The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
United States
Jul 3, 2026
Last night, in Colorado’s First District, AIPAC lost
Jewish Voice for Peace Action, July 1, 2026
2026.06.30: ‘Cuba’s Queer Rights Revolution!” – End the U.S. Blockade!
Online, 7-8:30 pm Central
The killing of baby Sam: Broken hearts are not enough
Cassandra Dixon and Barb Olson et al, Cap Times, Jun 19, 2026
Al Sumud, arms, B’Tselem, checkpoints, children, civilians, Hebron, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Mark Pocan, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Playgrounds for Palestine, Projects, Sam Abu Haikal, Tel Rumeida, United States, United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation, war crimes, West Bank
Tell Congress to Vote YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, June 3, 2026
Israel and Gaza: the threat of further humanitarian catastrophe
The Guardian, 29 May 2026
American Jews: a future without Zionism in the wake of the Gaza genocide
CALEB KAUFMAN, MONDOWEISS, MAY 13, 2026
2026.06.03: Let Cuba Live: No US War on Cuba Demonstration
Willy and Blair Streets, Madison, 5-6 pm
Storied New York food co-op votes to boycott Israeli products after contentious campaign
Alice Speri, The Guardian, 26 May 2026
US Sanctions Peaceful Gaza Flotilla Organizers
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, May 19, 2026
2026.05.17: Author Event: Sahar Mustafah with Fawzy Qamar
A Room of One’s Own, 2717 Atwood Ave, Madison, 3-4 pm
How the Iran War is Changing the Middle East
JUAN COLE, Informed Comment, 05/09/2026
We Are Not Numbers Newsletter
April 27, 2026
Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto
DON MOYNIHAN, APR 20, 2026
2026.04.22: Film Earth’s Greatest Enemy, the Environmental Cost of the U.S Military
UW-Madison Humanities, Rm 1101, 455 N Park St, doors 5 pm, film 5:30-7:30 pm
The One-sided Israeli-Lebanese Ceasefire Agreement
Mouin Rabbani, April 16, 2026
This War is All About the Palestinians
PETER BEINART, APR 13, 2026
2026.04.24: Teach-In: Roots and Realities of the War in the Middle East
UW-Madison, DeLuca Biochemistry Rm 1125, 420 Henry Mall, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
“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, West Bank, Zionism
Massive Israeli Assault on Lebanon Threatens U.S.-Iran Ceasefire
LYLLA YOUNES, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 08, 2026
US Taxpayers Are Funding the Gift Card Israel Uses to Buy US Weapons
STEPHEN SEMLER, COMMON DREAMS, Apr 07, 2026
The US and Israel Are Making Gaza-Style War the New Normal
Branko Marcetic, Jacobin, 04.01.2026
US Killed Children in Iran Using New Missile That Explodes Into Pellets
Sharon Zhang, TRUTHOUT, March 30, 2026
The media need to advocate for peace
CODEPINK, April 1, 2026
Oops, we have wrecked another country
David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 25 March 2026
No roll call, no votes recorded. This seriously happened.
