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Aug 9, 2026

2019.10.27: Rep. Pocan emphasizes progressive caucus’s commitment to Palestine
Helena Cobban, Mondoweiss, November 14, 2019
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Act now to free Heba Al-Labadi
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, Oct 28, 2019 Please take a moment to sign our…
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ESPN Host Panicked by Israel-Palestine Comment
Billy Haisley, Deadspin, 10/8/19
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What Is Israel Trying to Hide?
Reps. Tlaib & Omar Blocked from Taking Official Trip to West Bank Democracy Now! August 16,…
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Why Americans Should Support BDS
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Israeli house demolitions are the true crime — not BDS
Mohamed Mohamed, Mondoweiss, July 26, 2019
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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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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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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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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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How the Great Leftist Thinkers of the 20th Century Contended With Zionism
A crowd celebrates in Tel Aviv on Nov. 29, 1947, after the U.N. votes for…
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Ahmed Abu Artema on the Palestinian Great March of Return
Esty Dinur, The Progressive, April 11, 2019
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How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
Nathan Thrall, New York Times, March 28, 2019
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Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris & Beto O’Rourke skipping AIPAC!
CODEPINK, March 21, 2019 You did it! Just moments after we emailed you that Sen.…
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2019.03.29: Book talk: Cracks in the Wall – Beyond Apartheid in Palestine-Israel
The Palestine Center Washington, DC 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT Livestream Online Videos &…
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A Teenage War Resister in Israel
An Antiwar Story from the Embattled Middle East He is a rarity in his own…
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This Is How AIPAC Really Works
An AIPAC and Capitol Hill veteran explains the lobby’s tactics of reward and retribution. M.J.…
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Honor Dr. Angela Davis
This February, join USCPR and the Dream Defenders by showing solidarity with all the radical…
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Prominent Democrats Form Pro-Israel Group to Counter Skepticism on the Left
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