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May 21, 2026

Ilan Pappe: No, Israel Is Not a Democracy — And Never Was
Israel is not the only democracy in the Middle East. In fact, it’s not a…
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Systemic Racism and White Supremacy in America
Those Confederate statues were built on something even bigger. Watch my new video with MoveOn…
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US Campaign & ACLU on the Israel Anti-Boycott Act
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, July 20, 2017
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ADC Stands with Linda Sarsour
Washington, DC | www.adc.org | July 13, 2017 – ADC, the nation’s largest grassroots Arab-American…
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The Spoils of War
Alex Kane, The Indypendent, Jun 3, 2017
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Condemn, don’t celebrate, 50 years of occupation of Palestine
Barbara Olson, The Cap Times, Jun 11, 2017
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Bernie Sanders: 50 years of occupation must end
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz, June 05, 2017 Senator Bernie Sanders’ bid for the U.S. presidency…
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BREAKING: Trump Signs Waiver, But Senate Wants Embassy in Jerusalem
Josh Ruebner, U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 1 June 2017 Breaking news: Donald Trump has…
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2017.04.21-24 Update: Juan Cole Programs
April 21, 2017 WORT 89.9 FM A Public Affair: Juan Cole On The Middle East…
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New Israel Law Bars Foreign Critics From Entering the Country
“It’s going to be a giant sign up by the door of the Jewish state:…
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Bernie Sanders: On Anti-Semitism, Israel, and the Palestinians
Bernie Sanders, Common Dreams, February 28, 2017 Speech to this year’s J Street conference Thank…
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Mideast Can’t Even Agree on What ‘One-State Solution’ Means
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a joint news conference at…
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WKOW 27: Locals React to Trump and Netanyahu News Conference
Hunter Saenz, WKOW.com, February 15, 2017 11:55 PM MADISON (WKOW) — For decades, both sides…
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Israel Bulldozes Democracy
AYMAN ODEH, The New York Times, February 11, 2017 A Bedouin woman reacts to the…
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2017.02.11: Madison Resistance March
Madison Resistance March on Facebook Channel3000.com Madison-Rafah Sister City Project The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project…
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Israel passes bill to seize private Palestinian land for Jewish settlements
William Booth, The Washington Post, February 6, 2017 JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament passed a contentious…
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White House warns Israel on settlements
Jordan Fabian, The Hill, 02/02/17
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David Friedman Is Unfit to Be Ambassador to Israel
Josh Ruebner, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 31 Jan 2017 Donald Trump’s first ten days…
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A Dangerous Road to Education
Dear Friends, It is absolutely bizarre to be watching Trump’s policies of hatred unfold from…
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Open Doors for Refugees Response to Trump’s Ban
Today President Trump signed an executive order banning all refugees from entering the U.S. for…
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2017.02.07: Trump’s Policy on Palestine and the Middle East
The Palestine Center Washington, DC 12-1 pm CST As we begin 2017 with a new…
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2017.01.29: Citywide Forum to Bring Marginalized Communities Together
David Dahmer, Madison365, January 19, 2017
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Palestinians protest moving US embassy to Jerusalem
Israeli forces suppress weekly marches in Bilin, Kafr Qaddum Ma’an News Agency, January 21, 2017…
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Israel as the Lights Go Out
In America there is always a domestic political reason for not doing the right thing…
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Diana Buttu & Gideon Levy on Israeli Settlements, Kerry, Military Aid & End of Two-State Solution
Democracy Now!, December 30, 2016
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Will Israel Echo South Africa’s Apartheid?
David A. Andelman, CNN, December 29, 2016
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Kerry harshly condemns Israeli settler activity as an obstacle to peace
Carol Morello, The Washington Post, December 28, 2016 Secretary of State John F. Kerry on…
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Israel rejects ‘shameful’ UN resolution amid criticism of Netanyahu
Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, 24 December 2016
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What the UN Security Council resolution means for the US and Israel
Oren Liebermann, CNN, December 26, 2016
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New Senate bill threatens free speech
Instead of fighting antisemitism, new Senate bill threatens free speech Jewish Voice for Peace, 06…
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How to See Palestine: An ABC of Colonialism
Nicholas Mirzoeff, Critical Inquiry, November 28, 2016
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No fires or inciting politicians can destroy our shared society
Samah Salaime, +972, November 26, 2016
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Why Israel Still Refuses to Choose
It’s easier to leave Palestinians in limbo waiting for a “peace process” that goes nowhere…
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Clinton to Palestine: Drop dead
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, June 27, 2016
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Why Gaza Must Suffer Again
JONATHAN COOK, November 19, 2012
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Miko Peled’s Speech for Palestine Awareness Week at San Diego State University
I want to begin by thanking the members of AIPAC the Jewish Zionist community who…
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