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Oct 13, 2026
2024.12.21 Update: Interfaith “Longest Night” Gaza Vigil
Around 75 people braved the cold weather and joined the longest night vigil and service…
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Photo Essay: The silent displacement in the West Bank
As the world has focused on the Gaza genocide, a massive Israeli campaign of violence…
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Between Ta-Nehisi Coates and Me
‘The Message’ cuts to the human heart of the situation in Israel-Palestine, refusing to contort…
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War-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
Israel and its major ally, the United States, are not members of the court BY MOLLY…
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2024.11.20-29: Never Again Is Now: Sanction Israel’s Genocidal and Apartheid Regime
Join the Global Week of Action for Sanctions (20th to 29th Nov) to pressure states…
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![2024.11.17-18: Rotem Levin and Osama lliwat in La Crosse]()
2024.11.17-18: Rotem Levin and Osama lliwat in La Crosse
Rotem Levin and Osama lliwat – Israeli and Palestinian peace activists – will share their personal…
![No, there were no ‘antisemitic pogroms’ in Amsterdam]()
No, there were no ‘antisemitic pogroms’ in Amsterdam
Here’s what really happened. Media claims of ‘antisemitic pogroms’ against Israeli fans in Amsterdam are…
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UN: 7 in 10 Killed in Gaza Are Women or Children, in “Grave Violations” of Law
Women and children were the vast majority of those slaughtered by Israel in the Gaza…
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Israeli Forces Declare Plan for Ethnic Cleansing of Northern Gaza
Israeli forces have announced their intention to block any Palestinians from returning to north Gaza.…
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Israel pummels Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens in fresh waves of airstrikes
BY WAFAA SHURAFA AND SALLY ABOU ALJOUD, Associated Press, November 1, 2024 BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched dozens…
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Israel has all but ended medical evacuations from Gaza
For the past 6 months, only 237 patients have been evacuated out of Gaza AMBA…
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What we learned from UW-Madison’s pro-Palestine encampment
How this protest fits into recent history, what to carry moving forward, and what to…
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This activist group chat has been blocking a weapons shipment to Israel for weeks
A South African WhatsApp group working with BDS has sparked a movement to block a…
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Recommend “The Message” by Ta-Nehisi Coates to UW-Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison invites us to participate in its common book program for 2025-2026,…
![‘Project Esther’: A Plan to Crack Down on America’s Pro-Palestine Movement]()
‘Project Esther’: A Plan to Crack Down on America’s Pro-Palestine Movement
The Trump-aligned Heritage Foundation is now going after what they call the “Hamas Support Network”…
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How American media incited genocide
Commentaries published by US media outlets have openly demonised Palestinians and justified the mass killings…
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Northern Gaza is what you imagine hell to be, and probably worse
We are being strangled. The only thing that can stop our suffering is an end…
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2024.10.27: Olive Harvest 2024 will honor the resilience of Palestinian families
By Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Oct 15, 2024 A community event to highlight Palestinian resilience…
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“Our Job Is to Flatten Gaza. No One Will Stop Us.”
Inside one Israeli battalion’s yearlong mission of destruction YOUNIS TIRAWI AND SAMI VANDERLIP, DROP SITE NEWS, OCT…
