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Oct 16, 2026

Israel Is More Isolated Than Ever. Is It Enough to End the Gaza Genocide?
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, OCT 7, 2026
arms, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, boycott, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, genocide, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Lebanon, Nakba, October 7, Palestine, polls, two-state, United States (US), West Bank
“The Cruelty is Staggering”: Jasper Nathaniel on Reporting from the West Bank
Current Affairs, 06 April 2026
activists, aid, American, apartheid, Bezalel Smotrich, civilians, Congress, courts, Democratic Party, detainees, ethnic cleansing, genocide, human rights, Iron Dome, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jasper Nathaniel, Jewish, journalists, land, law, military, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, Palestinian, policy, prisoners, public opinion, settlers, starvation, terrorism, torture, two-state, United States (US), West Bank, Zionism
2026.01.21: Beyond Political Illusions: What This Moment Demands of Us
Online, 9 AM CT
Bethlehem, calendar, equality, genocide, Hebrew, Hosni Mubarak, human rights, Huwaida Arraf, Israeli, Jeff Halper, Jerusalem, justice, law, Madison, nonviolence, Nonviolence International, one-state, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, terrorism, two-state
Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, Dec 21, 2025
apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, colonialism, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, Ganim, Israel Lobby, occupation, Rayan Abu Muallah, settlers, terrorism, two-state, West Bank
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Michael D. Shear, Daniel Berehulak, Leanne Abraham and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 20, 2025
Al-Mughayir, Bedouin, Bethlehem, Bezalel Smotrich, confiscation, Hebron, home demolition, Huwara, Jericho, Jonathan Pollak, Jordan Valley, land, Mike Huckabee, Mohammad Shalabi, Muarrajat, New York Times, olive trees, Rahaf al-Ashqar, Ramallah, Sayfollah Musallet, settlers, Sinjil, terrorism, travel, Tubas, Tulkarm, Turmus Ayya, two-state, West Bank
A smaller cage: Israel’s ‘two-state solution’ on Gaza’s ruins
Muhammad Shehada, The New Arab, 11 December 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, genocide, Hamas, hasbara, propaganda, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, two-state, war, Yellow Line
Liberation Is Not Integration: On liberal Zionism, one-state fantasies, and what Palestinians actually want
LARA KILANI, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 8, 2025
human rights, one-state, Palestinian, two-state, Zionism
A Dual Crisis – Palestinian Public Opinion Amidst Occupation and a Leadership Vacuum
Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR), 28 October 2025
occupation, one-state, Palestinian, polls, public opinion, two-state
2025.11.05: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine
Online, 11:15 am
apartheid, calendar, democracy, equality, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Madison, occupation, one-state, online, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, two-state, violations
What’s the Point of Recognizing the State of Palestine?
Joel Beinin, Sep 25, 2025
allies, Australia, Canada, ethnocracy, France, Germany, Italy, Joel Beinin, one-state, Palestine, Portugal, two-state, United Kingdom (UK)
The Meaning of Western Recognition of Palestine
MOUIN RABBANI, Jacobin, 09.24.2025
allies, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, genocide, Mouin Rabbani, Palestine, two-state
UK recognises Palestinian statehood 108 years after Balfour Declaration
Maziar Motamedi and Federica Marsi, Al Jazeera, 21 Sep 2025
Al Jazeera, Balfour Declaration, nationalism, Palestinian, two-state, United Kingdom (UK)
‘This Place is Ours’
Prime Minister of Israel, Sep 11, 2025
colonialism, ethnic cleansing, Jerusalem, law, Maale Adumim, settlers, terrorism, two-state, West Bank
Israel PM vows ‘there will be no Palestinian state’
Agence France-Presse, 11 Sep 2025
colonialism, ethnic cleansing, Jerusalem, law, Maale Adumim, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, two-state, West Bank
Iron Dome Is Not a Defensive System
Dylan Saba, Jewish Currents, May 25, 2023
aid, American, arms, BBC, BDS, benefit, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, civil rights, civilians, Congress, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Egypt, ethnicity, Gaza, Haaretz, Hamas, hospitals, human rights, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jewish, Joe Biden, journalists, labor, land, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Nathan Thrall, negotiations, New York City, occupation, Operation Cast Lead, Operation Pillar of Defense, Palestine, Palestinian, Progressives, protest, Rafah, Rashida Tlaib, religion, resistance, resources, sanction, solidarity, tech, Tel Aviv, terrorism, two-state, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations (UN), United States (US), vote, Wall, war, world
2025.06.29: “The Moral Issue of Our Time: Palestine”
Online, 2:30-4:00  PM CT
Al Jazeera, Arab, calendar, Electronic Intifada, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), human rights, Intifada, Israel, Jerusalem, land, law, Madison, Middle East, nationalism, nonviolence, Nonviolence International, one-state, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, schools, terrorism, two-state, Washington DC, Zionism
This Is Israel
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, JUN 03, 2025
Amazon, apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, Caitlin Johnstone, civilians, colonialism, Gaza, hospitals, images, immigrants, indigenous, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, journalists, land, media, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, settlers, terrorism, two-state, video, war, West Bank, world, Zionism
Why was a Gaza-bound aid ship attacked near Malta?
Neville Borg, Times of Malta, May 6, 2025
aid, Ann Wright, blockade, civilians, drones, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Greta Thunberg, images, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, labor, Madison, Malta, Mavi Marmara, media, Middle East, military, online, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, Tunisia, two-state, war, water
Wife of Oscar-winning director says he was savagely beaten outside his home
BY JULIA FRANKEL, AP, March 25, 2025
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Trump Halts Sanctions On Israeli Settlers
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 22 2025
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