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2023.10.15: People gather at Madison’s Tenney Park in support of Palestine
Shaina Nijhawan, WMTV 15, Oct. 16, 2023
2023.10.15: Madison Celebrates Palestine and the Olive Harvest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 16, 2023 We will be covering the situation in…
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Good Shepherd Collective October 14, 2023 At the request of supporters from abroad, we applied…
Days 5-6: Following Genocidal Statements, Israel Escalates Attacks on Gaza’s Civilians
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 12 October 2023
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Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), 11 October 2023
Al Mezan, ambulances, civilians, closures, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza City, Geneva Conventions (1949), Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Khan Younis, land, law, Madison, military, Ministry of Health, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), paramedics, Rafah, Ramadan, resources, schools, shelters, starvation, students, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), video, war, war crimes, water, WhatsApp, womenAnniversary of the Alex Odeh Assassination
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | October 11, 2023 – Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)…
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Coulee Region Coalition for Palestinian Rights, Wisconsin
Bob Goonin, CRCPR, October 8, 2023
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Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 10 October 2023
Al Mezan, ambulances, civilians, Deir Yassin, FBI, Gaza, Gaza City, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, Indonesia, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, Khan Younis, land, law, media, Mekorot, military, Ministry of Health, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, resources, schools, shelters, solidarity, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), war, war crimes, water, women, worldGaza under Attack: Civilians Targeted by Israeli Retaliatory Strikes
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), 08 October 2023
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ISSAM ADWAN, Associated Press, October 8, 2023
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Washington, D.C. | adc.org | October 7, 2023 The unprecedented and ongoing resistance by Palestinians…
Thank You from Palestine!
Hello friends, Thank you all so much for helping me to come back to Palestine,…
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Wednesday, Sept. 13: Storytelling as Resistance Thursday, Sept. 14: The Legacy of Oslo: Thirty Years…
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Jerry Windley-Daoust, The Catholic Worker Movement, September 2, 2023 “These settlers act with impunity because…
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Teshuvah: A Jewish Case for Palestinian Refugee Return
Peter Beinart, Jewish Currents, May 11, 2021
Cassandra Dixon Interview on WORT
Sunday, August 27 on WORT’s World View The interview begins at 33:00. Cassandra talks with…
2023.08.29-10.16: August to October Events
Tuesday, August 29, 7 pm CT Reparations and the Palestinian Right of Return as Teshuvah…
Free Sami Huraini
Started January 10, 2021 Petition to United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and UN High…
Will this band play on the ruins of a Palestinian village?
Jewish Voice for Peace August 9, 2023 Art by @/majdalrafie on Instagram …
Freedom Flotilla 2023 Canadian Boat to Gaza
Dear friends and supporters, The Freedom Flotilla vessel Handala, sailing against the…
Why we are anti-Zionist Jews
JUDITH LAITMAN AND TSELA BARR — GUEST COLUMN, JUNE 14, 2023 This year on April…
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Allison Tanner, American Friends Service Committee I am happy to share with you the recording…
Hebron Emergency Caves Project
We are getting closer to our goal of providing emergency housing to one family in…
Apartheid-Free Communities – Cut Your Ties to Israeli Apartheid
All people are equal and should be treated with dignity and respect But for decades,…
Israeli agents conducted raid against militants in civilian area, killing a child
Videos from a March 16 raid in Jenin show increasingly deadly tactics by Israeli officers…
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Sunday, May 21: WORT Show Her Turn with Cassandra Dixon Sunday, May 21: Zoom Film…
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09 May 2023 Today at dawn, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have killed 13 Palestinians, including…
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Jewish Voice for Peace The Wire, 5/9/23 Last night, “a total of 40 fighter jets…
ADC Statement on Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
American-Arab Anti-discrimination Committee (ADC), May 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. | May 9, 2023 – The…
Rising Violence In The West Bank
A Conversation With Cassandra Dixon And Ali Awad A PUBLIC AFFAIR, WORT 89.9 FM, APRIL…
A brave humanitarian: Tom Hurndall remembered 20 years on
Tom Hurndall, Youth Of Sumud Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights, 11th April 2023 Tom Hurndall…
2023.04.19-28: April Events
Monday, April 17 – Monday, April 24: UW Justice for Palestine Week Wednesday, April 19:…
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MRSCP member and Palestine Partners founder Cassandra Dixon is home safe and (mostly) sound from…
Support Palestinians in Masafer Yatta
“We are staying here, herding our sheep and cultivating our land. Nothing will uproot us…
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A letter to President Biden and Secretary Blinken from Bernie Sanders, Jamaal Bowman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,…
#StopArmingIsrael
Tax Day Action Kit Invite your neighbors to question how the U.S. government uses our…
URGENT! Stand with Masafer Yatta today!
