The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

MRSCP

Jul 25, 2026

Palestine: the economy of despair
The West Bank city of Nablus is relatively calm at present. Anyone who can raise…
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Professor says UC Press must publish Beyond Chutzpa
Two emails from Beshara Doumani June 28, 2005 Dear Friends, I want to alert you…
Alan Dershowitz, antisemitism, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, colleges & universities, free speech, history, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, law, Middle East, Norman Finkelstein, Palestinian, resources, University of California, war
Mustafa Barghouti: The liberation of the Israeli and Palestinian people
Israel must understand that the liberation of the Israeli people depends on the liberation of…
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Pro-Israel Groups: Campuses Improving
But “Never in the modern history of the Jewish state has there been more outspoken…
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Prisoners in Israeli Occupation Forces Prisons
Dear all, I received disturbing news about prisoners in IOF prisons in Israel. 30-year-old, Salameh…
Al Mezan, arms, Bethlehem, detainees, human rights, Israeli, military, occupation, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, training, West Bank
Giving Chutzpah New Meaning
Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jon Wiener,…
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Avi Shlaim: Withdrawal is a prelude to annexation
Avi Shlaim, The Guardian, 21 June 2005
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Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks a “Myth”
Palestine Media Center (PMC), June 11, 2005 In a report titled “The Myth of Incitement…
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Grandpa’s Battered Radio
Ramzy Baroud, AntiWar.com, June 7, 2005
Ariel Sharon, human rights, justice, land, Lebanon, Middle East, Nakba, Palestine, Palestinian, Ramzy Baroud, refugees, United Nations (UN), war
2005.06.24: “Beyond Chutzpah: The Misuse of Antisemitism and the Abuse of History” by Dr. Norman Finkelstein
Grainger Hall, University of Wisconsin 975 University Avenue Madison, WI 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM…
antisemitism, calendar, history, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Madison, Norman Finkelstein, occupation, Palestine, Rafah, UW-Madison, Wisconsin
2005.06.13-07.04: Palestine-Israel Discussion Series
First United Methodist Church Parlor 203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison Sunday mornings at 9:30 am This…
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2005.06.24-26: U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Conference
Upper Midwest Regional Organizing Conference Madison, WI Join the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli…
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05.06.25: Rebuilding Homes in Rafah, Rebuilding Hope in Palestine
Panel Discussion with Craig and Cindy Corrie and Khaled and Samah Nasrallah Saturday, June 25,…
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Mezan Center is Key Partner in Palestine
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, May 9, 2005 Madison — The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
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Israeli Extremists Lose, as a New Generation of Palestinians Wins
Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May/June 2005 THEY BREATHE the same air,…
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A Gift to Rafah
How Madisonians helped create a respite from violence for Palestinian children Kathy Walsh, Isthmus, April…
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Statewide Academic Union Calls for University of Wisconsin Israel Divestment
Al-Awda, The Electronic Intifada, 27 April 2005
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2005.04.30: Madison Community Seder
St. Mark’s Lutheran Chapel 605 Spruce St., Madison 7:00 PM This season of Passover is…
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University of Wisconsin Investments and Social Responsibility
On Tuesday, April 12, 2005 the Teaching Assistants Association (TAA) of UW-Madison debated a resolution…
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1040-WAR, Your Tax Contribution to Death, Misery and Destruction
Gaza, Madison, media, Rafah, terrorism, war