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Freedom Flotilla 2023 Canadian Boat to Gaza

Dear friends and supporters, The Freedom Flotilla vessel Handala, sailing against the…

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Israel does not have a right to self-defense for its occupation

MITCHELL PLITNICK, MONDOWEISS, JULY 6, 2023

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Jenin by American Jewish Cartoonist Eli Valley

Jenin by Eli Valley, July 7, 2023 Jewish Cartoonist Eli Valley Sparks Angry Debate…

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2023.06.28-07.05: June & July Events

Wednesday, June 28: No Visa Waiver Program for Israel Wednesday, June 28: First Madison Banner…

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Hebron Emergency Caves Project

We are getting closer to our goal of providing emergency housing to one family in…

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Jewish doctor denied payment for refusing Israel pledge

ANDREW LAPIN, JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY, MAY 3, 2023

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Israelis, welcome to BDS

Amjad Iraqi, +972 Magazine, March 19, 2023

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160 Organizations Demand Congress Stop Funding Israel’s Massacres

160 organizations representing Palestinian communities, Palestinian solidarity organizations, and the racial justice movement have signed…

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Harvard Reverses Course on Advocate Who Criticized Israel

Blocking the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor…

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Distorted Definition: Redefining Antisemitism to Silence Advocacy for Palestinian Rights

Palestine Legal, Jan 18, 2023

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“International pressure is crucial to ending Israel’s rule over Palestinians”

Credit…Illustration by Rebecca Chew/The New York Times; photograph by Dan Balilty for The New York…

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Department of Education to investigate Berkeley Law School

MICHAEL ARRIA, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 16, 2022

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Tell Marvel Studios: No Israeli Apartheid Superheroes

As salaamu alaykum, Marvel Studios is out of touch. They’ve announced a new film featuring…

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Pittsburgh Jews decry pro-Israel group’s support for Republican extremists

Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 3 Nov 2022

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2022.10.13: Progressives Exposing Israeli Apartheid

Join AMP on Thursday, October 13th @ 5:30 PM CT for a webinar: “From Grassroots…

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Israel rejects U.S. call for review of IDF rules of engagement in West Bank

Barak Ravid, Axios, Sep 7, 2022

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President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society

(Final version, emphasis added) Dear colleagues and comrades, Thank you so much for signing on…

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Has the Fight Against Antisemitism Lost Its Way?

In a terrible irony, the campaign against “anti-semitism” has become a threat to freedom Peter…

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“Cancel the F-35”: Organizations Sign Letter to President & Congress

Rep. Francesca Hong addresses concerns for the arrival of F-35 jets in Truax Field, surrounded…

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If Not Now Says “#DropAIPAC”

Join the Movement of Jews, Orgs, and Politicians Pledging to #DropAIPAC AIPAC endorsed 109 insurrectionist…

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