The Wisconsin Senate passed SB 445 that uses the IHRA definition of antisemitism to threaten…
2026.04.17: The United States and the Middle East: Geopolitics, Resistance and Power
UW-Madison Memorial Library, Room 126, 8:30 am – 5 pm
2026.03.02: America’s Middle East with Marc Lynch of George Washington University
UW-Madison Ingraham 206, 12 – 1:15 pm
Netanyahu, wanted for war crimes, signs onto “Board of Peace”
Drop Site Daily: February 12, 2026
URGENT FREE SPEECH ALERT: Wisconsin Senate Moves IHRA Bill Behind Closed Doors
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), February 2, 2026
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American Cities Are Not Occupied Territory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), January 14, 2026
Alex Pretti, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), arms, discrimination, Homeland Security (DHS), immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israeli, killing, law, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, Renee Good, solidarity, training, United States, video
Statement from the Corries on Gaza and Venezuela
January 10, 2026
American Friends Service Committee Newsletter
AFSC, December 8, 2025
aid, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Arab, arms, artist, Aya Ghanameh, banned books, BDS, Ben and Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, books, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, censorship, children, divest, Gaza, genocide, Hannah Moushabeck, Homeland, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Interlink Foundation, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, land, literature, Madison, Noura Erakat, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, poetry, Rafah, Rashida Tlaib, resources, schools, Sim Kern, solidarity, State Capitol, stories, sumud, take action, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), United States, war, world
Trump’s Plan for Gaza
DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 18, 2025
assassination, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, Board of Peace, Donald Trump, Egypt, Europe, Gaza, Hamas, images, Indonesia, Israel, Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jared Kushner, Jordan, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Mike Waltz, New York City, occupation, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, prison, Qatar, Rafah, resistance, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States, vote, war, world
Netanyahu is preparing a way out
Elijah J Magnier, Oct 09, 2025
aid, American, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Congress, Donald Trump, Egypt, freedom, Gaza, Germany, Hamas, hostages, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jared Kushner, Jordan, law, Lebanon, media, military, negotiations, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, public opinion, Qatar, resistance, Steve Witkoff, Syria, tech, Turkey, United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN), United States, war, withdrawal
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and Genocide Funding
The Intercept, Sep 14, 2025
2025.08.28: Film “War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death”
Madison Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin, 6 pm
The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition
Ashley Wu, New York Times, July 30, 2025
Palestine coverage scares off nonprofit news funders
Nicole Froio, Prism, July 23, 2025
James Gunn’s Superman cements Israel’s villain status in the American imagination
MITCHELL PLITNICK, MONDOWEISS, JULY 18, 2025
American, antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, Betar, books, civilians, Europe, film, Gaza, immigrants, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, justice, Madison, media, Meta, Middle East, military, Muslim, October 7, online, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, Progressives, protest, Rafah, Russia, United States, war, war crimes, world
“Precisely Designed Mass Starvation”: Aid as Weapon in Israel’s War on Gaza
DEMOCRACY NOW! JULY 21, 2025
aid, American, Arab, blockade, civilians, democracy, Gaza, genocide, Germany, healthcare, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, justice, Madison, media, military, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, refugees, sanction, satellite, shelters, snipers, starvation, terrorism, Tufts, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN), United States, video, vote, war, water, women, world
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, vote, Wall, war, worldUN rapporteur calls for global action to stop ‘genocide’ in Gaza
MANUEL RUEDA, AP, July 15, 2025
