The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Apr 29, 2026

Israeli Soldiers Execute Palestinian Girl in Occupied Jerusalem
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), May 8, 2017
civilians, Geneva Conventions (1949), hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, media, military, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), police, Ramallah, terrorism, United Nations (UN), war
MRSCP Supports the UW Associated Students of Madison
MRSCP asks you to contact University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Vice Provost Patrick…
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Al-Najjar Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, May 7, 2017
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Is It True That Not a Single Senator – Including Progressive Dems – Cares About Palestine?
The pro-Israel letter 100 U.S. senators sent to the U.N. fails to mention Israel's illegal…
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2017.06.02-03: Havens Center FORWARD 2017: Where Do We Go from Here?
Understanding the Current Crisis & Building Social Justice in the Midwest FORWARD is an annual…
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2017.05.06: Amy Goodman Talk and Book Signing
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Madison College – Downtown 211 N Carroll St, Room 240…
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2017.05.06: WNPJ’s Spring Assembly – La Farge
9 AM – 4:30 PM Kickapoo Valley Reserve 3661 State Hwy 131 La Farge, WI…
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2017.05.04: Film “Tickling Giants”
Free speech is not settled law, and democracy is not easily won Elvehjem Building L150…
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ASM unanimously approves contentious divestment proposal to mixed reactions from campus
Peyton David, The Badger Herald, Apr 27, 2017
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University of Wisconsin – Madison Divestment Resolution
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Leaked report highlights Israel lobby’s failures
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 28 April 2017
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Siyam Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 27, 2017
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Netanyahu Cancels Meeting After German Official Visits Protest Group
Israel has come under increasing criticism for seeking to silence groups that are critical of…
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Al-Kilani Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 22, 2017
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2017.04.21-24 Update: Juan Cole Programs
April 21, 2017 WORT 89.9 FM A Public Affair: Juan Cole On The Middle East…
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Shuheibar Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 17, 2017
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2017.04.26: Film Benefit for Open Doors for Refugees
Barrymore Theater Atwood Avenue, Madison 7:00 pm [Map] Discussion following the film Open Doors For…
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2017.04.22: Peace Contingent in the Madison Climate March
Saturday, April 22 1 pm Lisa Link Peace Park, 452 State St, Madison 2 pm…
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Update: Feds Drop Charges against AMP staffers
American Muslims for Palestine, April 22, 2017 (WASHINGTON DC 04.21.2017) — The federal government has…
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Foreword by Rajah Shehadeh
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 11, 2017
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2017.04.27: One Book, Many Communities: “Returning to Haifa”
Thursday, April 27 Alicia Ashman Library [Map] 733 N. High Point Road, Madison 7:00 –…
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Israel sunk in ‘incremental tyranny’, say former Shin Bet chiefs
Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, 6 April 2017
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Introduction by Amira Hass
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 7, 2017
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2017.04.02 Update: Rachel Corrie Commemoration: Intimate Portraits of Gaza’s Lost
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2017.03.29: Islamophobia in America with Reza Aslan
Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Wisconsin Union Theater Cost: Free…
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2017.03.27: Confronting Antisemitism and Islamophobia : From the Middle Ages to Today
antisemitism, calendar, human rights, Islamophobia, Madison, media, Rafah, religion
Palestinian teen killed by Israeli fire in Gaza
Al Jazeera, 22 March 2017
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Free Issa Amro
We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, call on you to strongly oppose David Friedman’s nomination…
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UN official resigns after pressure to withdraw Israel apartheid report
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 17 March 2017
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A message from Cindy & Craig Corrie
Painting by Malak Mattar; read more about her painting at We Are Not Numbers. March…
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U.N. Report: Israel Imposes ‘Apartheid Regime’ on Palestinians
Reuters, Newsweek, 3/15/17
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Israel lashes out at Palestine activists
Charlotte Silver, The Electronic Intifada, 15 March 2017
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Unlearning apartheid apologism: A Jewish response to Israeli Apartheid Week
Stop conflating anti-Zionism and criticism of the State of Israel with anti-Semitism Rya Inman /…
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Activists pull out of Chicago LGBTQ conference over Israel pinkwashing
Jimmy Johnson, THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA, 22 January 2016
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New Israel Law Bars Foreign Critics From Entering the Country
“It’s going to be a giant sign up by the door of the Jewish state:…
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Banksy Customizes A West Bank Hotel, Offering Rooms With A View Of The Wall
Bill Chappell, NPR, March 3, 2017 A doorman stands at the entrance of The Walled…
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Banksy’s Murals Turn Up In The Gaza Strip
Krishnadev Calamur, NPR, February 26, 2015
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2017.03.13: The impact of UN recognition on Palestinian public opinion
206 Ingraham Hall UW-Madison [Map] 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. UW Middle East Studies Program presents…
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In Their Own Words: Palestinians Champion BDS
Facebook: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement Please like, watch and share this video —…
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Bernie Sanders: On Anti-Semitism, Israel, and the Palestinians
Bernie Sanders, Common Dreams, February 28, 2017 Speech to this year’s J Street conference Thank…
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Gaza’s Kids Need Your Help
Rafah Children in the Samira Project at the Rachel Corrie Memorial Library. (Photo: Jeff Bright)…
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Film: Gaza in Context
Arab Studies Institute, Feb 22, 2017
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Oscars Celebrities #SkipTheTrip to Israel!
