Unlocking the Mysteries of Multiple Sclerosis
A Medical College of Wisconsin physician-scientist, Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD, is conducting research he hopes will improve the treatment of MS. For all we know about multiple sclerosis (MS), a central nervous system disease that currently afflicts nearly 1...
UN expert warns of new instance of mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, calls for immediate ceasefire
GENEVA (14 October 2023) – A UN human rights expert warned today that Palestinians are in grave danger of mass ethnic cleansing and called on the international community to urgently mediate a ceasefire between warring Hamas and Israeli occupation...
Wisconsin-based coalition calls for halt of Israeli military attacks on unarmed civilians in Gaza
Photos by Cherrie HansonRepresentatives of Wisconsin organizations that work on peace and justice issues spoke at a press conference against a potential genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.“We state unequivocally the loss of Israeli lives cannot justify the...
Israel is preparing to commit genocide
A VIEW OF RUINS AND DEMOLISHED BUILDINGS FOLLOWING ISRAELI AIR STRIKES ON THE AL-RIMAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE GAZA STRIP ON OCTOBER 12, 2023. (PHOTO: ATIA DARWISH/APA IMAGES)Israel is planning on carrying out a genocide in Gaza. The motions have been underway...
Israel Responds to Hamas crimes by ordering mass war crimes in Gaza
A man weeps in the rubble of Gaza City after Israeli airstrikes on Oct. 9, 2023. Photo: Belal Khaled/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesISRAEL’S DEFENSE MINISTER Yoav Gallant used genocidal language and ordered mass war crimes in the occupied Gaza Strip on...
Wisconsinites fearful for family members in Gaza
Photos by Hosny SalahThis article is accompanied by photos taken in the Gaza Strip by Hosny Salah, a Palestinian photographer who lives there. Sources’ names have been changed for the protection of their family members in Gaza. Some fear relatives may be...
Israel Can’t Imprison Two Million Gazans Without Paying a Cruel Price
Behind all this lies Israeli arrogance; the idea that we can do whatever we like, that we’ll never pay the price and be punished for it. We’ll carry on undisturbed.We’ll arrest, kill, harass, dispossess and protect the settlers busy with their pogroms....
“Hostages?” How the U.S. media is distorting the news from Palestine
The mainstream U.S. media is using the word “hostages” to describe the Israelis who Hamas militants have captured and taken into Gaza. Analyzing this usage is a good way to introduce how the mainstream is distorting this latest crisis. First, some of the...
27th Steak and Potato serves halal ‘American style’
Photo courtesy of Mohammad Imran27th Steak & Potato owners Osama Abushanab (left) and Mohammad Imran (right) serving halal food at their new restaurant at 3158 S. 27th St. There is no “Islamic cuisine.” Muslims have brought the foods of their many...
A bright light on New York’s Bengali past
When Alaudin Ullah was growing up in East Harlem in the 1970s and 1980s, he loved hip-hop, graffiti art, and the New York Yankees, like many kids did at the time. Still, there was one readily evident difference between Ullah and his peers.Ullah’s parents...