Straight from Palestine, popular dancers to perform in Wisconsin
Photo courtesy of of the U.S. Palestinian Community NetworkWishah Dance Troupe uses traditional debke to tell stories of the Palestinian people's daily life in the occupied territories.U.S. Palestinian Community Network is bringing two acclaimed...
Muslim boy killed and woman wounded in Illinois hate crime motivated by Israel-Hamas war, police say
Ahmed Rehab, left, executive director of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, embraces Odey Al-Fayoume, father of Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, at a news conference at the Muslim Community Center on Chicago’s Northwest Side, Sunday,...
Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival offers free showings of The Wisconsin Muslim Project and Gaza Fights for Freedom
The Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival, Oct. 19-22, presents films from around the globe that are timely and relevant that aim to generate meaningful discussion about Muslims and the Muslim world. The 8th annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival opens Thursday as...
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...
