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How can Gaza’s contaminated water catastrophe be solved?

Sandy Tolan, Al Jazeera, 30 Oct 2018

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Pittsburgh Shooting Is A Reminder: Jews And Muslims Are In This Together

Alex Kane, The Forward, October 27, 2018

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Gaza: Fears of further bloodshed as Israel adopts ‘zero tolerance’ policy

Amnesty International, 19 October 2018

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Baldwin Signs Letter on Palestinian Aid Cuts

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Israel practices ‘apartheid’ — Representative Betty McCollum

Phil Weiss and Annie Robbins, Mondoweiss, October 2, 2018

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States can’t punish businesses for boycotting Israel, federal judge in Arizona says

Palestinians walk past a sign painted on a wall in Bethlehem, in the West Bank,…

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House Democrats Condemn Trump’s Actions Against the Palestinian People

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2018 House Democrats Condemn Trump Administration’s Actions Harming the Palestinian…

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UNRWA Crisis: Beyond Dollars and Cents

Zaha Hassan, Palestine Square | Institute for Palestine Studies, August 3, 2018 “Continuing services to…

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A Vengeful and Shortsighted Act

Palestinians waiting to cross the border to Egypt in May. (Adel Hana/Associated Press) New York…

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Wishing away Palestinian refugees: End of US’ UNRWA aid explained

‘Doomsday scenario’ could unfold unless Palestinian agency replaces US funding within 30 days, spokesperson says.…

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2018.07.22: Community Immigration Law Center Presentation

1:00 pm First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive, Madison First Unitarian Society and Congregation…

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Supreme Court Upholds Muslim Ban

Statement from AAI Executive Director Maya Berry on the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v.…

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Speakout against Separating Families

International Socialist Organization – Madison Saturday, June 23 at 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM UW…

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Debunking Four Myths Surrounding the Palestinian Protests

The justifications given for the deaths of Palestinian protesters just don’t add up Khan Yunis,…

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Standing with my Muslim neighbors in the wake of Jerusalem and Gaza

Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman, The Cap Times, May 17, 2018

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#RightofReturn

War on Want, May 14, 2018 Palestinians in Gaza are gathering to demand their collective…

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Why I March in Gaza

Palestinian demonstrators on a sand plateau during clashes with Israeli forces last Friday east of…

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2018.05.02: Memorializing 70 Years of Occupation

UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine Rescheduled from April 27. Stop by to see UW…

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The Palestinian women at the forefront of Gaza’s protests

Mersiha Gadzo & Anas Jnena, Al Jazeera, 20 Apr 2018

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2018.04.09: Voices of the Palestinian Resistance

UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center, 716 Langdon Street, 7–9 pm

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