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Aug 18, 2026

The reflection in the mirror
Two weeks later, I was at the Aaskar refugee camp, near Nablus. That day, the…
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Amira Hass: There’s a Settler in Every Israeli
Amira Hass, Haaretz, July 6, 2005 The hunting season is at its height, and the…
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United Church of Christ General Synod Resolution: Tear Down the Wall
2005 United Church of Christ Synod Tear Down the Wall – Resolution of Witness Submitted…
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They Broke the Public’s Heart
For years, the news media ignored the injustices the settlers inflicted on their neighbors. Gideon…
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Palestine: the economy of despair
The West Bank city of Nablus is relatively calm at present. Anyone who can raise…
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Mustafa Barghouti: The liberation of the Israeli and Palestinian people
Israel must understand that the liberation of the Israeli people depends on the liberation of…
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Prisoners in Israeli Occupation Forces Prisons
Dear all, I received disturbing news about prisoners in IOF prisons in Israel. 30-year-old, Salameh…
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Avi Shlaim: Withdrawal is a prelude to annexation
Avi Shlaim, The Guardian, 21 June 2005
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Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks a “Myth”
Palestine Media Center (PMC), June 11, 2005 In a report titled “The Myth of Incitement…
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05.06.25: Rebuilding Homes in Rafah, Rebuilding Hope in Palestine
Panel Discussion with Craig and Cindy Corrie and Khaled and Samah Nasrallah Saturday, June 25,…
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Mezan Center is Key Partner in Palestine
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, May 9, 2005 Madison — The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
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Israeli Extremists Lose, as a New Generation of Palestinians Wins
Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May/June 2005 THEY BREATHE the same air,…
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2005.03.06-20: Silent Art Auction for Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem
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From churches, a challenge to Israeli policies
Jane Lampman, The Christian Science Monitor, DECEMBER 6, 2004
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Saying no to Israel is not anti-Semitism
B.J. Paschal, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, December 1, 2004 DOES AN AMERICAN religious denomination such as…
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Palestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
Derek Summerfield, British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004
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Israeli troops probed for killing child
Israeli troops who killed a Palestinian schoolgirl in the Gaza Strip have come under investigation…
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Donating to Apartheid
If the donor states now finance the upgrading of Palestinian roads, they will be providing…
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2004.08.18: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb
ICB sculpture The Segregation Wall, 09-Nov-03 Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 W. Lacy…
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Back in Ramallah
Andrea Becker, 04 July 2004 Relatively easy somehow: went through Israeli security ‘lite’: no body…
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