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Aug 25, 2026

Freedom Flotilla 2 and The Audacity of Hope
Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, Here is a special request regarding the upcoming Freedom…
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What Bibi Gains by Misrepresenting Obamas Middle East Policy
Joe Klein, Time, May 26, 2011 Of all the petty annoyances, misdemeanors and felonies of…
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Egypt partly reopens Rafah border with Gaza
Commercial traffic to pass through border points with Israel Adel Zaanoun, Agence France Presse, 28…
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Obama Presses Israel to Make ‘Hard Choices’
‘I can continue defending you to the hilt, but if you give me nothing to…
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2011.05.14: Dissent is Not a Crime: Two Subpoenaed Activists Speak Out
Sat, May 14, 2011 1:00 – 3:00 pm St. John’s Lutheran Church 322 East Washington…
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2011.03.22: Ziad Abbas at MATC
MATC Downtown Education Center 211 N. Carroll Street, Room D240 Madison [Map] 1:30 pm –…
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2011.03.21: Ziad Abbas at UW-Madison
4 – 5:30 pm Room 336, Ingraham Hall UW-Madison [Map] Ziad Abbas will speak on…
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2011.03.20: Annual Rachel Corrie Dinner
Bunky’s Cafe 2425 Atwood Avenue Madison [Map] Cash bar/socializing 5:30 pm Dinner 6:00 pm Program…
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2011.02.24: Amy Goodman on “Uprisings: from the Middle East to the Midwest”
Amy Goodman in Madison Democracy Now! Executive Producer Amy Goodman and Senior Producer Sharif Abdel…
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Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian, 65, in His Bedroom
Afterward they asked for his identity card Subhiya Awad al-Qawasmeh placed a picture of her…
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Israeli Intransigence Lets BDS Into the Mainstream
Alex Kane, December 21, 2010 The world is fed up with Israel, with its continued…
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2010.11.17: Gilbert Achcar on “The Arabs and the Holocaust”
Gilbert Achcar “The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives” Wednesday, November 17…
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2010.10.07: Fall Educational Series on the History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice 122 State St, Rm 407, Madison 6:30 pm Organized…
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Why Israelis Don’t Care About Peace with Palestinians
Karl Vick, Time, September 2, 2010 Jerusalem — Heli and Eli sell condos on Exodus…
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Israeli rabbi remarks on Palestinians deeply offensive: US
Agence France Presse, 30 Aug 2010
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ADL explains why Foxman lobbied against imams Auschwitz trip
Justin Elliott, Salon, Aug 23, 2010
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Break the Silence Mural Project
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Opening Rafah crossing as lifeline for Gaza poses dilemma for Egypt
Jack Shenker, The Guardian, 2 June 2010
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Israeli attack on Gaza flotilla sparks international outrage
Robert Booth, The Guardian, 31 May 2010
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Activists embrace nonviolence in world’s hot spots
Phil Haslanger, Cap Times, Apr 1, 2010
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