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Nov 3, 2026

What went down during the first day of pro-Palestine encampment protests at UW-Madison
By Annika Bereny , Amari Mbongwo , Gavin Escott , Kodie Engst , Nicholas Sinn , Noe Goldhaber , Tomer Ronen , Gabriella Hartlauband Bryna Goeking The Daily Cardinal, April 29,…
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2024.04.25: Stories from Gaza
Students for Justice in Palestine — UW-Madison will present a panel of university students and…
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2024.04.23: Palestine Prisoners
Students for Justice in Palestine — UW-Madison will hold an event of action for the…
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2024.04.22: Living Under Apartheid
Students for Justice in Palestine — UW-Madison will present an apartheid panel of university professors…
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2024.04.22-26: SJP Palestine Solidarity Week
Students for Justice in Palestine — UW-Madison is holding its annual Palestine Solidarity Week on…
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Blinken Is Refusing to Sanction Israeli Military Linked to Killings or Rapes
Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The allegations at issue mostly took place in the West…
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Israel Kills Both Family, and Paramedics Given Safe Passage
Palestinian paramedics said Israel gave them safe passage to save a 6-year-old girl in Gaza.…
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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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2024.04.11: Journalist Arun Gupta on Debunked Oct. 7 Atrocity Stories
12 noon – 1 pm WORT Radio 89.9 FM or listen live online here. In the…
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2024.04.08 Update: Madison Rally to Protest Biden
“Joe, Stop the Gazacide” Sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace — Madison, Students for…
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The Ghoulish Ostentatiousness of Israel’s Latest War Crimes
It’s as if Israel is flaunting its ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. JACK MIRKINSON, THE NATION,…
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Oglala Sioux Tribe Passes Resolution in Support of Palestinians in Gaza
Yahoo News Displaced Palestinians take shelter in a makeshift tent camp by the beach in…
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US Dept of Education could stifle criticism of Israel at UW-Madison
ARVIND DILAWAR, TONE MADISON, MARCH 25, 2024
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2024.03.24: Read Palestine! plants seeds of hope and solidarity with Gaza
Rodlyn-mae Banting, Madison 365, March 28, 2024
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Illegal Israeli Settler Roads Are Surging Across West Bank Since October 7
A Wall Street Journal investigation found that since Oct. 7, Israeli settlers have been rapidly…
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Journalism out, hasbara in
How Israeli TV news joined the Gaza war effort Tectonic shifts in Israeli broadcasting have…
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“What I Witnessed in Gaza Is a Holocaust,” Part 1
Democracy Now! Mar 6, 2024
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“Language Is Inadequate” to Describe the Horror, Part 2
DEMOCRACY NOW!, MARCH 06, 2024
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Dr. Mads Gilbert on Israel’s Hospital Attacks
Mads Gilbert is an anesthesiologist, head of emergency medicine at the University Hospital of North…
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Six Days to Go!
Online Auction to Benefit Gaza Relief closes February 29 Plus, an online donation campaign update…
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