The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Month: January 2024

Jun 24, 2026

What Are We Doing??
Within moments of the International Court of Justice issuing a preliminary finding on Friday morning…
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Israel’s Mainstream Brought Us to The Hague, Not Its Lunatic Fringes
A state that is on trial for genocide in the court of the United Nations…
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US Court Hears Case on Gaza Genocide
JULIA CONLEY, COMMON DREAMS, JAN 26, 2024
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The U.S. Must Act to End the Gaza Disaster
Many of us are watching with horror the severe humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. Unfortunately,…
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A deaf Gazan man explains the current situation in Rafah
Times of Gaza, Jan 25, 2024 A deaf Gazan man explains the current situation in…
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International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide in Gaza
Democracy Now!, Jan 26, 2024
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ICJ RULING ON GAZA GENOCIDE
Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept, January 26, 2024
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Minneapolis City Council passes cease-fire resolution for Israel-Hamas war
Calls for an immediate and permanent cease-fire; humanitarian aid; an end to U.S. military funding…
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The shocking inhumanity of Israel’s crimes in Gaza
Survivors of Israel’s ground invasion in northern Gaza tell chilling stories of kidnappings, torture, and…
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‘Different rules’: special policies keep US supplying weapons to Israel despite alleged abuses
Revealed: review of internal state department documents shows special mechanisms have been used to shield…
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Justice & Accountability for Palestine Initiative
In light of the unfolding genocide in besieged Gaza and the catastrophic situation across historic…
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2024.01.29: Lights Up for Palestine! Campus Drive
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2024.01.26: Livestream: Palestine v. Biden Hearing
Center for Constitutional Rights Livestream: Palestinians Take Biden to Court REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT Join…
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2024.01.26: Online Solidarity Rally for Palestine v. Biden
Palestinian human rights organizations, Gaza residents, and US citizens with family members killed and displaced…
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2024.01.26 Update: March and Rally at the State Capitol
10:30 am Students for Justice in Palestine assembles at Library Mall to march to the…
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Netanyahu’s ‘river to the sea’ comment
If you’re surprised, you haven’t been paying attention. Benjamin Netanyahu has never made it a…
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An Open Letter to Senator Tammy Baldwin: A Shameful Vote on Gaza
Statistics on the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip (07 October – 19 January 2024)…
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2024.01.25: The Ongoing Nakba: 75 Years of No Accountability
Jehad Abusalim, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Fund 6-7 pm CT Hundreds of thousands of…
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2024.01.25: Madison Antiwar Film Series Presents Two Films about Israel and Palestine
The Occupation of the American Mind and My Neighborhood Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin Street, Room…
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2024.01.24: Webinar: “Israel, South Africa, Genocide, and the International Court of Justice”
A Conversation with Robert Herbst 12 noon CT Register Here South Africa sued…
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2024.01.22: Lights Up for Palestine! Campus Drive
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‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 101: The collapse of Gaza’s health sector
“Worst man-made medical disaster in modern history” As the confirmed death toll from Israel’s assault…
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Starvation begins to bite in Rafah
Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman The Electronic Intifada 19 December 2023
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2024.01.17: Songs for a Ceasefire at Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s Office (Rescheduled)
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2024.01.16: Lights Up for Palestine! Campus Drive Overpass
Statewide Banner Drop Day 4:30 – 6:00 pm Yes, we know it’s going to be…
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2024.01.16: Senate Vote on Military Aid to Israel
4:30 pm CT Please contact Senator Tammy Baldwin by phone or online this day As…
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2024.01.16: Vigil and Press Conference at Sen. Baldwin’s Office supporting Senate Resolution 504
Calling for a report on Israel’s human rights abuses in Gaza 30 W. Mifflin Street,…
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2024.01.15: Lights Up for Palestine! State & Dayton ✨
Please join us in respectfully asking our community to call on their elected representatives to…
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2024.01.15: Leaflet for Peace at the MLK Day Celebration
State Capitol Building 12 noon Madison World Beyond War invites you to join them in…
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in D.C. march to demand cease-fire in Gaza
Tyrone Turner and Emma Bowman, NPR, JANUARY 13, 2024 At the March on Washington for…
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Latest from MECA
The situation in Gaza is more than catastrophic as Israel’s genocidal attacks continue. We hope…
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Palestine Signs are Back!
Palestine Signs & Olive Oil Are Available Online Signs at Madison-Rafah and oil at Playgrounds…
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2024.01.13: Webinar ‘What Would MLK Do?’
More information & Registration
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Israel is starving Gaza
“There are no greens, fruit and dairy products here like I had before. Prices are…
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2024.01.13: National March on Washington for Gaza
This call has now been endorsed by over 100 organizations. More information. Bus from Milwaukee…
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2024.01.11: Josh Ruebner: “Palestinian Nakbas: from Truman to Biden”
Indiana Center for Middle East Peace, Inc. Plymouth Congregational Church of Fort Wayne 6:30 PM…
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2024.01.11: South Africa presents its case against Israel
South Africa’s oral argument in the ICJ will take place on Thursday, January 11 from…
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2024.01.08: Lights Up for Palestine! McKee & Maple Grove
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2024.01.08: USCPR Phone Zap ⚡
12 noon CT Help make sure Congress’ phones are ringing off the hook on their…
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Atlanta Cop City activists push to abolish GILEE program
Amid the Palestinian genocide activists spread awareness about Cop City and Israeli police training …
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CodePink & South Africa Charge Israel with Genocide
If you live in the U.S., tell the Senate to hold Israel accountable! TAKE ACTION!…
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2024.01.06: Bike Ride Fundraiser
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Native Women Ride: ICC (@native_women_ride) Gaza…
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They’re Calling Ethnic Cleansing “Voluntary Migration” Now
Violently coercing someone to do something and killing them if they don’t is the opposite…
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How Israel Got an Endless Supply of U.S.-Made Smart Bombs
Nearly three years ago, Congress gave Israel a pass to stockpile precision-guided bombs “without regard…
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Solidarity Speaks: Videos Of All Emergency Webinars!
Solidarity Speaks: Recording Of Our 11th & Final Emergency Webinar! Thank you to everyone who…
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Israel-Palestine Scholar Norman Finkelstein’s Long Crusade
A cantankerous Israel critic takes a rare turn in the limelight. Zak Cheney-Rice, Intelligencer, Dec.…
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Norman Finkelstein’s ‘The Holocaust Industry’ and the Fight To Make All Suffering Count
MAX AJL, IN THESE TIMES, MAY 17, 2016
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Shawn Fain: “We Cannot Bomb Our Way to Peace”
At a press conference in D.C. on December 14, UAW president Shawn Fain called for…
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Labor union march for Gaza
Dave Lippman, Dec 23, 2023 Democratic Socialists of America brings democratized unions out in support…
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