apartheid, arms, ban, Benjamin Netanyahu, civilians, Congress, economy, embargo, Europe, Francesca Albanese, Gaza, genocide, Hamas, healthcare, Holocaust, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Ireland, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, justice, land, law, Madison, media, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Qatar, Rafah, sanction, South Africa, Spain, stories, terrorism, Turkey, United Nations (UN), United States, war, West Bank, world
New UN report reveals the companies getting rich off Israeli occupation and genocide
JONATHAN OFIR, MONDOWEISS, JULY 6, 2025
Airbnb, Amazon, annexation, apartheid, arms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), benefit, Blackrock, blockade, British Petroleum (BP), Canada, Caterpillar, Chevron, corporations, divest, drones, economy, Egypt, Elbit Systems, Eli Valley, embargo, environment, Europe, FANUC Inc, Francesca Albanese, Gaza, genocide, Google, Hewlett-Packard, hospitals, human rights, Hyundai, IBM, images, indigenous, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, Japan, Jerusalem, Jordan, justice, labor, land, law, Lockheed Martin, Madison, Maersk, Masafer Yatta, media, Microsoft, military, MIT, music, occupation, online, Palantir, Palestine, Palestinian, rabbis, Rafah, resources, sanction, South Africa, students, taxes, tech, terrorism, travel, unions, United States, Vanguard, violations, Volvo, war, war crimes, water, West Bank, worldIsraeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank
Alana Wise, NPR, JULY 12, 2025
Trump as Netanyahu’s Spokesman: U.S. Policy in Gaza Mirrors Israeli Ambitions
Elijah J Magnier, Jul 3, 2025
aid, allies, American, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, ceasefire, civilians, Donald Trump, Europe, Gaza, Golan Heights, Hamas, human rights, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, land, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, occupation, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Steve Witkoff, Sudan, Syria, terrorism, United States, vote, war, West Bank, withdrawal, world
2025.07.25 Update: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa in Madison
First Unitarian Society, 12 noon & Christ Presbyterian Church, 7 pm
American, arms, calendar, California, children, Church of Christ, democracy, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Europe, Gaza, genocide, healthcare, hospitals, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, Khan Younis, Madison, Middle East, New York Times, NGOs, nurses, Palestine, Palestinian, paramedics, peace, Presbyterian, Rafah, secular, torture, Unitarian, United States, UW-Madison, volunteer, war, world, World Health Organization (WHO), WORT 89.9 FMEgypt Cracks Down on the “Global March to Gaza”
Emad Mekay, Jewish Currents, Jun 23, 2025
Abdel el-Sisi, aid, Algeria, American, Arab, arms, BBC, blockade, Camp David, Canada, checkpoints, Chicago, Congress, delegation, deportation, disinformation, Egypt, Europe, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, genocide, Germany, Global March to Gaza, Hamas, hasbara, hospitals, human rights, hunger strikes, images, Israel, Israel Katz, Israeli, Jewish, justice, labor, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Morocco, Muslim, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, propaganda, protest, Rafah, sanction, solidarity, South Africa, starvation, Syria, Tel Aviv, terrorism, travel, Tunisia, tunnels, Turkey, UC Berkeley, unions, United States, video, volunteer, war, war crimes, water, worldWhat Zohran’s Victory Means
Peter Beinart, Jun 25, 2025
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Israel ‘disappeared’ 377,000 people in Gaza, half of them children: report
The New Arab, Jun 24, 2025
U.S. INTEL SAYS IRAN ISN’T A NUCLEAR THREAT
Nick Turse, The Intercept, June 17, 2025
aid, American, arms, assassination, BBC, Benjamin Netanyahu, civilians, Donald Trump, drones, Gaza, healthcare, hospitals, Iran, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, land, Madison, media, Middle East, military, nuclear, October 7, Palestine, Rafah, Russia, spying, State Department, United Nations (UN), United States, veto, war, world, WORT 89.9 FM
2025.06.23: Iran war teach-in
Online, 7 PM CT
Trump Announces U.S. Bombing of Iran
Jun 21, 2025
Huckabee’s Dangerous and Misguided Post to Trump
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, June 19, 2025
aid, Al-Aqsa Mosque, allies, American, bases, benefit, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Donald Trump, economy, Egypt, Gaza, healthcare, Hiroshima, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, Judea, justice, land, Madison, Middle East, Mike Huckabee, military, Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, Nagasaki, nationalism, nuclear, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rafah, Russia, Samaria, Syria, United States, vote, war, world, Zionism
