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Apr 15, 2026
2024.05.31: Gaza and the West Bank on WORT
Noon CT WORT 89.9 FM Live or archived We will have two guests this Friday…
2024.05.23:Break the Bonds! Divest from Israel Bonds, Invest in Freedom
7 pm CT OnlineJewish Voice for Peace invites you to join them and partner organizations…
Settler Colonialisms and Deadly Violence: Algeria and Israel/Palestine
Joel Beinin, Professor of History and Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University, Apr 17, 2024
Israeli protesters block aid trucks destined for Gaza
Malu Cursino, BBC News, May 14, 2024 Israeli protesters blocked aid trucks destined for Gaza…
Echoes of Standing Rock and Climate Change in Backlash to Pro-Palestine Protests on Campus
By Alleen Brown, Center for Media and Democracy, May 3rd, 2024 This story is co-published with Drilled.…
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Kyle Jones, Channel 3000, May 10, 2024 MADISON, Wis. — After over a week of…
U of Chicago protesters respond to campus police tearing down encampment
FOX 32 Chicago, May 7, 2024 Demonstrators at the University of Chicago were given a…
UW-Milwaukee Encampment Supported by Anti-Zionist — Not Antisemitic — Jewish Students And Professors
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 7, 2024
Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, Christian, civil rights, concentration camps, discrimination, divest, encampments, free speech, Gaza War, Germany, Hebrew, Holocaust, human rights, indigenous, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israeli, Jew, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), law, Madison, Marquette University, media, Milwaukee, Muslim, Muslims, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, racism, Rafah, religion, schools, solidarity, students, terrorism, UW-Milwaukee, war, Wisconsin, women, world, ZionismIsrael strikes Gaza city of Rafah after evacuation order
By Mohammed Salem and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters May 6, 2024 RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 6 (Reuters) – Israel’s…
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Do Palestinians Have Human Rights?
Hamdan Huraini, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, MAY 5, 2024 How do we define human rights?…
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The Army Has a New Strategy
Awdah Hathaleen, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, MAY 4 The occupation army has a new strategy:…
The lessons from colleges that didn’t call the police
Deescalating conflict around protests was possible, but many colleges turned to law enforcement instead. By Abdallah…
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BY SCOTT GORDON ● POLITICS ● MAY 1, 2024 Wednesday morning’s crackdown included brutal attacks on protestors, arrests without charges,…
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The Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (PCAP), Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) and a…
United Methodist Church votes to divest from Israel bonds
In the first such divestment action by a major Christian denomination, the General Conference of…
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MAY 1, 2024 BY CHALI PITTMAN AND FAYE PARKS WORT 89.9FM Madison · Police Invade "Liberated Zone," Leading to…
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@thecakelin Replying to @thecakelin "I mean they have to face the fucking responsibility of what…
ADC: Congress Passes Dangerous Bill to Silence Criticism of Israel
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | May 1, 2024 — In response to the student-led, pro-Palestinian movement, the…
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UW Madison Professor Samer Alatout asked police to leave students at the encampment alone this…
Stop the Rafah massacre, join an encampment
Good Shepherd CollectiveBeit Sahour, Palestine GSC Update This map shows a small snapshot of the…
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Türkiye is under significant pressure from the US and Israel to block the flotilla from…
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The U.S. House on Saturday passed a bill including a prohibition on funding the agency,…
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Format News and Press Release Posted 26 Apr 2024 Originally published 26 Apr 2024 Origin View original GENEVA…
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By Kareem Fahim and Beril Eski, The Washington Post April 21, 2024 at 3:00 a.m. EDT ISTANBUL —…
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Washington, DC | www.adc.org | April 19, 2024 – Your help is urgently needed to push Congress to protect…
The Freedom Flotilla’s Voyage to Break Israel’s Siege
Peace activists aim to sail through the military blockade of Gaza. BY SAURAV SARKAR APRIL 18,…
aid, Ann Wright, Beirut, blockade, Cassandra Dixon, civilians, Congress, Egypt, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Google, Hamas, human rights, Huwaida Arraf, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, labor, land, law, Madison, media, military, October 7, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, Rafah, solidarity, starvation, State Department, terrorism, Turkey, United States, US Agency for International Development (USAID), victims, video, war, West Bank, Wisconsin, worldGaza Postcards Delivered to Tammy Baldwin’s Office
Today the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project delivered postcards written during the recent Rachel Corrie commemoration,…
41,000 FLAGS TO HONOR PALESTINIAN LIVES LOST
