The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Category: MRSCP
Apr 29, 2026
Local Protesters Criticize U.S. Lawmakers For Silence On Military Aggression
Steve Elbow, The Capital Times, January 6, 2009 Violence in Gaza prompted local activists Tuesday…
aid, Allen Ruff, Arab, Cap Times, civilians, Congress, Gaza, Hamas, Iraq, Israeli, justice, law, Madison, military, MRSCP, Muslim, New York Times, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, protest, Rafah, resistance, sister cities, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, veterans, war, winter, worldKathy Kelly on Gaza
Voices for Creative Nonviolence, January 6, 2009 Rafah — Traffic on Sea Street, a major…
2009.01.24: Emergency Fund-Raising/March of the Dead Protest
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: MRSCP WILL HOLD AN EMERGENCY FUND-RAISING EVENT AND MEETING ON SATURDAY, JANUARY…
Al Jazeera, American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Arab, calendar, Congress, doctors, Gaza, Hamas, hospitals, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, Lebanon, Madison, Mads Gilbert, media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, peace, protest, Rafah, schools, shelters, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, video, war, Wisconsin, world2009.01.01-02: WORT Programs on Gaza
“A Public Affair”, WORT 89.9 FM, Thursday, January 1, 2009 at noon, call in 256-2001…
2008.12.28: Take Action to End Israeli Attacks on Gaza – Radio Show Sunday
MRSCP, Dec 28, 2008
aid, Ali Abunimah, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), calendar, Congress, Electronic Intifada, Gaza, Gaza City, Gaza War, Hamas, hospitals, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), labor, Madison, media, MRSCP, occupation, Operation Cast Lead, peace, police, protest, Rafah, schools, take action, Tammy Baldwin, taxes, terrorism, training2008.09.23: Rachel Corrie Soccer Tournament Thank You
Friends, Thank you so much for your support of the Rachel Corrie Ramadan Soccer Tournament…
2008.10.01-04: Palestine in Focus Photo Exhibit and Sale
In conjunction with the play My Name is Rachel Corrie, a photo exhibit will be…
2008.09.01-23: Rachel Corrie Soccer Tournament
Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, We have been asked by some of our friends…
2008.08.01: Film Occupation 101
Escape Java Joint 916 Williamson Street Madison “Occupation 101” (2006) Made at considerable personal sacrifice…
From triumph to torture: John Pilger on Mohammed Omer
John Pilger, The Guardian, 1 Jul 2008
2008.06.08: Film USA vs Al-Arian
Sunday, June 8 7 pm Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson St. This film about U.S.…
American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), books, calendar, civil rights, ethnicity, FBI, film, George W. Bush, human rights, hunger strikes, Islamic Jihad, Israeli, Madison, media, Mel Underbakke, MRSCP, Palestinian, Patriot Act, police, prison, Rafah, Sami Al-Arian, sister cities, State Department, suicide bombings, terrorism, victims, war2008.06.07-10.18: Peregrine Forum “NAKBA” Series
PALESTINE HISTORY CLASS March thru October at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson St., Madison In…
American, Arab, calendar, documentary, ethnic cleansing, film, Gaza War, history, Ilan Pappé, Israeli, Madison, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, peace, refugees, terrorism, war, worldRemembering The Nakba On Israel's 60th Anniversary
JUDITH LAITMAN and TSELA BARR, Wisconsin State Journal, May 16, 2008 This month, Jews around…
2008.05.08: “No Time to Celebrate” protest at UW-Madison
Jewish Voice for Peace – Madison, May 15, 2008 JVP’s Madison Chapter held a very…
Endless War
Mivtza Nikayon — Operation Cleaning Arab refugees in northern Israel on the road to Lebanon,…
antisemitism, Arab, Benny Morris, books, civilians, Deir Yassin, Egypt, ethnic cleansing, Europe, freedom, Gaza War, Haifa, history, Hitler, images, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jordan, land, Lebanon, maps, military, Nablus, Nakba, New York Times, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Palestine, Palestinian, refugees, sanction, Sudan, Syria, Tel Aviv, terrorism, United Nations (UN), victims, war, West Bank, YemenUnited Methodist Divestment Efforts
Your help is urgently needed. In the face of many false attacks, United Methodist volunteers…
2008.04.06-27: O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem
O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Silent art auction and other events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem. Location:…
2008.04.16-19: Scott Ritter Events in Madison II
“The Reality of Arms Control: From the Trenches” Madison Committee on Foreign Relations Wednesday, April…
arms, books, calendar, economy, Iran, Iraq, Madison, media, Middle East, military, peace, Scott Ritter, United Nations (UN), UW-Madison, war, water, Wisconsin, worldA Playground for Jenin!
