The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Marco Rubio
Apr 30, 2026
‘Emergency’ of Iran War Means Israel Needs More Bombs Without Congressional Approval
JON QUEALLY, COMMON DREAMS, Mar 07, 2026
arms, Congress, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Marco Rubio, Middle East, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, war
Netanyahu, wanted for war crimes, signs onto “Board of Peace”
Drop Site Daily: February 12, 2026
Palestine Updates
Drop Site Daily, Oct 28, 2025
aid, Al Jazeera, Arab, Australia, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, delegation, detainees, Donald Trump, drones, Egypt, fuel, Gaza City, Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, healthcare, Hebrew, hospitals, hostages, images, Israel, Israel Katz, Israeli, Jenin, Khan Younis, Marco Rubio, media, military, Ministry of Health, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Qatar, racism, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, resources, snipers, Sudan, terrorism, torture, Tulkarm, volunteer, vote, war, water, West Bank, world
Rubio in Israel for talks to limit diplomatic damage over Qatar strikes
Julian Borger, The Guardian, 14 Sep 2025
Israel intensifies Gaza City bombing as Rubio arrives
Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Simon Lewis, Reuters, September 14, 2025
VFP Signs On to Congressional Letter Opposing the Weaponization of Aid and Starvation in Gaza
Veterans for Peace, July 4, 2025
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Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention
SOPHIE BATES AND PHILIP MARCELO, AP, June 20, 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
First they came for Mahmoud Khalil…
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Mar 11, 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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Mahmoud Khalil’s free speech is a national security risk
Peter Suber, FediScience, Apr 12, 2025 & Associated Press
The Low-Hanging Fruit of Canceled Student Visas
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance, March 30, 2025
Amazon, arms, Badar Khan Suri, climate, colleges & universities, Columbia, deportation, doctors, Donald Trump, education, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel Lobby, justice, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, media, Minnesota, New York Times, police, protest, Rafah, Ramadan, Rumeysa Ozturk, Russia, schools, students, terrorism, Tufts, United States, video, visas, West BankRubio boasts of canceling more than 300 visas over pro-Palestine protests
Joseph Gedeon, The Guardian, 27 Mar 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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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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Trump’s Disappearing Of Mahmoud Khalil Should Be A Warning For Us All
THE BIG PICTURE AND TODD BEETON, MAR 13, 2025
Almost 100 arrested during protest occupying Trump Tower over Mahmoud Khalil
Martin Pengelly, The Guardian, 13 Mar 2025
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Congressional Letter to DHS on Mahmoud Khalil
14 Democratic House Members to Secretary Kristi Noem, Mar 11, 2025
Why we need a new free speech movement
ROBERT REICH, MAR 13, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil Speaks With Attorneys for First Time Since Detention
JASON PALADINO, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 13, 2025
What is happening to Mahmoud Khalil is chilling
CHRIS GEIDNER, LAW DORK, MAR 12, 2025
Marco Rubio Detained Mahmoud Khalil on ‘Foreign Policy Grounds’
PREM THAKKER AND PABLO MANRÍQUEZ, ZETEO, MAR 11, 2025
The backstory on the government’s abduction of a Palestinian protester
Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2025
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REBECCA SANTANA, AP, March 10, 2025
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Netanyahu only ever saw the hostages as his path back to genocide
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 26 February 2025
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My Israeli Neighbors Are Rejoicing: Trump Will Make Israel Great(er)
DIARY FROM A PALESTINIAN IN ISRAEL Diana Buttu on how Trump’s ‘Israel first’ Cabinet picks…
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Isabel Kershner, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Peter Baker, New York Times, Aug. 15, 2019 JERUSALEM…
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First Bipartisan Bill in the Midst of the Shutdown Ryan Grim and Glenn Greenwald, The…
American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), BDS, boycott, Congress, free speech, Glenn Greenwald, Haaretz, immigration, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, land, law, Marco Rubio, Minnesota, Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, Muslim, New Jersey, protest, Rashida Tlaib, sanction, schools, Supreme Court, taxes, violations, vote, war, water, West Bank, womenBernie Sanders’ Criticism Of Israel Is Radical. And He’s Taking It Mainstream
Aiden Pink, Information Clearing House, June 13, 2018 Not many in the media are noticing,…
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The pro-Israel letter 100 U.S. senators sent to the U.N. fails to mention Israel's illegal…
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