The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: American
Apr 15, 2026
“The Cruelty is Staggering”: Jasper Nathaniel on Reporting from the West Bank
Current Affairs, 06 April 2026
activists, aid, American, apartheid, Bezalel Smotrich, civilians, Congress, courts, Democratic Party, detainees, ethnic cleansing, genocide, human rights, Iron Dome, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jasper Nathaniel, Jewish, journalists, land, law, military, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, Palestinian, policy, prisoners, public opinion, settlers, starvation, terrorism, torture, two-state, United States, West Bank, Zionism
April is Arab American Heritage Month
Read Palestine! March 25, 2026
2026.03.25: Proposed Resolution to Ensure UW Investments Comply with Wisconsin Anti-Discrimination Law
Student Activities Center (SAC), 4th floor Hearing Room, 333 E Campus Mall, 6:30 PM
2026.04.15: Celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month: Local Connections
Monona Public Library, Municipal Room, 6 pm
2026.04.01-30: Read Palestine! Arab American Book List for April
National Arab American Heritage Month, April 2026
2026.03.26-29: Why We Record – Defying Fragmentation And Erasure In Palestine
Madison Friends Meeting, 1704 Roberts Ct, Madison
Senators demand investigation after ninth American killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in West Bank
Joseph Gedeon in Washington, The Guardian, 5 Mar 2026
An American Lynched in the West Bank
Jasper Diamond Nathaniel, Infinite Jaz, Feb 22, 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
Alex Pretti, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), arms, discrimination, Homeland Security (DHS), immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israeli, killing, law, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, Renee Good, solidarity, training, United States, video
2026.01.08: Ta-Nehesi Coates’ “The Message” Book Circle
Online, 6:00 pm social, 6:30 pm program
‘I Did Not See a Ceasefire’: American Doctor Back From Gaza
MEHDI HASAN AND TEAM ZETEO, DEC 17, 2025
Ms. Rachel Under Fire for Speaking About Palestinian Children in Gaza
Kanza Eemaan, American Muslim Today, Dec 04, 2025
2025.12.11: Film Severed, Sumud, and Disability Justice in Palestine
Online, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT
aid, Amazon, American, BBC, blockade, calendar, deaf, disability, documentary, film, Gaza, Gaza War, Grassroots, healthcare, images, Israeli, justice, land, law, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, Severed, solidarity, spying, stories, sumud, terrorism
2025.11.25: AIPAC Out of US Politics!
Online, 6 PM CT
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Wave of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon; Unprecedented number of settler attacks in the West Bank
DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 7, 2025
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2025.11.14: Sim Kern & Hannah Moushabeck in Madison!
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, 7 pm, RSVP
Netanyahu is preparing a way out
Elijah J Magnier, Oct 09, 2025
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What it was like to flee my home in Gaza City
SERENA, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), SEP 24, 2025
2025.10.05: Voices from the West Bank, Mohammed and Majed Sawalha
Online, 3-4 PM CT
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and Genocide Funding
The Intercept, Sep 14, 2025
“The Other Territory” – The West Bank on NPR
This American Life, NPR, August 22, 2025
July 2025 Roundup: A Litany of Palestinian Death
Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University, Aug 4, 2025
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2025.08.12: Video: Gaza Apocalypse with Mouin Rabbani
Online, 6:00 pm CT
Update: Senate votes on weapons to Israel
Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU), July 30, 2025
Israel Detains, Chokes, and Beats Up Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls
Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic, July 29, 2025
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Hudia’s Diary
Dec 2023 – Jul 2025
aid, Al-Mawasi, American, blockade, communications, fuel, Gaza City, Gaza War, genocide, healthcare, Hudia, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Khan Younis, Madison, media, military, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, schools, shelters, starvation, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), victims, war, water, women, world
James Gunn’s Superman cements Israel’s villain status in the American imagination
MITCHELL PLITNICK, MONDOWEISS, JULY 18, 2025
American, antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, Betar, books, civilians, Europe, film, Gaza War, immigrants, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, justice, Madison, media, Meta, Middle East, military, Muslim, October 7, online, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, Progressives, protest, Rafah, Russia, United States, war, war crimes, world
“Precisely Designed Mass Starvation”: Aid as Weapon in Israel’s War on Gaza
DEMOCRACY NOW! JULY 21, 2025
aid, American, Arab, blockade, civilians, democracy, Gaza War, genocide, Germany, healthcare, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, justice, Madison, media, military, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, refugees, sanction, satellite, shelters, snipers, starvation, terrorism, Tufts, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Kingdom, United Nations (UN), United States, video, vote, war, water, women, worldIron Dome Is Not a Defensive System
Dylan Saba, Jewish Currents, May 25, 2023
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“Sierra Club, Eco Groups Break Record For World’s Largest Display Of Origami Fish To Protest…
Beaten to Death: Eyewitnesses Describe Brutal Killing of U.S. Citizen by Israeli Settlers in West Bank
DEMOCRACY NOW! JULY 15, 2025
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Father of Slain Palestinian-American’s Message for Trump: ‘Why Aren’t You Putting America First?’
