts, calendar, liberation, online, Palestine, religion, resistance
Liberation Is Not Integration: On liberal Zionism, one-state fantasies, and what Palestinians actually want
LARA KILANI, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 8, 2025
human rights, Israel, one-state, Palestine, two-state
How the Jewish Chronicle Whips Up Fear by Conflating Antisemitism With Anti-Zionism
NEVE GORDON, COMMON DREAMS, DEC 07, 2025
Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, censorship, Elon Musk, free speech, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Jewish Chronicle, media, Melanie Phillips, Palestine, protest, Trump, United Kingdom, Zionism
American Friends Service Committee Newsletter
AFSC, December 8, 2025
aid, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), arms, Aya Ghanameh, banned books, BDS, Ben & Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, books, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, censorship, children, divest, Gaza, genocide, Hannah Moushabeck, Homeland, Interlink Foundation, Palestine, Rashida Tlaib, solidarity, take action, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
Free Marwan Barghouti
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, wimuslims, Dec 6, 2025
ceasefire, detainees, hostages, Intifada, Israel, Marwan Barghouti, Palestine
Go Tell It on the Mountain: Genocide is Wrong
Kathy Kelly, World Beyond War, December 5, 2025
detainees, ethnic cleansing, genocide, home demolition, Israel, Kathy Kelly, Palestine, settlers, United Nations (UN), violence, West Bank
West Bank, Violence, Destruction and Displacement
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (UN…
detainees, ethnic cleansing, genocide, home demolition, Israel, Palestine, settlers, United Nations (UN), violence, West Bank
How to Think About Boycotts
Peter Beinart, Zackie Achmat, and Mazin Qumsiyeh; Dec 5, 2025
BDS, boycott, Israel, Mazin Qumsiyeh, Palestine, Peter Beinart, South Africa, Zackie Achmat
Trump, Gaza, and Oslo Déjà Vu
JEREMY SCAHILL AND JAWA AHMAD, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 01, 2025
colonialism, Gaza, Gaza War, Hamas, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestinian Authority (PA), Trump
Zionists Are Freaking Out About Losing Control Of The Narrative
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, NOV 18, 2025
Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, Sarah Hurwitz, war crimes, Zionism
2025.11.17: Steadfast on Campus – A Century of Global Palestinian Student Activism
Online, 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm CT
calendar, colleges & universities, education, Gaza, liberation, online, Palestine, protest, UW-Madison, West Bank
2025.11.13: “An Evening for Palestine”: Benefit concert and vigil Thursday will support this year’s olive harvest in Palestine
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Nov 12, 2025
calendar, Gaza, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, Madison 365, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Palestine, protest
No Appetite for Apartheid: Pledge to Boycott Israeli Products
MADISON AREA DSA, Nov 10, 2025
apartheid, BDS, boycott, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Israel, Madison, Palestine, United States
2025.11.17-12.15: Solidarity & Action for Palestine
Online
calendar, education, online, Palestine, solidarity, take action
2025.11.05: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine
Online, 11:15 am
apartheid, calendar, democracy, Israel, online, Palestine
2025.10.31: Boogie Benefit for Palestine
East Side Club, 3735 Monona Drive, 6:30-11:30 pm
aid, calendar, Gaza, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), music, Palestine, West Bank
The Abomination of Christian Zionism
MOUIN RABBANI, OCT 27, 2025
Christian, ethnic cleansing, Islamophobia, Israel, Palestine, Zionism
2025.11.13: An Evening for Palestine – Lights Up Vigil & Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Band Benefit
3:30-7:30 pm
calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Palestine, protest
2025.10.29: Palestinian Chai & Chnafa (or Knafeh) Kickoff
UW-Madison Red Gym, BCC Classroom, 7 pm
calendar, Madison, Palestine, solidarity, UW-Madison
2025.10.18: No Kings rally was not ‘hijacked’
Omar bin Mohamad, Nov 7, 2025
calendar, Cap Times, Gaza, Madison, MRSCP, No Kings, Palestine, protest
Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine Newsletter
VOL. 4 NO. 8 : MONDAY OCTOBER 20, 2025
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Sarah Lawrence Coalition for Palestine, solidarity, United States, West Bank
2025.11.14: Sim Kern & Hannah Moushabeck in Madison!
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, 7 pm, RSVP
books, calendar, Gaza, genocide, Israel, Madison, nationalism, Palestine, Read Palestine!, West Bank, Zionism
2025.11.13: An Evening for Palestine – Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Band Benefit
Cardinal Bar, 418 E Wilson, 5:30-7:30 pm for Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza War, Israel, Madison, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Palestine
2025.10.15: Understanding Palestine & Israel with Phyllis Bennis
Online, 12 PM CT
annexation, calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, education, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, online, Palestine, Phyllis Bennis, settlers, West Bank
2025.10.06-11: Free Palestine Week of Action
BDS, calendar, divest, education, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Madison, Palestine, protest, UW-Madison
2025.10.09: Meet & Greet with Baz Sundark, Artist of “Lands of Palestine”
Java Cat, 4221 Lien Road, 5-6:30 pm
art, auction, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Grassroots, Java Cat, Madison, Masafer Yatta, online, Palestine, settlers, violence
2025.10.03-13: Baz Sundark “Lands of Palestine” Art Show & Auction
Benefiting Masafer Yatta
art, auction, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Grassroots, Java Cat, Madison, Masafer Yatta, online, Palestine, settlers, violence
2025.10.14: Mennonite Action Training – To Build Our Courage
Madison Mennonite Church, 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison, 5:45 PM
calendar, education, Gaza War, Israel, Madison, Mennonite Action, Palestine
2025.10.18: Another Craft & Yard Sale for Palestine Aid
1 Judy Circle & Barby Lane, Madison, 8 am – 4 pm
aid, arts, calendar, crafts, education, Gaza, Grassroots, Palestine, West Bank, Women in Hebron
2025.10.27: Children’s International Story Hour – “Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine”
Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
art, books, calendar, children, Madison, Palestine, Stories, UW-Madison
Hamas’s Strategic Gamble
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, OCT 05, 2025
colonialism, Gaza War, Hamas, Israel, Palestine, resistance, state, Trump, United States
2025.10.04: Film “Samidoun, The Steadfast Women of Palestine”
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, film, Gaza, Israel, online, Palestine, West Bank, women
2025.10.08: Art and Resistance in “Power Born of Dreams”
Online, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm CT
art, books, calendar, online, Palestine, UW-Madison
2025.09.28: Wisconsin Climate March – Bring War Abolition and Palestine Solidarity!