U.S. Senate War Powers Resolution on Iran
Peace Action, Jun 16, 2025
Israel Attacks Iran, Promising Full-Scale Military Operation
MURTAZA HUSSAIN, DROP SITE NEWS, JUN 12, 2025
Thousands head to Egypt in bid to break Israel’s Gaza blockade
Nadeen Ebrahim and Annoa Abekah-Mensah, CNN, June 12, 2025
Israel launches several attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs
Al Jazeera, 5 Jun 2025
Al Jazeera, Arab, assassination, Beirut, Gaza, Hezbollah, Israel, Israeli, Lebanon, Madison, Muslim, Palestinian, Rafah, United States, war
No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign
June 4, 2025
allies, arms, ban, Black, Christian, Cisco, Congress, discrimination, Donald Trump, healthcare, human rights, immigrants, immigration, law, Madison, Middle East, Muslim, Progressives, racism, Rafah, religion, resources, schools, solidarity, South Africa, students, terrorism, travel, United States, visas
As Israel Slaughters Gazans, US House Progressives Push ‘Block the Bombs Act’
JESSICA CORBETT, COMMON DREAMS, Jun 05, 2025
alders, American, Amnesty International, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bernie Sanders, blockade, civilians, Congress, Donald Trump, Gaza, Hamas, hospitals, hostages, human rights, images, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Joe Biden, justice, law, Madison, Madison Common Council, Mark Pocan, military, negotiations, October 7, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, prison, Progressives, rabbis, Rafah, Rashida Tlaib, schools, starvation, taxes, United States, violations, vote, war, war crimes
“No Other Land” centers the resilience of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation
DAVID BOFFA, TONE MADISON, MAY 21, 2025
aid, American, apartheid, Basel Adra, civilians, colonialism, documentary, donate, ethnic cleansing, film, Hamdan Ballal, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, journalists, labor, land, Madison, Masafer Yatta, media, military, No Other Land, occupation, Oscar, Palestine, Palestinian, racism, Rafah, settlers, stories, tech, terrorism, United States, video, vigil, war, West Bank, Wisconsin
2025.05.29: Gaza and the West Bank, A Struggle for Survival Amid Genocide
Midvale Community Lutheran Church, 4329 Tokay Blvd, 7:00 pm
Bethlehem, blockade, calendar, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, civilians, delegation, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, genocide, justice, Lutheran, Madison, Muslim, Muslims, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, resistance, shelters, starvation, terrorism, United States, war, water, West Bank, world
Hamas and U.S. reach deal on U.S. hostage release
RYAN GRIM, DROP SITE NEWS, MAY 11, 2025
Lebanon: Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Civilians
Human Rights Watch, April 23, 2025
allies, ambulances, arms, BBC, Beirut, Canada, civilians, doctors, drones, Gaza, Germany, Hamas, Hezbollah, hospitals, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, journalists, justice, law, Lebanon, Madison, media, military, October 7, online, Palestine, Rafah, satellite, South Africa, Syria, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN), United States, victims, video, violations, war, war crimes, women
Liberal militarism and Zionism started the latest McCarthyism
Jeet Heer, The Nation, April 2025
aid, antisemitism, censorship, civilians, colleges & universities, Columbia, Democratic Party, deportation, disinformation, documentary, Donald Trump, free speech, Gaza, green cards, Hamas, hasbara, images, immigration, Israel, Israeli, Joe Biden, land, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, McCarthyism, military, New York City, New York Times, No Other Land, October 7, Oscar, Palestinian, prison, Progressives, propaganda, protest, Rafah, schools, State Department, students, terrorism, United States, visas, Wall, war, world, Zionism
News Graveyards: How Dangers To War Reporters Endanger The World
Nick Turse, Watson Institute For International And Public Affairs, April 1, 2025
Israel Preparing to Seize Ethnically Cleansed Rafah for Permanent Buffer Zone
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Apr 09, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, civilians, Donald Trump, education, Egypt, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, human rights, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Katz, Israeli, Jewish, justice, Khan Younis, land, Madison, Middle East, military, Nakba, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, South Africa, starvation, United Nations (UN), United States, veterans, Wall, war, war crimes, women, world
Justice for Palestinian-American Omar Mohammed Rabea!
