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Jun 29, 2026

Has the Fight Against Antisemitism Lost Its Way?
In a terrible irony, the campaign against “anti-semitism” has become a threat to freedom Peter…
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100 Days and Counting: Justice for Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Rep. Carson Announces Justice For Shireen Act Jul 28, 2022 Washington, D.C. – Congressman André…
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No Path to Justice
Israeli Forces Keep Killing Americans While U.S. Officials Give Them a Pass Alice Speri, The…
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Biden Affirms Support for Apartheid, Throws Palestinians Under the Bus
The US will never be on the right side of history, so long as it…
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Tell Secretary Mayorkas Israel is Not Eligible for the Visa Waiver Program
The United States cannot grant them a free pass Dear Friend, Americans for Justice in Palestine…
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24 Senators reject Israeli claims and call on FBI to investigate killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS, JUNE 24, 2022
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Act Now: Israel is trying to prevent us from visiting Palestine
Rep. Rashida Tlaib and other progressives are pushing back against Israel’s new procedures Americans for…
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American Bar Association questions Israel’s designation of six Palestinian organizations
JEFF WRIGHT, Mondoweiss, MAY 5, 2022
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Palestinian-American journalist killed by Israel
CODEPINK, May 11, 2022 On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, Israeli soldiers shot and killed 51-year-old…
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Speak Out Against Forced Displacement in Masafer Yatta
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) firmly condemns Israel’s plans to ethnically cleanse…
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The US supports illegal annexations by Israel and Morocco. Why the hypocrisy?
Peter Beinart, The Guardian, 10 Mar 2022
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Israeli soldiers blindfolded and gagged elderly Palestinian American later found dead
Details of an army investigation obtained by Israeli media indicate troops didn’t seek aid for…
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TELL THE JNF TO CEASE AND DESIST!
Since 1948, the Jewish National Fund (JNF) has been planting trees to displace Palestinians from…
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Killed for Driving While Palestinian
MRSCP Statement on the Death of Omar Abdulmajeed As’ad in Israeli custody The Madison-Rafah Sister…
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Omar Assad, a long-time Milwaukee resident, found dead in West Bank after detention by Israeli soldiers
His family wants an investigation Mourners carry the body of Omar Assad during his funeral…
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Palestinian-American man, 80, found dead after Israeli raid in West Bank
BBC News Services, January 13, 2022
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ADC Statement on Sanctioned Israeli Murder of Palestinian American
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | January 13, 2022 – The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)…
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No To Israel Joining the Visa Waiver Program
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | August 27, 2021 – The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is…
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No More Weapons for Israel
Defense for Children Palestine, July 21, 2021
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Boycotting the Boycotters
ERIKA BOLSTAD, IN THESE TIMES, MARCH 19, 2021
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How a West Bank Trip Turned This Congressman Into One of Israel’s Strongest Critics
Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan tells Haaretz why he welcomes a new Israeli government, even one…
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Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr: Let’s stop funding Israel’s campaign of oppression
TSELA BARR AND BARB OLSON, The Cap Times, May 15, 2021
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National Lawyers Guild Urges Biden to Align US Israel-Palestine Policy With International Law
Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams, May 03, 2021
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US Congressman: Respecting Palestinian Rights is Key to Defeating Antisemitism
US Congressman Andy Levin US Congressman Andy Levin has warned that anti-Semitism cannot be properly…
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Pompeo Labels BDS Antisemitic, Threatens Blacklist
This week Pompeo broke with longstanding U.S. policy and visited illegal Israeli settlements. On his…
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Trump administration considers labeling top humanitarian groups ‘anti-Semitic’
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam are included John Hudson, Washington Post, Oct. 21,…
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The knee-on-neck, long a staple of Israel’s occupation of Palestine
TRT World, 30 May 2020
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THE ANSWER IS PALESTINE
CODEPINK, 1/13/20 On Friday, January 11, 2020, on the Beloved game show Jeopardy, Katie Needle…
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Noura Erakat: West Bank Annexation Is Logical End to Israel’s Apartheid Policy
Democracy Now!, SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 GUESTS Noura Erakat Palestinian human rights attorney and an assistant…
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The Ecological War on Gaza
Rob Goyanes, Jewish Currents, September 9, 2019
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He Threatened Us, Now He Goes to Jail
Dr. James J. Zogby, August 17, 2019 Back in May, a jury found Patrick Syring,…
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How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
Nathan Thrall, New York Times, March 28, 2019
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Israeli Extremists Are Making a Comeback—With the Help of US Tax Dollars
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This Is How AIPAC Really Works
An AIPAC and Capitol Hill veteran explains the lobby’s tactics of reward and retribution. M.J.…
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Israel practices ‘apartheid’ — Representative Betty McCollum
Phil Weiss and Annie Robbins, Mondoweiss, October 2, 2018
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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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The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act Is Back: Free Speech Is at Risk
Dr. James Zogby, Arab American Institute (AAI), June 09, 2018 Back in 2016, without debate…
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Open military courtroom for Ahed’s Trial
CODEPINK, March 9, 2018
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Take Action: Palestinian leader’s son abducted by Israel
This is how Israel marked Human Rights Day. Please call the following (ask for the…
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Children are starving in Yemen
The White House should intervene Editorial Board, Washington Post, November 20, 2017 IT HAS been…
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Israel’s Everlasting Occupation
Palestinians were never presented with what Israel offered every neighboring country: full withdrawal from occupied…
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Is It True That Not a Single Senator – Including Progressive Dems – Cares About Palestine?
