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2007.02.22: Ali Abunimah in Madison

Wisconsin Historical Society, 7:00pm. Reception and book signing to follow at the Memorial Union.

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Elliott Abram’s Uncivil War

Is the Bush administration violating the law to provoke a Palestinian civil war? Conflicts Forum,…

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The Ludicrous Attacks on Jimmy Carter’s Book

NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, Truthdig, DECEMBER 28, 2006

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Worse Than Apartheid

Chris Hedges, Truthdig, Dec 18, 2006

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Jimmy Carter’s Roadmap

NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, CounterPunch, NOVEMBER 13, 2006

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2006.11.03: Anna Baltzer in Madison: “New Directions for Peace in the Middle East”

Edgewood College Anderson Auditorium 5 to 6:30 pm Anna Baltzer gives the keynote address of…

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A Lobby, Not a Conspiracy

TONY JUDT, New York Times, April 19, 2006 IN its March 23rd issue the London…

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Re “Settlers, Israeli public part company”

Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, April 4, 2006 In the article “Settlers, Israeli public…

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2006.04.08: Ibdaa Health Committee Panel Discussion

UW-Madison1345 Health Sciences Learning Center750 Highland Avenue7-9:00 pm The goals of the tour are to…

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2006.04.25-27: Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi in Madison

Please mark your calendars for April 25-27, when Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, human rights activist, former…

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The Israel Lobby

John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, London Review of Books, 23 March 2006 For the past…

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2006.04.06: DISCORDIA: When Netanyahu Came to Town

Humanities Building, Room 1111 455 N. Park St UW-Madison Thursday, 7:00 pm Al-Awda, the Madison-Rafah…

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2006.04.01: Joint benefit with Madison-Arcatao Sister City

Dave Lippman is widely known on many coasts for his sharp send-ups of topics ranging…

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Play About Demonstrator’s Death Is Delayed

JESSE McKINLEY, New York Times, February 28, 2006 Potential Off Broadway production of play My…

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Anglicans Vote to Divest From Concerns in Israel-Occupied Areas

NEELA BANERJEE, New York Times, February 9, 2006 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 – The governing body…

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NEW BARK BUT OLD BITE FOR ISRAEL’S SHARON

GEORGE ARIDA, Madison.com, Dec 9, 2005 Despite appearances to the contrary, Ariel Sharon is one…

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Re: Regents urged to divest from Israel

Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 11, 2005 In the Capital Times article on…

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2005.09.22-12.01: Film Series Finding Hope in Unexpected Places

A Community Film Series September 22 – Uncovered: The War on Iraq October 20 –…

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Jobless in Gaza

Mehammed Mack, L.A. Weekly, August 25, 2005 A somber note for many Gazans witnessing the…

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The Gaza Evacuations

Disengagement or Tactical Military Redeployment? SHAMAI K. LEIBOWITZ and KATERINA HELLER, CounterPunch, August 24, 2005…

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Praying with Their Eyes Closed

Sara Roy, MIFTAH, August 20, 2005

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The settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical

There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…

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The Shame of it All

Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005

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Amira Hass: Khan Yunis / No Compensation for Arabs Losing Their Jobs in Katif

Amira Hass, Haaretz, 14 Aug 2005 Today is Omar’s last day of work for his…

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A Message from Bertrand Russell …

… to the International Conference of Parlimentarians The New York Times, February 23, 1970 “The…

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Goodbye to Gaza

But it is still Israel that can do most to improve the economic lot of…

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Meanwhile, Israel grabs the rest of Jerusalem

Hind Khoury, The International Herald Tribune, AUGUST 11, 2005 JERUSALEM — After more than 38…

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No Peaceful Solution

Despite his innocent appearance, Avi Shlaim knows that he is a sort of enemy of…

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J’accuse: Finkelstein and Dershowitz

It’s a dispute that involves just about every emotive issue you can think of –…

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Amira Hass: What Business Is It of Chirac?