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Apr 7, 2025
aid, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Benjamin Netanyahu, citizen, civilians, discrimination, Donald Trump, ethnicity, FBI, hospitals, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, justice, killing, law, Madison, media, military, Omar Mohammed Rabea, Palestine, Palestinian, paramedics, police, Rafah, Ramallah, settlers, terrorism, Turmus Ayya, United States, violations, vote, West BankThe Low-Hanging Fruit of Canceled Student Visas
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance, March 30, 2025
Amazon, arms, Badar Khan Suri, climate, colleges & universities, Columbia, deportation, doctors, Donald Trump, education, free speech, Gaza, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel Lobby, justice, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, media, Minnesota, New York Times, police, protest, Rafah, Ramadan, Rumeysa Ozturk, Russia, schools, students, terrorism, Tufts, United States, video, visas, war, West BankRubio boasts of canceling more than 300 visas over pro-Palestine protests
Joseph Gedeon, The Guardian, 27 Mar 2025
colleges & universities, deportation, doctors, Donald Trump, free speech, Fulbright Scholar, Gaza, green cards, Hamas, Homeland Security (DHS), images, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Jamaica, land, Madison, Marco Rubio, media, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, refugees, Rumeysa Ozturk, State Department, students, Tufts, United States, visas, war, world
Kids Under Fire: An investigation into Israeli soldiers shooting children
Al Jazeera, Mar 27, 2025
Al Jazeera, American, arms, Caitlin Johnstone, children, doctors, documentary, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Dr. Mimi Syed, film, Gaza, healthcare, hospitals, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Khan Younis, Leahy Law, Madison, military, New York Times, nurses, Palestinian, paramedics, Rafah, snipers, United States, video, war, war crimes
Israel’s return to war is a prelude to mass expulsion
Ben Reiff, +972 Magazine, March 18, 2025
Abraham Accords, American, apartheid, assassination, Basel Adra, BDS, benefit, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, blockade, detainees, doctors, documentary, Donald Trump, Dr. Abu Safiya, Egypt, Eli Valley, environment, equality, ethnic cleansing, film, Gaza, Haaretz, Hamas, Hamdan Ballal, healthcare, hospitals, hostages, images, Israel, Israel Katz, Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jordan, journalists, justice, Khan Younis, land, Madison, media, military, Nakba, Nasser Hospital, Netzarim, No Other Land, occupation, October 7, Oscar, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, racism, Rafah, Ramadan, resistance, Steve Witkoff, Sudan, Syria, terrorism, travel, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States, Wall, war, water, West Bank, worldTell your Senators: No More Weapons to Israel!
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), March 19, 2025
aid, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Arab, arms, BBC, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bernie Sanders, civil rights, civilians, Congress, discrimination, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, genocide, Grassroots, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, justice, law, Lebanon, Madison, Marco Rubio, media, military, October 7, Palestinian, Rafah, schools, take action, United States, war
ADC Statement on the Collapse of a Ceasefire That Never Was
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), March 18, 2025
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Israel launches strikes across Gaza Strip, killing more than 100
By Lyndal Rowlands and Erin Hale, Al Jazeera Live, 18 Mar 2025
Al Jazeera, blockade, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, Donald Trump, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, Houthis, images, Iran, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Khan Younis, land, Lebanon, media, Nasser Hospital, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, Red Sea, solidarity, Syria, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United States, video, war, Yemen
Emergency Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump’s Attack on Free Speech
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Mar 16, 2025
allies, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, Arab, civil rights, colleges & universities, Cornell, deportation, discrimination, Donald Trump, donate, Europe, free speech, Grassroots, Homeland Security (DHS), human rights, IBM, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Jewish, justice, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, McCarthyism, media, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, solidarity, students, training, United States, Vietnam, Wall
After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
JOCELYN GECKER, AP, March 15, 2025
allies, American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), California, civil rights, colleges & universities, deportation, doctors, Donald Trump, education, Europe, free speech, green cards, healthcare, Homeland Security (DHS), immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, journalists, justice, land, law, Leqaa Kordia, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, media, New York City, online, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, Russia, schools, stories, students, terrorism, United States, University of California, visas, war, West Bank
Day 5 – Mahmoud Khalil News You Need To Know
Arab American Institute, March 13, 2025
American, antisemitism, colleges & universities, Columbia, deportation, discrimination, Donald Trump, donate, education, free speech, immigration, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Jewish, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, schools, students, United States, war, world, Zionism
