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Ramallah

Aug 24, 2026

2021.09.13: Arab Americans: We’re Not White, a Talk by Amer Zahr
Register Amer Zahr, founder and producer of the annual 1001 Laughs Ramallah Comedy Festival, is…
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Israeli forces raid DCIP office, confiscate computers and client files
Defense for Children Palestine, July 29, 2021
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Israeli Prison Denies Release For Daughter’s Funeral
Addameer, July 13, 2021 On 12 July 2021, following several communications submitted to the Israeli…
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Black-Palestine solidarity is making its way to Capitol Hill
Alex Kane, +972 Magazine, June 16, 2021
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Life Under Occupation: The Misery at the Heart of the Conflict
An eviction in East Jerusalem lies at the center of a conflict that led to…
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A Nightmare of Terror Across the Landscape of Palestine
As Israeli lynch mobs roam the streets attacking Palestinians, and as Israeli war planes drop…
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Shooting revives criticism of Israel’s use of deadly force
JOSEPH KRAUSS, Associated Press, April 23, 2021
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Egypt ‘indefinitely’ opens Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip
Al Jazeera, 10 Feb 2021
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This Is Apartheid
B’Tselem, 12 January 2021
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Palestinian civil society calls for sanctions to stop Israel’s annexation and apartheid
The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council renews the call for targeted sanctions Palestinian Human Rights…
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Palestinian Scholar Noura Erakat: Israeli Forces Killed My Cousin on His Sister’s Wedding Day
Democracy Now!, JUNE 24, 2020 Israeli soldiers on Tuesday killed 27-year-old Ahmed Erekat at a…
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‘We See You’: Palestine for Black Lives
NADA ELIA, Mondoweiss, JUNE 8, 2020
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2020.05.16: Commemorate by Resisting: The Nakba and Indigenous Struggles
Friends of Sabeel-North America (FOSNA), 5/11/20 From Palestine to Turtle Island (North America) settler colonialism…
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Tarek Abuata: Human Rights in Palestine During the Pandemic
Recorded on WORT 89.9 FM A Public Affair with host Esty Dinur: WORT website •…
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2020.03.29: Cancelled Tribute to Rachel Corrie: Freedom is the Future
This event with Tarek Abuata has been cancelled by coronavirus precautions. You can still listen…
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Violence Surges in Wake of Trump’s Mideast Plan
Clashes, shootings and a vehicle attack erupt in the West Bank and Jerusalem, killing Palestinians…
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Sister Cities
Invest in Justice by Building Genuine Connections Image via Sacramento to Bethlehem Cities for Palestine…
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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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Israel Denies Entry to Omar and Tlaib After Trump’s Call to Block Them
Isabel Kershner, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Peter Baker, New York Times, Aug. 15, 2019 JERUSALEM…
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Democratic candidates on Israel/Palestine – a guide
If Americans Knew, June 26, 2019
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Ramallah

2021.09.13: Arab Americans: We’re Not White, a Talk by Amer Zahr

Israeli forces raid DCIP office, confiscate computers and client files

Israeli Prison Denies Release For Daughter’s Funeral

Black-Palestine solidarity is making its way to Capitol Hill

Life Under Occupation: The Misery at the Heart of the Conflict

A Nightmare of Terror Across the Landscape of Palestine

Shooting revives criticism of Israel’s use of deadly force

Egypt ‘indefinitely’ opens Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip

This Is Apartheid

Palestinian civil society calls for sanctions to stop Israel’s annexation and apartheid

Palestinian Scholar Noura Erakat: Israeli Forces Killed My Cousin on His Sister’s Wedding Day

‘We See You’: Palestine for Black Lives

2020.05.16: Commemorate by Resisting: The Nakba and Indigenous Struggles

Tarek Abuata: Human Rights in Palestine During the Pandemic

2020.03.29: Cancelled Tribute to Rachel Corrie: Freedom is the Future

Violence Surges in Wake of Trump’s Mideast Plan

Sister Cities

What Is Israel Trying to Hide?

Israel Denies Entry to Omar and Tlaib After Trump’s Call to Block Them

Democratic candidates on Israel/Palestine – a guide