Palestine

She slapped an Israeli soldier and was sent to prison. Now a Palestinian teen is free — and in the limelight

“We can change people’s minds by defending our cause” Noga Tarnopolsky, LA Times, Aug 02,…

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2018.07.26: Palestine and Us: Grassroots Mobilization with Rev. Graylan Hagler

ONLINE from The Palestine Center Washington, DC 12 noon – 1 pm Central Pastor and…

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2018.07.24: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb on “Hope in the Shadow of the Wall”

Tuesday, July 24 at 7 PM – 9 PM First Unitarian Society of Madison 900…

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2018.07.25: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb and Pastor Everett Mitchell

Wednesday, July 25 at 7 PM – 9 PM Christ The Solid Rock Baptist Church…

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Debunking Four Myths Surrounding the Palestinian Protests

The justifications given for the deaths of Palestinian protesters just don’t add up Khan Yunis,…

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Bernie Sanders’ Criticism Of Israel Is Radical. And He’s Taking It Mainstream

Aiden Pink, Information Clearing House, June 13, 2018 Not many in the media are noticing,…

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RE/MAX Israel Sells Properties in Illegal Israeli Settlements

CODEPINK, June 16, 2016 This weekend is the Presbyterian Church’s biannual General Assembly. Among the…

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2018.06.14-16: Palestine: Unlimited Photo Exhibits in Madison

Now Through Saturday, June 16: Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church, 1502 Parkside Dr., Madison…

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Palestine: Unlimited

Elaine Pasquini, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 2017 March-April Throughout the month of December,…

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Cities for Palestine

Image via Sacramento to Bethlehem Cities for Palestine, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights and Others,…

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As daughter of Holocaust survivors, I decry occupation of Gaza

Jenny Pressman, The Cap Times, May 30, 2018

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2018.06.05: Protest Israel’s Ambassador in Milwaukee

Milwaukee County Progressives No Palestine Exception Jewish Voice for Peace – Milwaukee Tuesday, June 5,…

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WPR and a Pro-Palestinian Take On The Israel-Gaza Violence

On Thursday, May 17, Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” program featured an interview with Playgrounds…

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Gaza: Do Palestinian Lives Matter?

Samir El-Omari and Barbara Olson, Madison365, May 11, 2018

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Dr. Hatem Bazian Under Attack

URGENT: HELP GET DR. HATEM BAZIAN’S PETITION TO 5K SIGNATURES! We need your urgent help…

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Judith Laitman and Tsela Barr: On Israel’s 70th anniversary, we remember the Nakba

Judith Laitman and Tsela Barr, Jewish Voice for Peace – Madison, The Cap Times, May…

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Anna Baltzer on the Danger of Neutrality

USCPR Director of Organizing and Advocacy, Anna Baltzer, explains in this TEDx talk how neutrality…

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2018.05.02 Update: Memorializing 70 Years of Occupation

UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine

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