MRSCP has decided to join in an emergency campaign sponsored by Middle East Children’s Alliance…
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Tuesday, March 21: No Way to Treat a Child Webinar Tuesday, March 21: Another chance…
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WORT 89.9FM Madison 2023-03-17 WORT 89.9FM Madison · 20 years later: Remembering Rachel Corrie Twenty…
Film Boycott Now Available to Stream
Watch Trailer More information from Just Vision
The Huwara pogroms by Israeli settlers and military
Demolition Report Good Shepherd Collective, 3 March 2023 Over $5,000,000 in reported damages after the…
2023.03.01: Yemen Day of Action: Congress Must End the Yemen War
The death toll from the war in Yemen1 has reached nearly 400,000 and, despite diplomatic…
Rafah Home Project
Rafah Home Construction 2/27/23 Phase 1: $3,080 • Goal: $3,080 Phase 2: $3,555 • Goal:…
Global Day of Online Action #EndEthnicCleansing
Palestine is on fire. Since yesterday night, Palestinian villages of Huwara, Burin, Asira Qabliya, Beita,…
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Tuesday, Feb. 21: Don’t Step on My Feet Again: A Poetic Exploration of Life in…
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Dena Eakles, WNPJ Board Member, 1/30/23 This past week, nine Palestinians were murdered in the…
2023.01.22: Kuffiyeh Contingent at the National March in Madison
Show your support for Palestinian women during the January 22 National Women’s March in Madison!…
U.S. Palestinian Rights Group in Federal Appeals Court
Confronts Challenge to Human Rights Advocacy Last week a U.S.-based Palestinian rights organization asked the…
2023.01.12: Zoom: Dilemmas of Rebuilding Gaza
A Conversation between Sara Roy and Salem Al Qudwa Thursday, January 12, 11 a.m. CT…
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Monday, January 9th 11:00 am Central Join us for an urgent Instagram live! Tune in…
2022.11.29: Palestinian Solidarity Walk
More at Students for Justice in Palestine UW-Madison
My Aunt #ShireenAbuAkleh
It’s been six months since my aunt #ShireenAbuAkleh was killed, and yet there has been…
FBI investigation is proof that continuous pressure works
Americans for Justice in Palestine (AJP Action) welcomes the U.S. Justice Department’s announcement that the…
Israel’s Far-Right Draw on U.S. Funding Despite Terror Labels
Daniel Boguslaw, The Intercept, November 2 2022
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Nov 9, 2022 12 PM Central Zoom Registration Join us to learn the environmental reality…
Intersectional Palestine: Linking Liberation Struggles
Voices for Justice in Palestine (VJP), October 13, 2022 Please join us October 24th (6…
Update: Back-To-School Backpacks For Rafah Kids
135 backpacks to Rafah by MECA on our behalf More MECA photos from Gaza …
#DefendMasaferYatta
USCPR, 9/19/22 Israel is carrying out the largest mass expulsion of Palestinian people from their…
2022.10.02: Turath Baladna: A Celebration of Palestine’s Olive Harvest
And here’s a link for donations to cover the costs of this event.
Israeli occupation soldiers close the main gate of Qortoba school in Hebron
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has helped build playgrounds for both Qortuba Elementary School and…
Let’s Build A Playground in the Bordertown of Sásabe
MRSCP is passing along an unusual opportunity to help build a playground for migrant children…
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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Rep. Francesca Hong addresses concerns for the arrival of F-35 jets in Truax Field, surrounded…
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Jewish Voice for Peace, August 7, 2022 Just over a year since its last horrific…
Senators Call for Report on Shireen Abu Akleh
“The United States must ensure an independent, credible, and transparent investigation into the shooting death…
2022.07.07: Jewelry for Clean Water Campaign
Jewelry Sales for Clean Water is an emergency campaign by Palestine Partners to support members…
ADC Welcomes Decision by Montgomery County Council
The Montgomery County Council was initially scheduled to consider a harmful and overly expansive definition…
2022.08.26: Madison Peace Walk: Lisa Masri on Palestine
A Madison Peace Walk on July 15. Peng Her gave a marvelous talk about Laos…
Demolitions in Masafer Yatta
Occupation forces carried out the demolition of homes and agricultural facilities Alliance for Human Rights,…
Joe Biden does Not speak for us on Palestine!
Madison activists gathered July 16 on the Campus Drive Overpass to show support for Palestine…
