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Sep 18, 2024: Visualizing Palestine Virtual Book Launch

10 am CT This Wednesday, September 18th we hope you’ll join us for a virtual…
‘Israel always sold the occupation as legal. The ICJ now terrifies them’

Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu unpacks the ICJ opinion on Israel’s military regime, and the lessons…
What life is like for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation

Al Jazeera English, Jul 16, 2024 What if every aspect of your life was under…
Israel’s Crimes in the West Bank, June 2024

Report on Israel’s Crimes and Violations of Palestinians’ Rights in the West Bank in June…
Visiting Palestinian textile artist has a message for Madisonians

Miquéla V. Thornton, The Cap Times, June 6, 2024 When Laila Hasan thinks back to…
Trailer: “Where Olive Trees Weep” (2024)

May 14, 2024 Online Premiere, June 6-27, 2024 “Where Olive Trees Weep” offers a searing…
Do Palestinians Have Human Rights?

Hamdan Huraini, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, MAY 5, 2024 How do we define human rights?…
The Army Has a New Strategy

Awdah Hathaleen, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, MAY 4 The occupation army has a new strategy:…
Updates from al Khalil/Hebron

CPT Palestine, October 19, 2023 Since 7 October, our lives have been profoundly disrupted—our daily…
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS UNITED IN OPPOSITION TO ISRAEL’S ADMISSION INTO THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM

STATEMENT Washington, DC – September 27, 2023: Civil society organizations representing tens of thousands of…
Statement: The Biden Administration Must Remove Israel from the Visa Waiver Program

Press Contact: Submit a media inquiry here. WASHINGTON, DC, SEPTEMBER 27, 2023—Since the beginning of…
Tell Google: #NoTechForApartheid

Backed by hundreds of community members, Google workers protested yesterday outside Google’s biggest cloud conference…
The violent lies of Israel’s president

When members of Congress applaud falsehoods about Israel being a vibrant democracy, they are aiding…
Gaza Americans Urge Washington To Include Them In Israel Visa Deal

Palestinian Americans Hani Almadhoun and his daughter Zayna sit in their home in Beit Lahiya,…
Israeli Discrimination against Palestinian Americans and the Visa Waiver Program

As a Palestinian-American I know the stress of facing unjust interrogation when I travel through…
Facial Recognition Powers ‘Automated Apartheid’ by Israel

“These databases and tools exclusively record the data of Palestinians” An Israeli soldier under a…
In Hebron, a salad needs security coordination

The direct violence of the occupation is obvious, but what are the subtle ways in…
Rise of Israel’s far right puts focus back on the West Bank occupation

The Israeli-controlled checkpoint in Hebron (Bab al Zawiyah) divides Palestinians in their city. (Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR…
I’d like to you to meet Mahmoud and Emily, a Palestinian and foreigner couple who…
Amnesty Says ICC Israel Probe Should Include ‘Crime Against Humanity of Apartheid’

“Israel’s apartheid remains the root cause of Palestinians’ suffering,” said the group. Palestinians inspect the…
“You Can Be the Last Leaf” by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat

Maya Abu Al-Hayyat directs the Palestine Writing Workshop on the West Bank. She’ll read poems…
No Government Has the Right to Pass Such Laws

Dr. James J. Zogby, Arab American Institute, October 17, 2022 During the past month Israel…
Eyewitness Palestine October Delegation Arrived in Jerusalem!

Eyewitness Palestine, October 2022 We are excited to announce that our 73rd Delegation is underway!…
Petition on U.S. Visa Waiver Program

Dear Supporter, On October 20 the Israeli government will implement new procedures for those seeking…
Israeli Apartheid: A Breakdown

Israel applies an oppressive, separate, and unequal regime on Palestinians. There is only one word…
Israeli occupation soldiers close the main gate of Qortoba school in Hebron

The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has helped build playgrounds for both Qortuba Elementary School and…
Seesaws Allow Children To Play Across Border

A “Teeter-Totter Wall” conceived in 2009 to protest the proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall has become…
Let’s Build A Playground in the Bordertown of Sásabe

MRSCP is passing along an unusual opportunity to help build a playground for migrant children…
Daniel Levy: Apartheid Label Must Be a Wakeup Call

Daniel Levy, President of the U.S./Middle East Project Meeting of the United Nations Security Council,…
Gaza is Not a Breaking News Cycle

The Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy August 11, 2022 Good Morning, As you might…
Gaza Is Palestine

As salaamu alaykum. The Gaza Is Palestine campaign, led by us and Adalah Justice Project,…
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…
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…
ENSURE ISRAEL NO LONGER DISCRIMINATES AGAINST AMERICAN CITIZENS

AJP Action calls on Secretary Blinken to demand Israel end the disparate treatment of American…
April 24 & 26, 2022
Virtual Delegations to Gaza

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December 12, 2021
Online Film: To Treat Kids Like Me in Gaza

Screening & discussion Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 1:00 PM CST With severe medicine shortages and…
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…
June 17, 2021
One People, Segregated IDs Premiere

12:30 pm Central Join Rabet for the premiere of our latest documentary, “One People, Segregated…
Life Under Occupation: The Misery at the Heart of the Conflict

An eviction in East Jerusalem lies at the center of a conflict that led to…
Progressive U.S. Lawmaker: ‘We Need to Be Able to See What’s Happening in Gaza’

Wisconsin Democrat Rep. Mark Pocan tells Americans for Peace Now that Israeli policies funded by…
February 13, 2021
Love in the Time of Apartheid

10:00 am CST How will many Palestinians be spending their Valentine’s Day? For a…
July 27, 2020
Pandemic and the Creative Response

JULY 27 Pandemic and the Creative Response: How can art pave the way for justice?…
Palestinian Scholar Noura Erakat: Israeli Forces Killed My Cousin on His Sister’s Wedding Day

Democracy Now!, JUNE 24, 2020 Israeli soldiers on Tuesday killed 27-year-old Ahmed Erekat at a…
Coronavirus Is a Death Sentence for Palestinians Caged in Gaza

Even a small outbreak among Gaza’s densely-packed, blockaded population would put an impossible strain on…
Strangers in Our Homeland

MK Aida Touma-Sliman, January 15th, 2019. Photo: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk via Flickr Aida Touma-Sliman, JewishCurrents, February 6,…
Trump Plan Protests in the Jordan Valley

Operation Dove, January 29, 2020 Tubas, Jordan Valley — Today in response to the “Deal…
The U.N. once predicted Gaza would be ‘uninhabitable’ by 2020. Two million people still live there.

The shoreline in Gaza City during strong winds on Christmas Day (Mohammed Abed-AFP-Getty Images) Hazem…
Why We Sail, Sail, and Sail Again: Freedom Flotilla 2020

Canadian Boat to Gaza, December 20, 2019 Freedom Flotilla sailors and participants are sometimes asked:…
Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr: Congress needs to stand against Israeli travel bans

In this July 15, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, right, speaks, as…
What Is Israel Trying to Hide?

Reps. Tlaib & Omar Blocked from Taking Official Trip to West Bank Democracy Now! August 16,…