The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Mar 3, 2026
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Michael D. Shear, Daniel Berehulak, Leanne Abraham and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 20, 2025
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Go Tell It on the Mountain: Genocide is Wrong
Kathy Kelly, World Beyond War, December 5, 2025
West Bank, Violence, Destruction and Displacement
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (UN…
Umm al Kheir
Email Congress Now!
Umm al-Khair Facing Demolition in the West Bank
Elize Manoukian, KQED, Oct 30, 2025
Israel Imposes No-Build Zone in Southern Lebanon
JEREMY LOFFREDO, DROP SITE NEWS, JUL 18, 2025
2025.06.08 Update: Film “Sarura”, “No Other Land” Postponed.
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, 5 pm, RSVP Required
2025.05.25 & 06.08 Updates: Oscar-Winning Film “No Other Land” in Madison
May 25: Bartell Theater 5 pm & 7 pm | Jun 8: Christ Presbyterian Church…
2025.05.07-08: Last 2 Days to Stream “No Other Land”
Watch Online, Support Masafer Yatta!
Israeli settlers seen on camera assaulting a Palestinian village. Police arrest only Palestinians.
JULIA FRANKEL, AP, March 28, 2025
Settler Attack on Jinba School
mahmoud.photography97, Mar 28, 2025
22 Years Later: A Message From Rachel’s Parents
Craig and Cindy Corrie, March 16, 2025
Honoring Rachel Corrie’s Legacy
The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU), March 16, 2025
A Statement From Rachel Corrie’s Parents
Craig and Cindy Corrie, March 14, 2025
We Remember Rachel Corrie
I Witness Silwan, March 16, 2025
The Oscar went to ‘No Other Land,’ but that might not save Masafer Yatta
Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, March 8, 2025
2025.03.12: A Conversation with Issa Amro and Jeff Halper
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) – USA, Mar 4, 2025
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‘Stop the Ethnic Cleansing’: the Most Powerful Oscars Speech in Years
MEHDI HASAN, ZETEO, MAR 02, 2025
‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary
HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, AP, March 2, 2025
‘No Other Land’ is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation
MARK KENNEDY, AP, February 5, 2025
East Jerusalem, West Bank Palestinians displaced en masse
Home Demolitions spike to 15 year high Israel, like every other settler-colonial state, is premised…
Photo Essay: The silent displacement in the West Bank
As the world has focused on the Gaza genocide, a massive Israeli campaign of violence…
The West Bank with John Oliver
Content Warning for expletives and sexual humor, like “I know the bar here is incredibly…
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…
Israel’s Crimes in the West Bank, June 2024
Report on Israel’s Crimes and Violations of Palestinians’ Rights in the West Bank in June…
Trailer: “Where Olive Trees Weep” (2024)
May 14, 2024 Online Premiere, June 6-27, 2024 “Where Olive Trees Weep” offers a searing…
Mohammad Hureini of Youth of Sumud
Final Straw, Jan 28, 2024 This week, we’re featuring a conversation with Mohammad Hureini (twitter…
Meanwhile in the West Bank
The past days have been horrific for the residents of Majaz, one of the villages…
Settler attacks and their impact on the Palestinians by Hamdan Huraini
HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, AUG 11, 2023
Stand with Masafer Yatta!
$2,000 of $2,000 on 7/27/23
Masafer Yatta on the cover of The Nation
In recent years, our team at Local Call and our partners at +972 Magazinehave been…
Hebron Emergency Caves Project
We are getting closer to our goal of providing emergency housing to one family in…
Friends of Hebron: New social media links
Just days ago, Israelis demolished several Palestinian shops in the old Hebron vegetable market. These…
URGENT! Stand with Masafer Yatta today!
MRSCP has decided to join in an emergency campaign sponsored by Middle East Children’s Alliance…
20 years later: Remembering Rachel Corrie
WORT 89.9FM Madison 2023-03-17 WORT 89.9FM Madison · 20 years later: Remembering Rachel Corrie Twenty…
‘Who hits a 64-year-old woman with a bat?’
