The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Category: MRSCP
May 1, 2026
UNICEF Warns Area Israel Pushing Rafah Residents to Is ‘Not Safe’
“It is a narrow strip of beach on the coast that lacks the basic infrastructure—like…
aid, Al-Mawasi, American, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, civilians, closures, Egypt, Gaza War, Hamas, healthcare, Hebrew, hospitals, hostages, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Joe Biden, justice, Khan Younis, Madison, media, military, October 7, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, Severed, shelters, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), video, war, water, worldADC: Demand Biden, World Leaders Stop Israel Invasion of Rafah
Washington, DC | adc.org | May 11, 2024 – The ongoing genocide and invasion of Rafah has…
2024.05.11: SJP UW-Madison Saturday Schedule
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
Students for Justice in Palestine Reaches Agreement with UW Administration
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 216
Israel continues to close Rafah crossing as Biden threatens to halt arms shipments Ceasefire talks…
aid, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, ceasefire, closures, delegation, Egypt, Gaza City, Gaza War, Hamas, healthcare, Hezbollah, hospitals, images, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Joe Biden, Khan Younis, mass graves, media, military, Ministry of Health, Nasser Hospital, negotiations, Netzarim, October 7, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Qatar, Rafah, resistance, Sabra, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), war, West BankUW-Madison encampment to clear after agreement reached, officials report
By Juliana Tornabene, WMTV15 News Published: May. 10, 2024 at 2:22 PM CDT|Updated: 4:32 PM CDT MADISON, Wis.…
UW-Madison announces agreement with student protesters to end Library Mall encampment
Kyle Jones, Channel 3000, May 10, 2024 MADISON, Wis. — After over a week of…
U of Chicago protesters respond to campus police tearing down encampment
FOX 32 Chicago, May 7, 2024 Demonstrators at the University of Chicago were given a…
Campus in Crisis
Jewish Currents, May 3, 2024 Eli Valley is a Jewish Currents contributing writer. His comics collection Diaspora Boy: Comics…
24.05.10: SJP UW-Madison Friday Schedule
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
2024.05.11: CODEPINK Madison Meeting
View this post on Instagram A post shared by CODEPINK Madison (@codepinkmadison) EVENT RSVP: https://www.codepink.org/madison511…
UW-Milwaukee Encampment Supported by Anti-Zionist — Not Antisemitic — Jewish Students And Professors
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 7, 2024
Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, Christian, civil rights, concentration camps, discrimination, divest, encampments, free speech, Gaza War, Germany, Hebrew, Holocaust, human rights, indigenous, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israeli, Jew, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), law, Madison, Marquette University, media, Milwaukee, Muslim, Muslims, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, racism, Rafah, religion, schools, solidarity, students, terrorism, UW-Milwaukee, war, Wisconsin, women, world, Zionism24.05.09: SJP UW-Madison Thursday Schedule
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
24.05.08: SJP UW-Madison Wednesday Schedule
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
2024.05.10: Liberation Shabbat
View this post on Instagram A post shared by JVP Madison (@jvp_madison)
Rafah Invasion Calls
RAFAH INVASION Israel has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and intensified its bombardment of Rafah, including destroying and…
Rafah Invasion Calls, Supporting Students, and Madison City Council Resolution
RAFAH INVASION Israel has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and intensified its bombardment of Rafah, including destroying and…
24.05.07: SJP UW-Madison Tuesday Schedule
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
Israel seizes Rafah crossing, cuts off aid route
By Mersiha Gadzo, Al Jazeera, 7 May 2024
aid, Al Jazeera, Benjamin Netanyahu, delegation, Egypt, Gaza War, Hamas, Israel, Israeli, media, military, October 7, Palestinian, Qatar, Rafah, war, worldUW Faculty & Staff Join Calls for Divestment
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
URGENT: Tell your senators to vote against speech-chilling legislation
Should college students who compare Israeli government policy with that of the Nazis be investigated by…
I Oppose Israel’s Atrocities In Gaza Because I’m Not A Psychopath
I don’t oppose the butchery in Gaza because I love Hamas or hate Jews or…
Israel orders 100,000 civilians to leave Rafah, says it will operate with ‘extreme force’
Washington Post, May 6, 2024 at 11:58 a.m. EDT Israel’s military on Monday ordered about…
aid, Amazon, Benjamin Netanyahu, civilians, Egypt, Europe, Gaza War, Hamas, healthcare, hostages, images, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jordan, land, Madison, media, military, negotiations, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, shelters, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United States, war, women, worldIsrael strikes Gaza city of Rafah after evacuation order
By Mohammed Salem and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters May 6, 2024 RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 6 (Reuters) – Israel’s…
aid, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, civilians, economy, Egypt, Gaza City, Gaza War, Hamas, healthcare, hostages, images, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Joe Biden, Khan Younis, law, Madison, media, military, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, shelters, terrorism, United Nations (UN), war, worldScoop: U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel
Barak Ravid, Axios, May 5, 2024 The Biden administration last week put a hold on…
Do Palestinians Have Human Rights?
