The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

October 2023

Sep 22, 2026

Rafah crossing opens to 20 aid trucks amid Israeli siege
Al Jazeera, 21 Oct 2023
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‘The most successful land-grab strategy since 1967’
Settlers push Bedouins off West Bank territory Herders report violence driving them from their homes…
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Gaza Al-Quds hospital under ‘imminent’ threat’
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Gaza Warning on Schools from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
A leaflet lies on the ground dropped by Israeli army planes above Gaza City, asking…
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Palestine Red Crescent Society Urgent Appeal for Al-Quds Hospital
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New Wisconsin coalition of pro-Palestinian groups responds to Israel-Hamas war
THE MORNING SHOW Thursday, October 19, 2023, 8:00am By Joel Patenaude On Oct. 7, Hamas…
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Madison women concerned for friends living in the West Bank
Cody Taylor, Spectrum News, Oct. 20, 2023 MADISON, Wis. — Cassandra Dixon is a Madison…
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From The Zatoun Messenger
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2023.10.21: Film Israelism Online
Rochester Witness Palestine Film Festival Israelism (2023) Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 3:00 pm ET/2:00…
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Gaza Is a Prison Under Siege. This Is My Letter to the World Outside.
Ahmed Abu Artema, a founder of the Great March of Return, on facing Israel’s genocidal…
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Updates from al Khalil/Hebron
CPT Palestine, October 19, 2023 Since 7 October, our lives have been profoundly disrupted—our daily…
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2023.10.20: Palestine Protest at Wisconsin State Capitol
The Madison Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine is sponsoring another rally in support…
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Hilton Hotel Capitulates to Hate, Cancels Palestinian Voices
Houston, TX | www.uscpr.org | October 18, 2023 – Yesterday, the Hilton Houston Post Oak…
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No More Deaths, in Gaza or Arizona
Español abajo This week we have seen the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip…
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Jewish extremists plan to “lynch” Palestinians in chat apps
Tamara Nassar, The Electronic Intifada, 18 October 2023
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2023.10.20: Mobilize to Demand a Ceasefire Now in Gaza
Join us on October 20th in Washington D.C. to march, mourn, and mobilize to demand…
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2023.10.18: World Beyond War Protest
Today, Wednesday 10/18, between 4:30 and 5:30pm, several of us will be at the intersection…
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The facts of the al-Ahli Arab Hospital Bombing
A critical update: Al Ahli Hospital received Israeli orders to evacuate before it was struck…
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‘Every western politician has the blood of these children on their hands’
Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, calls the deadly attack on al-Ahli al-Arab…
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Wisconsin-Based Coalition for Justice in Palestine Resolution
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