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May 25, 2026
Israel Just Destroyed a Key Rafah Water Facility Defended by Rachel Corrie
Rafah | Rafah’s water reservoir blown up Israeli soldier from the combat engineering corps sharing…
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Petitions to Stop Arming Israel
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‘Israel always sold the occupation as legal. The ICJ now terrifies them’
Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu unpacks the ICJ opinion on Israel’s military regime, and the lessons…
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What is Christian Zionism?
Key points in theology, history, and politics by Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Executive Director of Voices…
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Pocan to Boycott Netanyahu Congressional Address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 24, 2024Contact: Matthew Handverger, (508) 561-5226 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released…
It could be Israel, or the United States
“They’re willing to kill anybody, imprison anybody, and whatever the international community says or the…
Israel’s West Bank Assault Sparks 250% Surge in Killings of Palestinian Kids
“We are seeing frequent allegations of Palestinian children being detained on their way home from…
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Displaced in Gaza
Gaza Unlocked, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Displaced in Gaza is a collection of personal testimonies…
UN report: Israel has killed 366 UN staff and family
The confidential report is the first to detail the toll faced by the families of…
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Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
Protesters held a demonstration inside the Cannon US Capitol office building on Tuesday, one day…
2024.07.23: Press Conference at Tammy Baldwin’s Madison Office
30 W. Mifflin Street, Madison 12:30 pm World Beyond War and other groups will be…
24.07.21: Bike ride fundraiser helps raise money for Gaza and refugees
MADISON (WKOW) — Participants pedaled through Madison’s scenic bike paths on Sunday, joining forces to…
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2024.07.21 Update: Ride for Palestine
The Ride for Palestine on July 21 was a great success, with about 50 riders…
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Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
BY MIKE CORDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 19, 2024 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top U.N.…
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Israel Has Lost the Gaza War, and Much Else as Well
Joel Beinin, 7/19/24 Growing numbers of Israeli observers have been saying publicly that Israel cannot…
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2024.07.19: WORT: The Republican National Convention and American wars, especially Gaza
A Public Affair 12 pm – 1 pm 89.9 FM, live online, or in the archives…
2024.07.21: Madison joins cities around the world for Ride For Palestine
Annual Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) fundraiser By Rodlyn-mae Banting, Madison 365, Jul 17, 2024 …
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“We Are Not Numbers” is Back Online
We Are Not Numbers relaunches email newsletter on a weekly basis If you are not…
The E.U. sanctioned settlers for ‘human rights abuses against Palestinians’
Ephrat Livni, New York Times, July 16, 2024 A surge in Jewish settler violence against…
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“The Shells Fell Like Rain”
14.07.2024 PCHR’s Field Researcher and Survivor of Attack on UNRWA School Shelters Shares Her Story…
“There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy.”
— Former President Barack Obama, July 14, 2024
Justice For Gaza – Tell the FIFA Council to Ban Israel from World Football
The pressure is working — FIFA announced it will make a decision about whether or…
At least 90 killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military leader
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that “there is still no absolute certainty” that…
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and petition to boycott Netanyahu’s speech July 24, 2024 US Capitol Building 10 am to…
2024.07.10: Call Mayor Johnson on the RNC March Permit
Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine, July 3, 2024
Gaza Ceasefire Vigil & March on the Republican National Convention
Saturday, July 13 – Vigil for Ceasefire in Gaza at Farmers Market Join us and…
Israeli Newspaper Confirms IDF Employed ‘Hannibal Directive’ on October 7
IDF soldiers were reportedly ordered to “turn the area around the border fence into a…
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 272
Israelis urge Netanyahu to accept U.S. ceasefire deal as Hamas gives its response Hezbollah has…
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An amendment blocks the State Department from citing the Gaza Health Ministry’s statistics The Gaza…
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8 O’CLOCK BUZZ & Nicholas Wootton, WORT, JUNE 24, 2024 WORT 89.9FM Madison · Local…
2024.07.02: Meet & Greet the Artists of the Silent Art Auction
5:30 – 7 pmJava Cat Coffee House4221 Lien Road Thanks to the amazing generosity of…
2024.06.29: International Festival
Overture Center201 State Street, Madison10 am – 5 pm Join Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Palestine…
Statement from Addameer on torture in Israeli prisons
ADDAMEER Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, 26-06-2024 Over the past decades, Israeli occupation authorities have…
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By Omar Waheed, Madison365, Jun 27, 2024 Java Cat Coffee’s Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Silent…
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The final total raised is over $5000. More than 30 artists contributed 79 beautiful works of…
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By: Chloe Morrissey, 27 News, Jun 26, 2024 MADISON (WKOW) — Protesters took to the…
2024.06.26: War Profiteers out of Madison!