Hamdan Huraini, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, MAY 5, 2024 How do we define human rights?…
Amazon, apartheid, blockade, ethnic cleansing, human rights, images, Israeli, justice, land, law, Masafer Yatta, media, military, olive trees, Palestinian, police, prison, Progressives, racism, settlers, sheep, Susiya, terrorism, travel, war, water, West BankUN Food Chief Says Northern Gaza Suffering
“And it’s moving its way south,” she warned. BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, MAY 04, 2024…
24.05.06: SJP UW-Madison Monday Schedule
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
24.05.05: SJP UW-Madison Sunday Schedule
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
The Army Has a New Strategy
Awdah Hathaleen, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, MAY 4 The occupation army has a new strategy:…
Tell Congress To Vote No on Four Anti-Palestine Bills
Washington, DC | www.adc.org | May 4, 2024 – Pro-Palestine protests are continuing to grow, and that…
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, apartheid, Congress, free speech, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, law, Madison, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, sanction, State Department, take action, vote, warThe lessons from colleges that didn’t call the police
Deescalating conflict around protests was possible, but many colleges turned to law enforcement instead. By Abdallah…
American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), antisemitism, apartheid, blockade, California, Chicago, climate, Congress, discrimination, divest, education, encampments, environment, free speech, Gaza War, Hamas, human rights, images, Iran, Israel, Jewish, journalists, land, law, maps, media, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, protest, schools, snipers, solidarity, South Africa, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, University of California, UW-Madison, violations, vote, war, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM24.05.04: SJP UW-Madison Saturday Schedule
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
Israeli Military Escalates Bombing of Civilian Homes in #Rafah Amid Threats of Ground Invasion
Israeli Military Escalates Bombing of Civilian Homes in #Rafah Amid Threats of Ground Invasion Amid…
The police brought violence to UW-Madison’s Gaza encampment
BY SCOTT GORDON ● POLITICS ● MAY 1, 2024 Wednesday morning’s crackdown included brutal attacks on protestors, arrests without charges,…
alder, arms, Dane County, divest, donate, encampments, environment, Gaza War, healthcare, Israel, journalists, justice, La Crosse, land, law, Madison, Madison Common Council, maps, media, music, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, Progressives, protest, rabbis, Rafah, resistance, Samer Alatout, sanction, State Capitol, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), tech, terrorism, UW-Madison, video, war, Wisconsin, women2024.05.04: Challenging Christian Silence Regarding the Gaza Genocide
The Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (PCAP), Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) and a…
Letter from Jewish faculty, staff, and students at UW-Madison in support of protestors
View this post on Instagram A post shared by JVP Madison (@jvp_madison)
2024.05.03: SJP UW-Madison Friday Encampment Schedule
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
Prominent Palestinian doctor tortured and killed in Israeli detention
Adnan al-Bursh was a Palestinian surgeon and the head of orthopaedic medicine at al-Shifa hospital…
Al-Awda, assassination, detainees, doctors, Francesca Albanese, Gaza City, Gaza War, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, images, Indonesia, Israel, Israeli, Middle East, occupation, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, refugees, schools, South Africa, torture, travel, Turkey, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), victims, war, West Bank, women, worldDane Co. supervisors ask sheriff not to use county resources to break up UW encampments
MADISON, Wis. — A group of Dane County Board Supervisors sent an open letter to…
United Methodist Church votes to divest from Israel bonds
In the first such divestment action by a major Christian denomination, the General Conference of…
aid, antisemitism, apartheid, BDS, boycott, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, civilians, confiscation, divest, Gaza War, home demolition, human rights, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, LGBTQ+, Methodist, Middle East, military, Morocco, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, religion, resources, sanction, solidarity, students, terrorism, Turkey, United Nations (UN), vigil, violations, vote, war, water, West Bank, world, WORT 89.9 FM2024.05.02: SJP UW-Madison Thursday Encampment Schedule
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
Some Encampments are More Equal than Others
Badger fans camp outside Kohl Center ahead of game This article is from February 4,…
