The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: United States
Apr 9, 2026
Massive Israeli Assault on Lebanon Threatens U.S.-Iran Ceasefire
LYLLA YOUNES, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 08, 2026
US Taxpayers Are Funding the Gift Card Israel Uses to Buy US Weapons
STEPHEN SEMLER, COMMON DREAMS, Apr 07, 2026
The US and Israel Are Making Gaza-Style War the New Normal
Branko Marcetic, Jacobin, 04.01.2026
US Killed Children in Iran Using New Missile That Explodes Into Pellets
Sharon Zhang, TRUTHOUT, March 30, 2026
The media need to advocate for peace
CODEPINK, April 1, 2026
Oops, we have wrecked another country
David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 25 March 2026
No roll call, no votes recorded. This seriously happened.
The Wisconsin Senate passed SB 445 that uses the IHRA definition of antisemitism to threaten…
2026.04.17: The United States and the Middle East: Geopolitics, Resistance and Power
UW-Madison Memorial Library, Room 126, 8:30 am – 5 pm
2026.03.02: America’s Middle East with Marc Lynch of George Washington University
UW-Madison Ingraham 206, 12 – 1:15 pm
Netanyahu, wanted for war crimes, signs onto “Board of Peace”
Drop Site Daily: February 12, 2026
URGENT FREE SPEECH ALERT: Wisconsin Senate Moves IHRA Bill Behind Closed Doors
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), February 2, 2026
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American Cities Are Not Occupied Territory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), January 14, 2026
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Statement from the Corries on Gaza and Venezuela
January 10, 2026
American Friends Service Committee Newsletter
AFSC, December 8, 2025
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Trump’s Plan for Gaza
DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 18, 2025
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Netanyahu is preparing a way out
Elijah J Magnier, Oct 09, 2025
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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and Genocide Funding
The Intercept, Sep 14, 2025
2025.08.28: Film “War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death”
Madison Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin, 6 pm
The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition
Ashley Wu, New York Times, July 30, 2025
Palestine coverage scares off nonprofit news funders
Nicole Froio, Prism, July 23, 2025
James Gunn’s Superman cements Israel’s villain status in the American imagination
MITCHELL PLITNICK, MONDOWEISS, JULY 18, 2025
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“Precisely Designed Mass Starvation”: Aid as Weapon in Israel’s War on Gaza
DEMOCRACY NOW! JULY 21, 2025
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Iron Dome Is Not a Defensive System
Dylan Saba, Jewish Currents, May 25, 2023
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MANUEL RUEDA, AP, July 15, 2025
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New UN report reveals the companies getting rich off Israeli occupation and genocide
JONATHAN OFIR, MONDOWEISS, JULY 6, 2025
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Alana Wise, NPR, JULY 12, 2025
Trump as Netanyahu’s Spokesman: U.S. Policy in Gaza Mirrors Israeli Ambitions
Elijah J Magnier, Jul 3, 2025
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2025.07.25 Update: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa in Madison
First Unitarian Society, 12 noon & Christ Presbyterian Church, 7 pm
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Emad Mekay, Jewish Currents, Jun 23, 2025
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What Zohran’s Victory Means
Peter Beinart, Jun 25, 2025
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Israel ‘disappeared’ 377,000 people in Gaza, half of them children: report
The New Arab, Jun 24, 2025
U.S. INTEL SAYS IRAN ISN’T A NUCLEAR THREAT
Nick Turse, The Intercept, June 17, 2025
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2025.06.23: Iran war teach-in
Online, 7 PM CT
Trump Announces U.S. Bombing of Iran
Jun 21, 2025
Huckabee’s Dangerous and Misguided Post to Trump
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, June 19, 2025
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U.S. Senate War Powers Resolution on Iran
Peace Action, Jun 16, 2025
Israel Attacks Iran, Promising Full-Scale Military Operation
MURTAZA HUSSAIN, DROP SITE NEWS, JUN 12, 2025
Thousands head to Egypt in bid to break Israel’s Gaza blockade
Nadeen Ebrahim and Annoa Abekah-Mensah, CNN, June 12, 2025
Israel launches several attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs
Al Jazeera, 5 Jun 2025
No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign
June 4, 2025
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As Israel Slaughters Gazans, US House Progressives Push ‘Block the Bombs Act’
JESSICA CORBETT, COMMON DREAMS, Jun 05, 2025
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“No Other Land” centers the resilience of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation
DAVID BOFFA, TONE MADISON, MAY 21, 2025
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2025.05.29: Gaza and the West Bank, A Struggle for Survival Amid Genocide
Midvale Community Lutheran Church, 4329 Tokay Blvd, 7:00 pm
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Hamas and U.S. reach deal on U.S. hostage release
RYAN GRIM, DROP SITE NEWS, MAY 11, 2025
Lebanon: Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Civilians
Human Rights Watch, April 23, 2025
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Liberal militarism and Zionism started the latest McCarthyism
Jeet Heer, The Nation, April 2025
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News Graveyards: How Dangers To War Reporters Endanger The World
Nick Turse, Watson Institute For International And Public Affairs, April 1, 2025
Israel Preparing to Seize Ethnically Cleansed Rafah for Permanent Buffer Zone
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Apr 09, 2025
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Justice for Palestinian-American Omar Mohammed Rabea!
