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OPINION: Israeli–Palestinian conflict not a “two-sides” issue
Nevine El Nossery, Madison365, Nov 2, 2023
apartheid, blockade, checkpoints, civilians, confiscation, diaspora, discrimination, education, equality, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Hamas, home demolition, human rights, inequality, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, land, law, Madison, Madison 365, media, Nakba, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah, torture, United Nations (UN), UW-Madison, victims, vote, Wall, war, water, West Bank, Wisconsin, women, worldWest Bank ‘Abu Ghraib 2.0’
IDF Torture Videos Spark Renewed Calls to End US Military Aid to Israel Bound, blindfolded,…
aid, American, apartheid, arms, B’Tselem, Benjamin Netanyahu, civilians, Congress, detainees, ethnic cleansing, film, Gaza War, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, human rights, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Issa Amro, Jake Sullivan, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Joe Biden, land, law, Masafer Yatta, media, military, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, October 7, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, prisoners, settlers, sheep, solidarity, students, terrorism, torture, training, victims, video, war, war crimes, water, West Bank, women, world, WORT 89.9 FMRafah crossing opens to 20 aid trucks amid Israeli siege
Al Jazeera, 21 Oct 2023
Coulee Region Coalition for Palestinian Rights, Wisconsin
Bob Goonin, CRCPR, October 8, 2023
aid, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Amnesty International, Anglican, apartheid, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, checkpoints, civilians, Coulee Region, detainees, Donald Trump, economy, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Geneva Conventions (1949), Hamas, human rights, indigenous, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jew, Jewish, land, Madison, media, military, Muslim, occupation, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, police, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah, refugees, resistance, sanction, schools, Shireen Abu Akleh, South Africa, students, terrorism, travel, vandalism, video, war, water, West Bank, WisconsinThe West’s hypocrisy towards Gaza’s breakout is stomach-turning
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 8 October 2023
allies, BBC, benefit, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, books, civilians, Electronic Intifada, Gaza City, Gaza War, Haaretz, Hamas, hospitals, images, International Criminal Court (ICC), Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jonathan Cook, Khan Younis, La Crosse, land, law, media, Middle East, military, nurses, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, protest, racism, resistance, Russia, schools, self-defense, shelters, snipers, solidarity, South Africa, starvation, terrorism, tunnels, United Nations (UN), war, women, worldKhader Adnan’s Death
A Wake-Up Call for the World’s Conscience May 2, 2023 This morning, Palestinian leader Khader…
Extreme Israeli group takes root in US with fundraising bid
Jewish radicals convicted of hate crimes are collecting tax-exempt donations from Americans Yosef Haim Ben…
antisemitism, arms, assassination, Benjamin Netanyahu, charities, democracy, donate, donors, education, Google, hospitals, Israel, Israel Hayom, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, law, media, New Jersey, nonprofits, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, rabbis, schools, Shin Bet, State Department, tech, terrorism, United States, video, West Bank, world, YitzharSalah Hamouri
Salah Hamouri photographed by Alain Bachellier Jonathan Kuttab, Friends of Sabeel North America, December 9,…
Addameer, annexation, antisemitism, Arab, deportation, ethnic cleansing, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), human rights, images, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, law, occupation, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, racism, resistance, sanction, torture, training, violations, war, West Bank, withdrawal, WORT 89.9 FMIsrael has deported Palestinian lawyer to France
Move constitutes a war crime Medjool, 2022-12-18 Ramallah, 18 December 2022 Today, Sunday, 18 December,…
Expulsion of Palestinian tests the waters for future deportations
Oren Ziv, +972 Magazine, December 7, 2022
Addameer, Amnesty International, annexation, deportation, detainees, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Hamas, human rights, immigration, indigenous, Intifada, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, Lebanon, military, NGOs, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, rabbis, spying, Supreme Court, terrorism, travel, war, water, West Bank2022.10.14-23: Global Week of Action