Police Invade “Liberated Zone,” Leading To Injuries And Arrests
MAY 1, 2024 BY CHALI PITTMAN AND FAYE PARKS WORT 89.9FM Madison · Police Invade "Liberated Zone," Leading to…
Dane County, encampments, environment, free speech, Gaza War, hospitals, Israeli, law, Madison, media, Milwaukee, music, online, peace, police, protest, Rafah, Samer Alatout, solidarity, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, video, war, Wisconsin, women, WORT 89.9 FMPost-arrest Interview of Professor Samer Alatout
@thecakelin Replying to @thecakelin "I mean they have to face the fucking responsibility of what…
ADC: Congress Passes Dangerous Bill to Silence Criticism of Israel
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | May 1, 2024 — In response to the student-led, pro-Palestinian movement, the…
501(c)(3), aid, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, apartheid, Congress, free speech, Gaza War, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, Jewish, justice, law, Madison, media, nonprofits, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, protest, racism, Rafah, sanction, solidarity, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, violations, vote, war, Zionism2024.05.01: Rally & Calls to Support the UW-Madison Palestine Protest
RALLY 5 PM TODAY AT UW LIBRARY MALL PHONE CALLS NEEDED FOR THE ARRESTED PROTESTERS…
Older Generation Weighs in on UW Madison Student Protest
By Marcus Aarsvold Published: Apr. 30, 2024 at 6:41 PM CDT|Updated: 17 hours ago MADISON, Wis.…
UW-Madison Professor Arrested
UW Madison Professor Samer Alatout asked police to leave students at the encampment alone this…
LIVE UPDATES: Law enforcement officers, protesters clash
Maggie Degnan, Channel 3000, May 1, 2024 Protestors Taken Away in Handcuffs MADISON, Wis. —…
Phone calls needed to support UW-Madison students protesting the Gaza war
Yesterday hundreds of students and faculty at UW Madison and UW-Milwaukee joined the growing campus…
The Israel-US game plan for Gaza is staring us in the face
Jonathan K. Cook, 30 April 2024 The western media is pretending the West’s efforts to…
Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, checkpoints, Europe, Gaza War, Hamas, hostages, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jonathan Cook, justice, law, media, Middle East, October 7, Palestinian, Rafah, South Africa, torture, tunnels, war, war crimes, West Bank, women, world2024.05.01: Pizza & Music for Gaza
Giant Jones Brewing Co.913 E Main St, MadisonEnter on Brearly5-9 PM
Stop the Rafah massacre, join an encampment
Good Shepherd CollectiveBeit Sahour, Palestine GSC Update This map shows a small snapshot of the…
benefit, checkpoints, divest, education, encampments, Gaza War, indigenous, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, justice, labor, literature, Madison, media, military, Palestine, Palestinian, poetry, police, protest, public opinion, Rafah, resources, solidarity, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, volunteer, war, women, world
Pocan Seeks to Show Biden Liberal Dismay on Gaza
The progressive Democrat from a rural, mostly white Wisconsin district is highlighting that it is…
aid, American, antisemitism, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, civilians, climate, Congress, Donald Trump, Gaza War, Hamas, images, Islamophobia, Israel, Israeli, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, law, Madison, Mark Pocan, media, military, New York Times, Palestinian, Progressives, protest, taxes, uninstructed, video, vote, war, WisconsinUnder Israeli Pressure, Guinea Bissau Withdraws Flotilla Flags
💚🖤💔Hello all, I am heartbroken to pass on the news that our Flotilla will be…
A Room of One’s Own has . . .
. . . books, by, about, and for Palestine! Kid’s books, cookbooks, fiction, poetry, photography,…
2024.04.30: Collapse of the Gaza Health Care System
Eyewitness Palestine Free but donations accepted 11 am CT More information and registration
2024.04.29: A Conversation with Naomi Shihab Nye and Heather Raffo
5-6 pm CTJoin ADC for an Arab-American Heritage Month conversation on how our community relates…
2024.04.28: Challenging Empire – Israel, USA & Imperialism
Goodman Community Center Hicks Room 149 Waubesa St, Madison 4-5:30 pm Israel’s genocidal invasion of…
Israel Marks 200 Days of Genocide with Plans to Destroy Rafah
24، Apr 2024 Tuesday, April 23, 2024, marked the 200th consecutive day of Israel’s large-scale…
aid, Al Mezan, Al-Mawasi, apartheid, closures, Egypt, Gaza War, genocide, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, justice, Khan Younis, land, law, mass graves, media, military, Ministry of Health, Nakba, occupation, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Rafah, refugees, schools, shelters, victims, war, water, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM2024.04.27: Viroqua Music Benefit for Emergency Gaza Relief
Landmark Center 500 East Jefferson St, Viroqua 6-10 PM
2024.04.26: SJP Palestine Art Build
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
Caitlin Johnstone on Gaza
Caitlin Johnstone is an Australian independent journalist.
