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Speech on Armistice (Veterans) Day at the Ring a Bell for Peace ceremony

by Mike Paradela Watch a video of the event here. Thank you for giving me the honor and the opportunity to speak on this most important day. We are all gathered here today to remember the origins of Veterans’ Day — Armistice Day. A day to warn against the horrors…

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November 12, 2025
Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Israel’s Destruction of Gaza Over Last 2 Years ‘Would Not Have Been Possible’ Without $21.7 Billion From US

by Julia Conley in Common Dreams, October 7, 2025 Tuesday marked two years since the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel that killed more than 1,100 people and provoked the Israeli military’s slaughter of over 67,000 Palestinians in Gaza, and a new report provides an accounting of the United States’ support…

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October 8, 2025
Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Genocide as spectacle: The Netflix era of war

by Ismail Salahuddin in Middle East Monitor, Sept 14, 2025 In an age where our phones glow with the endless stream of breaking news, short videos, and curated feeds, genocide itself has been transformed into consumable content. We live not simply in an era of wars but in what might…

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September 15, 2025
Israeli occupation / Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

As Israeli Genocide Intensifies, Majority of Americans Support Palestinian Statehood

"Israel has lost the support of the world, including the American people," said policy analyst Jeffrey Sachs. By Stephen Prager, Common Dreams, August 20, 2025 As the US backs Israel's plans to occupy Gaza and expand illegal settlements in the West Bank, a solid majority of Americans say the world…

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August 20, 2025
Congress / Israeli occupation / Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Khanna, Lofgren, Panetta, Liccardo…Block the Bombs!

Members of Congress introduced the first ever bill that proactively seeks to prevent the U.S. from sending some of the worst weapons to the Israeli military.  The Gaza Healthy Ministry confirmed  59,219 people have been killed in Gaza by the Israeli military since October 7, 2023, with human rights organizations…

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July 23, 2025
arms embargo / Congress / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Block the Bombs to Israel

Since the beginning of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in October 2023, the US has given more than $30 billion in taxpayer-funded weapons to Israel to enable its atrocities. The US is not only complicit in Israel’s killing of at least 54,000 Palestinians–our weapons make us partners in crime.…

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June 9, 2025
Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Palestine And Its Metaphors

Palestine is not a symbol. It is a real place, under siege. And to see it clearly, we must burn the language that keeps us blind. by Masood Haque in Common Dreams, June 6, 2025 Metaphors kill. Not with bullets or bombs, but with confusion. They blur what demands clarity.…

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June 6, 2025
Latin America / Palestine Solidarity / SJPJC / War on Gaza

The Nakba anniversary: Shared lessons between Palestine and Latin America

by Eman Abusidu in Middle East Monitor While its geographical epicentre lies in the Middle East, the memory and meaning of the Nakba extend far beyond Palestine, resonating deeply across Latin America — a region shaped by colonisation, dictatorship, forced displacement and enduring resistance. Though the names, languages, and landscapes…

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May 18, 2025
American War in Vietnam / History / Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

How the Vietnam and Gaza Wars Shattered Young Illusions About US Leaders

Emerging generations learned that moral concerns about their country’s engagement in faraway wars meant little to policymakers in Washington. by Norman Solomon, Apr 30, 2025 in Common Dreams Eight years before the U.S.-backed regime in South Vietnam collapsed, I stood with high school friends at Manhattan’s Penn Station on the…

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May 6, 2025