The Jordan Valley, the settlement blocs that continue to merge into each other, the monumental…

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The Jerusalem Powder Keg

The International Crisis Group, REPORT No. 44, 2 AUGUST 2005

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Twilight Zone: They said they’d kill me

Gideon Levy, Haaretz, July 10, 2005 Here he is – the survivor. His head and…

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The Shabak: “We are above the Law”

Life under occupation Yael Barda, Occupation Magazine, July 7 2005 Yesterday I had a fascinating…

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The reflection in the mirror

Two weeks later, I was at the Aaskar refugee camp, near Nablus. That day, the…

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Amira Hass: There’s a Settler in Every Israeli

Amira Hass, Haaretz, July 6, 2005 The hunting season is at its height, and the…

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United Church of Christ General Synod Resolution: Tear Down the Wall

2005 United Church of Christ Synod Tear Down the Wall – Resolution of Witness Submitted…

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They Broke the Public’s Heart

For years, the news media ignored the injustices the settlers inflicted on their neighbors. Gideon…

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Palestine: the economy of despair

The West Bank city of Nablus is relatively calm at present. Anyone who can raise…

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Mustafa Barghouti: The liberation of the Israeli and Palestinian people

Israel must understand that the liberation of the Israeli people depends on the liberation of…

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Avi Shlaim: Withdrawal is a prelude to annexation

Avi Shlaim, The Guardian, 21 June 2005

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Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks a “Myth”

Palestine Media Center (PMC), June 11, 2005 In a report titled “The Myth of Incitement…

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Grandpa’s Battered Radio

Ramzy Baroud, AntiWar.com, June 7, 2005

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2005.06.24: “Beyond Chutzpah: The Misuse of Antisemitism and the Abuse of History” by Dr. Norman Finkelstein

Grainger Hall, University of Wisconsin 975 University Avenue Madison, WI 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM…

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2005.06.13-07.04: Palestine-Israel Discussion Series

First United Methodist Church Parlor 203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison Sunday mornings at 9:30 am This…

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2005.06.24-26: U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Conference

Upper Midwest Regional Organizing Conference Madison, WI Join the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli…

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05.06.25: Rebuilding Homes in Rafah, Rebuilding Hope in Palestine

Panel Discussion with Craig and Cindy Corrie and Khaled and Samah Nasrallah Saturday, June 25,…

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Israeli Extremists Lose, as a New Generation of Palestinians Wins

Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May/June 2005 THEY BREATHE the same air,…

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A Gift to Rafah

How Madisonians helped create a respite from violence for Palestinian children Kathy Walsh, Isthmus, April…

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Amira Hass: Using the Holocaust to Ward Off Criticism

The pilgrimage to Jerusalem of so many European leaders shows that they are not deterred…

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2005.04.10-11: ‘Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision’

A Partners for Peace presentation Sunday, April 10, 2005 — 4 pm Memorial United Church…

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Board of Regents must support divestment

FAYYAD SBAIHAT, Badger Herald, Mar 3, 2005

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2005.03.06-20: Silent Art Auction for Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem

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2005.03.04-05: Yonatan Shapira, Israeli Refusenik

March 4, 6:00 PM, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society building, 2010 Whenona Drive,…

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05.01.26: Film Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land at Edgewood

Anderson Auditorium, Predolin HallEdgewood College, Madison7:00 – 9:30 pm Peace, Propaganda and the Promised LandThis…

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From churches, a challenge to Israeli policies

Jane Lampman, The Christian Science Monitor, DECEMBER 6, 2004

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Saying no to Israel is not anti-Semitism

B.J. Paschal, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, December 1, 2004 DOES AN AMERICAN religious denomination such as…

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2004.11.10: IDF Refuseniks Noam Bahat and Shimri Zameret

First Unitarian Church University Bay Drive 7:00 pm We will be hosting a program with…

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2004.09.20-24: WHEELS OF JUSTICE TOUR

BRINGING THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND PALESTINE TO MADISON On September 20th and 24th, the…

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2004.08.18: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb

ICB sculpture The Segregation Wall, 09-Nov-03 Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 W. Lacy…

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US bulldozer firm in Mid-East row

A leading UN official has warned US manufacturer Caterpillar that it may be complicit in…

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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

11 June 2004 Friends, I have just returned from a trip to Lebanon and Syria…

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Gila Svirsky: Working to break the silence

Gila Svirsky, June 6, 2004 Friends, Last week probably set a record for demonstrations…

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