The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Year: 2005
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NEW BARK BUT OLD BITE FOR ISRAEL’S SHARON
GEORGE ARIDA, Madison.com, Dec 9, 2005 Despite appearances to the contrary, Ariel Sharon is one…
Re Isthmus article on Camp Shalom
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, December 5, 2005 Regarding Robert Ablove’s letter about the…
Gaza, Israeli, Kathy Walsh, killing, Madison, MRSCP, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, schools, sister cities, terrorism, war, winterPlayground for Rafah Campaign
19-Nov-05 Playground for Rafah Campaign Give Children a Chance to Be Children Help Rebuild a…
University of Wisconsin Regents Urged To Divest From Israel
Aaron Nathans, The Capital Times, November 11, 2005 Protesters packed a hearing Thursday on the…
Re: Regents urged to divest from Israel
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 11, 2005 In the Capital Times article on…
2005.11.03: Ibdaa Dance Troupe in Madison
IBDAA! We are excited to announce that on Thursday November 3 the world-renowned Ibdaa Children’s…
Tawfiq Nasser: Palestinian Doctor Tells Of Life Under Occupation
Samara Kalk Derby, The Capital Times, October 10, 2005 To get to work each day,…
Augusta Victoria Hospital, Cap Times, Church of Christ, civilians, doctors, Fitchburg, green cards, healthcare, hospitals, ID, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Lutheran, Madison, Middle East, MRSCP, occupation, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Rafah, sister cities, Tawfiq Nasser, travel, Wall, West Bank, worldAin’t gonna study war no more
Bill Lueders, Isthmus, September 1, 2005 Camp Shalom had children pretend to be Israeli soldiers…
Jobless in Gaza
Mehammed Mack, L.A. Weekly, August 25, 2005 A somber note for many Gazans witnessing the…
Amira Hass, apartheid, Arab, Ariel Sharon, Black, blockade, climate, closures, deaf, documentary, economy, Gaza, Hebrew, images, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, journalists, labor, land, law, Lebanon, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, Ramallah, Rami Khouri, resistance, satellite, settlers, South Africa, terrorism, vigil, Wall, war, West Bank, withdrawalThe settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical
There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…
apartheid, Ariel Sharon, benefit, Caterpillar, Gaza, ghetto, Holocaust, home demolition, homeless, hospitals, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Islamic, Israeli, James Miller, Jerusalem, justice, land, media, Palestinian, police, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, religion, resistance, South Africa, students, terrorism, Tom Hurndall, training, travel, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Wall, war, West Bank, worldThe Shame of it All
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005
apartheid, Ariel Sharon, assassination, Beirut, blockade, civilians, economy, Egypt, Gaza, Haaretz, home demolition, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jewish, journalists, justice, land, media, military, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah, refugees, settlers, shelters, snipers, terrorism, torture, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), unemployment, victims, Wall, war, water, West Bank, worldAmira Hass: Khan Yunis / No Compensation for Arabs Losing Their Jobs in Katif
Amira Hass, Haaretz, 14 Aug 2005 Today is Omar’s last day of work for his…
A Message from Bertrand Russell …
… to the International Conference of Parlimentarians The New York Times, February 23, 1970 “The…
No Aid for Israel’s Gaza “Disengagement”
August “Washington Wednesday” Action Alert Start Date: August 10, 2005 End Date: To be determined…
J’accuse: Finkelstein and Dershowitz
It’s a dispute that involves just about every emotive issue you can think of –…
Alan Dershowitz, American, Amnesty International, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, Arnold Schwarzenegger, B’Tselem, books, California, civilians, democracy, education, free speech, Holocaust, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, land, law, media, Middle East, negotiations, Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, torture, United States, University of California, war, world, ZionismBigger Than AIPAC
Robert Dreyfuss, MIFTAH, August 09, 2005 Important new details of the U.S.-Israeli espionage case involving…
The Jerusalem Powder Keg
The International Crisis Group, REPORT No. 44, 2 AUGUST 2005
Arab, ethnic cleansing, Fatah, Hamas, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, law, media, Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, settlers, South Africa, terrorism, two-state, war, West Bank, withdrawal, worldAmira Hass: Fooling the High Court of Justice and the Hague
The legalistic deception of the Israeli Civil Administration: “It is all Israel” Amira Hass, Haaretz,…
Break the Silence’s Rachel Corrie Mural
Thank you Madison/Rafah Sister City Project for your endorsement of the Rachel Corrie Mural Project:…
The Shabak: “We are above the Law”
Life under occupation Yael Barda, Occupation Magazine, July 7 2005 Yesterday I had a fascinating…
free speech, Hebrew, human rights, Israel, Israeli, justice, law, media, military, nonviolence, occupation, Palestinian, police, prison, protest, Shin Bet, solidarity, terrorism, video, WallThe reflection in the mirror
Two weeks later, I was at the Aaskar refugee camp, near Nablus. That day, the…
Simon Wiesenthal Center Says United Church of Christ’s Resolution Is Immoral
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 4, 2005–A United Church of Christ (UCC) resolution demanding that Israel dismantle its…
United Church of Christ General Synod Resolution: Tear Down the Wall