We, the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), call upon all supporters of the Palestinian struggle to…
Anti-Palestinianism makes the misuse of antisemitism possible
MONA ABUAMARA, MONDOWEISS, AUGUST 20, 2022
antisemitism, apartheid, blockade, Canada, delegation, democracy, free speech, Holocaust, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, labor, land, law, Masafer Yatta, Middle East, Nakba, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, racism, religion, Severed, war, women, worldKhalil Awawdeh Announces End to Hunger Strike
The Palestinian hunger striker, whose images shocked the world amid his more than 170-day strike,…
Israel’s top court rejects 2nd petition to release Awawdeh
A video showing Khalil Awawdeh and the toll his detention has taken on his body…
President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20500 Dear…
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Just Vision, August 18, 2022 Early this morning, Israeli army forces raided the offices of…
Paul Beckett, 1938 – 2022
Legacy.com MADISON – Paul Anthony Hamilton Beckett, 83, a long-time resident of Madison, WI, died…
American Bar Association questions Israel’s designation of six Palestinian organizations
JEFF WRIGHT, Mondoweiss, MAY 5, 2022
Addameer, American, American Bar Association (ABA), Antony Blinken, apartheid, arms, equality, Europe, free speech, freedom, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Judiciary, justice, law, media, military, NGOs, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Ramallah, schools, spying, State Department, Supreme Court, terrorism, United Nations (UN), United States, war, West Bank, women, worldCarter Center backs six NGOs after ‘baseless’ terrorism ban by Israel
The New Arab, 07 April, 2022
Addameer, apartheid, ban, donors, Egypt, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jimmy Carter, law, media, NGOs, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Ramallah, spying, terrorism, violations, war, West Bank, women2022.04.12: Webinar: The Israeli Military Detention System
11 am Central Palestinian Prisoners Day is April 17 and this month’s No Way to…
Our Decision is Freedom — ‘No’ to Administrative Detention
Palestinian Administrative Detainees Declare Boycott of Israeli Military Courts Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights…
BREAKING: HISHAM WILL BE RELEASED IN FEBRUARY!
Jewish Voice for Peace, January 4, 2022 We are overjoyed that he will return to…
Urgent Letter to UN Concerning Detainee Hisham Abu Hawash
Ref: 61/2021 Date: 30 December 2021 Due to the serious deterioration in the health condition…
Israeli soldiers killed an 11-year-old Palestinian boy
YUMNA PATEL, Mondoweiss, JULY 29, 2021
Second Appeal in the COVID-19 Crisis
Ref: 36/2020 Date: 14 April 2020 Time: 10:00 GMT Second Appeal in COVID-19 Crisis…
2019.10.27: Rep. Pocan emphasizes progressive caucus’s commitment to Palestine
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…
West Bank / Jerusalem
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…
Ahmed Abu Artema, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bethlehem, California, Church of Christ, equality, Hebrew, Holocaust, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jerusalem, land, Lebanon, Madison, media, Memorial Day, military, music, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, schools, Supreme Court, terrorism, victims, video, Wall, war, West Bank, WORT 89.9 FMDeath of Detainee Fares Baroud: An Example of Deliberate Negligence
Palestinian Center for Human Rights Ref: 16/2019, February 7, 2019
Collective Punishment Against Families
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…
Israeli Authorities Ban Fuel and Gas into the Gaza Strip
Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), August 2, 2018
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Avigdor Lieberman, ban, Bethlehem, blockade, Christian, civilians, closures, communications, education, environment, fuel, Gaza, Geneva Conventions (1949), Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, labor, law, media, Ministry of Health, nurses, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), peace, prison, prisoners, rape, travel, war, water, West Bank2018.04.17: Palestinian Child Prisoners Day of Social Media Action
Palestine Solidarity Campaign, April 16, 2018 Join us in campaigning to protect child prisoners on…
New billboard campaign raises awareness about child prisoners held by Israel
Palestine Advocacy Project, Mondoweiss, March 8, 2018
Ahed Tamimi, Amnesty International, apartheid, detainees, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, media, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, protest, resistance, South Africa, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), video, war, West Bank, worldAhed Tamimi is turning 17 – demand her freedom on her birthday!
