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Apr 17, 2026
How a West Bank Trip Turned This Congressman Into One of Israel’s Strongest Critics
Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan tells Haaretz why he welcomes a new Israeli government, even one…
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Palestinian citizens of Israel protesting the passage of the Jewish nation-state law. Tel Aviv, August…
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Running Orders BY LENA KHALAF TUFFAHA They call us now, before they drop the bombs.…
2021.05.11: Virtual Delegation to Mesarvot: Israeli Military Refusers
With your guide Yuval Gal Cohen and our co-sponsors: Refuser Solidarity Network and OBJECTOR Impact…
Shooting revives criticism of Israel’s use of deadly force
JOSEPH KRAUSS, Associated Press, April 23, 2021
arms, Black, civilians, doctors, George Floyd, Google, hospitals, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, labor, law, media, military, Minneapolis, Palestinian, police, prison, protest, Ramallah, terrorism, travel, United States, video, violations, war, war crimes, West BankDr. Fauci, Please use your Israeli prize money to buy vaccines for Palestine
EWISH VOICE FOR PEACE HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Mondoweiss, MARCH 1, 2021
2021.02.13: Love in the Time of Apartheid
10:00 am CST How will many Palestinians be spending their Valentine’s Day? For a…
About Suffering: A Massacre of the Innocents in Yemen
Kathy Kelly, The Progressive, January 19, 2021
allies, American, Arab, arms, Bethlehem, blockade, Donald Trump, donors, healthcare, Houthis, human rights, images, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kathy Kelly, land, Lockheed Martin, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, podcast, prison, Progressives, resources, sanction, Saudi Arabia, solidarity, State Capitol, terrorism, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Nations (UN), United States, vote, war, world, YemenRacism in Policing in the US
BLACK LIVES MATTER RESOURCES MRSCP supports the Black Lives Matter movement, both because of its…
Israel Sends Maher al-Akhras to Death
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 115/2020, 02 November 2020
detainees, Geneva Conventions (1949), healthcare, hospitals, human rights, hunger strikes, Israel, Israeli, justice, labor, law, Madison, media, military, occupation, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), petition, prison, protest, Rafah, Supreme Court, torture, United Nations (UN), West Bank, worldRelease Palestinian bodies for burial
Ahmad Erekat was unlawfully killed by Israeli occupation forces 24 days ago. His body, among…
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Institute for Palestine Studies, July 14, 2020 Recent police violence in the US has sparked…
Palestinian civil society calls for sanctions to stop Israel’s annexation and apartheid
The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council renews the call for targeted sanctions Palestinian Human Rights…
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4/27/20 Since the Coronavirus crisis began, IfNotNow has focused most of our movement’s resources on…
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Ref: 36/2020 Date: 14 April 2020 Time: 10:00 GMT Second Appeal in COVID-19 Crisis…
2020.04.22: Gaza in Context Webinar
Register for this Webinar Here This webinar is part of a series of virtual events…
Israeli Occupation Forces Kill 3 and Destroy Home in Less than 24 Hours
February 6, 2020 The newest Israeli killing of Palestinians under its policy of excessive use…
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Youth of Sumud, a group of Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills, believes and is…
To Prison, Again, for Protesting Against Israel’s Colonial Rule
Israeli activist Jonathan Pollack pens a powerful Op-Ed in Haaretz on his arrest, putting into…
Why We Sail, Sail, and Sail Again: Freedom Flotilla 2020
Canadian Boat to Gaza, December 20, 2019 Freedom Flotilla sailors and participants are sometimes asked:…
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Helena Cobban, Mondoweiss, November 14, 2019
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Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, Oct 28, 2019 Please take a moment to sign our…
Israel Is Accused of Torturing a Prisoner Until His Ribs Were Broken
Alex Kane, Vice, October 8, 2019
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Palestinian Center for Human Rights, October 8, 2019 On 8 October 2019, the Palestinian Center…
He Threatened Us, Now He Goes to Jail
Dr. James J. Zogby, August 17, 2019 Back in May, a jury found Patrick Syring,…
Israeli house demolitions are the true crime — not BDS
Mohamed Mohamed, Mondoweiss, July 26, 2019
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Israeli soldiers kill one Palestinian, injure many in Jerusalem IMEMC 28 June — Israeli soldiers…
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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Friends of Sabeel – North America (FOSNA), May 24, 2019 For too long, Palestinians have…
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Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Ref: 64/2019, April 24, 2019 The Palestinian Center for Human…
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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Esty Dinur, The Progressive, April 11, 2019
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Edo Konrad, +972 Magazine, April 8, 2019
Israeli Extremists Are Making a Comeback—With the Help of US Tax Dollars
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Palestinian Center for Human Rights Ref: 16/2019, February 7, 2019
Honor Dr. Angela Davis
This February, join USCPR and the Dream Defenders by showing solidarity with all the radical…
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Israel’s right-wing government has remained silent, wary of alienating settlers in an election year The…
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Yumna Patel, Mondoweiss, January 23, 2019
A Speech Pathologist Refused to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath
So She Lost Her Texas Elementary School Job Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept, December 17 2018…
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PCHR Ref:135-2018, December 15, 2018
Scars of Freedom
Addameer, 16 October 2018 “Scars of Freedom” describes the Palestinian experience of arrest, interrogation, and…
ADC Condemns Israel’s Attacks on Gaza
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) | November 13, 2018 | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) condemns…
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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Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), August 2, 2018
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Gay Liberation Network declares ‘We Stand With Palestine’ during Chicago’s Gay Pride Parade
Mondoweiss, June 24, 2018
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Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), July 14, 2018
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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Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman, The Cap Times, May 17, 2018
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Mersiha Gadzo & Anas Jnena, Al Jazeera, 20 Apr 2018
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Palestine Solidarity Campaign, April 16, 2018 Join us in campaigning to protect child prisoners on…
CODEPINK | Tell Israel: Stop Shooting Peaceful Protesters!
Right now the Israeli military is firing at peaceful protesters in Gaza. Right now Israeli…
Students for Justice in Palestine call for Univ. of California to divest!
Anna Baltzer, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 14 March 2018
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CODEPINK, March 9, 2018
New billboard campaign raises awareness about child prisoners held by Israel
Palestine Advocacy Project, Mondoweiss, March 8, 2018
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept, January 31 2018 A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a…
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Jan 30, 2018 — Dear friend, Tomorrow, 31 January, Ahed Tamimi, the imprisoned Palestinian teen,…
2018.04.08: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration
Mark Your Calendars for Sunday Afternoon Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration Featuring Dessert and a Program…
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B’Tselem, 17 January 2018
Iyad Burnat’s Palestinian Center for Non-Violent Action
Dear Friends, Many of you know Palestinian activist Iyad Burnat, co-founder and President of…
CODEPINK Update: Calling for a 16-year-old to be raped?
No one should have to live under the rule of an occupying army. No one…
Alison Weir: Israel’s New Travel Ban
Alison Weir, Dissident Voice, March 20, 2017
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Addameer Prisoner Support & Human Rights Association, July 18, 2017
