The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Month: August 2005

Apr 18, 2026

Israeli Wall to Ruin Palestinian Economy
Al Jazeera, August 26, 2005
Al Jazeera, blockade, economy, Gaza, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Middle East, occupation, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, resources, settlers, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), Wall, war, West Bank
Jobless in Gaza
Mehammed Mack, L.A. Weekly, August 25, 2005 A somber note for many Gazans witnessing the…
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The Gaza Evacuations
Disengagement or Tactical Military Redeployment? SHAMAI K. LEIBOWITZ and KATERINA HELLER, CounterPunch, August 24, 2005…
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Amira Hass: The Remaining 99.5 Percent
For the sake of about half a percent of the population of the Gaza Strip,…
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Praying with Their Eyes Closed
Sara Roy, MIFTAH, August 20, 2005
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The settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical
There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…
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The Shame of it All
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005
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Amira 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…
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A Message from Bertrand Russell …
… to the International Conference of Parlimentarians The New York Times, February 23, 1970 “The…
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Goodbye to Gaza
But it is still Israel that can do most to improve the economic lot of…
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Meanwhile, Israel grabs the rest of Jerusalem
Hind Khoury, The International Herald Tribune, AUGUST 11, 2005 JERUSALEM — After more than 38…
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No Peaceful Solution
Despite his innocent appearance, Avi Shlaim knows that he is a sort of enemy of…
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No Aid for Israel’s Gaza “Disengagement”
August “Washington Wednesday” Action Alert Start Date: August 10, 2005 End Date: To be determined…
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J’accuse: Finkelstein and Dershowitz
It’s a dispute that involves just about every emotive issue you can think of –…
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Bigger Than AIPAC
Robert Dreyfuss, MIFTAH, August 09, 2005 Important new details of the U.S.-Israeli espionage case involving…
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No Letup to the Occupation
Will Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza free it from the burden of the occupation? The answer…
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Amira Hass: What Business Is It of Chirac?
The Jordan Valley, the settlement blocs that continue to merge into each other, the monumental…
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The Jerusalem Powder Keg
The International Crisis Group, REPORT No. 44, 2 AUGUST 2005
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