Jan 30, 2018 — Dear friend, Tomorrow, 31 January, Ahed Tamimi, the imprisoned Palestinian teen,…
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…
Demand the Release of Khalida Jarrar and Khitam Saafin
Addameer Prisoner Support & Human Rights Association, July 18, 2017
Delegation on Incarceration, Detention, and Political Prisoners
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAY 2017 DELEGATION! May 13 – 26, 2017 Incarceration, Detention, and…
Poll: Small majority of Palestinians and Israelis support two-state solution
Ma’an News Agency, August 22, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an ) — A small majority of both…
Death threats and detainment: Opposing the Israeli occupation when Palestinian
This article has raised concern about the welfare of Al Mezan Center for Human Rights…
Addameer, Al Haq, Al Mezan, annexation, Arab, B’Tselem, ban, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC), deportation, detainees, donors, Europe, Google, Grassroots, Haaretz, Hebron, home demolition, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Katz, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, law, Lebanon, media, military, NGOs, occupation, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, sanction, solidarity, terrorism, torture, travel, United Nations (UN), video, violations, warBreaking: Berkeley Divests from G4S
Palestinian Rights Groups Cheer Berkeley’s Decision to Divest from Private Prisons Friends of Sabeel –…
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Khalida Jarrar greets speaks to reporters in her hometown, the West Bank city of Ramallah,…
Demanding Freedom For Shireen Issawi
“ In our work with people in Gaza, we have been told repeatedly that the…
Addameer, apartheid, art, Australia, BDS, California, detainees, Egypt, free speech, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Noam Chomsky, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, Shireen Issawi, sister cities, solidarity, Switzerland, terrorism, torture, veterans, violations, vote, war, water, Wisconsin, women, worldCall to action: Join Palestinian political prisoner’s day
Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association & Palestinian BDS National Committee, Apr 3, 2014
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Palestinians warm themselves by a fire inside a house, which witnesses said was damaged in…
aid, American, arms, blockade, Christian, Congress, delegation, economy, football, Gaza, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, justice, land, law, media, military, Milwaukee, music, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, refugees, schools, self-defense, terrorism, torture, tunnels, United Nations (UN), United States, violations, war, water, womenIsrael Frees Palestinian Detainee After Hunger Strike of Weeks
ABEL KERSHNER and FARES AKRAM, New York Times, April 1, 2012 The woman, Hana…
The Map: The Story of Palestinian Nationhood Thwarted
Juan Cole, Informed Comment, March 16, 2010
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Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, 23 september, 2007
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Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, November 15, 2006
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NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, CounterPunch, NOVEMBER 13, 2006
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Haaretz Editorial, 30 Jun 2006 Bombing bridges that can be circumvented both by car and…
Tawfiq Nasser: Palestinian Doctor Tells Of Life Under Occupation
Samara Kalk Derby, The Capital Times, October 10, 2005 To get to work each day,…
Augusta Victoria Hospital, Cap Times, Church of Christ, civilians, doctors, Fitchburg, green cards, healthcare, hospitals, ID, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Lutheran, Madison, Middle East, MRSCP, occupation, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Rafah, sister cities, Tawfiq Nasser, travel, Wall, West Bank, worldThe Shame of it All
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005
apartheid, Ariel Sharon, assassination, Beirut, blockade, civilians, economy, Egypt, Gaza, Haaretz, home demolition, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jewish, journalists, justice, land, media, military, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah, refugees, settlers, shelters, snipers, terrorism, torture, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), unemployment, victims, Wall, war, water, West Bank, worldPrisoners in Israeli Occupation Forces Prisons
Dear all, I received disturbing news about prisoners in IOF prisons in Israel. 30-year-old, Salameh…
