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Aug 26, 2026

Israel’s Far-Right Draw on U.S. Funding Despite Terror Labels
Daniel Boguslaw, The Intercept, November 2 2022
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Pittsburgh Jews decry pro-Israel group’s support for Republican extremists
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 3 Nov 2022
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Palestine: Where Manufactured Water Scarcity Meets Climate Change
Anna Abraham, Currently, October 12, 2022 The Israeli-occupied territory of Palestine faces both natural and…
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2022.11.20: Webinar: Unrooting the Jewish National Fund
November 20 12 Noon Central Zoom Registration The Jewish National Fund (JNF) owns the land…
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Mazin Qumsiyeh: Palestine Is a Climate Justice Issue
Nov 9, 2022 12 PM Central Zoom Registration Join us to learn the environmental reality…
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2022.10.03: Gaza: The Longest Siege in Modern History
Video recorded October 3, 2022 In 1948, the tiny Gaza Strip was cut off from…
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Palestinians resisting forced removal by moving into caves
The people of Masafer Yatta are using ancestors’ caves to resist Israel’s home demolitions Members…
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No Government Has the Right to Pass Such Laws
Dr. James J. Zogby, Arab American Institute, October 17, 2022 During the past month Israel…
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Uruguayan National Football Team Cancels Trip to Israel
The Palestine Chronicle, October 12, 2022
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World class lineup at this year’s Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival
David Luhrssen, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Oct 14, 2022
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Anti-Palestinianism makes the misuse of antisemitism possible
MONA ABUAMARA, MONDOWEISS, AUGUST 20, 2022
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Unilever: Stop doing business in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
SumOfUs, Sep 29, 2022
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Update: Back-To-School Backpacks For Rafah Kids
135 backpacks to Rafah by MECA on our behalf More MECA photos from Gaza …
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Urgent Call to Defend Khallet ad-Dabe’ from Destruction
Stop the Wall, 26 September 2022 A whole village with over 90 residents is…
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#DefendMasaferYatta
USCPR, 9/19/22 Israel is carrying out the largest mass expulsion of Palestinian people from their…
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Israeli army: ‘High probability’ soldier killed reporter
Yellow tape marks bullet holes on a tree and a portrait and flowers create a…
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President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society
(Final version, emphasis added) Dear colleagues and comrades, Thank you so much for signing on…
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Khalil Awawdeh Announces End to Hunger Strike
The Palestinian hunger striker, whose images shocked the world amid his more than 170-day strike,…
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Israel’s top court rejects 2nd petition to release Awawdeh
A video showing Khalil Awawdeh and the toll his detention has taken on his body…
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Has the Fight Against Antisemitism Lost Its Way?
In a terrible irony, the campaign against “anti-semitism” has become a threat to freedom Peter…
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