Ramah Kudaimi, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 22 Feb 2017
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Mideast Can’t Even Agree on What ‘One-State Solution’ Means
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a joint news conference at…
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Israeli forces raid At Tuwani after women and children’s nonviolent action
Operation Dove, February 12, 2017 More information on Operation Dove This Saturday morning residents of…
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Michael Bennett boycotts trip, says he won’t be used by Israel
Steve Almasy, CNN, February 12, 2017
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2 Palestinians killed, 5 injured in reported airstrike on southern Gaza tunnel
Ma’an News Agency, Feb. 9, 2017 GAZA (Ma’an) — Two Palestinians were killed and five…
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What really happened in the Umm Al-Hiran “terrorist attack”
New video deals another blow to Israeli police version of Umm al-Hiran raid Last month…
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2017.03.15: Film Occupation of the American Mind
Occupation of the American Mind (2016) Marquee Theater Union South, UW-Madison 7:00 pm Doors open…
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2017.02.25: International Festival
Overture Center State Street, Madison 10 am – 5 pm Take a trip around the…
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2017.02.23: UW Debka Lessons Night 1
UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine Thursday, February 23 at 7 PM – 8 PM…
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WKOW 27: Locals React to Trump and Netanyahu News Conference
Hunter Saenz, WKOW.com, February 15, 2017 11:55 PM MADISON (WKOW) — For decades, both sides…
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Israel passed a controversial law about settlements. Where did its parliament get the support?
Devorah Manekin and Guy Grossman, The Washington Post, February 13, 2017 An Israeli soldier stands…
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Israel Bulldozes Democracy
AYMAN ODEH, The New York Times, February 11, 2017 A Bedouin woman reacts to the…
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2017.02.11: Madison Resistance March
Madison Resistance March on Facebook Channel3000.com Madison-Rafah Sister City Project The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project…
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Israel passes bill to seize private Palestinian land for Jewish settlements
William Booth, The Washington Post, February 6, 2017 JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament passed a contentious…
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White House warns Israel on settlements
Jordan Fabian, The Hill, 02/02/17
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2017.01.29: Winning — Small Town
From the Isthmus Madison Matrix for Feb. 2, 2017: “More than 2,500 people pack into…
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David Friedman Is Unfit to Be Ambassador to Israel
Josh Ruebner, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 31 Jan 2017 Donald Trump’s first ten days…
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A Dangerous Road to Education
Dear Friends, It is absolutely bizarre to be watching Trump’s policies of hatred unfold from…
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Open Doors for Refugees Response to Trump’s Ban
Today President Trump signed an executive order banning all refugees from entering the U.S. for…
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2017.02.07: Trump’s Policy on Palestine and the Middle East
The Palestine Center Washington, DC 12-1 pm CST As we begin 2017 with a new…
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2017.02.06: Fighting Islamophobia
A Panel Discussion by the UW-Madison Middle East Studies Program and the Center for the Humanities…
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2017.01.27: “No Child Behind Bars” speakers on WORT
A Public Affair 12:00 – 1:00 PM No Child Behind Bars: Living Resistance from the…
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2017.01.29: Citywide Forum to Bring Marginalized Communities Together
David Dahmer, Madison365, January 19, 2017
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Palestinians protest moving US embassy to Jerusalem
Israeli forces suppress weekly marches in Bilin, Kafr Qaddum Ma’an News Agency, January 21, 2017…
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2017.01.21: Women’s March on Madison
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Violence: the language of a Jewish state
Jonathan Cook Blog, January 19, 2017
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Israel as the Lights Go Out
In America there is always a domestic political reason for not doing the right thing…
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2017.01.30 Update: No Child Behind Bars: Living Resistance Tour
Monday, January 30Evjue Room, Urban League of Greater Madison2222 South Park Street, Madison [Map]7 –…
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Open Doors for Refugees Donations
Donations of Furniture and Household Items: Open Doors has stocked and set up apartments for…
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Delegation on Incarceration, Detention, and Political Prisoners
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAY 2017 DELEGATION! May 13 – 26, 2017 Incarceration, Detention, and…
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Life of a child in occupied Palestine
Images From Palestine, March 2, 2016
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TAKE ACTION: Congress to Vote on Pro-Settlement Resolution!
