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Sara Roy, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, June 28, 2016 During a brief pause to hostilities in July 2014, families returned to eastern Gaza, which saw some of the heaviest […]
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Elizabeth Kucinich in Gaza (UNRWA USA) Elizabeth Kucinich, The Hill, June 23, 2016 This month, U.S. congressmen, including Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), were refused entry into […]
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Palestinian child’s drawing (GMHF) We are launching a project to help Rafah build a Mental Health Library of professional books requested by providers. This is a critical need: the Gaza […]
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Gaza boy needs specialized medical treatment abroad The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) is bringing Ahmad and his mother to Madison for treatment at American Family Children’s Hospital. See the […]
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Hello from Gaza. My name is Anees Mansour, one of a group of volunteers working with at-risk children in Rafah, Gaza. With your help we’ve already done so much this […]
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This is from the Middle East Children’s Alliance project assistant in Gaza, who tells us that the program now has 220 children enrolled over two shifts. Photos are taken with […]
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Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) — Rafah Related articles: Samira Project Children’s Counseling A Samira Project Success Story
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Gaza Mental Health Foundation At the request of the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) has agreed to raise funds for the Samira Project in […]
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Raymond Deane, The Electronic Intifada, 31 July 2015
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), July 2015 [pdf-embedder url=”http://madisonrafah.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ocha_opt_gaza_blockade_factsheet_july_2015_english.pdf”]
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Charlotte Silver, The Electronic Intifada, 18 June 2015 Palestinians queue at the Rafah crossing on 14 June. Ashraf Amra/APA images Fahad stood on his crutches at the Rafah terminal, the […]
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Desolation and destiny in a land in limbo Banksy artwork on the ruins of a building destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Beit Hanoun (Alice Su) Alice Su, The Atlantic, May […]
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(See Funding Campaign for Filmmaker Fida Qishta) Sunday, March 15 First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall 203 Wisconsin Avenue Madison [Map] 7:00 pm Join us for “Dessert and a Movie” […]
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Friday March 13 Memorial Union UW-Madison Campus 6:30 pm [Map] Gaza film-maker Fida Qishta will speak and show her groundbreaking film “Where Should the Birds Fly”, the first film about […]
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BBC News, 14 November 2014 Dr Gilbert, pictured here in 2009, has been a frequent visitor to Gaza. (Getty Images) A Norwegian doctor has been permanently banned from entering the […]
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Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 10 September 2014 Destruction everywhere UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs A new United Nations assessment published this week lays out the massive […]
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The Lancet, Volume 384, No. 9941, p397–398, 2 August 2014 [pdf-embedder url=”http://madisonrafah.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Lancet-Mads-Gilbert-PIIS0140673614610448.pdf” title=”Lancet Mads Gilbert PIIS0140673614610448″]
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Girls Preparatory School A, Rafah A gift from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and others, Dedicated to Karin Sandvik More on the Maia Project from the Middle East Children’s […]
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Michele Bahl, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 14, 2012 Yesterday we visited the Gaza Community Mental Health Program. Since the siege, which started in 2006 when Hamas won the election, […]
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Interfaith Peace-Builders, November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 – Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) is pleased to announce that our 21 member delegation to the Gaza Strip passed safely through the Rafah […]
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“What We Saw, What We Can Do” April 12, 2012, 7:00 pm 180 Science Hall, UW-Madison Campus Book signing to follow Dr. Mads Gilbert, one of two Norwegian doctors who […]
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Children at the Tuyar Al-Jena Kindergarten in Rafah turn on the tap Here in Wisconsin we’ve hardly been hibernating. So much is happening at the state and local level, to […]
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We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children Children at the Tuyar Al-Jena Kindergarten in Rafah were excited to receive a Maia Project […]
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Hello everyone, Thought you might like to see these pictures of the first water filter installed in the kindergarten in Rafah….from the funds raised over the past year. As […]
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We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children Children at the Tuyor Al-Jena Kindergarten in Rafah were excited to receive a Maia Project […]
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Commemorating the life of Rachel Corrie Sunday, March 21 4:30-5:30 pm Silent Auction viewing and bidding 5:30-6:30 pm Vegetarian Dinner by Lulu’s restaurant 6:30-9:00 pm Program Fellowship Hall, First United […]