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Apr 7, 2025
aid, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Benjamin Netanyahu, citizen, civilians, discrimination, Donald Trump, ethnicity, FBI, hospitals, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, justice, killing, law, Madison, media, military, Omar Mohammed Rabea, Palestine, Palestinian, paramedics, police, Rafah, Ramallah, settlers, terrorism, Turmus Ayya, United States, violations, vote, West BankThe Low-Hanging Fruit of Canceled Student Visas
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance, March 30, 2025
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Joseph Gedeon, The Guardian, 27 Mar 2025
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Kids Under Fire: An investigation into Israeli soldiers shooting children
Al Jazeera, Mar 27, 2025
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Israel’s return to war is a prelude to mass expulsion
Ben Reiff, +972 Magazine, March 18, 2025
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Tell your Senators: No More Weapons to Israel!
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), March 19, 2025
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ADC Statement on the Collapse of a Ceasefire That Never Was
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), March 18, 2025
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Israel launches strikes across Gaza Strip, killing more than 100
By Lyndal Rowlands and Erin Hale, Al Jazeera Live, 18 Mar 2025
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Emergency Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump’s Attack on Free Speech
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Mar 16, 2025
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After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
JOCELYN GECKER, AP, March 15, 2025
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Day 5 – Mahmoud Khalil News You Need To Know
Arab American Institute, March 13, 2025
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U.N. Commission and U.S. Surgeons Accuse Israel of Genocide and Torture
Democracy Now!, March 13, 2025
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REBECCA SANTANA, AP, March 10, 2025
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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Mar 7, 2025
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‘Stop the Ethnic Cleansing’: the Most Powerful Oscars Speech in Years
MEHDI HASAN, ZETEO, MAR 02, 2025
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‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary
HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, AP, March 2, 2025
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MARK KENNEDY, AP, February 5, 2025
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Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas for new ceasefire proposal
TIA GOLDENBERG AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 2, 2025
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Families rejoice as hundreds of Palestinian hostages are freed
Lara Kilani, Good Shepherd Collective, Feb 27, 2025
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Netanyahu refuses mobile homes and earthmovers for Gaza
The Times of Israel, Feb 16, 2025
2025.02.25: Lessons from Anti-Apartheid Struggles
Online 11 am – 12 pm CT
From Greenland to Gaza: The New American Imperialism
Peter Beinart, Feb 5, 2025
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‘We’ll Own It’: Trump Floats US Takeover of Gaza after Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Feb 04, 2025
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Feb 5, 2025
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The United States Has a Moral and Legal Obligation to Rebuild Gaza and Protect Its People
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
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Trump, in shock announcement, says U.S. wants to take over Gaza Strip
Reuters, February 4, 2025
The New York Times and Others Respond to Trump
Trump promises to turn Gaza into ‘the Riviera of the Middle East,’ Feb 4, 2025
Deaths from Israel’s attacks on Gaza rise to 62,000
Al Jazeera, 3 Feb 2025
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Jan 25, 2025
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Israel Is Blocking 11 American Doctors and Nurses From Leaving Gaza
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, JAN 25, 2025
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Extremist Zionist Organizations Threatening Community Members
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Jan 25, 2025
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A Fascist Salute, A Ceasefire, and Repression of Palestine Speech
Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University, Jan 23, 2025
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After the destruction of Gaza, Israel turns to West Bank
WEEKLY REPORT, Good Shepherd Collective, Jan 21, 2025
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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Jan 17, 2025
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A Deal Too Late
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 15 2025
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2025.01.25: Taxpayers Against Genocide Class Action Webinar
RootsAction Team, Jan 17, 2025
AMP Calls on UN Oversight to Guarantee Commitments
American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Jan 15, 2025. Today marks a long-awaited and bittersweet moment…
Jake Sullivan’s Mental Prison
Jake Sullivan’s Mental Prison (A Sequel) by Peter Beinart Read on Substack So, we’re in…
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Why the US has declared genocide in Sudan but not Gaza
PBS News Hour, Jan 8, 2025. “The policy of the United States towards that particular…
‘Where the Hell Is Doctor Hussam?’ Israel Gives Mixed Messages on Gaza Hospital Director
“Dr. Abu Safiya’s unlawful detention is emblematic of the broader attacks on the healthcare sector…
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Rights Group Finds Israel Uses Gaza ‘Safe Zones’ to ‘Hide a Genocide’
The analysis was published a day before Israeli forces bombed yet another “safe zone,” killing…
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Not Another Bomb
Why as a Jew I Stand with Palestinian Liberation BY MARC ROSENTHAL, THE PROGRESSIVE, DECEMBER 18,…
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Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Israel has carried out an unprovoked invasion of Syria…
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East Jerusalem, West Bank Palestinians displaced en masse
Home Demolitions spike to 15 year high Israel, like every other settler-colonial state, is premised…
ADC Statement on Syria and Continued Israeli Aggression
Israel’s recent escalation in Syria is emblematic of its broader strategy to reshape the Middle…
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