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Two Palestinian children killed in blaze after Israel blocks fire brigade
Middle East Monitor, March 6, 2019
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2019.03.07: Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood
Goodman Public Library 2222 S Park St, Madison 6:30 pm Peace and Justice Book Club…
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Hello from Palestine
Operation Dove, 2/13/19 Facebook video: Israel Destroys South Hebron Hills Water Piping Today Israeli forces…
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Caves in the south Hebron Hills bring villages back to life
Ahmad Al-Bazz and Anne Paq, Mondoweiss, February 11, 2019
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South Hebron Hills Update
Expulsion by a thousand cuts Dear Friends, The last weeks have been busy and challenging…
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As West Bank Violence Surges, Israel Is Silent on Attacks by Jews
Israel’s right-wing government has remained silent, wary of alienating settlers in an election year The…
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Congressmen are trying to stop Rep. Rashida Tlaib from leading a delegation to the West Bank
Daily Kos, January 31, 2019
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DESTINATION: OCCUPATION by Amnesty International
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‘No to Apartheid’
Yumna Patel, Mondoweiss, January 23, 2019
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U.S. Senate Defends Israeli Government From Boycotts
First Bipartisan Bill in the Midst of the Shutdown Ryan Grim and Glenn Greenwald, The…
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2019.01.12: #CastLeadPlus10 Facebook Live
Just World Educational, January 6, 2019
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CODEPINK: Bank of NY Mellon — Divest from Elbit Systems
CODEPINK, December 31, 2018 Huge News! Last week HSBC Bank in the UK announced it…
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A Speech Pathologist Refused to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath
So She Lost Her Texas Elementary School Job Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept, December 17 2018…
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Lawmakers Consider Adding Measure Protecting Israel
Senator Richard C. Shelby, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, has objected to unrelated bills clinging…
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Curbing Speech in the Name of Helping Israel
A Senate bill aims to punish those who boycott Israel over its settlement policy. There…
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Collective Punishment Against Families
PCHR Ref:135-2018, December 15, 2018
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2018.12.06: Film 5 Broken Cameras
The Marquee Cinema, Union South 1308 West Dayton Street , Madison 7:00 pm Join UW…
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Airbnb Stops Listing in Illegal West Bank Settlements
CodePINK, November 19, 2018 This is a huge victory! Moments ago, Airbnb announced they will…
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2018.11.15: Updates on Gaza’s Water Crisis
A Public Affair, November 15, 2018 On today’s episode, we take a look at the…
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How can Gaza’s contaminated water catastrophe be solved?
Sandy Tolan, Al Jazeera, 30 Oct 2018
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West Bank

Two Palestinian children killed in blaze after Israel blocks fire brigade

2019.03.07: Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood

Hello from Palestine

Caves in the south Hebron Hills bring villages back to life

South Hebron Hills Update

As West Bank Violence Surges, Israel Is Silent on Attacks by Jews

Congressmen are trying to stop Rep. Rashida Tlaib from leading a delegation to the West Bank

DESTINATION: OCCUPATION by Amnesty International

‘No to Apartheid’

U.S. Senate Defends Israeli Government From Boycotts

2019.01.12: #CastLeadPlus10 Facebook Live

CODEPINK: Bank of NY Mellon — Divest from Elbit Systems

A Speech Pathologist Refused to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath

Lawmakers Consider Adding Measure Protecting Israel

Curbing Speech in the Name of Helping Israel

Collective Punishment Against Families

2018.12.06: Film 5 Broken Cameras

Airbnb Stops Listing in Illegal West Bank Settlements

2018.11.15: Updates on Gaza’s Water Crisis

How can Gaza’s contaminated water catastrophe be solved?