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Diana Buttu & Gideon Levy on Israeli Settlements, Kerry, Military Aid & End of Two-State Solution
Democracy Now!, December 30, 2016
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Will Israel Echo South Africa’s Apartheid?
David A. Andelman, CNN, December 29, 2016
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The Two-State Solution: What It Is and Why It Hasn’t Happened
“The two-state solution has for decades been the primary focus of efforts to achieve peace…
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Kerry harshly condemns Israeli settler activity as an obstacle to peace
Carol Morello, The Washington Post, December 28, 2016 Secretary of State John F. Kerry on…
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How Israel Misuses the Bible
Daniel C. Maguire, Consortiumnews.com, December 27, 2016
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Israel rejects ‘shameful’ UN resolution amid criticism of Netanyahu
Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, 24 December 2016
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What the UN Security Council resolution means for the US and Israel
Oren Liebermann, CNN, December 26, 2016
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2017.01.28 Update: Freeze for Peace Run and Walk!
Links for RegistrationOnline: freezeforpeace.itsyourrace.comMail-in Form: colombiasupport.net Mark your calendars for something different: the Freeze for…
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Open Doors for Refugees — Madison
Here is the latest update from Open Doors for Refugees about the expected Syrian refugees…
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Hope & Peace Foundation For Children Update
Anees Mansour, December 16, 2016 Dear Friends, Assalamu Alaikum & Hello Everyone, I hope you,…
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Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project!
Find out what happened at last night's hearing . . . and join us for…
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Reversing 2013 decision, Boulder makes Nablus a sister city
Boulder City Council members vote 7-2 in favor of sister city proposal Alex Burness, DailyCamera…
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2016.11.29: Palestinian Author Reflects on Life in Gaza
Lupe Salmeron, Madison365, December 5, 2016
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New Senate bill threatens free speech
Instead of fighting antisemitism, new Senate bill threatens free speech Jewish Voice for Peace, 06…
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Rosary Sisters High School Dabka
Dabka dance to “My Blood is Palestinian”. Enjoy. Jerusalem, Palestine Shahir Hunaina, YouTube, November 16,…
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How to See Palestine: An ABC of Colonialism
Nicholas Mirzoeff, Critical Inquiry, November 28, 2016
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No fires or inciting politicians can destroy our shared society
Samah Salaime, +972, November 26, 2016
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Palestinians Blamed for Forest Fires Across Palestine
But fires are raging across Western Asia Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh, November 25, 2016 Middle East…
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2016.11.25 Update: Laila El-Haddad on WORT
Friday, Nov 25 WORT 89.9 FM A Public Affair 12:00 – 1:00 PM Starting at…
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A letter from Gaza to the Natives of Standing Rock
Israa Suliman, WE ARE NOT NUMBERS, November 15, 2016 Dear Native Americans, Although we are…
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Third Palestinian Submission to the International Criminal Court on Gaza Closure
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, November 22, 2016
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A Musical Message from the Children of Gaza to the World
Wael Yazji’s 2007 operetta Ehna, with lyrics by the poet Jamal Darimli Wael Yazji, YouTube,…
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Update from Anees in Rafah
November 21, 2016 Dear Friends, Alsalam Alaykum, I hope my email finds you well. I’m…
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2016.11.30: Living in Limbo: East Jerusalem Behind the Separation Wall
Wednesday, Nov. 30 Online Livestreaming at The Jerusalem Fund 12:00 – 1:00 pm CST A…
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2016.11.29 Update: The Gaza Kitchen with Laila El-Haddad in Madison
The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey is a cookbook and a documentary portrait of…
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Keep Gaza Children Warm
Anees Mansour, gofundme, November 5, 2016 We are about to enter the winter season in…
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