Playgrounds for Palestine – Madison 2008 Project: A Playground for Jenin! PfP-Madison is excited to…
Interfaith Peace-Builders
Dear Friends and Supporters, Since the founding of Interfaith Peace-Builders in 2001, one of our…
2008.04.03: Amira Hass in Madison
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 7:30 pm Pyle Center, UW Campus Amira Hass is a world-renowned…
2008.03.22: Ilan Pappe Reading-Discussion Series
March 22, 2008 2 – 4 p.m. Escape Java Joint 916 Williamson St. Paul Beckett,…
2008.03.15 & 04.19: Scott Ritter Events in Madison I
UPCOMING EVENTS from The Madison Institute (TMI), A Policy Study Center in the Progressive Tradition:…
My Name Is Rachel Corrie brings activist’s words to life in Madison
The show examines what it’s like for a 23-year-old woman to understand how the ‘rest…
Corries deliver daughter’s message of hope
Adrian Pijoan, Badger Herald, Mar 7, 2008 Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American peace activist, was…
2008.03.05: Jewish Voice for Peace on The MIC 92.1 FM
Lee Rayburn, The MIC 92.1 FM, March 5, 2008 Marc Rosenthal spends a full-hour with…
People I Love Are Dying
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, 03 March 08 People I know and love are…
Al Mezan, ambulances, assassination, blockade, civilians, Europe, football, Gaza, healthcare, Holocaust, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Kathy Walsh, land, Madison, media, military, MRSCP, Nakba, Operation Rainbow, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, racism, Rafah, resistance, schools, self-defense, sister cities, terrorism, victims, violations, water, world2008.01.27-02.24: Film Series The Sorrows of Palestine
All showings will be 7 pm at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street, Madison January…
Year-end and holiday giving: Two opportunities to help Gaza
December 12, 2007 Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, As we approach the holiday season…
2007.12.09: Film Reel Bad Arabs
Free preview showing and discussion!Escape Java Joint916 Williamson St.Sunday, December 9, 7:00 p.m. Discussion will…
Bedouin, calendar, documentary, education, film, images, Madison, media, MRSCP, racism, Rafah, sister cities, video, WORT 89.9 FM2007.11.17: Rami Khouri Talk in Madison
Rami George Khouri – “A Fair and Balanced View from the Arab World” Madison Civics…
Catastrophe at Rafah Crossing: More Than 35 Dead—and Counting
Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September/October 2007 PERCHED ATOP A suitcase and…
Al Mezan, Arab, births, blockade, closures, Egypt, Europe, Fatah, film, Gaza, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, hunger strikes, Islamic, Israel, Israeli, Jordan, labor, land, law, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, Mohammed Omer, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, shelters, terrorism, travel, United Arab Emirates (UAE), video, violations, visas, Wall, war, water, women, world2007.11.11: Madison-Rafah Sister City Project General Meeting
MRSCP will be holding an open general meeting on Sunday, Nov. 11 beginning at 7…
2007.11.17: Divest From the Israeli Occupation
The next meeting of the Divest From the Israeli Occupation group will be on Saturday,…
Israeli army orders confiscation of Palestinian land in West Bank
· Seizure would allow huge expansion of settlements · Move seen as rush to make…
Palestinian author under cyber attack before Wisconsin Book Festival
Annie’s Letters, October 9, 2007 Palestinian author and human rights activist Susan Abulhawa has come…
Apartheid Reigns In Israel, Activist-author Says
He Claims Nation Is Hurting Self With Its Policies SAMARA KALK DERBY, The Capital Times,…
apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, Cap Times, Church of Christ, confiscation, Fitchburg, Haifa, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jeff Halper, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jimmy Carter, land, Madison, Minnesota, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, settlers, terrorism, travel, two-state, Wall, West Bank2007.10.08: Cancelled Event Hoax
This e-mail was sent to the UW Middle East Studies listserver today, cancelling the Jeff…
2007.10.06-09: New Madison Events with Jeff Halper of ICAHD