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, March 13, 2023
The Heartbreak and Defiance of Occupation
WORT 89.9FM Madison 2023-03-12 WORT 89.9FM Madison · The Heartbreak and Defiance of Occupation At…
2023.03.12-16: March Events
Sunday, March 12: WORT interview with Masafer Yatta Activist Thursday, March 16: Cindy and Craig…
Rafah Home Project
Rafah Home Construction 2/27/23 Phase 1: $3,080 • Goal: $3,080 Phase 2: $3,555 • Goal:…
Global Day of Online Action #EndEthnicCleansing
Palestine is on fire. Since yesterday night, Palestinian villages of Huwara, Burin, Asira Qabliya, Beita,…
Stop Nora’s Eviction أوقفوا تهجير نورة
Occupied Jerusalem, 2/18/2023 On 6 February 2023, the Israeli occupation’s high court rejected a request…
The theft of Harun Abu Aram’s body, home, and life
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, February 16, 2023
‘It’s our home! Why would we leave?’
Qassam Muaddi, The New Arab, 10 February 2023
2023.01.09: Masafer Yatta Instagram Live!
Monday, January 9th 11:00 am Central Join us for an urgent Instagram live! Tune in…
Rep. Pocan on Israeli demolition in Masafer Yatta
The Israeli government is demolishing homes, schools, farms, water infrastructure, and other basic necessities in…
End-of-Year Appeal: Help with Rafah Family Home
Dear Friends of MRSCP, We hope you will consider contributing to our year-end fundraising drive…
The Zionist Cossacks Have Been Released on the Palestinians
What are we – anti-colonial Israelis, Jews of conscience and international supporters of Palestinian rights…
ACT NOW: Prevent water cistern demolition in Sfai, South Hebron Hills
December 24, 2022 In this time of Hanukkah, while Jews celebrate the miracle of the…
2022.11.17: Zoom: Architect Salem Alqudwa on Housing in Gaza
Sometimes there is a moment of hope. Please join me this Thursday at 4:30 pm…
Palestinians resisting forced removal by moving into caves
The people of Masafer Yatta are using ancestors’ caves to resist Israel’s home demolitions Members…
No Government Has the Right to Pass Such Laws
Dr. James J. Zogby, Arab American Institute, October 17, 2022 During the past month Israel…
2022.10.16: Emergency Zoom on Conditions in the West Bank
In this time of crisis, I invite you to an Emergency Zoom Forum with the…
Urgent Call to Defend Khallet ad-Dabe’ from Destruction
Stop the Wall, 26 September 2022 A whole village with over 90 residents is…
2022.09.18: Update: On-The-Ground Jewish Solidarity with Masafer Yatta
Thanks to those who attended our webinar “On the Ground Jewish Solidarity with Palestinian Resistance…
#DefendMasaferYatta
USCPR, 9/19/22 Israel is carrying out the largest mass expulsion of Palestinian people from their…
2022.09.10: Lina Abu Akleh at Rebuilding Alliance Benefit
Please join us — in person or online — for a special evening. I am…
Giant eye murals bear witness to Palestinians in Jerusalem
Murals that are part of the public art project ‘I Witness Silwan’ depicting the eyes…
Daniel Levy: Apartheid Label Must Be a Wakeup Call
Daniel Levy, President of the U.S./Middle East Project Meeting of the United Nations Security Council,…
Watch now: United for Justice Across Palestine
United for Justice Across Palestine: Defund Israel’s Bombs, Blockade, and Bulldozers Featuring Walaa Sabah from…
Demolitions in Masafer Yatta
Occupation forces carried out the demolition of homes and agricultural facilities Alliance for Human Rights,…
The Plight of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta
Ayman Mohyeldin, MSNBC, Jul 15, 2022 On his first Middle East trip as president, Joe…
Updates: WORT Interview on Masafer Yatta with New Links
World View, July 10, 2022 Gil Halsted interviews Sami Huraini of the Youth of Sumud…
BREAKING: 200+ Palestinians, Israelis, and American Jews protest to #SaveMasaferYatta
Growing up, I was told over and over: “You need to take responsibility for Israel.…
2022.06.14: No Way to Treat a Child Webinar
Please join the #nowaytotreatachild campaign co-leaders from Defense for Children International – Palestine and American…
