Middle East

On March 7, several dozen protesters gathered in Milwaukee as part of a nationwide call to action to stop the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran.

UWM students talk about the decades-long struggle with the hard-line government and why they're ready for the country to turn a new leaf.

At UW-Milwaukee, leadership and pro-Palestinian protesters came to an agreement to remove an encampment this week. But some staff and Jewish groups have criticized how the university handled the situation.

A substitute resolution drops references to genocide during the Middle East conflict.

More than 70 inter-faith leaders in the Milwaukee area have signed a statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Israel and Palestine. They're also worried about the spread of violence across the Middle East.

WUWM talks to two people with Wisconsin ties have lost relatives to the conflict in Israel and Palestine.

Milwaukee artist Reid Finley and photographer Samer Ghani worked together to create a mural to honor Ghani's Palestinian-American cultural heritage and explore his experience as a first-generation American.

Two women from an Israeli peace group spoke in Milwaukee in June. Nadia Hamdan, a Druze-Israeli, and Roni Yavin, a Jewish-Israeli, are part of Women Wage…

Earlier this month, Lake Effect featured a story on the Concert for Peace put on by the Jewish Community Center that united violin and oud player…

Unlike other election years, the Middle East has not gotten a lot of attention as a campaign issue this season. There’s been some lingering talk of former…