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In First, Palestinian Displacement Commemorated at United Nations

The event, marking the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians when Israel was created,…

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2023.05.15: Mandela Nakba Day Tour

NEW: MRSCP is partnering with Building Unity on a “Care-avan” carpool to this event from…

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2023.04.19-28: April Events

Monday, April 17 – Monday, April 24: UW Justice for Palestine Week Wednesday, April 19:…

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‘Who hits a 64-year-old woman with a bat?’

Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, March 13, 2023

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Harvard Reverses Course on Advocate Who Criticized Israel

Blocking the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor…

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Palestine: Where Manufactured Water Scarcity Meets Climate Change

Anna Abraham, Currently, October 12, 2022 The Israeli-occupied territory of Palestine faces both natural and…

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Uruguayan National Football Team Cancels Trip to Israel

The Palestine Chronicle, October 12, 2022

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President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society

(Final version, emphasis added) Dear colleagues and comrades, Thank you so much for signing on…

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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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“Cancel the F-35”: Organizations Sign Letter to President & Congress

Rep. Francesca Hong addresses concerns for the arrival of F-35 jets in Truax Field, surrounded…

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17 years of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions

Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), July 8, 2022 Today our movement celebrates 17 years. On…

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Paul Beckett, 1938 – 2022

Legacy.com MADISON – Paul Anthony Hamilton Beckett, 83, a long-time resident of Madison, WI, died…

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2022.04.13: Webinar on Israel’s Apartheid

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Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians – Amnesty International

Amnesty International, 1 February 2022

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Tutu’s courage on Israeli apartheid is played down in U.S. media

JAMES NORTH AND PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 30, 2021

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Anti-apartheid hero: from South Africa to Palestine

American Muslims for Palestine honors the legacy of a moral giant, an icon of the…

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Beauty pageant boycott

Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, December 9, 2021

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More Withdraw from the Miss Universe Pageant in Israel

Miss Universe Greece is not the only contestant who will be a no-show at the…

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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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