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Israeli Wall to Ruin Palestinian Economy
Al Jazeera, August 26, 2005
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Praying with Their Eyes Closed
Sara Roy, MIFTAH, August 20, 2005
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The settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical
There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…
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Goodbye to Gaza
But it is still Israel that can do most to improve the economic lot of…
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No Peaceful Solution
Despite his innocent appearance, Avi Shlaim knows that he is a sort of enemy of…
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No Letup to the Occupation
Will Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza free it from the burden of the occupation? The answer…
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Amira Hass: What Business Is It of Chirac?
The Jordan Valley, the settlement blocs that continue to merge into each other, the monumental…
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Amira Hass: Fooling the High Court of Justice and the Hague
The legalistic deception of the Israeli Civil Administration: “It is all Israel” Amira Hass, Haaretz,…
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Twilight Zone: They said they’d kill me
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, July 10, 2005 Here he is – the survivor. His head and…
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United Church of Christ General Synod Resolution: Tear Down the Wall
2005 United Church of Christ Synod Tear Down the Wall – Resolution of Witness Submitted…
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Palestine: the economy of despair
The West Bank city of Nablus is relatively calm at present. Anyone who can raise…
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Mustafa Barghouti: The liberation of the Israeli and Palestinian people
Israel must understand that the liberation of the Israeli people depends on the liberation of…
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2005.06.13-07.04: Palestine-Israel Discussion Series
First United Methodist Church Parlor 203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison Sunday mornings at 9:30 am This…
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Mezan Center is Key Partner in Palestine
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, May 9, 2005 Madison — The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
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Inside scarred minds
On his first visit to the Gaza Strip, Daniel Day-Lewis meets the Palestinian families living…
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From churches, a challenge to Israeli policies
Jane Lampman, The Christian Science Monitor, DECEMBER 6, 2004
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Palestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
Derek Summerfield, British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004
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Donating to Apartheid
If the donor states now finance the upgrading of Palestinian roads, they will be providing…
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2004.09.20-24: WHEELS OF JUSTICE TOUR
BRINGING THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND PALESTINE TO MADISON On September 20th and 24th, the…
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Back in Ramallah
Andrea Becker, 04 July 2004 Relatively easy somehow: went through Israeli security ‘lite’: no body…
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