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Jul 7, 2026

Stop Palestinian Home Demolitions!
The morning of Monday, July 22, 2019, Palestinian families in the village of Sur Baher…
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The Ongoing Dread in Gaza: So Many Names, So Many Lives
Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, July 23, 2019
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Hundreds Lose Shelter as Israeli Forces Destroy Housing Units in occupied East Jerusalem
Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Ref: 89/2019, July 22, 2019
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Gaza’s Little Chef
Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman, We Are Not Numbers, May 20, 2019 “I want to be one…
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Two Congressional Resolutions That Won’t Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Dr. James J. Zogby, July 13, 2019 In the coming week, the House Committee on…
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Occupation vacation: Palestine, settlements, and Airbnb
Diala Shamas and Ziad Alwan, The Activist Files, Episode 16 Did you know that in…
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Touring the Israeli Occupation: Young U.S. Jews Get an Unflinching View
At Har Gilo, a Jewish settlement overlooking the southern West Bank, American college students get…
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Democratic candidates on Israel/Palestine – a guide
If Americans Knew, June 26, 2019
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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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West Bank / Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kill one Palestinian, injure many in Jerusalem IMEMC 28 June — Israeli soldiers…
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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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The five injured Abu Jazar brothers of the Gaza protests
Ahmad Kabariti, Mondoweiss, April 20, 2019
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Israeli Authorities Arrest Patient’s Husband While Returning to Gaza Strip
Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Ref: 64/2019, April 24, 2019 The Palestinian Center for Human…
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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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2019.04.23-25: War Over Peace: Israel in the eyes of a Critical Sociologist
Uri Ben-Eliezer, Sociology, University of Haifa The Havens Center, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison…
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