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Oct 11, 2026

Israel Marks 200 Days of Genocide with Plans to Destroy Rafah
24، Apr 2024 Tuesday, April 23, 2024, marked the 200th consecutive day of Israel’s large-scale…
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2024.04.18: Israel Has Formed a Task Force to Carry Out Covert Campaigns at US Universities
William I. Robinson , TRUTHOUT, March 23, 2024
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Israel must end its occupation of Palestine to stop apartheid and human rights violations
Amnesty International, February 19, 2024
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‘Military camp’: Palestinian town of Huwara under 55-day Israeli closure
Once-vibrant Huwara has become a ghost town since October 5, the start of the Israeli…
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Israel Blocks Palestinian Americans From Entering From West Bank
The move is an apparent violation of a recent agreement that says citizens from the…
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Unconditional humanitarian aid must enter immediately
In sufficient quantity, and distributed equitably to all civilians across Gaza Al Mezan Centre for…
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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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Days 4-5: Israel destroys entire residential neighborhoods and intensifies mass killings in Gaza
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), 11 October 2023
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Israel Announces Total Warfare on Gaza’s Civilian Population
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 9 October 2023
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Palestinian Organizations Call for a Stop to Israel’s Reprisals against Civilians
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 8 October 2023
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Palestinian Organizations Call for a Stop to Israel’s Reprisals against Civilians
Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), 08 Oct 2023
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2023.09.13-21: September Events
Wednesday, Sept. 13: Storytelling as Resistance Thursday, Sept. 14: The Legacy of Oslo: Thirty Years…
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2023.09.17: Virtual Tour of the Gaza Strip
Sunday, September 17th 8PM Jerusalem, 7PM Berlin, 6PM London, 1PM NYC, 12PM Central Gaza is…
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In Jenin, Israel is unveiling the next phase of apartheid
Amjad Iraqi, +972 Magazine, June 30, 2023
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2023.06.28-07.05: June & July Events
Wednesday, June 28: No Visa Waiver Program for Israel Wednesday, June 28: First Madison Banner…
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13 Palestinians, including 4 Women and 4 Children, Killed in Israeli Airstrikes
09 May 2023 Today at dawn, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have killed 13 Palestinians, including…
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A brave humanitarian: Tom Hurndall remembered 20 years on
Tom Hurndall, Youth Of Sumud Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights, 11th April 2023 Tom Hurndall…
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Between army invasions and settler ‘pogroms,’ the West Bank rises
MONDOWEISS PALESTINE BUREAU, FEBRUARY 27, 2023
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2022.10.16: Emergency Zoom on Conditions in the West Bank
In this time of crisis, I invite you to an Emergency Zoom Forum with the…
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Gaza is Not a Breaking News Cycle
The Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy August 11, 2022 Good Morning, As you might…
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