The pro-Israel letter 100 U.S. senators sent to the U.N. fails to mention Israel's illegal…
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2017.01.30 Update: No Child Behind Bars: Living Resistance Tour
Monday, January 30Evjue Room, Urban League of Greater Madison2222 South Park Street, Madison [Map]7 –…
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Kerry harshly condemns Israeli settler activity as an obstacle to peace
Carol Morello, The Washington Post, December 28, 2016 Secretary of State John F. Kerry on…
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New Senate bill threatens free speech
Instead of fighting antisemitism, new Senate bill threatens free speech Jewish Voice for Peace, 06…
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Poll: Small majority of Palestinians and Israelis support two-state solution
Ma’an News Agency, August 22, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an ) — A small majority of both…
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2016.08.23 Update: Discussion with U.S. Representative Mark Pocan
Following his recent trip to Israel and Palestine Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church 203…
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U.S. criticizes Israeli settlement expansion, demolitions
Ruth Eglash and Carol Morello, The Washington Post, July 28, 2016 JERUSALEM — The Israeli…
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Gaza’s plight matters to the world
At Erez, the Israeli-controlled crossing into Gaza, I passed through chutes that resembled the herding…
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Congressional representatives urge investigation of human rights violations by Israel and Egypt
This is a big deal. Senator Patrick Leahy, along with 10 Congressional representatives, has written…
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Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders get off Israel bandwagon, for once
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, September 26, 2014
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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Meets with State Department
Demands End to Siege in Gaza and Justice for Rachel Corrie Ongoing Attacks in Gaza…
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Israel Attacks the Gaza Strip
On the day that the Interfaith Peace Builders delegation (with four women from Wisconsin) safely…
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Barb Olson: Rachel Corrie ruling a setback for justice and human rights
BARB OLSON, Cap Times, Aug 31, 2012
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Demand the Release of Palestinian Crafts from Gaza
Please do this today. Atfaluna Society for the Deaf is one of our crafts suppliers…
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Freedom Flotilla 2 and The Audacity of Hope
Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, Here is a special request regarding the upcoming Freedom…
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2010.10.21: Ann Wright to speak in Madison
From Afghanistan to Gaza: Obama’s Middle East Policy in Crisis 180 Science Hall UW-Madison 550…
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UN Fact-Finding Mission Says Israelis Executed US Citizen Furkan Dogan
Gareth Porter, Truthout, 27 September 2010 Furkan Dogan, a 19-year-old US citizen of Turkish descent,…
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Israeli rabbi remarks on Palestinians deeply offensive: US
Agence France Presse, 30 Aug 2010
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ADL explains why Foxman lobbied against imams Auschwitz trip
Justin Elliott, Salon, Aug 23, 2010
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Netanyahu defies U.S. over Jerusalem settlement
Jeffrey Heller, Reuters, 15 March 2010 JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected…
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2008.06.08: Film USA vs Al-Arian
Sunday, June 8 7 pm Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson St. This film about U.S.…
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Corries deliver daughter’s message of hope
Adrian Pijoan, Badger Herald, Mar 7, 2008 Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American peace activist, was…
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Brothers in Arms: The Triumph of U.S.-Israeli Policy in Palestine
Jennifer Loewenstein, The Progressive, June 26, 2007
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Elliott Abram’s Uncivil War
Is the Bush administration violating the law to provoke a Palestinian civil war? Conflicts Forum,…
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ACTION ALERT: Stop Israel’s Attacks on Gaza & Lebanon
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, July 13th, 2006 BACKGROUND:Israel is using weapons supplied…
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The Israel Lobby
John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, London Review of Books, 23 March 2006 For the past…
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Praying with Their Eyes Closed
Sara Roy, MIFTAH, August 20, 2005
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No Aid for Israel’s Gaza “Disengagement”
August “Washington Wednesday” Action Alert Start Date: August 10, 2005 End Date: To be determined…
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