Saturday, October 6, 7:30 – 10:00 pmMiddletonHouseparty Fundraiser with Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee…
Allen Ruff, apartheid, audio, calendar, Church of Christ, Edgewood University, ethnic cleansing, fair trade, Fitchburg, Holocaust, home demolition, Israeli, Jeff Halper, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, Middle East, MRSCP, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, podcast, Rafah, sister cities, South Africa, travel, UW-Madison, war, world, WORT 89.9 FMBeneath the Hideous Veneer of ‘Security’
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, 23 september, 2007
American, Arab, Beirut, civilians, confiscation, democracy, detainees, documentary, Egypt, Europe, Fatah, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, Hebron, home demolition, hospitals, Iran, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jordan, justice, Khan Younis, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, MRSCP, Nablus, negotiations, Noam Chomsky, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, resources, Saudi Arabia, sister cities, solidarity, starvation, Syria, terrorism, torture, United Nations (UN), United States, veto, violations, vote, Wall, war, West Bank, Wisconsin, women, world2007.10.07: Build Peace, Build Houses, Stop Home Demolitions
Memorial UCC, 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, 2 pm
Three projects in Palestine
This is a special appeal on behalf of three projects in Palestine: (1) Save Gaza's…
Brothers in Arms: The Triumph of U.S.-Israeli Policy in Palestine
Jennifer Loewenstein, The Progressive, June 26, 2007
American, arms, benefit, blockade, democracy, Egypt, Ehud Olmert, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, indigenous, Intifada, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jordan, labor, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, MRSCP, Muslim, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, Progressives, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, Saudi Arabia, sister cities, State Department, Syria, terrorism, United States, Wall, war, water, West Bank, Wisconsin, world, WORT 89.9 FM, Yasser ArafatSIX DAYS OF WAR, 40 YEARS OF OCCUPATION
MIKE MURRAY, Cap Times, Jun 9, 2007 This week marks the 40th anniversary of the…
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), apartheid, Arab, Cap Times, Congress, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza War, ghetto, Golan Heights, history, human rights, Iraq, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, law, Madison, military, MRSCP, Muslim, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, settlers, sister cities, Syria, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), United States, violations, Wall, war, water, West Bank, world2007.04.12-05.03: “A Bitter Harvest” Speaker and Film Series
Palestine, Israel and Lebanon 40 Years after 1967 “Hizbullah, Israel and Lebanon: The Summer War,…
Beirut, calendar, Christian, democracy, education, Fawwaz Trabulsi, film, Grassroots, Hamas, Holocaust, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jonathan Cook, Laila el-Haddad, Lebanon, literature, Madison, media, Middle East, MRSCP, Muslim, nonviolence, nurses, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, project, Rafah, Sara Roy, schools, sister cities, terrorism, United States, UW-Madison, war, Wisconsin, womenSoros and Media Heavyweights Attack Pro-Israel Lobby’s Influence on U.S. Policy
Nathan Guttman, Forward, March 23, 2007 Washington – The simmering debate over American policy toward…
American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Arab, Barack Obama, climate, donors, Europe, fair trade, Fatah, George Soros, George W. Bush, Hamas, Hitler, Holocaust, Iraq, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, John Mearsheimer, journalists, labor, media, Middle East, New York Times, nuclear, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, Pulitzer Prize, Stephen Walt, United States, war, world, WORT 89.9 FMAmira Hass: What a Strange ‘Abroad’
Amira Hass, Haaretz, Feb 14, 2007 The Gaza Strip is ‘abroad’ in a strange way.…
Its Time to Visit Gaza
Miko Peled, The Electronic Intifada, 13 February 2007
2007.02.22: Ali Abunimah in Madison
Wisconsin Historical Society, 7:00pm. Reception and book signing to follow at the Memorial Union.