PREM THAKKER AND TEAM ZETEO, ZETEO, JUL 15, 2025
In Gaza, U.S. Mercenaries Advance Israeli War Aims
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, The American Conservative, Jul 11, 2025
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VFP Signs On to Congressional Letter Opposing the Weaponization of Aid and Starvation in Gaza
Veterans for Peace, July 4, 2025
aid, American, Bernie Sanders, blockade, Congress, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, genocide, Israeli, law, Madison, Marco Rubio, Mark Pocan, media, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, Rashida Tlaib, starvation, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), veterans, Veterans for Peace (VFP), war, war crimesTrump 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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More Americans Say Campus Protests Driven by Anger With Israel Than by Antisemitism
Shibley Telhami, Lawfare, Jun 11, 2025
Haaretz: ‘It’s a Killing Field’
Nir Hasson, Yaniv Kubovich and Bar Peleg, Haaretz, Jun 27, 2025
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Egypt Cracks Down on the “Global March to Gaza”
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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2025.06.25: ‘Global Palestine: What is Happening to the Middle East and Where is it Headed?’
Online, 12-1:30 pm CT
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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
Israel’s Forever Wars with Mouin Rabbani
The Dig podcast, 20 Jun 2025
Al Haq, American, audio, Gaza War, Iran, land, Madison, Middle East, Mouin Rabbani, Palestine, Palestinian, podcast, Rafah, warColumbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention
SOPHIE BATES AND PHILIP MARCELO, AP, June 20, 2025
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Huckabee’s Dangerous and Misguided Post to Trump
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, June 19, 2025
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American Security Contractor Unloads On US-Israeli ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’
ANONYMOUS, ZETEO, JUN 11, 2025
Demand NYT Report on Israel’s Crimes! No War With Iran!
CODEPINK, Jun 18, 2025
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U.S. Senate War Powers Resolution on Iran
Peace Action, Jun 16, 2025
Madison’s Andaleeb Cartonera Honors Palestinian Endurance With Handmade Books
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jun 6, 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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BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, May 26, 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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Hamas and U.S. reach deal on U.S. hostage release
RYAN GRIM, DROP SITE NEWS, MAY 11, 2025
Spain ends multimillion deal with Israeli weapons maker
The Cradle, Apr 24, 2025
This Is the Moment of Moral Reckoning in Gaza
Sean Carroll, New York Times, May 6, 2025
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Tomorrow the House Will Vote to Criminalize Speech and BDS (HR 867)
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), May 4, 2024
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Shaanth Nanguneri, The Intercept, April 28, 2025
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Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Apr 25, 2025
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2025.05.13: Palestinian Women & the Nakba
Online, 11 am – 12 pm CT
Israel Is Using U.S. Bombs in Lebanon to Commit Alleged War Crimes
HIND HASSAN, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 24, 2025
Arabs: The Weak Link in the US Civil Liberties Chain
Dr. James J. Zogby, Washington Watch, April 21, 2025
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Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In For Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested By ICE
Akela Lacy, The Intercept, April 14 2025
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Justice for Palestinian-American Omar Mohammed Rabea!
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Apr 7, 2025
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Letters from an American, Heather Cox Richardson, March 31, 2025
Kids Under Fire: An investigation into Israeli soldiers shooting children
Al Jazeera, Mar 27, 2025
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2025.04.01: Divesting from Israel’s Genocide
Online, 6 pm CT
2025.04.05: Read Palestine! Celebrates Arab American Heritage
Goodman South Library, 2222 S Park St, 1:30 pm
Israeli vs. American Media
@dbattistella@todon.eu
Israel’s return to war is a prelude to mass expulsion
Ben Reiff, +972 Magazine, March 18, 2025
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“Another Round of Senseless Mass Killing”: Report from Gaza Hospital
DEMOCRACY NOW! MARCH 18, 2025
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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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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US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians from Gaza
JOSEF FEDERMAN, MATTHEW LEE AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 14, 2025
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Martin Pengelly, The Guardian, 13 Mar 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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DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Encampment
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ADC Issues Travel Advisory
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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The Gaza “Ceasefire” Is at a Crucial Crossroads
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 24, 2025
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A Letter to Donald Trump From Gaza
ABUBAKER ABED, ZETEO, FEB 23, 2025
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2025.02.25: Lessons from Anti-Apartheid Struggles
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‘No to ethnic cleansing’
Maya Yang, The Guardian, 13 Feb 2025
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Israel’s secret plan to transfer Palestinians more than 50 years ago
Amer Sultan, Middle East Monitor, February 2, 2025
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Peter Beinart, Feb 5, 2025
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Feb 5, 2025
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