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Jul 5, 2026

Trump makes a one-state solution more likely
Supporters of Israel hate it when people use the word “apartheid” to describe the country,…
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Israel Publishes BDS Blacklist: 20 Groups Will Be Denied Entry
Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry had for months refused to divulge the list Blacklisted American organizations:…
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Gaza’s health system close to collapse as electricity crisis threatens total blackout
World Health Organization warns hospitals could be plunged into darkness by end of February without…
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Israeli journalist who called for unspeakable acts against Ahed Tamimi tries, and fails, to backpedal
Jonathan Ofir, Mondoweiss, December 26, 2017
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Gaza Lights: Electrical Power for People Under Siege
The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), December 23, 2017
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New Crime of Excessive Use of Force
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Gaza City, Ref: 90/2017, December 16, 2017
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Take Action: Palestinian leader’s son abducted by Israel
This is how Israel marked Human Rights Day. Please call the following (ask for the…
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2017.12.12: Beyond One State, Two State
Creative Solutions to the Israel-Palestine Conflict Dr. Johan Galtung Professor and Founder of Transcend International…
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The Palestinian Right to Jerusalem Is an International Law that Cannot Be Taken Away
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), December 7, 2017
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#TalkAboutYemem
Donna Smith, Progressive Democrats of America, Nov 22, 2017 Yemen Is Suffering. Please Help. While…
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2017.12.05: Rabbi Arik Ascherman speaks on “A Torah of Justice for Israel”
First Unitarian Society Landmark Auditorium 900 University Bay Drive, Madison 7:00 pm Rabbi Arik Ascherman…
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2017.12.10: Moving Past Hate
It’s been five years since the attack on the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin,…
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Protect the right to boycott Israel in Wisconsin
Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr, Wisconsin State Journal, November 11, 2017 Barbara OlsonTsela Barr Gov.…
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2017.11.09: Global Day of Action: A World without Walls
Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign (Stop the Wall)
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Protect Free Speech
Twelve leading faith organizations pen an open letter opposing anti-BDS legislation Friends of Sabeel North…
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2017.11.09: Kathy Kelly at Edgewood College
Anderson Auditorium Predolin Center Edgewood College 7:00 PM “Trillions for the Military: Will That Make…
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2017.10.19: Talk and Interview with Tariq Ali
Havens Center Award for Lifetime Contribution to Critical Scholarship Tariq Ali: Writer, Journalist, Filmmaker Thursday,…
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The Sumud Freedom Tour
This is our moment of unity, of coalition building Holy Land Trust Mission Holy Land…
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The United States Was Responsible for the 1982 Massacre of Palestinians in Beirut
Washington had explicitly guaranteed their safety—and recently declassified documents reveal that US diplomats were told…
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Halfway There: Help us Send “Gaza Lights” to Rafah!
HELP US RESPOND TO GAZA’S ELECTRICITY CRISIS A big thanks to those who have helped…
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