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Jan 19, 2026
NYC Cultural Boycott Pledge
Adalah-NY: The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel, November 17, 2015 Adalah-NY is…
Gaza patients stranded at Egypt’s border
Charlotte Silver, The Electronic Intifada, 18 June 2015
14.11.07-08: Voices for Peace and Justice in Palestine
Searching for Peace The Capital City Hues October 30, 2014 From Barbara Olson and The…
Under Siege: A Report from Gaza on WORT FM
Broadcast on the WORT 89.9 FM program Third World View: Mahmoud Abu Rahma, the Communications…
Letter to President Obama from the Wisconsin Middle East Lobby Group
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When dreams are arrested: Students stuck in Gaza at the Rafah crossing
Esraa Yaseen, Mondoweiss, November 5, 2013 The Rafah border crossing. (Image via RafahToday.org) I was…
How does Palestine’s economy work?
Its legal status is contested, its land is divided and thousands of its citizens emigrate…
World Bank Report on Area C and the Future of the Palestinian Economy
World Bank Report No. AUS2922 October 2, 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i. Restrictions on economic activity…
12.12.16: Palestinian non-violent resistance leader speaks in Madison
Veena Brekke, December 19, 2012 On Sunday afternoon, December 16, citizens of the Madison area…
Tsela Barr and Michele Bahl: Recent visit to Gaza heartbreaking
TSELA BARR AND MICHELE BAHL | members, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Cap Times, Nov 22,…
U.S. Boat to Gaza Seized by Greek Authorities and Captain Jailed
Passengers Determined to Free Captain and Set Sail Again U.S. to Gaza, July 2, 2011…
11.01.12: Israel’s Apartheid Wall and the Fight to Stop It
Gal Lugossi will also be a guest on WORT Radio’s A Public Affair with host…
Opening Rafah crossing as lifeline for Gaza poses dilemma for Egypt
President Hosni Mubarak caught between Arab solidarity and pragmatic approach to Israel, his country’s neighbours…
10.01.12: Gaza one year on: Operation Cast Lead and the Goldstone Report
United Nations Association of Dane County Speaker: Jennifer Loewenstein Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:00 PM…
09.03.13-04.19: Play The Birds That Are Your Hands, Broom Street Theater
the birds that are your hands: how to start a fire under siege By Sol…
Truth and Consequences Under the Israeli Occupation
A Palestinian journalist’s life and work shed light on the violence in Israel’s “dual” society…
Petition to protest Israeli assault on Mohammed Omer
ACTION ALERTJuly 2, 2008 Contact: communications@wrmea.com Washington Report Correspondent Mohammed Omer Hospitalized Following Detention by…
08.04.06-27: O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem
O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Silent art auction and other events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem. Location:…
Year-end and holiday giving: Two opportunities to help Gaza
December 12, 2007 Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, As we approach the holiday season…
Catastrophe at Rafah Crossing: More Than 35 Dead—and Counting
Palestinians wait to cross the Rafah border for medical treatment (Photo M. Omer) Mohammed Omer,…
Apartheid Reigns In Israel, Activist-author Says
He Claims Nation Is Hurting Self With Its Policies SAMARA KALK DERBY, The Capital Times,…
07.10.06-09: New Madison Events with Jeff Halper of ICAHD
Saturday, October 6, 7:30 – 10:00 pmMiddletonHouseparty Fundraiser with Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee…
SIX DAYS OF WAR, 40 YEARS OF OCCUPATION
MIKE MURRAY, Cap Times, Jun 9, 2007 This week marks the 40th anniversary of the…
B’Tselem: Israeli Security Forces Killed 660 Palestinians During 2006
Haaretz Service Dec 28, 2006 Report: Threefold increase in number of Palestinians killed compared to…
Jimmy Carter: Israel’s ‘Apartheid’ Policies Worse Than South Africa’s
Former president stands by new book despite criticism, says it is meant to stimulate debate…
The Gaza Crossing
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, November 15, 2006
Jimmy Carter’s Roadmap
NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, CounterPunch, NOVEMBER 13, 2006 The historical chapters of Palestine Peace Not Apartheid are…
Tawfiq Nasser: Palestinian Doctor Tells Of Life Under Occupation
Samara Kalk Derby, The Capital Times, October 10, 2005 To get to work each day,…
05.10.09: Dr. Tawfiq Nasser in Madison
A View From Jerusalem – Challenges for Palestinian Health Care Dr. Tawfiq Nasser, CEO of…
Israeli Wall to Ruin Palestinian Economy
Al Jazeera, August 26, 2005 The Palestinian economy has deteriorated sharply since the start of…
Praying with Their Eyes Closed
Reflections on the Disengagement from Gaza Sara Roy, MIFTAH, August 20, 2005 Israel’s disengagement plan…
The settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical
There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…
Goodbye to Gaza
But it is still Israel that can do most to improve the economic lot of…
No Letup to the Occupation
Will Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza free it from the burden of the occupation? The answer…
Amira Hass: What Business Is It of Chirac?
The Jordan Valley, the settlement blocs that continue to merge into each other, the monumental…
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,…
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…
Palestine: the economy of despair
The West Bank city of Nablus is relatively calm at present. Anyone who can raise…
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…
05.06.13-07.04: Palestine-Israel Discussion Series
First United Methodist Church Parlor 203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison Sunday mornings at 9:30 am This…
Palestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
PERSONAL VIEWS British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004 Does the death of an Arab weigh…
Donating to Apartheid
If the donor states now finance the upgrading of Palestinian roads, they will be providing…
Back in Ramallah
Andrea Becker, 04 July 2004 Relatively easy somehow: went through Israeli security ‘lite’: no body…
Rules Prevent Scholar From Researching
Gil Halsted, Wisconsin Public Radio Monday May 10, 2004 (EAU CLAIRE) New Homeland Security rules…
Return to Rafah: Journey to a land out of bounds
Jennifer Loewenstein, The Electronic Intifada, 17 February 2004
Checking On The Checkpoints
They’re all women, all Israeli and every day they go to West Bank checkpoints to…
In Gaza, Israeli brutality on display daily
Rana El-Khatib, Arizona Republic, January 25, 2004 “Israel good!” were the last words my husband…
Where day to day living has had its heart cut out
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 19 January 2004 Abu Dis — Fatina Zen stayed until the…
Getting the hell into Gaza
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 15 January 2004
And the twins died
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, 1/9/04 The twin girls died one after the other. The first to…
