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Sep 30, 2026

Will Israel Echo South Africa’s Apartheid?
David A. Andelman, CNN, December 29, 2016
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The Two-State Solution: What It Is and Why It Hasn’t Happened
“The two-state solution has for decades been the primary focus of efforts to achieve peace…
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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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How Israel Misuses the Bible
Daniel C. Maguire, Consortiumnews.com, December 27, 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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2016.11.29: Palestinian Author Reflects on Life in Gaza
Lupe Salmeron, Madison365, December 5, 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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A letter from Gaza to the Natives of Standing Rock
Israa Suliman, WE ARE NOT NUMBERS, November 15, 2016 Dear Native Americans, Although we are…
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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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I’m Jewish, and I want people to boycott Israel
The country must be held accountable for its human rights abuses. Rebecca Vilkomerson, executive director…
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U.S. criticizes Israeli settlement expansion, demolitions
Ruth Eglash and Carol Morello, The Washington Post, July 28, 2016 JERUSALEM — The Israeli…
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Vote for our Gaza photo in Global Giving contest!
Our photo (above), taken by Mohammad Mansour, was selected as a finalist in Global Giving’s…
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2016.07.20: Women’s Boat to Gaza
Women’s Boat to Gaza, July 20, 2016 Gaza has been under Israeli blockade for the…
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Poetry is not a Crime
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Second Class Citizens
Kevin Walsh, July 6, 2016 A 2009 study of the legal status of Israel’s occupation…
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Gaza: Abandoned in the Middle of Nowhere
Sara Roy, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, June 28, 2016 Palestinians in Gaza are largely…
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The Occupation of the American Mind
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, July 2, 2016 The Occupation of the American…
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Are state boycotts of the anti-Israel BDS movement constitutional?
Aidan Quigley, The Christian Science Monitor, June 27, 2016
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