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Didier Ortiz of POWIR reads a testimonial

Miami, FL – Anti-war activists, students and Palestinian Americans gathered here to commemorate Al Nakba, which means “the catastrophe.” Al Nakba refers to the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians when they were violently forced off their land by Zionist militia groups in May 1948.

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By Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

PFLP leader Khalida Jarrar

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Occupation crimes on Nakba Day at Ofer will spark increased resistance

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Drop the charges against Rasmea Odeh

Tracy Molm of CSFR speaks at Twin Cities Al Nakba protest

Minneapolis, MN – More than 50 people jointed a protest in front of the Federal Building here, May 15, to mark the 66th anniversary of Al Nakba. Organized by the Twin Cites based Anti-War Committee, the demonstration called for an end of U.S. aid to Israel and for justice for Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh. Al Nakba, Arabic for “the Catastrophe,” marks the Zionist terror that accompanied the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Palestine in 1948 and the founding of Israel.

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Drop the charges against Rasmea Odeh

Minneapolis, MN -The Twin Cities based Anti-War Committee (AWC) will hold a protest, Thursday, May 15 to mark the 66th anniversary of Al Nakba, to call for an end to U.S. aid to Israel and to demand justice for Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh. Starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Minneapolis Federal Building (300 South 4th Street) the protest will feature speeches by local anti-war, Palestine solidarity and Palestinian activists.

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By Milwaukee Palestine Solidarity Coalition

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Milwaukee Palestine Solidarity Coalition.

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By Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following March 30 statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) that was issued to mark the Day of the Land, 2014:

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By Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following March 21 statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. PFLP demands PA security forces end campaign of arrests and persecution against its members

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Delores Phillips and Rasmea Odeh at Chicago International Women's Day event

Chicago IL – To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) in Chicago, and to honor leading Palestinian women’s rights organizer Rasmea Odeh, 70 activists came together here, March 8, for a panel and dinner titled, “Winning Justice for Palestine & for Rasmea Odeh.”

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Palestine solidarity activists disrupted speech by Homeland creator Ron Leshem

Milwaukee, WI – Nearly 50 Palestine solidarity activists disrupted a speech hosted by the Israel Center of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation on Jan. 30. The event featured Ron Leshem, the original producer of the Israeli television series Hatufim, which was adapted for U.S. television as the series Homeland.

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Palestine solidarity activists disrupted speech by Homeland creator Ron Leshem

Milwaukee, WI – Nearly 50 Palestine solidarity activists disrupted a speech hosted by the Israel Center of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation on Jan. 30. The event featured Ron Leshem, the original producer of the Israeli television series Hatufim, which was adapted for U.S. television as the series Homeland.

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By Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Feb. 2 statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)

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Sophia Hansen-Day and Kent Mori of the Anti War Committee

Saint Paul, MN – Activists from the anti-war and the Palestine solidarity movement gathered here, Jan. 24 to demand the release of all Palestinian political prisoners and an end to Palestinian Authority (PA) security cooperation with Israeli occupation forces. The group rallied for an hour in the midst of a snowstorm. The vigil was held in response to a call from the Campaign to Free Ahmed Sa’adat for Freedom Weeks to commemorate the 12th anniversary of Sa’adat’s abduction by PA forces.

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By Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Jan 15 statement from the leadership of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). You can read Fight Back!’s interview with PFLP General Secretary Ahmad Sa’adat here http://www.fightbacknews.org/2003-3-summer/pflp.htm

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Israeli war criminal Ariel Sharon died today, Jan 11, having spent the last eight years in a coma. He was 85 years old.

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By Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Jan. 6 statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

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By Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Dec. 30 statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) PFLP: Annexation bill targeting Jordan Valley requires escalating international confrontation

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By Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Statement on the work of the Seventh National Conference of the PFLP

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Rasmea Odeh receives award at People's Thanksgiving

Chicago, IL – Despite being the target of a major political attack by the U.S. government, Rasmea Odeh continues to work for the Palestinian people. This is why the 22nd Annual People’s Thanksgiving Dinner, held in Chicago Dec. 8, honored her with the “Nelson Mandela Award: Opposing Israeli Apartheid is not a Crime.”

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By Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Dec. 7 statement from the Popular Front of the Liberation Palestine (PFLP)

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By Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Nov. 25 statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

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