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2024.06.20: Jeff Halper on WORT
Noon – 1 pm Anthropologist, author and anti-occupation activist Jeff Halper will be interviewed by A…
The Gaza Kitchen Cookbook Club
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2024.06.13: Panel Discussion on Gaza Today
7:00 pm CT You Are Invited to a Solidarity Members’ and Friends’ Discussion: GAZA: GENOCIDE…
Read Palestine! 3rd-5th Grade Book Club
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2024.06.10: Daniel Ellsberg Week
Madison for a World BEYOND War View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
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Reuters, June 10, 2024 JERUSALEM, June 10 (Reuters) – Intel Corp (INTC.O) is halting plans for a…
Ask UBS to divest from Elbit Systems
UBS’s shares in Israel’s biggest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems, just increased by 875%. This comes…
Update: Watch Israelism Online
ISRAELISM NOW AVAILABLE TO RENT OR OWN Dear Israelism Supporters, We are delighted to let…
2024.06.08: CODEPINK We Are the Red Line – Wisconsin State Capitol
Join us for our very own Madison red line this Saturday! We will join hands…
Stop the Genocide!
Eight actions you can take now As Israel’s deadly attacks and blockade of critical aid…
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Listen to Laila Hasan and Esty Dinur on WORT 89.9 FM’s A Public Affair, 5/31/24…
Columbia Law Review Refused To Take Down Article On Palestine
Its Board Of Directors Nuked The Whole Website The students who edit the journal sought…
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At least 30 were killed, an al-Aqsa Hospital spokesman said, as the IDF struck what…
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Bring the kids! Bring the adults! Share this post to invite others. Join us for all…
2024.06.01-06: Genocide Petition & Madison Free Palestine! Events
Building Unity Wisconsin, June 2, 2024 Petition to End the Genocide Project We can’t sit…
Gaza’s Stolen Healers
Hundreds of Palestinian Doctors Disappeared Into Israeli Detention Kavitha Chekuru, The Intercept, May 24 2024…
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BY KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press, May 29, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — A nurse was fired…
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worldbeyondwar.uw Antiwar Film Series – Details on this month’s films and others we’ll show this…
Wisconsin activist frustrated over blocked aid to Palestinians
Longtime international volunteer says she is ‘devastated’ food and medical supplies cannot reach Gaza BY RICHELLE…
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Noon CT WORT 89.9 FM Live or archived We will have two guests this Friday…
U.S. silent as global condemnation of Israel’s Rafah offensive grows
The Biden administration maintains that Israel’s invasion of the southern Gazan city is “limited,” despite…
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According to Polls in Five Battleground States Today, Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) released the…
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Rescue workers continuing to search for those missing under the rubble following attack on Nuseirat…
2024.05.29: Live from Haifa Virtual Delegation
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT Online Join Eyewitness Palestine on Wednesday, May 29th at 12PM ET for our Live…
2024.05.25-06.01: Madison Veterans for Peace Annual “Memorial Mile” & Peace Rally
May 25 starting 9 am: Marker installation, Olbrich Park May 27 at 1 pm: Peace…
2024.05.23:Break the Bonds! Divest from Israel Bonds, Invest in Freedom
7 pm CT OnlineJewish Voice for Peace invites you to join them and partner organizations…
2024.05.23: Join a conversation on land and solidarity
7 p.m. CT online My name is Amy Yoder McGloughlin. I am the pastor at…
2024.05.22: Music for Gaza Relief at the Bur Oak
The Bur Oak [Map]2262 Winnebago St, MadisonDoors open at 7 pm, music at 8 Grassroots…
2024.05.19: American Friends Service Committee’s New Tool for Divestment
Friends Meeting House1704 Roberts Court, Madison12:30 pm CT Brian Blackmore, national Director of Engagement for…
2024.05.19: The Heart of Change
Event Link: https://fb.me/e/1Yux6pKCJ Event by Echo Valley Hope, Driftless Palestinian Solidarity and Building Unity
‘Dark Times’: Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé Detained, Interrogated by FBI
“The good news is—actions like this by the USA or European countries taken under pressure…
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Visualizing Palestine
Gaza mourns deaf activist Hashem Ghazal, killed in Israeli strike
Tributes have poured in for the accomplished carpenter, disability activist, and organiser at the Atfaluna…
Israeli protesters block aid trucks destined for Gaza
Malu Cursino, BBC News, May 14, 2024 Israeli protesters blocked aid trucks destined for Gaza…
Army officer resigns in protest of U.S. support for Israel in Gaza
Maj. Harrison Mann said he feels “incredible shame and guilt” to know his work at…
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