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Jul 26, 2026
Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about green card holders
REBECCA SANTANA, AP, March 10, 2025
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ADC Statement on the Detainment of Mahmoud Khalil
Mar 10, 2025
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2025.03.11: UW-Madison Protest for Mahmoud Khalil
UW-Madison Library Mall, 12 pm
Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza
MELANIE LIDMAN AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 9, 2025
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Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza to force hand of Hamas
Jason Burke, The Guardian, 9 Mar 2025
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DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Encampment
JANINE ALHADIDI AND MEGHNAD BOSE, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 9, 2025
The Oscar went to ‘No Other Land,’ but that might not save Masafer Yatta
Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, March 8, 2025
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Trump threatened to kill everyone in Gaza. The media lied about it.
OWEN JONES, BATTLELINES, MAR 7, 2025
Tell Your Senators to Oppose the IHRA Antisemitism Awareness Act
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), March 4, 2025
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2025.03.13: A Conversation with Mazin Qumsiyeh
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) – USA, Mar 4, 2025
2025.03.12: A Conversation with Issa Amro and Jeff Halper
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) – USA, Mar 4, 2025
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Tell your Senators to reject Mike Huckabee for Ambassador to Israel
Action Network, Mar 4, 2025
Archiving Gaza: The Race to Save Evidence of War Crimes
LILA HASSAN, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 04, 2025
AJP Action Condemns Israel’s Violation of Ceasefire Terms
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action, Mar 3, 2025
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2025.03.12: #BoycottChevron for Human Rights and Planet Earth
Online, 12 PM Central, 8 PM Palestine
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‘Stop the Ethnic Cleansing’: the Most Powerful Oscars Speech in Years
MEHDI HASAN, ZETEO, MAR 02, 2025
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‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary
HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, AP, March 2, 2025
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MARK KENNEDY, AP, February 5, 2025
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Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza to change ceasefire deal
Julian Borger, The Guardian, 2 Mar 2025
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Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas for new ceasefire proposal
TIA GOLDENBERG AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 2, 2025
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