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Under pressure, ICC opens official investigation into war crimes in Palestine

December 29, 2019 Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, issued a statement on 20 December 2019 that the ICC will be opening an official investigation into Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity in […]
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Hundreds in New York march to stand with Gaza, Palestinian resistance

November 20, 2019 Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Times Square in New York City on Friday, Nov. 15, to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza and support the Palestinian struggle for liberation. The protest came as […]
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New York Nov. 9: Protest to free Palestinian prisoners and #BoycottPuma

November 7, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Hosted by Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST PUMA (609 Fifth Avenue, New York) 609 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10017 Bring signs, flags, […]
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From Damascus to New York, solidarity with imprisoned Palestinians

November 6, 2019 Greg Butterfield
Throughout the world, movements for social justice and people’s liberation recognize that one of the most important acts of solidarity is support for political prisoners. Those who have sacrificed their freedom for the liberation struggle […]
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Call to Action Nov. 8-11: Free Khalida Jarrar, Heba al-Labadi, Samer Arbeed and all Palestinian prisoners!

October 31, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network urges all supporters of justice in Palestine to hold events, actions, info tables, demonstrations, postering campaigns and mobilizations on 8 through 11 November to demand freedom for Palestinian political prisoners […]
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International call for month of action for Georges Abdallah

September 14, 2019 Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah is a Lebanese communist activist. He was arrested in Lyon, France, in 1984 and convicted in 1987 as the alleged founder of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions (FARL). In 1982, as Israel […]
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Tlaib and Omar: A watershed moment in the struggle against imperialism and racism

August 23, 2019 Lev Koufax
On Aug. 17, 2019, Rep. Rashida Tlaib stood in front of a crowd in her hometown of Detroit. The event was technically a public Shabbat called by the progressive Jewish community. However, a diverse and […]
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Palestinian professor hits back at Israel lobby attacks

August 17, 2019 David Spero
Aiming to expose and loosen the influence of the Israel lobby on U.S. campuses, Palestinian-born professor Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi has sued San Francisco State University (SFSU) in federal court for illegal retaliation for her political […]
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Solidarity with Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Lebanon

August 1, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
A rally outside the Lebanese Mission to the United Nations in New York City on July 30 protested the treatment of Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Demonstrations were also held a few days before […]
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Ilhan Omar’s support of BDS isn’t anti-Semitic. It’s just common sense

July 27, 2019 Lev Koufax
On July 17, progressive Minnesota Congressperson Ilhan Omar introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives defending people’s right to boycott. Omar’s resolution was in response to a proposed vote on the floor of the […]