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West Bank

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Gaza City in the spotlight: hesitant hope in a city where everyone still wants out
Miriam Berger, The Guardian, Saturday 25 November 2017
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New Palestine 101 video! – US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
Anna Baltzer, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 29 Nov 2017 Have you ever heard anyone…
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Israel and the US are trying to prevent publication of a ‘blacklist’ of companies doing business in the West Bank
Business Insider/Julie Bort Josef Federman, Josh Lederman, Jamey Keaten, Business Insider, November 27, 2017 Israel…
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Israel no longer bothers with the illusion of legal proceedings
Israel is so confident of its ability to expel Palestinian communities that it no longer…
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2017.12.03: Lessons and Carols for Advent
First Congregational United Church of Christ 1609 University Avenue, Madison 7:00 pm The local Bright…
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2017.11.09: Global Day of Action: A World without Walls
Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign (Stop the Wall)
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PayPal: Stop Discriminating Against Palestinians
We won’t accept PayPal’s discrimination against Palestinians! PayPal refuses to offer its services to Palestinians…
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Thousands Of Israelis Take To The Streets Calling For Palestinian Genocide
Whitney Webb, MintPress News, October 6, 2016
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A Policy of Displacement
Visualizing Palestine, September 2012 “‘Policy of Displacement’ focuses on the Israeli government’s widespread practice of…
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The Sumud Freedom Tour
This is our moment of unity, of coalition building Holy Land Trust Mission Holy Land…
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Ilan Pappe: No, Israel Is Not a Democracy — And Never Was
Israel is not the only democracy in the Middle East. In fact, it’s not a…
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2017.09.16: Film Bar Bahar/In Between
Vilas Hall, Room 4070 UW Campus 7:00 pm [Map] Bar Bahar/In Between is a controversial…
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Justice for Palestine
Justice for Palestine, War on Want, Sep 9, 2017
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Palestinian Authority arrests human rights activist Issa Amro
Michael Schaeffer and Omer-Man, +972, September 5, 2017
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Alison Weir: Israel’s New Travel Ban
Alison Weir, Dissident Voice, March 20, 2017
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Congress’s Anti-Boycott Act Threatens More Than Free Speech
Churches for Middle East Peace, July 28, 2017 In The News Democratic Senators Rethink Bill…
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Churches are standing up!
Anna Baltzer, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 23 Jul 2017
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Israel seizes solar panels donated by Dutch government
Bethan McKernan, The Independent, 3 July 2017
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#ObliteratedFamilies –
Gaza: A Gaping Wound
July 2, 2017
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Majdalawi Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, June 27, 2017
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