War
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Milwaukee college students travel to Israel amid war with Hamas
More than a dozen Milwaukee college students spent time last month in an immersion program on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A UW-Milwaukee student and the director of Hillel Milwaukee share their insights.
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Calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire highlight tensions among Wisconsin Democrats at state convention
Some Democrats in Wisconsin are divided over how the Biden administration has handled the Israel-Hamas war
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Wisconsin human rights activist frustrated after blocked attempt to bring aid to Palestinians
A Wisconsin activist who has been volunteering in Palestine for decades says it’s ‘heartbreaking’ that desperately needed humanitarian aid cannot make its way into the Gaza Strip.
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Hidden in the jungle, team finds fighter plane flown by ace pilot Richard Bong
After 80 years, a team has found wreckage of the fighter plane flown by Wisconsin ace pilot Richard I. Bong in the jungle of Papua New Guinea.
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UW-Milwaukee, protesters reach agreement to end pro-Palestinian encampment
The pro-Palestinian encampment at UW-Milwaukee will end this week after protesters reached a deal with the university ahead of graduation ceremonies this weekend.
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UW-Madison faculty, staff stage walkout in support of pro-Palestinian protesters
During the Faculty Senate meeting, UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin stood by the decision to have police clear the encampment. She said the encampment is both illegal and a safety concern.
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UW pro-Palestinian protesters: ‘We will stay out here until our demands are met’
Pro-Palestinian protesters at UW campuses have a list of demands for their universities when it comes to the Israel-Hamas war. But campus leaders say a solution is nuanced.
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Wisconsin native leads school with over 140 Ukrainian children fleeing war
Principal Anna Cirilli feels under pressure to fundraise, network and raise awareness amid managing the trauma from a war thousands of miles away.
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Wisconsin state lawmakers join national call for ceasefire in Gaza
Seven Democratic members of the Wisconsin state Legislature have signed onto a national letter to the White House calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Sen. Ron Johnson: Israel should ‘have jurisdiction’ over Gaza
Israel should gain full administrative authority over Gaza, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said in an interview with WPR’s “Central Time,” with Arab states absorbing more Palestinian refugees. “I think at […]