The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

MRSCP

Jul 30, 2026

Israel rejects U.S. call for review of IDF rules of engagement in West Bank
Barak Ravid, Axios, Sep 7, 2022
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Israeli army: ‘High probability’ soldier killed reporter
Yellow tape marks bullet holes on a tree and a portrait and flowers create a…
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2022.09.10: Lina Abu Akleh at Rebuilding Alliance Benefit
Please join us — in person or online — for a special evening. I am…
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President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society
(Final version, emphasis added) Dear colleagues and comrades, Thank you so much for signing on…
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2022.09.28-30: YWCA Madison’s Racial Justice Summit
Madison365, Sep 1, 2022
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2022.10.02: Turath Baladna: A Celebration of Palestine’s Olive Harvest
And here’s a link for donations to cover the costs of this event.
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Victory for Khalil
182-day Palestinian hunger striker to be released madison4pali on Instagram Yesterday, we planned to hold…
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Rally for Google and Amazon workers against Israeli military
🚨ACTION ALERT🚨 Next Thursday, September 8th at 5pm at the Seattle Google campus (1000 Mercer…
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Google’s anti-Palestinian worker retaliation
Huge news just broke. Today, tech worker organizer Ariel Koren, active in our #NoTechForApartheid campaign,…
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Khalil Awawdeh Announces End to Hunger Strike
The Palestinian hunger striker, whose images shocked the world amid his more than 170-day strike,…
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Israel’s top court rejects 2nd petition to release Awawdeh
A video showing Khalil Awawdeh and the toll his detention has taken on his body…
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Khalil Awawdeh’s time is running out
Palestinian detainee Khalil Awawdeh Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, 30 Aug 2022 Geneva – Palestinian administrative…
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Israeli occupation soldiers close the main gate of Qortoba school in Hebron
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has helped build playgrounds for both Qortuba Elementary School and…
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Photos of Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike raise concerns
A protest in solidarity with Khalil Awawdeh, a Palestinian prisoner who is on hunger strike,…
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Giant eye murals bear witness to Palestinians in Jerusalem
Murals that are part of the public art project ‘I Witness Silwan’ depicting the eyes…
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Has the Fight Against Antisemitism Lost Its Way?
In a terrible irony, the campaign against “anti-semitism” has become a threat to freedom Peter…
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Seesaws Allow Children To Play Across Border
A “Teeter-Totter Wall” conceived in 2009 to protest the proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall has become…
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Let’s Build A Playground in the Bordertown of Sásabe
MRSCP is passing along an unusual opportunity to help build a playground for migrant children…
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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,…
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Watch now: United for Justice Across Palestine
United for Justice Across Palestine: Defund Israel’s Bombs, Blockade, and Bulldozers Featuring Walaa Sabah from…
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