2005 United Church of Christ Synod Tear Down the Wall – Resolution of Witness Submitted…
aid, annexation, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, education, Geneva Conventions (1949), ghetto, healthcare, home demolition, hospitals, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, Jeff Halper, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Qalqilya, religion, resources, schools, settlers, students, Supreme Court, teachers, terrorism, travel, two-state, United Nations (UN), Wall, water, West Bank, withdrawal, worldThey Broke the Public’s Heart
For years, the news media ignored the injustices the settlers inflicted on their neighbors. Gideon…
Professor says UC Press must publish Beyond Chutzpa
Two emails from Beshara Doumani June 28, 2005 Dear Friends, I want to alert you…
Pro-Israel Groups: Campuses Improving
But “Never in the modern history of the Jewish state has there been more outspoken…
Prisoners in Israeli Occupation Forces Prisons
Dear all, I received disturbing news about prisoners in IOF prisons in Israel. 30-year-old, Salameh…
Giving Chutzpah New Meaning
Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jon Wiener,…
Alan Dershowitz, Amnesty International, antisemitism, Arnold Schwarzenegger, assassination, Avi Shlaim, books, California, civilians, colleges & universities, Europe, film, free speech, Gaza City, Hamas, Hebrew, history, Holocaust, human rights, Intifada, Islamic, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, law, media, Middle East, New York Times, Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein, Palestine, Palestinian, public opinion, Sara Roy, torture, UC Berkeley, University of California, violations, vote, war, water, WORT 89.9 FM2005.06.24: “Beyond Chutzpah: The Misuse of Antisemitism and the Abuse of History” by Dr. Norman Finkelstein
Grainger Hall, University of Wisconsin 975 University Avenue Madison, WI 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM…
2005.06.13-07.04: Palestine-Israel Discussion Series
First United Methodist Church Parlor 203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison Sunday mornings at 9:30 am This…
2005.06.24-26: U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Conference
Upper Midwest Regional Organizing Conference Madison, WI Join the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli…
05.06.25: Rebuilding Homes in Rafah, Rebuilding Hope in Palestine
Panel Discussion with Craig and Cindy Corrie and Khaled and Samah Nasrallah Saturday, June 25,…
Mezan Center is Key Partner in Palestine
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, May 9, 2005 Madison — The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
Israeli Extremists Lose, as a New Generation of Palestinians Wins
Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May/June 2005 THEY BREATHE the same air,…
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Ariel Sharon, Caterpillar, Egypt, football, Gaza, hospitals, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Intifada, Iraq, Israeli, James Miller, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, La Crosse, land, law, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Mohammed Omer, Muslim, Muslims, negotiations, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, protest, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, resistance, settlers, solidarity, students, terrorism, United States, visas, volunteer, Wall, war, war crimes, water, West Bank, withdrawal, worldA Gift to Rafah
How Madisonians helped create a respite from violence for Palestinian children Kathy Walsh, Isthmus, April…
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Statewide Academic Union Calls for University of Wisconsin Israel Divestment
Al-Awda, The Electronic Intifada, 27 April 2005
University of Wisconsin Investments and Social Responsibility
On Tuesday, April 12, 2005 the Teaching Assistants Association (TAA) of UW-Madison debated a resolution…
aid, American, apartheid, BDS, boycott, Caterpillar, civilians, divest, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Israeli, law, Lockheed Martin, Madison, military, Oshkosh Corp, Palestine, peace, religion, South Africa, tech, UW-Madison, violations, vote, war, WisconsinKnow When To Say “No”: A Call For Divestment From The Israeli Occupation
Shamai Leibowitz, The Electronic Intifada, 24 March 2005
Amira Hass: Using the Holocaust to Ward Off Criticism
The pilgrimage to Jerusalem of so many European leaders shows that they are not deterred…
Amira Hass, Amsterdam, antisemitism, apartheid, concentration camps, equality, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Germany, ghetto, Haaretz, Holocaust, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, media, occupation, Palestinian, peace, police, protest, sanction, South Africa, victims, war, world, WORT 89.9 FM2005.03.05: An Israeli Refuser’s Message for Peace
Ruth Conniff, The Progressive, March 7, 2005 On Saturday I sat with other members of…
American, Arab, calendar, civilians, conscientious objectors, Europe, Holocaust, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, justice, law, Madison, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, refuseniks, Syria, terrorism, two-state, United States, war, Wisconsin, Yonatan Shapira2005.04.10-11: ‘Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision’
A Partners for Peace presentation Sunday, April 10, 2005 — 4 pm Memorial United Church…
Board of Regents must support divestment
FAYYAD SBAIHAT, Badger Herald, Mar 3, 2005
2005.03.04-05: Yonatan Shapira, Israeli Refusenik
March 4, 6:00 PM, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society building, 2010 Whenona Drive,…
2005.02.24-26: Festival celebrates political filmmakers
Gwen Evans, UW News, February 8, 2005 For filmmaker Saul Landau, who has interviewed the…
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