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Sep 5, 2026

Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court
Tom Perkins, The Guardian, 19 Mar 2026
antisemitism, colleges & universities, courts, free speech, Palestinian
Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Killing
Dr. Ron Smith, Rachel Corrie Foundation, March 16, 2026
artist, Caterpillar, checkpoints, Gaza, Iran, Israeli, justice, killing, law, Madison, media, military, occupation, Olympia, Palestinian, peace, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, solidarity, terrorism, vote, West Bank, world
Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank
Emma Graham-Harrison and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem, The Guardian, 15 Mar 2026
Bani Odeh, Jerusalem, killing, Palestinian, police, Tamoun, West Bank
Amnesty International: Release Ayman Bani Owda
Amnesty International, 13 March 2026
Amnesty International, Cassandra Dixon, detainees, human rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jordan, Jordan Valley, Madison, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Rafah, settlers, take action, Tammoun, terrorism, West Bank
There are over 400 children being tortured in Israel’s military detention system
#ItsNotOver, Mar 13, 2026
children, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), justice, law, Madison, military, Palestine, Palestinian, prisoners, Rafah, torture, war
2026.03.15 Update: The St. Patrick’s Day March has been Cancelled
The parade, not the month
calendar, Ireland, justice, Madison, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, Veterans for Peace (VFP)
2026.03.18: Labor Solidarity with Palestine: Lessons from Italy and Britain
Online, 12 PM CT
Arab, arms, BBC, calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Global Sumud Flotilla, Italy, justice, labor, Madison, nurses, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, solidarity, sumud, unions, United Kingdom (UK), United States, WORT 89.9 FM
Israeli airstrike sets fire to camp sheltering displaced Palestinians near Gaza City
The Guardian, Mar 12, 2026
ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Gaza City, Palestinian, refugees, shelters, war
Don’t Forget Gaza and the Palestinians
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, MAR 09, 2026
Benjamin Netanyahu, colonialism, Diana Buttu, Gaza, Iran, land, nuclear, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, war, West Bank
Walid Khalidi, Palestinian historian and historian of Palestine, dies at 100
MOUIN RABBANI, MAR 08, 2026
history, Mouin Rabbani, Palestine, Palestinian, Walid Khalidi
International Women’s Day: The Inspiring Resistance Of Palestinian Women
BDS National Committee, 8-Mar-2026
apartheid, BDS, boycott, colonialism, divest, genocide, occupation, Palestinian, resistance, sanction, women
2026.03.07: International Festival
Overture Center, 201 State Street, Madison, 10 am – 5 pm
artist, calendar, crafts, Dane County, education, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), olive oil, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, projects, Rafah, Read Palestine!, sister cities, world
PCHR Documents Testimonies of Systematic Rape and Sexual Torture in Israeli Detention against Released Palestinian Detainees
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), November 10, 2025
detainees, Gaza, human rights, Israeli, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), rape, torture, war
“More than a human can bear”: Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since October 2023
Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel,…
Gaza, Jerusalem, Palestinian, terrorism, torture, war
2026.03.11: Gaza Speaks: Realities Behind the Ceasefire
Online, 1 PM CT
calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Diana Buttu, education, Gaza, genocide, human rights, journalists, justice, law, Madison, online, Palestinian, Rafah
2026.03.02: America’s Middle East with Marc Lynch of George Washington University
UW-Madison Ingraham 206, 12 – 1:15 pm
calendar, history, Madison, Middle East, Palestinian, Rafah, regime change, United States, UW-Madison, war
2026.02.25: While Iran Boils, Trump’s “Peace Plan” Threatens Palestinian Existence
Online, 4:30 PM CT
Board of Peace, calendar, colonialism, Donald Trump, education, Europe, Gaza, Iran, Madison, Middle East, online, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, Rafah
2026.02.28: Rising Global Solidarity Against Genocide
Online, 11 AM CT
apartheid, BDS, blockade, boycott, calendar, Christian, divest, Gaza, genocide, human rights, Huwaida Arraf, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel Lobby, Israeli, justice, Madison, online, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, sanction, solidarity, war, world
2026.03.04: The Voice of Hind Rajab Madison Film Premier
UW Union South Marquee Theater, 1308 W Dayton St, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
audio, calendar, civilians, film, Gaza, Hind Rajab, Madison, Palestine, Palestinian, paramedics, Rafah, solidarity, UW-Madison, volunteer, war, war crimes
Palestinian-American Teenager Killed in West Bank Is Laid to Rest
Adam Rasgon and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Feb. 20, 2026
Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Mukhmas, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, New York Times, occupation, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, West Bank