The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: travel
Apr 30, 2026
Israel ‘strangles’ West Bank amid war on Iran
QASSAM MUADDI, MONDOWEISS, MARCH 7, 2026
2026.02.25: Virtual Visit to Majd al-Krum, Galilee
Online, 11 AM CT
2026.02.19: Unarmed Civilian Defense Report from the West Bank
UW-Madison, 3 pm
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Israeli strikes kill at least 21 in Gaza as Rafah patient crossings halted
William Christou, The Guardian, 4 Feb 2026
How to cross a road under apartheid
HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, FEB 03, 2026
2026.01.25: Bethlehem Children’s Art Display
Orchard Ridge UCC, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, 1:30 – 3 pm
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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2025.08.31: Join CODEPINK & World Beyond War in a Madison Flotilla!
James Madison Park, 614 E Gorham St, Madison, 3 PM
“The Other Territory” – The West Bank on NPR
This American Life, NPR, August 22, 2025
2025.08.16: Come to MASCP’s Annual Pupusa Dinner
1104 Mound St, Madison, 5-7 pm
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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Palestinian activist who worked on film ‘No Other Land’ killed in occupied West Bank
Middle East Eye staff, 28 July 2025
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2025.08.13: Bread and Blood: A Message from Gaza
Online, 11 AM CT
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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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JONATHAN OFIR, MONDOWEISS, JULY 6, 2025
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The Global March to Gaza ended in violence. Activists remain undeterred
Jenna Martin, Prism, Jun 25, 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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SOPHIE BATES AND PHILIP MARCELO, AP, June 20, 2025
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The Global March to Gaza advances towards the Rafah Crossing
GAZA, Palestinian Information Center, 9-June-2025
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2025.06.12-19: Global March to Gaza
Egypt to Gaza
No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign
June 4, 2025
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2025.05.22-06.30: 40-day Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza
Veterans For Peace, May 23, 2025
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All Eyes on Deck: Demand An Independent Investigation into the Attacks on the ‘Conscience’
THE FREEDOM FLOTILLA COALITION, MAY 14, 2025
aid, blockade, civilians, drones, Europe, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, justice, land, law, Madison, Malta, media, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, petition, Rafah, starvation, travel, violations, volunteer, war, war crimes, water, WhatsApp, worldPalestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha amongst 2025 Pulitzer winners
Middle East Eye Staff, 6 May 2025
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Netanyahu announces Gaza occupation plan
Jason Burke, The Guardian, 5 May 2025
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A Message on the Freedom Flotilla Attack
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition, May 2, 20225
Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza
SAM MEDNICK AND RENATA BRITO, AP, May 2, 2025
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Muslim Women’s Coalition Response to Archewell Foundation
Muslim Women’s Coalition, April 17, 2025
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Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN
Lorenzo Tondo, Malak A Tantesh, and Julian Borger, The Guardian, 31 Mar 2025
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Hard days in Masafer Yatta
Mar 27, 2025
aid, arms, Cassandra Dixon, donate, ethnic cleansing, Hamdan Ballal, home demolition, hospitals, Israeli, Jewish, land, Madison, Masafer Yatta, military, No Other Land, olive trees, Oscar, Palestine, Palestinian, police, Rafah, resources, settlers, sheep, surgery, Susiya, terrorism, travel, victims, war, water, West Bank, worldIsrael creates new military body to encourage ‘voluntary emigration’ from Gaza
Joshua Marks, Jewish News Syndicate, March 23, 2025
Israel’s return to war is a prelude to mass expulsion
Ben Reiff, +972 Magazine, March 18, 2025
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2025.03.23: Update From Palestine
Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd, 9:00 am
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ADC Statement on the Detainment of Mahmoud Khalil
Mar 10, 2025
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ADC Issues Travel Advisory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Mar 7, 2025
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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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The State of the Gaza “Ceasefire” and an Interview with Hezbollah
JEREMY SCAHILL AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 28, 2025
MECA Update on the West Bank
Feb 27, 2025
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11:00 am CT
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2025.03.19: “My Name is Rachel Corrie”
Winona State University, Minnesota
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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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After Gaza ceasefire, Israel turns its firepower on the West Bank
Basel Adra, +972 Magazine, January 28, 2025
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Deaths from Israel’s attacks on Gaza rise to 62,000
Al Jazeera, 3 Feb 2025
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Helping Palestinians in Gaza return home to Rafah
KERRI KENNEDY, American Friends Service Committee, JAN 28, 2025
Madison-Based Palestine Partners Supports Women And Youth In The West Bank
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 21, 2025
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Ali Abunimah Statement after Release by Switzerland
Twitter, Jan 27, 2025
2025.01.25: “War Isn’t Over When It’s Over” Online with Kathy Kelly
The stories of lives forever altered by U.S. “forever wars”
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GAZA IN CONTEXT Series: The Colonial History that Shaped the Modern Middle East
OnlineJan 5, 12, 26 and Feb 2, 2024 2:00 – 3:30 pm CT Massachusetts Peace…
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In Masafer Yatta, our very right to education is under fire
Amid Israeli settler attacks, military raids, roadblocks, and an economic crisis, simply getting to school…
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Israel Builds Bases in Central Gaza, a Sign It May Be There to Stay
