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Aug 25, 2026

Milwaukee activist’s beating on West Bank road sheds light on changing Jewish conversation
Milwaukee resident Ari Bloomekatz. (Photo: Jimmy Rothschild) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 25, 2019 It’s just…
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US dollars for abuse of children: THIS. MUST. STOP.
In 2018, Americans were horrified to learn that migrant children were being cruelly separated from…
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Why some Palestinians are backing Trump’s peace push
A growing number of Palestinians want a ‘one state, equal rights’ model and think Trump…
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Apartheid Arms: Why Israel Sells Military Equipment to Human Rights Violators
Mohamed Mohamed, The Palestine Chronicle, May 21, 2019
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Why We, Palestinians and Israelis, Insist on Mourning Our Dead Together
Alternative Memorial Day, a binational tradition since 2005, is a sign that we are capable…
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26 Groups Supporting McCollum Legislation for Palestinian Children
Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 17, 2019
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Rise against Racism! #CounterCUFI
Friends of Sabeel – North America (FOSNA), May 24, 2019 For too long, Palestinians have…
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Landmark Ruling Strikes Down Ban of Israel Boycott
Arsalan Bukhari, Informed Comment, 04/26/2019
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500 Palestinian families in Jerusalem are about to have their homes destroyed
Action is needed to protect them and tens of thousands more who risk losing their…
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The Director of Human Rights Watch in Israel Is Being Deported
Ilan Ben Zion, Time Magazine, April 17, 2019 (JERUSALEM) — An Israeli court on Tuesday…
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“You married a Palestinian. You cannot enter Israel”
Israel’s family reunion practices are gravely offensive This time; Palestine Updates brings you two powerful…
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I co-founded the BDS movement. Why was I denied entry to the US?
Omar Barghouti, The Guardian, 16 Apr 2019
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How the Great Leftist Thinkers of the 20th Century Contended With Zionism
A crowd celebrates in Tel Aviv on Nov. 29, 1947, after the U.N. votes for…
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Ahmed Abu Artema on the Palestinian Great March of Return
Esty Dinur, The Progressive, April 11, 2019
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2019.04.22: 71 Years Without a Country
The 2019 North America Nakba Tour comes to Madison UW-Madison Red Gym, On Wisconsin room…
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How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
Nathan Thrall, New York Times, March 28, 2019
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2019.04.22: North America Nakba Tour
UW-Madison Campus (time & location to follow) MRSCP and UW Students for Justice in Palestine…
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Palestinian peace activist denied entry to U.S. for speaking tour
Edo Konrad, +972, March 4, 2019
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Will Christchurch be our wakeup call??
“Many of those killed in the Christchurch, New Zealand mosque attack were, in fact, Palestinians.…
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Driving While Palestinian
Israeli Forces Kill 3 Palestinian Civilians in Nablus and Bethlehem and Wound Another Ref: 44/2019,…
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