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Apr 9, 2024
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Opinion By Peter Maass April 9, 2024 at 5:45 a.m. EDT Palestinians view the…
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March 27, 2024 WASHINGTON – In a new letter released during Holy Week ahead of…
PCHR Report on the West Bank
Report on Israel’s Crimes and Violations of Palestinians’ Rights in the West Bank in January…
In Memoriam: Aaron Bushnell, 1999-2024
Radha Surya, Znet, March 22, 2024
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Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Mar 19, 2024
501(c)(3), aid, American, delegation, democracy, Democratic Party, digital, Donald Trump, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Israeli, Joe Biden, justice, labor, law, Madison, media, military, Milwaukee, Minnesota, MRSCP, Muslim, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, sister cities, terrorism, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), uninstructed, volunteer, vote, war, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (WCJP), Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA), womenJonathan Glazer’s Brave Oscar Speech Represents the Best of Judaism
DAVE ZIRIN, THE NATION, MARCH 11, 2024
books, climate, democracy, documentary, donate, film, Gaza War, Holocaust, images, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, Judaic, justice, media, occupation, Oscar, Palestine, peace, Progressives, protest, religion, solidarity, Supreme Court, terrorism, victims, war, world, Zionism21 Years Later Gaza Crushed With Our Tax Dollars
From Craig Corrie – 21 Years Later Gaza Crushed With Our Tax Dollars On March…
501(c)(3), aid, arms, BBC, Caterpillar, civilians, Craig and Cindy Corrie, donate, Gaza War, Great March of Return, Holocaust, human rights, indigenous, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, journalists, justice, land, law, military, Native American, occupation, October 7, olive trees, Olympia, online, Palestinian, peace, police, protest, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, sanction, schools, State Capitol, terrorism, training, United States, violations, vote, Wall, war, war crimes, Washington DC, West Bank, worldThe Only Barrier to Delivering Gaza Aid Is Israel
Aid Worker in Gaza: The U.S. Must Pressure Its Ally MARCH 12, 2024 This is…
On International Women’s Day We Mourn the 9,000+ Palestinian Women Killed
We suffer from violence, from sadness, from injustice, from humiliation, from the hardest forms of…
Good Shepherd Collective Weekly Report
Good Shepherd Collective Weekly Report Intro Since October 7, Israel has killed at least 31,043…
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Israel is making it clear to Palestinians in Gaza: We will starve you to death…
Mohammad Hureini of Youth of Sumud
Final Straw, Jan 28, 2024 This week, we’re featuring a conversation with Mohammad Hureini (twitter…
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“They got guns, batons, and pepper spray, but I’m dangerous.” On February 13th, police officers…
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Amnesty International, February 19, 2024
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The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest Palestinian coalition that leads the global Boycott,…
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The past days have been horrific for the residents of Majaz, one of the villages…
Killing Palestinians in the West Bank with “near total impunity”
Under the cover of the relentless bombardment and atrocity crimes in Gaza, Israeli forces have…
Transatlantic Civil Servants’ Statement on Gaza
Over 800 Officials in U.S. and Europe Sign Letter Protesting Israel Policies, New York Times,…
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FULL REPORT FROM ADDAMEER
2024.01.25: Madison Antiwar Film Series Presents Two Films about Israel and Palestine
The Occupation of the American Mind and My Neighborhood Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin Street, Room…
Atlanta Cop City activists push to abolish GILEE program
Amid the Palestinian genocide activists spread awareness about Cop City and Israeli police training …
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At a press conference in D.C. on December 14, UAW president Shawn Fain called for…
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NBC News, Dec. 26, 2023 In the village of At-Tuwani in the West Bank, residents…
Meet Aida Touma-Sliman, Palestinian Knesset Member
DEMOCRACY NOW!, DECEMBER 28, 2023
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Bethan McKernan, Kyri Evangelou, Mariam Dwedar and Temujin Doran, The Guardian, 14 Dec 2023
Madison-Masafer Yatta Olive Grove & Other West Bank Aid
Plant An Olive Tree in the Madison-Masafer Yatta Grove! The planting of these olive trees…
Critics say bill targeting anti-Zionism is new McCarthyism
HR 6578 would build a commission with subpoena authority to force Americans to testify and…
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Nima Elbagir, CNN, December 15, 2023 VIDEO: Eyewitness testimony and footage reveals escalation in Israel’s…
C’mon Madison, take a stand against the slaughter
Tariq Saqqaf, The Cap Times, 12/15/23 Members of international humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders hold…
Addameer: Massive arrest campaigns from October 7 to 24
Numbers are from October 7 to October 24, 2023 🔴 Massive arrest campaigns since the…
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“Wisconsin All Out For Palestine” Saturday, December 9, 2023, 1 p.m State Capitol, Madison, WI…
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