U.N. Commission and U.S. Surgeons Accuse Israel of Genocide and Torture
Democracy Now!, March 13, 2025
aid, American, Amy Goodman, births, blockade, California, Congress, democracy, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Dr. Mark Perlmutter, Europe, Gaza City, genocide, Hamas, healthcare, homeless, hospitals, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Khan Younis, law, media, New York Times, nurses, Palestine, Palestinian, paramedics, peace, prison, protest, Qatar, rape, refugees, solidarity, surgery, terrorism, torture, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations (UN), United States, video, volunteer, war, women, world, ZionismArrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about green card holders
REBECCA SANTANA, AP, March 10, 2025
antisemitism, apartheid, colleges & universities, Columbia, deportation, divest, Donald Trump, free speech, Gaza, green cards, Hamas, Hezbollah, Homeland Security (DHS), immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Iraq, Jewish, land, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, New York City, Palestinian, prison, protest, Rafah, resistance, Russia, schools, State Department, stories, students, terrorism, United States, visas, warADC Issues Travel Advisory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Mar 7, 2025
American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Arab, ban, civil rights, discrimination, Donald Trump, donate, Grassroots, green cards, human rights, immigration, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Iran, Iraq, justice, law, Madison, media, Muslim, Palestine, Rafah, students, Sudan, Syria, travel, United States, Venezuela, volunteer, Yemen
‘Stop the Ethnic Cleansing’: the Most Powerful Oscars Speech in Years
MEHDI HASAN, ZETEO, MAR 02, 2025
Amazon, American, Basel Adra, BBC, documentary, ethnic cleansing, film, Hamas, Hamdan Ballal, home demolition, hostages, images, Israeli, justice, land, law, Masafer Yatta, media, military, New York Times, No Other Land, Oscar, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, settlers, terrorism, United States, victims, video, war, West Bank, world
‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary
HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, AP, March 2, 2025
Basel Adra, Benjamin Netanyahu, checkpoints, deaf, documentary, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, film, Hamas, Hamdan Ballal, home demolition, hostages, Israeli, Jewish, labor, land, law, LGBTQ+, Madison, Masafer Yatta, Middle East, military, No Other Land, Oscar, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, schools, settlers, stories, terrorism, training, United States, war, water, West Bank, world‘No Other Land’ is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation
MARK KENNEDY, AP, February 5, 2025
Basel Adra, Bezalel Smotrich, documentary, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, film, Hamas, Hamdan Ballal, home demolition, images, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, justice, land, Madison, Masafer Yatta, media, military, music, New York City, No Other Land, occupation, Oscar, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, protest, Rafah, resistance, schools, settlers, stories, terrorism, training, United States, vote, war, water, West Bank, winter, women
Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas for new ceasefire proposal
TIA GOLDENBERG AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 2, 2025
aid, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, civilians, closures, Donald Trump, Egypt, football, Gaza, Gaza City, Geneva Conventions (1949), Hamas, healthcare, hostages, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Muslim, negotiations, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah, Ramadan, Return, South Africa, starvation, Steve Witkoff, stories, Tel Aviv, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), United States, violations, war, withdrawal, women, Yasser Arafat
Families rejoice as hundreds of Palestinian hostages are freed
Lara Kilani, Good Shepherd Collective, Feb 27, 2025
aid, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, detainees, doctors, donate, Dr. Abu Safiya, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, hostages, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, law, Madison, media, October 7, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, shelters, starvation, terrorism, torture, United States, video, war, water, West Bank, women, world
Netanyahu refuses mobile homes and earthmovers for Gaza
The Times of Israel, Feb 16, 2025
2025.02.25: Lessons from Anti-Apartheid Struggles
Online 11 am – 12 pm CT
From Greenland to Gaza: The New American Imperialism
Peter Beinart, Feb 5, 2025
Abdel el-Sisi, American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Avigdor Lieberman, Benjamin Netanyahu, Canada, Christian, Donald Trump, Egypt, ethnic cleansing, Greenland, Hebrew, imperialism, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, land, law, media, October 7, Palestinian, Panama, Peter Beinart, rabbis, Republican Party, resources, United States, world, WORT 89.9 FM
‘We’ll Own It’: Trump Floats US Takeover of Gaza after Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Feb 04, 2025
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Feb 5, 2025
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The United States Has a Moral and Legal Obligation to Rebuild Gaza and Protect Its People
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
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Trump, in shock announcement, says U.S. wants to take over Gaza Strip
Reuters, February 4, 2025
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The New York Times and Others Respond to Trump
Trump promises to turn Gaza into ‘the Riviera of the Middle East,’ Feb 4, 2025
