September 9, 2003 Working Meeting
Madison Jewish Community Council Opposition, April 22, 2004
— and not just the Sister City
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project Refutation, April 27, 2004
Cecil Findley Response, April 27, 2004
Jennifer Loewenstein on Councilman Verveer’s and Mayor Cieslewicz’s Position, April 28, 2004
Al Mezan re Madison Jewish Community Council, April 29, 2004
Sister City Squabble, Judith Davidoff, The Capital Times, May 1, 2004
Kevin Walsh in support of the Sister City, May 2, 2004
Kathy Walsh in support of the Sister City, May 3, 2004
Jews for Equal Justice Response, May 4, 2004
Gaza sister city draws Jewish support, Judith Davidoff, The Capital Times, May 4, 2004
Mayor Cieslewicz’s Position, May 6, 2004
Dr. Bruce Barrett and Mayor Cieslewicz, May 6, 2004
Karen Shevet Dinah’s letter to Isthmus, May 6, 2004
Advisory Committee Support, May 8, 2004
Ken Rude to MRSCP, May 8, 2004
Endorsements & Letters of Support, May 14, 2004
Editorial: Sistering for peace, The Capital Times, May 17, 2004
City delays action on sister status for Rafah, Judith Davidoff, The Capital Times, May 19, 2004
PALESTINIAN SISTER-CITY PLAN SPARKS HIGH EMOTIONS, DEBATE, Nathan Leaf, Wisconsin State Journal, May 19, 2004
Get government out of sisterhood, Wisconsin State Journal, May 19, 2004
Responses to Kavanah Letter, 23-May-04 to 01-Jun-04
Professor Mitchell Kosny on Rafah Municipality Peace-building Through Local Government, 23-May-04
Anthony Reeves to Mayor Cieslewicz, May 26, 2004
Anthony Reeves to Alderman Benford, May 26, 2004
Compromise sought on Rafah sister city Judith Davidoff, The Capital Times, 26-May-04
Proposal to Adopt a Palestinian City as a ‘Sister’ Creates a Family Feud for Madison JO NAPOLITANO, The New York Times, 29-May-04
PROPOSED RAFAH TIES IRE MADISON, Michael Mylrea, Jerusalem Post, May 31, 2004
Al Mezan on Michael Mylrea and Jo Napolitano, June 1, 2004
Letter from Partners for Peace, June 2, 2004
Al Mezan Support, 06-Jun-04
Midwest city feels conflict in the Mideast close to home Frank Bures, The Christian Science Monitor, 03-Jun-04
Should Wisconsin town have Gaza sister city? Leon Cohen, JTA, 09-Jun-04
Guest column: There are good reasons to make Rafah a sister city with Madison, The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, The Capital Times, 05-Jul-04
Sister-city vote delay likely Dean Mosiman, Wisconsin State Journal, 5-Jul-04
Rafah debate anguished, bruising, Judith Davidoff, The Capital Times, July 7, 2004
Madison/Rafah: Little In Common? Antiwar.com, 11-Jul-04
Sister City Proposal Hurts, Not Helps, Channel3000.com, with discussion, 18-Jul-04
Madison City Council Resolution, 21-Jul-04
Rafah bid falls short by 2 votes, Judith Davidoff, The Capital Times, July 21, 2004
Madison rejects proposal to make Rafah sister city, MICHAEL MYLREA, Jerusalem Post, July 22, 2004
©2002 Ted Rall, 4/18/02
Wisconsin city rejects Palestinian sister city, United Press International, July 22, 2004
Madison, Wisconsin has forged relations with many beleaguered cities around the world, Brent Hurd, Voice of America Transcript, 28-Jul-04
Update on City Council Vote, George Arida & Mayor Zouroub, 03-Aug-04
1988: First Palestinian sister city proposal defeated in Berkeley, Sonoma County Free Press, 17-Aug-04
Dr. Rice Addresses War on Terror and Sister Cities, 19-Aug-04
A Case Study: Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A., Joel Fishman, Jewish Political Studies Review 16:3-4 (Fall 2004)
Know Your Madisonian: Susan Becker If I could change one thing about Madison: I would make Rafah a sister city, George Hesselberg, Wisconsin State Journal, 19-Sep-04
The Battle of Rafah—This One in Madison, Wisconsin, Paul Beckett, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September 2004
The AFSI Advocate, Americans for a Safe Israel, Sep 2004:
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- “Jack helped City Councilman Zach Brandon of Madison WI who opposed the infamous Madison/Rafah, Gaza sister city proposal. This was initiated by Ms. Jennifer Lowenstein a radical lecturer at the University of Wisconsin, who allegedly is affiliated with the International Solidarity Movement, ISM. Jack was in Madison on July 20-21 to advise Mr. Brandon, who helped to defeat this egregious proposal.”
Jack is Jack Lauber, Chair of the Albany, New York Chapter of Americans for a Safe Israel
Last Word, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project