The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Month: July 2024
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Everyone knows Israel is committing genocide
John Oliver has just said out loud that Israel is committing genocide, on HBO and…
Israel’s Olympic Presence Helps Legitimize War Crimes
Paraguay’s men’s soccer team defeated Israel—but Israel wins just by being allowed to compete. DAVE…
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Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman killed in Israeli attack on Gaza
Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi killed in Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, in…
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2024.08.03: Read Palestine! High School Book Club
10 am Read Palestine!, a project of the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, is hosting a book club for high…
Israel Just Destroyed a Key Rafah Water Facility Defended by Rachel Corrie
Rafah | Rafah’s water reservoir blown up Israeli soldier from the combat engineering corps sharing…
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Petitions to Stop Arming Israel
Tell Congress Tell Vice President Kamala Harris
‘Israel always sold the occupation as legal. The ICJ now terrifies them’
Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu unpacks the ICJ opinion on Israel’s military regime, and the lessons…
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Thousands shut down the D.C. Capitol to protest Israel’s genocide
Thousands of people of conscience from across the country turned out to protest Israeli Prime…
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What is Christian Zionism?
Key points in theology, history, and politics by Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Executive Director of Voices…
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Pocan to Boycott Netanyahu Congressional Address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 24, 2024Contact: Matthew Handverger, (508) 561-5226 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released…
It could be Israel, or the United States
“They’re willing to kill anybody, imprison anybody, and whatever the international community says or the…
Israel’s West Bank Assault Sparks 250% Surge in Killings of Palestinian Kids
“We are seeing frequent allegations of Palestinian children being detained on their way home from…
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Displaced in Gaza
Gaza Unlocked, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Displaced in Gaza is a collection of personal testimonies…
UN report: Israel has killed 366 UN staff and family
The confidential report is the first to detail the toll faced by the families of…
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Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
Protesters held a demonstration inside the Cannon US Capitol office building on Tuesday, one day…
2024.07.24: #ArrestNetanyahu
30 W Mifflin St, Madison 6:30 PM View this post on Instagram A post shared…
2024.07.23: Film “Where Olive Trees Weep”
worldbeyondwar.uw Antiwar Film Series Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St, Room 302 Meet at 6:00…
2024.07.23: Press Conference at Tammy Baldwin’s Madison Office
30 W. Mifflin Street, Madison 12:30 pm World Beyond War and other groups will be…
24.07.21: Bike ride fundraiser helps raise money for Gaza and refugees
MADISON (WKOW) — Participants pedaled through Madison’s scenic bike paths on Sunday, joining forces to…
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2024.07.21 Update: Ride for Palestine
The Ride for Palestine on July 21 was a great success, with about 50 riders…
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Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
BY MIKE CORDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 19, 2024 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top U.N.…
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Israel Has Lost the Gaza War, and Much Else as Well
Joel Beinin, 7/19/24 Growing numbers of Israeli observers have been saying publicly that Israel cannot…
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2024.07.19: WORT: The Republican National Convention and American wars, especially Gaza
A Public Affair 12 pm – 1 pm 89.9 FM, live online, or in the archives…
2024.07.21: Madison joins cities around the world for Ride For Palestine
Annual Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) fundraiser By Rodlyn-mae Banting, Madison 365, Jul 17, 2024 …
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The Killing Didn’t Start on October 7
Today marks exactly 10 years since the killing of four Palestinian children from the Bakr…
What life is like for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation
Al Jazeera English, Jul 16, 2024 What if every aspect of your life was under…
“We Are Not Numbers” is Back Online
We Are Not Numbers relaunches email newsletter on a weekly basis If you are not…
The E.U. sanctioned settlers for ‘human rights abuses against Palestinians’
Ephrat Livni, New York Times, July 16, 2024 A surge in Jewish settler violence against…
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“The Shells Fell Like Rain”
14.07.2024 PCHR’s Field Researcher and Survivor of Attack on UNRWA School Shelters Shares Her Story…
“There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy.”
— Former President Barack Obama, July 14, 2024
Thousands March in Milwaukee on the Republican Convention!
All Photos: Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement
Justice For Gaza – Tell the FIFA Council to Ban Israel from World Football
The pressure is working — FIFA announced it will make a decision about whether or…
At least 90 killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military leader
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that “there is still no absolute certainty” that…
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and petition to boycott Netanyahu’s speech July 24, 2024 US Capitol Building 10 am to…
2024.07.10: Call Mayor Johnson on the RNC March Permit
Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine, July 3, 2024
Gaza Ceasefire Vigil & March on the Republican National Convention
Saturday, July 13 – Vigil for Ceasefire in Gaza at Farmers Market Join us and…
Israeli Newspaper Confirms IDF Employed ‘Hannibal Directive’ on October 7
IDF soldiers were reportedly ordered to “turn the area around the border fence into a…
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 272
Israelis urge Netanyahu to accept U.S. ceasefire deal as Hamas gives its response Hezbollah has…
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