A doctors call
Victoria Brittain, Guardian Unlimited, January 30, 2007 Mona el-Farra, a Palestinian doctor working in Gaza…
The Gaza Strip Situation Report, 30 Jan 2007
Ceasefire between Palestinian factions enters into force after five days of intense inter-factional fighting United…
Al Mezan, ambulances, education, Egypt, fair trade, Fatah, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, hostages, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jerusalem, Khan Younis, La Crosse, military, Ministry of Health, negotiations, occupation, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Palestinian, Rafah, resources, schools, students, terrorism, travel, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), winter, womenStudent Stipend Program
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) has launched a Student Stipend Program to provide Rafah…
B’Tselem: Israeli Security Forces Killed 660 Palestinians During 2006
Haaretz Service, Dec 28, 2006 Report: Threefold increase in number of Palestinians killed compared to…
The Ludicrous Attacks on Jimmy Carter’s Book
NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, Truthdig, DECEMBER 28, 2006
American, annexation, antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, Ariel Sharon, arms, Atlanta, Avi Shlaim, Benny Morris, California, Geneva Conventions (1949), Haaretz, Hebrew, human rights, immigration, indigenous, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jimmy Carter, John Dugard, Jordan, justice, labor, land, law, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, New York Times, Norman Finkelstein, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, resistance, South Africa, travel, UC Berkeley, United Kingdom, United Nations (UN), United States, University of California, vote, Wall, war, war crimes, West Bank, withdrawal, worldJimmy Carter: Israel’s ‘Apartheid’ Policies Worse Than South Africa’s
Former president stands by new book despite criticism, says it is meant to stimulate debate…
The Gaza Crossing
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, November 15, 2006
American, Arab, arms, Beirut, blockade, civilians, drones, education, Electronic Intifada, Eli Valley, Europe, Gaza, Gaza City, Hebrew, hospitals, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jordan, journalists, land, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, racism, Rafah, resistance, sanction, schools, teachers, tech, terrorism, torture, travel, United Nations (UN), United States, Wall, war, waterJimmy Carter’s Roadmap
NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, CounterPunch, NOVEMBER 13, 2006
American, apartheid, Arab, arms, Bethlehem, blockade, Camp David, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, confiscation, Egypt, Eli Valley, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Gaza, Golan Heights, healthcare, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jimmy Carter, Jordan, land, law, Lebanon, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, Norman Finkelstein, nurses, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, prisoners, Russia, settlers, Syria, teachers, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), United States, veto, Wall, war, water, West Bank, withdrawal, women, world, Yasser Arafat2006.11.03: Anna Baltzer in Madison: “New Directions for Peace in the Middle East”
Edgewood College Anderson Auditorium 5 to 6:30 pm Anna Baltzer gives the keynote address of…
ACTION ALERT: Stop Israel’s Attacks on Gaza & Lebanon
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, July 13th, 2006 BACKGROUND:Israel is using weapons supplied…
aid, arms, assassination, Beirut, civilians, Congress, donate, education, Ehud Olmert, Gaza, Gaza City, Geneva Conventions (1949), Grassroots, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, law, Lebanon, Lockheed Martin, media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, self-defense, State Department, take action, terrorism, United Nations (UN), United States, victims, violations, war, war crimes, water, world, WORT 89.9 FMA Black Flag