Save Masafer Yatta
change.org, 5 May 2020 Update: Israel’s High Court of Justice dismissed all the petitions against…
A Word from Jeff Halper on “Jerusalem Day”
Jeff Halper, ICAHD, May 29, 2022 Today, Sunday, May 29, the Jewish state of Israel…
Speak Out Against Forced Displacement in Masafer Yatta
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) firmly condemns Israel’s plans to ethnically cleanse…
Rights groups slam Israeli ruling that allows razing of villages
Israel’s top court rejects the petition against the expulsion of Palestinian residents from villages in…
2022.04.26: Webinar on the Palestinian Solidarity Movement
Presented by the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions (ICAHD) and Mondoweiss. 12 noon Central Register…
Environmental Justice Has No Borders
A Call to the Environmental Justice Movement Sign the Pledge NDN Collective Israel violently forces…
Israeli settlers seize and fence off land in Sheikh Jarrah
Middle East Eye, 21 January 2022
#SaveSheikhJarrah Twitterstorm
Palestine Solidarity Campaign, January 19, 2022 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm GMT At 3am last…
‘How do they expect my children to grow up and not be full of hatred?’
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, January 19, 2022
“We don’t have another place to go”
Dispossession, Settler Violence, & Resistance in Masafer Yatta Occupied Thoughts, Foundation for Middle East Peace,…
Our Tax Dollars at Work: Destroying a Palestinian Family’s Home and Livelihood
Al Fakheit is one of 12 villages located in the Masafer Yatta area that Israel…
New Film on Hebron at the New York Times
Mission: Hebron by Israeli filmmaker Rona Segal was published recently in the opinion section of…
The Residents of Firing Zone 918
This morning, residents of Haifa, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv awoke to find posters depicting the…
#SaveAlWalaja
More #SaveAlWalaja graphics to stop ethnic cleansing for 220 families in Al-Walaja
2021.09.22-28: Virtual Delegations to the South Hebron Hills
Visit with Youth of Sumud and your guides Bana & Sami September 2021 Join us…
2021.09.12: South Hebron Hills online tour and event
A lot of media focus has rightfully been given to Sheik Jarrah and Gaza recently,…
What Happens to a Palestinian Who Protects His Land
Home Invasions and False Arrests: Aref Jaber defies settlers’ attempts to take over his plot…
Israeli Home Demolition in East Jerusalem
AJ+/Al Jazeera Plus, June 29, 2021 Israeli forces have started demolitions in occupied East Jerusalem's…
Home Demolitions in Silwan, East Jerusalem
Join Silwan activists Sahar Abassi and Zuheir Rajabi online to find out how you can…
VIRTUAL DELEGATIONS TO SILWAN, EAST JERUSALEM
Eyewitness Palestine June 12, 13, or 16 1:00 – 2:30 pm Central Participants in this…
Life Under Occupation: The Misery at the Heart of the Conflict
An eviction in East Jerusalem lies at the center of a conflict that led to…
Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr: Let’s stop funding Israel’s campaign of oppression
TSELA BARR AND BARB OLSON, The Cap Times, May 15, 2021
2021.05.10 Update: Banner Drop for Sheikh Jarrah
Note: The start time has changed to 3:30 pm. In light of the recent events…
2021.05.23: Virtual Book Launch for Determined to Stay on Silwan
Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) Virtual Book Launch for Silwan! “Determined to Stay: Palestinian Youth…
Methodists Divest from Caterpillar citing Palestinian Evictions
Methodist Sabeel-Kairos Group (UK), 5th May 2021
US Congressman: Respecting Palestinian Rights is Key to Defeating Antisemitism
US Congressman Andy Levin US Congressman Andy Levin has warned that anti-Semitism cannot be properly…
More on Masafer Yatta in the Occupied West Bank
Masafer Yatta: A Palestinian community fighting for survival Masafer Yatta: A Palestinian community under pressure…
The village where Palestinians are rendered completely powerless
Help Harun Abu Aram Heal Rebuilding Alliance is organizing this fundraiser and will be working…
