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war

Jul 20, 2026

2026.08.06: Annual Lanterns for Peace at Tenney Park
Wall Family Pavilion, 402 N. Thornton Av, Madison, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
calendar, Madison, peace, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), protest, war
The Plug is Pulled on Lindsey
Donald Trump, Gaza, genocide, Hamas, Israel Lobby, Lindsey Graham, religion, Republican Party, war
U.S. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators
Julian E. Barnes and Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, July 2, 2026
assassination, Iran, Israel, United States, war
AIPAC, Israel, Death and Destruction
Trita Parsi, Substack, June 22, 2026
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), children, civilians, Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, war, war crimes, Zohran Mamdani
2026.06.03: Let Cuba Live: No US War on Cuba Demonstration
Willy and Blair Streets, Madison, 5-6 pm
calendar, Cuba, Madison, protest, United States, war
2026.06.07 Update: Why We Record – Defying Fragmentation And Erasure In Palestine
First Congregational United Church of Christ, 131 6th Ave, Baraboo, 10:30 am – 1 pm
American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Baraboo, calendar, education, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, history, Nakba, Palestine, Rafah, stories, war, West Bank
How the Iran War is Changing the Middle East
JUAN COLE, Informed Comment, 05/09/2026
Iran, Israel, Middle East, NATO, Pakistan, petroleum, Saudi Arabia, solar, South Korea, Turkiye, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States, war
Is this what war looks like now?
Mohamad Bazzi, The Guardian, 24 Apr 2026
civilians, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, occupation, war, war crimes
A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it
Diana Buttu, The Guardian, 5 Oct 2025
Israel, occupation, Palestine, peace, war
How to burst the Israeli bubble
Noam Sheizaf, The Guardian, 14 Sep 2025
ethnic cleansing, genocide, Israel, Palestine, peace, war
Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil Bombed and Left to Die by Israel
JEREMY LOFFREDO, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 22, 2026
assassination, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), journalists, Lebanon, war, war crimes
2026.04.23 Update: Nonviolence in Action: Building the Beloved Community
Bethal Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Ave, Madison, 8 am – 5:15 pm. Keynote speakers available…
calendar, climate, democracy, economy, equality, guns, immigration, Interfaith Peace Working Group, Israel, justice, Madison, nonviolence, Palestine, peace, religion, war
Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto
DON MOYNIHAN, APR 20, 2026
Artificial Intelligence (AI), BDS, boycott, corporations, divest, Gaza, Israel, military, Palantir, sanction, tech, United States, war
The One-sided Israeli-Lebanese Ceasefire Agreement
Mouin Rabbani, April 16, 2026
ceasefire, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, United States, war
Madison Weekly Vigil Against War
Thursdays, Williamson & Blair Streets, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Iran, Kuwait, law, Lebanon, Madison, Middle East, Minnesota, Oman, Palestine, protest, Qatar, Rafah, Saudi Arabia, solidarity, Venezuela, vigil, war, world
This War is All About the Palestinians
PETER BEINART, APR 13, 2026
apartheid, Iran, Israel, occupation, Palestinians, South Africa, United States, war
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
calendar, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States, UW-Madison, war
6 Months On, 7 Ways Israel Has Destroyed the Gaza Ceasefire
TEAM ZETEO, APR 10, 2026
blockade, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza, Israel, Rafah, refugees, starvation, war, Yellow Line
2026.04.14: The Iran War and Annexation of the West Bank
Online, 12 PM CT
annexation, calendar, Iran, Israel, online, war, West Bank
Massive Israeli Assault on Lebanon Threatens U.S.-Iran Ceasefire
LYLLA YOUNES, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 08, 2026
ceasefire, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, United States, war