From: Jennifer Loewenstein Subject: Resuming Emails: Gideon Levy – A Black Flag Date: Mon, 3…
benefit, Bethlehem, Black, blockade, civilians, detainees, doctors, Egypt, Ehud Olmert, Gaza, Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Hamas, hostages, Intifada, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, journalists, labor, land, Lebanon, media, military, NGOs, Palestine, Palestinian, Ramallah, refugees, Shin Bet, Syria, terrorism, war, West Bank, worldThe [Israeli] government is losing its reason
Haaretz Editorial, 30 Jun 2006 Bombing bridges that can be circumvented both by car and…
Rafah is not a city in El Salvador
Melanie Conklin, Madison.com, Apr 19, 2006 Ald. Lauren Cnare doesn’t oppose buying milk for kids…
Re “Settlers, Israeli public part company”
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, April 4, 2006 In the article “Settlers, Israeli public…
Girl’s Grieving Palestinian Mother Was Not Celebrating Her Martyrdom
Kathy Walsh, Capital Times, April 3, 2006 The photographs titled “Faces of grief in Palestine…
2006.04.08: Ibdaa Health Committee Panel Discussion
UW-Madison1345 Health Sciences Learning Center750 Highland Avenue7-9:00 pm The goals of the tour are to…
apartheid, Arab, Augusta Victoria Hospital, Bethlehem, calendar, doctors, education, equality, healthcare, Hebron, hospitals, Intifada, Israeli, Jerusalem, land, Madison, media, military, MRSCP, nurses, occupation, Palestine, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), prison, Rafah, refugees, resistance, sister cities, surgery, training, travel, UW-Madison, Wall, West Bank, Wisconsin, womenAmira Hass: Strangled in Gaza
1.5 million Arabs under Israeli siege Amira Hass, Haaretz, Mar 22, 2006 In the elections,…
2006.04.06: DISCORDIA: When Netanyahu Came to Town
Humanities Building, Room 1111 455 N. Park St UW-Madison Thursday, 7:00 pm Al-Awda, the Madison-Rafah…
Milk from Wisconsin to Rafah
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) is partnering with the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme…
aid, donors, economy, education, Egypt, healthcare, Intifada, Israeli, land, Madison, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, milk, MRSCP, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, project, Rafah, refugees, sister cities, take action, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), US Agency for International Development (USAID), West Bank, Wisconsin, world, World Health Organization (WHO)2006.04.01: Joint benefit with Madison-Arcatao Sister City
Dave Lippman is widely known on many coasts for his sharp send-ups of topics ranging…
benefit, calendar, El Salvador, environment, fair trade, Germany, Iraq, justice, land, Madison, Madison Arcatao, media, MRSCP, nuclear, occupation, Palestine, peace, Rafah, refugees, schools, sister cities, solidarity, war, womenPlay About Demonstrator’s Death Is Delayed
JESSE McKINLEY, New York Times, February 28, 2006 Potential Off Broadway production of play My…
Anglicans Vote to Divest From Concerns in Israel-Occupied Areas
NEELA BANERJEE, New York Times, February 9, 2006 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 – The governing body…
American, Anglican, BDS, boycott, Caterpillar, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, Church of England, Congress, corporations, divest, Europe, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Judaic, land, media, Middle East, New York Times, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Presbyterian, protest, rabbis, religion, terrorism, training, United Kingdom, United States, vote, West Bank, withdrawal, worldNEW BARK BUT OLD BITE FOR ISRAEL’S SHARON
GEORGE ARIDA, Madison.com, Dec 9, 2005 Despite appearances to the contrary, Ariel Sharon is one…