Historical Society Steps & UW-Madison Library Mall, 12 pm
calendar, climate, Gaza, Madison, Palestine, protest, West Bank
What’s the Point of Recognizing the State of Palestine?
Joel Beinin, Sep 25, 2025
allies, Australia, Canada, ethnocracy, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, one-state, Palestine, Portugal, two-state, United Kingdom, United States
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham, The Guardian, 25 Sep 2025
AI, Azure, Gaza, Israel, Microsoft, Palestine, privacy, surveillance, Unit 8200, United States, West Bank
The Meaning of Western Recognition of Palestine
MOUIN RABBANI, Jacobin, 09.24.2025
allies, Gaza, genocide, Israel, Netanyahu, Palestine, two-state
2025.10.03-13: Silent auction, art show taking place in Madison to benefit Palestinian families
Channel 3000, Sep 23, 2025
art, auction, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Grassroots, Java Cat, Madison, Masafer Yatta, online, Palestine, settlers, violence
2025.10.01: Read Palestine! Writing Workshop from a Place of Bravery
Room of One’s Own Bookstore (Annex), 2717 Atwood Ave, 6-8 pm
arts, calendar, Madison, Palestine, Read Palestine!
UK recognises Palestinian statehood 108 years after Balfour Declaration
Maziar Motamedi and Federica Marsi, Al Jazeera, 21 Sep 2025
Balfour Declaration, Israel, nationalism, Palestine, two-state, United Kingdom, United Nations (UN)
2025.09.30-10.28: A Short Course on Palestine with Rashid Khalidi
Online, 5:30-7:30 PM CT
calendar, history, online, Palestine, Rashid Khalidi
2025.09.24: Out of the Ruins – Art and Poetry from Palestine
Online, 11 am CT
art, calendar, Gaza War, Israel, online, Palestine, poetry
“Go Birds, F*** ICE and Free Palestine”
CARLY THOMAS, HOLYWOOD REPORTER, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025
BDS, boycott, Emmys, Gaza War, ICE, Israel, Jewish, Jews, nationalism, Palestine
2025.09.07: A Celebration of Culture, Resistance and Liberation in Oak Creek
Cherrie Hanson, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Sep 12, 2025
arts, calendar, culture, dance, liberation, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Milwaukee, Palestine, resistance
The Netanyahu Government is Implementing a Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza of Palestinians
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley, September 11, 2025
Chris Van Hollen, Congress, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Israel, Jeff Merkley, Netanyahu, Palestine, Trump, West Bank
‘This Place is Ours’
Prime Minister of Israel, Sep 11, 2025
colonialism, ethnic cleansing, Israel, Jerusalem, law, Maale Adumim, Palestine, settlers, two-state, United Nations (UN), West Bank
Israel PM vows ‘there will be no Palestinian state’
Agence France-Presse, 11 Sep 2025
colonialism, ethnic cleansing, Israel, Jerusalem, law, Maale Adumim, Palestine, settlers, two-state, United Nations (UN), West Bank
2025.09.24-28: Toronto Palestine Film Festival films online
Bethlehem, calendar, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta, Gaza War, genocide, Haifa, Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, racism, West Bank
‘I’m so dehumanized’: Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt
Laura Albast, Prism, September 9, 2025
Gaza War, hasbara, Israel, Israel Lobby, journalists, Palestine, propaganda, United States
61 Mennonites arrested today in DC, Protesting for Palestine
Mennonite Action, Sep 9, 2025
Gaza War, genocide, Global Sumud Flotilla, Israel, Palestine, protest, Qatar, war crimes
2025.09.08: “From Rubble We Dance,” Palestine Dance Troupes in Madison
Add your photos to our album!
calendar, culture, dance, Madison, Palestine
U.S Sanctions against Palestinian Human Rights Organizations
Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD), 05 September 2025
Al Haq, Al Mezan, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), nonprofits, Palestine, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), sanction, United States
Israel and Double Standards
MOUIN RABBANI, SEP 06, 2025
antisemitism, free speech, Gaza War, genocide, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jews, nuclear, Palestine, protest, United Nations (UN)
2025.09.04: David Rovics and Kamala Emmanuel in Madison!
Muso, 2040 Winnebago Street, 7 pm
calendar, free speech, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Madison, Palestine, United States
The keffiyeh and pro-Palestinian campus protests
Aariz Ahmed, Special to the Cap Times, Aug 25, 2025
Cap Times, colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza War, Israel, Palestine, protest, United States, UW-Madison
2025.09.08: U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) Midwest Tour
USPCN, Aug 26, 2025
calendar, culture, dance, Madison, Palestine
Democratic National Committee Votes Down Weapons Embargo on Israel
Institute for Middle East Understanding, Aug 28, 2025
arms, BDS, boycott, Democratic Party, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Palestine
Democratic National Committee Resolution 18
Barb Olson, Aug 26, 2025
arms, BDS, boycott, Democratic Party, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Palestine