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Aug 22, 2026

Iconic Palestinian activist dies after being run over by Israeli forces
Shatha Hammad, Middle East Eye,17 January 2022
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Omar Assad, a long-time Milwaukee resident, found dead in West Bank after detention by Israeli soldiers
His family wants an investigation Mourners carry the body of Omar Assad during his funeral…
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Palestinian-American man, 80, found dead after Israeli raid in West Bank
BBC News Services, January 13, 2022
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ADC Statement on Sanctioned Israeli Murder of Palestinian American
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | January 13, 2022 – The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)…
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Elderly Palestinian-American dies after violent arrest by Israeli forces
Shatha Hammad, Middle East Eye, 12 January 2022
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#Palestine: Violations of Palestinian Digital Rights in 2021
The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media (7amleh), 2022-01-10 1,033 violations of Palestinian…
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Human rights defenders targeted by Israel launch joint website
Online Hub Provides Information and Calls to Action Aimed at Reversing Ban on Six Palestinian…
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Why US lawmakers should witness the Israeli occupation firsthand
Nasser Nawajah, +972 Magazine, December 8, 2021
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New Film on Hebron at the New York Times
Mission: Hebron by Israeli filmmaker Rona Segal was published recently in the opinion section of…
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Settler attacks on Palestinians more than double in two years
Middle East Eye, 4 October 2021
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Tell Justin Bieber to Cancel his Performance in Apartheid Israel
Codepink Petition Pop star Justin Bieber is scheduled to perform in Israel on October 13,…
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Israel can monitor every telephone call in West Bank and Gaza, says intelligence source
Lubna Masarwa, Middle East Eye, 15 November 2021
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The Residents of Firing Zone 918
This morning, residents of Haifa, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv awoke to find posters depicting the…
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Israeli NSO’s Pegasus spyware used to hack Palestinian activists’ phones
Wow. @ronenbergman confirms that Israel rushed to classify the 6 Palestinian civil society orgs as…
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Amnesty Condemns Settler Attack on Palestinian Playground
The Palestine Chronicle, November 8, 2021
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Digital Censorship Of Palestinians
Zena Al Tahhan, Al Jazeera, 2 Nov 2021
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Human Rights Groups: ‘Israel targeted us for one reason’
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, October 25, 2021
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2021.11.08-11: The Other Israel Film Festival
The Other Israel Film Festival Streaming two films from Breaking the Silence The First 54…
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2021.10.16 Update: Palestinian Olive Oil and Crafts Sidewalk Sale
Saturday, Oct 16, 10 am – 4 pm 1924 East Dayton Street, Madison [Map] Off…
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#SaveAlWalaja
More #SaveAlWalaja graphics to stop ethnic cleansing for 220 families in Al-Walaja
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