Israel says it is ‘moving ahead’ with Rafah operation
By Farah Najjar Published On 24 Apr 202424 Apr 2024
Turkiye has not yet given permission to sail
MINA News, 24 April 2024 – 08:28 WIB Istanbul , MINA – The Freedom Flotilla…
Israeli soldier speaks out on war in Gaza
Channel 4 News, Apr 23, 2024
Will the Freedom Flotilla sail to Gaza?
Türkiye is under significant pressure from the US and Israel to block the flotilla from…
aid, American, Ann Wright, arms, Australia, blockade, CODEPINK, Congress, deaf, doctors, donate, environment, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Germany, Huwaida Arraf, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, law, Mavi Marmara, Medea Benjamin, media, military, NGOs, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, protest, solidarity, State Department, students, terrorism, training, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United States, video, war, water, world, World Central Kitchen‘Damning’ Independent Probe Finds Israel Has Not Provided Evidence Against UNRWA
The U.S. House on Saturday passed a bill including a prohibition on funding the agency,…
aid, allies, Australia, blockade, civilians, Gaza City, Gaza War, Hamas, human rights, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, Japan, justice, land, law, media, NGOs, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, refugees, starvation, terrorism, Trita Parsi, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Kingdom, United Nations (UN), United States, Wall, war, world, WORT 89.9 FM‘Obvious Evidence of Genocide’: Mass Grave in Gaza’s Nasser Hospital
Palestinian rescue workers said they found hundreds of bodies, some with their hands bound and…
Al Jazeera, doctors, FBI, Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, images, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Khan Younis, mass graves, media, Middle East, military, Nasser Hospital, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), vote, war, war crimes, women, worldUN experts demand safe passage for Freedom Flotilla
Format News and Press Release Posted 26 Apr 2024 Originally published 26 Apr 2024 Origin View original GENEVA…
aid, blockade, civilians, doctors, Francesca Albanese, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, journalists, justice, law, media, nurses, Palestinian, peace, shelters, solidarity, starvation, terrorism, war, war crimes, water, worldMads Gilbert | Don’t Lose Hope
Muslim Central, YouTube, April 22, 2024 Organise. Act. Now! We often feel helpless, so little…
Google fires 28 over protest of Israel contract
Google fired 28 employees on Wednesday after sit-ins at the company’s offices in protest of its…
‘I can’t find food’: despair in Gaza as children face malnutrition
Majdi Fathi and Monika Čvorak, The Guardian, 15 Apr 2024 According to the World Food Programme,…
aid, Benjamin Netanyahu, children, Gaza City, Gaza War, healthcare, Israeli, milk, starvation, video, war, water, worldGaza aid flotilla plans to challenge Israeli blockade
By Kareem Fahim and Beril Eski, The Washington Post April 21, 2024 at 3:00 a.m. EDT ISTANBUL —…
aid, Amazon, ambulances, American, Ann Wright, blockade, environment, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Hamas, human rights, Huwaida Arraf, images, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, labor, land, law, Madison, Mavi Marmara, media, military, nonviolence, Palestinian, Rafah, starvation, State Department, Tel Aviv, terrorism, training, travel, Turkey, United Nations (UN), United States, video, war, water, world, World Central Kitchen‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 196
Israel strikes Iran, Gaza health ministry says Israel destroyed the Strip’s health system Israel targets…
bases, drones, Gaza City, Gaza War, healthcare, hospitals, images, Iran, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jerusalem, Khan Younis, media, military, Ministry of Health, nuclear, October 7, Palestinian, Rafah, Russia, shelters, two-state, war, West Bank, withdrawal, world, World Health Organization (WHO)Why Hundreds of People are about to Sail to Gaza
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freedom Flotilla Coalition (@gazafreedomflotilla) Why the…
Protect the Freedom Flotilla emergency mission
Washington, DC | www.adc.org | April 19, 2024 – Your help is urgently needed to push Congress to protect…
2024.04.26: Apartheid Wall Rally
Students for Justice in Palestine — UW-Madison is organizing an Apartheid Wall Rally with details…
2024.04.25: Palestinian Benefit at The Bur Oak
Good people of Madison, are you ready to raise funds for those who are trapped…
