The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
2004
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From churches, a challenge to Israeli policies
Some may wield an old financial tool – divestment – to register concern about peace…
Saying no to Israel is not anti-Semitism
B.J. Paschal, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, December 1, 2004 DOES AN AMERICAN religious denomination such as…
November 10, 2004,
Refuseniks Noam Bahat and Shimri ZameretFirst Unitarian Church University Bay Drive 7:00 pm We will be hosting a program with…
October 23, 2004
Film: The Fourth World WarUW-Madison Humanities, Rm 3650 7:00 pm The Fourth World War will have its Madison premiere…
Palestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
PERSONAL VIEWS British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004 Does the death of an Arab weigh…
Israeli troops probed for killing child
Israeli troops who killed a Palestinian schoolgirl in the Gaza Strip have come under investigation…
Donating to Apartheid
If the donor states now finance the upgrading of Palestinian roads, they will be providing…
Hilarity from Gaza
9/8/2004 Dear Jennifer, I hope you are fine. I was reading the news on haaretz…
September 20-24, 2004
WHEELS OF JUSTICE TOURBRINGING THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND PALESTINE TO MADISON On September 20th and 24th, the…
Letter from a friend in Gaza
8/19/2004 Here’s a message from a friend in Gaza. It talks about life in Rafah,…
August 18, 2004
Rev. Dr. Mitri RahebICB sculpture The Segregation Wall, 09-Nov-03 Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 W. Lacy…
Back in Ramallah
Andrea Becker, 04 July 2004 Relatively easy somehow: went through Israeli security ‘lite’: no body…
US bulldozer firm in Mid-East row
A leading UN official has warned US manufacturer Caterpillar that it may be complicit in…
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
11 June 2004 Friends, I have just returned from a trip to Lebanon and Syria…
Gila Svirsky: Working to break the silence
6/6/2004 Friends, Last week probably set a record for demonstrations in Israel against the…
June 6, 2004
Mosaic Communities ProgramThe Crossing 1127 University Avenue (University and Charter) 7:00 pm The Mosaic Communities group is…
Statement by European Jews for a Just Peace
Paris, 22 May 2004 We, European citizens from ten European countries gathered in Paris for…
Mazin Qumsiyeh: Sleeping on a bus and more
Mazin Qumsiyeh, 5/9/2004 Here is something to inspire you. Read this. It will help you…
Photos of Rafah Damage
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May 25, 2004
SILENT VIGIL & MARCH FOR ATROCITIES IN RAFAH!Please check out this site for the latest news on Rafah: www.palestinemonitor.org The Madison chapter…
RAFAH DAILY UPDATE (Volume 5) during Operation Rainbow
May 20, 2004 Attached is the Rafah Update Volume 5. The situation is worsenning so…
Some of the bodies were put two to a box
Amira Hass, Haaretz, 5/20/04 RAFAH — Suddenly there was a shout from outside: “Leave…
Rafah and Gaza emergency
May 18, 2004 Friends, We need your help. There is an emergency situation right now…
Appeal for Rafah City
18 May 2004 Dear Madam/Sir, I write to you today with the high hopes that…
Israelis Call for Gaza Pullout at Peace March
Julie McCarthy, NPR, May 16, 2004 Israelis gather for a peace march to urge a…
Rules Prevent Scholar From Researching
Gil Halsted, Wisconsin Public Radio Monday May 10, 2004 (EAU CLAIRE) New Homeland Security rules…
Wake up, world! Hear O Israel, wake up!
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 19:30:43 +0200 From: “Gila Svirsky” (gsvirsky@netvision.net.il) Subject: Anarchy in our…
Yes, Alice, it does do some good
Gila Svirsky, www.coalitionofwomen4peace.org4/21/2004 Dear Alice, You were signature number 2,750 on the petition “Open the…
April 23, 2004
International Day of Action Against Caterpillar in PeoriaSTOP CATERPILLAR CAMPAIGN — PROTEST IN PEORIA APRIL 23 — BUS INFO BELOW stopcat.org, April…
April 19, 2004
Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam: Jews and Palestinians Can Live TogetherGrainger Hall Morgridge Auditorium UW-Madison 7:00 pm Situated midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Neve…
April 26, 2004
Balata Refugee Camp TourImmanuel Lutheran Church 1021 Spaight Street, Madison 1:00 – 3:30 pm: East High School students…
April 20, 2004
Muli Linder, Israeli RefusenikThe Crossing 1127 University Ave., Madison 7:00 pm Muli Linder, an Israeli refusenik who is…
UN has stopped emergency food aid in Gaza
UNRWA Press Release 1 April 2004 UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…
How Israel promotes terror in the occupied territories
Tanya Reinhart, Yediot Ahronot, 31 March 2004 — An extensive discussion has already taken place…
Reflections on the killing of Shaikh Ahmad Yasin
William R. Polk, March 28, 2004 Before a few days ago, few people in…
Victory of Brutality
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Mar 14, 2004 A new species of officer is achieving greatness in…
March 9, 2004
Madison Premiere of The Killing ZoneTuesday, March 9 The Crossing 1127 University Avenue (University and Charter) 7:00 pm Wednesday, March…
Sharon is not the Problem
Ghadi Karmi, CounterPunch, February 20, 2004 The Sharon government is widely regarded, even by Israel’s…
Return to Rafah: Journey to a land out of bounds
Jennifer Loewenstein, The Electronic Intifada, 17 February 2004
Checking On The Checkpoints
They’re all women, all Israeli and every day they go to West Bank checkpoints to…
Diagnosing Benny Morris: the mind of a European settler
Gabriel Ash, The Electronic Intifada, 27 January 2004
In Gaza, Israeli brutality on display daily
Rana El-Khatib, Arizona Republic, January 25, 2004 “Israel good!” were the last words my husband…
Moral decay and Benny Morris
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 24 January 2004
Where day to day living has had its heart cut out
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 19 January 2004 Abu Dis — Fatina Zen stayed until the…
Getting the hell into Gaza
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 15 January 2004
A Contrast in Media Coverage
MRSCP, Jan 13, 2004
19 Left Dead in Failed Hunt for Master Bomber
This article states that the accused shooter of Tom Hurndall has also been charged with…
And the twins died
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, 1/9/04 The twin girls died one after the other. The first to…
The hope of Shatila
The Geneva accord won’t bring peace because it signs away the rights of Palestinian refugees…
Sharon must be stopped
Mustafa Barghouthi, Palestine Monitor, December 2003 Last week, Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon declared that…