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United Nations Association of Dane County Speaker: Jennifer Loewenstein Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Friends Meeting House 1704 Roberts Ct, Madison [Map] Please join us for […]
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Patrick Moser, Agence France Presse, Oct 27, 2009 JERUSALEM (AFP) – Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Israel of denying Palestinians adequate access to water while allowing Jewish settlers in the […]
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The University of Wisconsin – Madison Middle East Studies Program April Lecture Series Prof. Noam Chomsky; Dr. Rita Giacaman; Dr. Graham Watt Sunday, 5 April 2009 Rita Giacaman; Bir Zeit […]
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O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Silent art auction and other events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem. Location: St. Stephens Lutheran Church, 5700 Pleasant Hill Rd., Monona, WI. For info call: Church office: […]
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Playgrounds for Palestine – Madison 2008 Project: A Playground for Jenin! PfP-Madison is excited to announce that our first fundraising project is to raise $12,000 in 2008 to build a […]
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Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, 03 March 08 People I know and love are dying. They are under a siege that prevents them from getting adequate food, medicine and […]
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December 12, 2007 Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, As we approach the holiday season and the end of the tax year, please consider donating to the following emergency appeals […]
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Barb Olson, The Capital Times, December 07, 2007 “After meeting their own low expectations for the Annapolis conference amid intense skepticism, Bush administration officials crowed with delight,” said an Associated […]
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Palestinians wait to cross the Rafah border for medical treatment (Photo M. Omer) Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September/October 2007 PERCHED ATOP A suitcase and trunk, her […]
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Victoria Brittain, Guardian Unlimited, January 30, 2007 Mona el-Farra, a Palestinian doctor working in Gaza should have been in London this evening, launching a campaign for peace between Israelis and […]
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Ceasefire between Palestinian factions enters into force after five days of intense inter-factional fighting United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 30 Jan 2007 Overview The ceasefire […]
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NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, CounterPunch, NOVEMBER 13, 2006 The historical chapters of Palestine Peace Not Apartheid are rather thin, filled with errors small and large, as well as tendentious and untenable interpretations. […]
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UW-Madison 1345 Health Sciences Learning Center 750 Highland Avenue 7-9:00 pm [pdf-embedder url=”http://madisonrafah.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/healthtourflyer.pdf”] Workers from the Ibdaa Health Committee of the Dheisheh Refugee Camp will be in Madison as part […]
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The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) is partnering with the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) in Rafah to send powdered milk to the people of Rafah. In January 2005 […]
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Samara Kalk Derby, The Capital Times, October 10, 2005 To get to work each day, Tawfiq Nasser needs a green card, known as a “dirty ID.” He also needs what […]
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A View From Jerusalem – Challenges for Palestinian Health Care Dr. Tawfiq Nasser, CEO of Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church 5700 Pheasant Hill Rd., Monona Dr. Nasser […]
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How Madisonians helped create a respite from violence for Palestinian children Kathy Walsh, Isthmus, April 29, 2005 Children were everywhere. They were standing on rooftops, shooting marbles in the streets, […]
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On his first visit to the Gaza Strip, Daniel Day-Lewis meets the Palestinian families living in the heart of the danger zone — and the psychologists who are counselling them […]
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Madison, Wis — A silent auction of donated art work benefiting Augusta Victoria Hospital in Palestine will be on display March 6-20, 2005. The show opens Sunday, March 6, 2005 […]
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PERSONAL VIEWS British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004 Does the death of an Arab weigh the same as that of a US or Israeli citizen? The Israeli army, with utter […]
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May 18, 2004 Friends, We need your help. There is an emergency situation right now in the Gaza Strip and the town of Rafah, in particular, with scenes that bring […]
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18 May 2004 Dear Madam/Sir, I write to you today with the high hopes that your consistent support to the Palestinian People and commitment to the peace process as the […]
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Gideon Levy, Haaretz, 1/9/04 The twin girls died one after the other. The first to die was the one who was born first, at the checkpoint. Several hours later came […]
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World Food Programme Report, 28 October 2003 . . . Christiane Berthiaume of the World Food Programme said that she had been in the occupied Palestinian territories last week. The […]