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Emergency Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump’s Attack on Free Speech
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Mar 16, 2025
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New UN report accuses Israel of sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians
MONDOWEISS PALESTINE BUREAU, MARCH 14, 2025
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Why Hamas just agreed to release an Israeli-American captive
QASSAM MUADDI, MONDOWEISS, MARCH 14, 2025
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After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
JOCELYN GECKER, AP, March 15, 2025
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Day 5 – Mahmoud Khalil News You Need To Know
Arab American Institute, March 13, 2025
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2025.03.23: Update From Palestine
Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd, 9:00 am
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2025.03.20: Telling the Truth about Palestine
Online, 5-6:30 pm CT
2025.03.17: Babies, Children, and Health Care Workers
Online, 6 pm CT
US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians from Gaza
JOSEF FEDERMAN, MATTHEW LEE AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 14, 2025
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Almost 100 arrested during protest occupying Trump Tower over Mahmoud Khalil
Martin Pengelly, The Guardian, 13 Mar 2025
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Congressional Letter to DHS on Mahmoud Khalil
14 Democratic House Members to Secretary Kristi Noem, Mar 11, 2025
What is happening to Mahmoud Khalil is chilling
CHRIS GEIDNER, LAW DORK, MAR 12, 2025
The backstory on the government’s abduction of a Palestinian protester
Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2025
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Mahmoud Khalil Was Detained by ICE Agent Honored by Trump
JASON PALADINO, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 10, 2025
Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about green card holders
REBECCA SANTANA, AP, March 10, 2025
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ADC Statement on the Detainment of Mahmoud Khalil
Mar 10, 2025
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MELANIE LIDMAN AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 9, 2025
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