The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

MRSCP

Nov 7, 2026

Centuries-Old Practice Brings Women Together For Connection, Support
Mary Gellerup Bolich, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Dec 26, 2025
crafts, culture, Milwaukee, Muslim, tatreez, Wisconsin, women
2025.12.27: Rescreening of the Film “Hind Under Siege”
Online, 11 AM CT
blockade, calendar, children, film, Gaza, online, paramedics, war, war crimes
Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, Dec 21, 2025
apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, colonialism, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, Ganim, Israel Lobby, occupation, Rayan Abu Muallah, settlers, terrorism, two-state, West Bank
2025.12.31: Yoga Therapy Gift Certificate Benefit
Greenroot Yoga LLC, Dec 10, 2025
aid, benefit, calendar, Gaza, Madison, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), online, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Rafah, rape, West Bank
2025.12.31: Holiday Art Sale for Jamaica Recovery
Catherine Capellaro, Dec 3, 2025
aid, benefit, calendar, hurricane, Jamaica, Madison, media, Palestine, Rafah, solidarity
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
Al-Mughayir, Bedouin, Bethlehem, Bezalel Smotrich, confiscation, Hebron, home demolition, Huwara, Jericho, Jonathan Pollak, Jordan Valley, land, Mike Huckabee, Mohammad Shalabi, Muarrajat, New York Times, olive trees, Rahaf al-Ashqar, Ramallah, Sayfollah Musallet, settlers, Sinjil, terrorism, travel, Tubas, Tulkarm, Turmus Ayya, two-state, West Bank
Israel Silences Australia
Lana Tatour, Dec 20, 2025
antisemitism, Australia, Bondi Beach, censorship, free speech, Gaza, genocide, Google, human rights, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Palestine, protest, schools, war
Israel Silences the UK
Middle East Eye and Glenn Greenwald, Dec 18, 2025
antisemitism, Australia, Bondi Beach, censorship, free speech, Gaza, genocide, Glenn Greenwald, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Middle East, protest, United Kingdom (UK), war
Hamas: We Did Not Surrender and Will Not Abandon Our Struggle for Liberation
JEREMY SCAHILL AND JAWA AHMAD, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 19, 2025
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza, Hamas, war
2025.12.20: World Premiere of Short Film “Hind Under Siege”
Online, 11 AM CT
blockade, calendar, children, film, Gaza, online, paramedics, war, war crimes, world
2025.12.21: Longest Night Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service
Capitol Square at King St, 3 pm
calendar, Church of Christ, Google, homeless, human rights, Madison, Rafah, war, Wisconsin
2025.12.30: Visit to Taybeh
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, Christian, Church of Christ, delegation, ethnic cleansing, Israeli, land, Madison, music, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, Ramallah, settlers, Taybeh, terrorism, war, West Bank
A smaller cage: Israel’s ‘two-state solution’ on Gaza’s ruins
Muhammad Shehada, The New Arab, 11 December 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, genocide, Hamas, hasbara, propaganda, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, two-state, war, Yellow Line
The Movie I Was Afraid to See
M. GESSEN, New York Times, Dec. 17, 2025
children, film, Gaza, Hind Rajab, New York Times, paramedics, war, war crimes
‘I Did Not See a Ceasefire’: American Doctor Back From Gaza
MEHDI HASAN AND TEAM ZETEO, DEC 17, 2025
American, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, children, civilians, doctors, Dr. Irfan Galaria, Gaza, war, war crimes
2025.12.22: Webinar with Palestinian Human Rights Defender Issa Amro
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, detainees, Friends of Hebron, Hebron, human rights, Israeli, Issa Amro, Madison, nonviolence, occupation, online, Palestinian, Rafah, resistance, settlers, terrorism, travel, volunteer, West Bank
Night guardians of the mountain in the occupied West Bank
Mosab Shawer, Al Jazeera, 15 Dec 2025
Al Jazeera, Al-Mufaqara, ethnic cleansing, Masafer Yatta, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Garbage Is Poisoning Gaza
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 16, 2025
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, garbage, Gaza, healthcare
Freedom Flotilla Coalition Announces Expanded 2026 Sailings to Gaza
Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), Dec 10, 2025
aid, blockade, colonialism, Donald Trump, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla
Israel Apologists Hasten To Blame Bondi Shooting On Anti-Genocide Activists
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, DEC 14, 2025
Australia, Caitlin Johnstone, civilians, Gaza, genocide, terrorism