In recent months, soldiers have demolished more than 600 buildings to create a buffer area…
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2024.11.19 Update: Video of Osama Iliwat & Rotem Levin in Madison
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham St, Madison [map], 7 pm – 9 pm
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ICC Issues ‘Watershed’ Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
The court rejected arguments by the U.S. and Israel that the ICC does not have…
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War-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
Israel and its major ally, the United States, are not members of the court BY MOLLY…
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Amsterdam Thugs and Hooligans
A Sham Enveloped in Brazen Hypocrisy Mouin Rabbani, @MouinRabbani, Nov 10, 2024 It’s now pretty…
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No, there were no ‘antisemitic pogroms’ in Amsterdam
Here’s what really happened. Media claims of ‘antisemitic pogroms’ against Israeli fans in Amsterdam are…
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My dear friends, As I return to Masafer-Yatta in the West Bank, I would gratefully…
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Israel has all but ended medical evacuations from Gaza
For the past 6 months, only 237 patients have been evacuated out of Gaza AMBA…
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This activist group chat has been blocking a weapons shipment to Israel for weeks
A South African WhatsApp group working with BDS has sparked a movement to block a…
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Join us for a community conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates on white supremacy and the long…
US Can’t Decide if Israel Is Blocking Aid – But It’ll Send Bombs Either Way
Biden gives Israel 30 days to boost aid to Gaza or risk cuts in military…
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Shaaban Al-Dalou, Burned Alive in Gaza, Would Have Been 20 Today
Footage captured of his burning body has seared its way through the collective consciousness—an indelible…
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As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel
The Israeli public long ago became inured to the brutal occupation that has characterised the…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Was Told Palestine Was Complicated. Visiting Revealed a Simple, Brutal Truth
DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER 08, 2024 Watch Full ShowImage Credit: Courtesy of Ta-Nehisi Coates As the…
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A conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top”…
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2024.10.05 Update: Milwaukee All Out for Palestine, All Out for Lebanon Protest!
More photos at Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement This group is coordinating travel from…
No, Israel does not have a right to defend itself in Gaza. But the Palestinians do.
CRAIG MOKHIBER, MONDOWEISS, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
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How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law
Mobilisation of violent settlers has intensified Palestinians’ fears of attacks and displacement Alison Killing, Chris Campbell and Peter Andringa in…
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2024.09.20: The State of Healthcare in Gaza
12 noon – 1 pm Live at 89.9 FM and streaming, or archived Tune in…
2024.09.18: Visualizing Palestine Virtual Book Launch
10 am CT This Wednesday, September 18th we hope you’ll join us for a virtual…
2024.09.12: U.S. Gaza Doctors Speak Out
6 pm CENTRAL Online Vermonters for Justice in Palestine present a virtual talk by two…
Aysenur Eygi’s Family calls for Independent Investigation
“We welcome the White House’s statement of condolences, but given the circumstances of Aysenur’s killing,…
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Israeli Forces Shot an American in the West Bank
The U.S. Government Doesn’t Seem to Care “The money I pay in my taxes as…
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The upcoming election has made it worse After watching the U.S. fund Israel’s war on…
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Wisconsin ‘uninstructed’ voters among DNC protests
THEY say Vice President Kamala Harris needs to take a more forceful stand to end…
An American was just shot in the West Bank.
The American press can’t be bothered. As waning global attention is on the war in…
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After 300 days of ‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’
Nasrallah declares ‘new phase’ of war, vows ‘inevitable’ response to Israeli attack on Beirut In…
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‘Solidarity with Palestine’: Tanzanian divers draw attention to war on Gaza
Video, which captured the attention of thousands, featured several Tanzanians holding ‘Free Palestine’ placards Lulu…
Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman killed in Israeli attack on Gaza
Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi killed in Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, in…
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Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu unpacks the ICJ opinion on Israel’s military regime, and the lessons…
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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…
The E.U. sanctioned settlers for ‘human rights abuses against Palestinians’
Ephrat Livni, New York Times, July 16, 2024 A surge in Jewish settler violence against…
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The pressure is working — FIFA announced it will make a decision about whether or…
Wisconsin activist frustrated over blocked aid to Palestinians
Longtime international volunteer says she is ‘devastated’ food and medical supplies cannot reach Gaza BY RICHELLE…
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The Biden administration maintains that Israel’s invasion of the southern Gazan city is “limited,” despite…
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“The good news is—actions like this by the USA or European countries taken under pressure…
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May 14, 2024 Online Premiere, June 6-27, 2024 “Where Olive Trees Weep” offers a searing…
Gaza mourns deaf activist Hashem Ghazal, killed in Israeli strike
Tributes have poured in for the accomplished carpenter, disability activist, and organiser at the Atfaluna…
Israeli protesters block aid trucks destined for Gaza
Malu Cursino, BBC News, May 14, 2024 Israeli protesters blocked aid trucks destined for Gaza…
