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1st Year Anniversary of the Great March of Return

Palestinian Center for Human Rights, March 28, 2019

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Caves in the south Hebron Hills bring villages back to life

Ahmad Al-Bazz and Anne Paq, Mondoweiss, February 11, 2019

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As West Bank Violence Surges, Israel Is Silent on Attacks by Jews

Israel’s right-wing government has remained silent, wary of alienating settlers in an election year The…

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Lawmakers Consider Adding Measure Protecting Israel

Senator Richard C. Shelby, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, has objected to unrelated bills clinging…

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Curbing Speech in the Name of Helping Israel

A Senate bill aims to punish those who boycott Israel over its settlement policy. There…

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Green Riding Hood . . . Pain Dwells within Her Ribs

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), December 4, 2018

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ADC is Proud to Stand with Marc Lamont Hill

for Defending the Rights of the Palestinian People November 30, 2018 ADC is proud to…

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Tell CNN to Reinstate Marc Lamont Hill

On Thursday, November 29, 2018, CNN announced that it had severed ties with Temple University…

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Tell CNN: Advocating for Palestinian Rights is not Antisemitic

On Wednesday, Marc Lamont Hill, a political commentator on CNN, delivered a speech to the…

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Israeli Cabinet decides to continue airstrikes on Gaza ‘as necessary’

Ma’an News, Nov. 13, 2018 BETHLEHEM — The Israeli Cabinet reportedly decided on Tuesday afternoon…

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Gaza’s economy is not ‘falling.’ It was pushed.

Marilyn Garson, Mondoweiss, September 27, 2018

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2018.09.11: United Nations Association Lecture on Palestine

Madison Central Library 201 W Mifflin St 7:00 pm, 3rd Floor Since 2006 the speaker…

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UNRWA Crisis: Beyond Dollars and Cents

Zaha Hassan, Palestine Square | Institute for Palestine Studies, August 3, 2018 “Continuing services to…

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A Vengeful and Shortsighted Act

Palestinians waiting to cross the border to Egypt in May. (Adel Hana/Associated Press) New York…

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Wishing away Palestinian refugees: End of US’ UNRWA aid explained

‘Doomsday scenario’ could unfold unless Palestinian agency replaces US funding within 30 days, spokesperson says.…

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Debunking Four Myths Surrounding the Palestinian Protests

The justifications given for the deaths of Palestinian protesters just don’t add up Khan Yunis,…

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A Woman Dedicated to Saving Lives Loses Hers in Gaza Violence

Razan al-Najjar, 20, was trying to help an injured protester near the border fence when…

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Standing with my Muslim neighbors in the wake of Jerusalem and Gaza

Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman, The Cap Times, May 17, 2018

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These Members of Congress Are Trying to Visit Gaza — Israel Should Let Them Do So

Representatives Mark Pocan, Dan Kildee, and Hank Johnson Jr. were denied the opportunity to witness…

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