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The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Mar 17, 2026

2025.09.08: U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) Midwest Tour
USPCN, Aug 26, 2025
calendar, culture, dance, Madison, Palestine
Democratic National Committee Votes Down Weapons Embargo on Israel
Institute for Middle East Understanding, Aug 28, 2025
arms, BDS, boycott, Democratic Party, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Palestine
Democratic National Committee Resolution 18
Barb Olson, Aug 26, 2025
arms, BDS, boycott, Democratic Party, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Palestine
A DNC Member Is Calling for an Arms Embargo on Israel. Will the Party Leadership Listen?
ZOYA ALAM, THE NATION, AUG 26, 2025
arms, BDS, boycott, Democratic Party, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Palestine, United States
Why Can Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League Lie With Impunity?
Peter Beinart, Aug 25, 2025
Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, Israel, Israel Lobby, media, Palestine, Peter Beinart, United States
Egyptian Officials In New York Beat Two Gaza Protesters, then Police Arrested the Protesters
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, August 22 2025
blockade, Egypt, Gaza War, Israel, protest, Rafah, United States, violence
“The Other Territory” – The West Bank on NPR
This American Life, NPR, August 22, 2025
Ali Awad, ethnic cleansing, Hebron, Israel, Masafer Yatta, nonprofits, settlers, travel, Tuba, violence, Walid Ahmad, West Bank
Al-Mughayir suffers mass uprooting of 8,000 olive trees and more
eye.on.palestine, Aug 22, 2025
Al-Mughayir, ethnic cleansing, Israel, violence, West Bank
2025.09.17: Music for Palestine
Giant Jones Brewing Company, 931 E Main St, Madison, 5-8 pm
arts, calendar, crafts, Gaza, Grassroots, Madison, Masafer Yatta, solidarity, West Bank
Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank
Al Jazeera, 23 Aug 2025
Al-Mughayir, ethnic cleansing, Israel, olive trees, West Bank
2025.08.26: The Israeli military’s targeting of Palestinian children
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, children, detainees, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), justice, online, torture, West Bank
Israel Is Forcing Parents in Gaza to Watch Their Children Die of Hunger
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, AUG 22, 2025
blockade, children, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, war crimes
‘Explosive robots’ lead Israel’s assault on Gaza City
Nagham Mohanna, The National, August 21, 2025
civilians, Gaza City, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), robots, war crimes
2025.09.08: Straight From Palestine, Popular Dancers To Perform In Wisconsin
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Aug 22, 2025
arts, calendar, culture, dance, Madison, Palestine
Demand Congress stop U.S. military aid to Israel
The Intercept Voices, Aug 22, 2025
arms, Gaza War, Israel, starvation, United States
2025.09.01: Join MRSCP at Labor Fest!
Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S Park, 12-5:30 pm
calendar, Gaza, labor, Madison, MRSCP, Palestine, solidarity, United States, West Bank
2025.08.28: Film “War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death”
Madison Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin, 6 pm
calendar, Gaza War, Madison, media, propaganda, United States
2025.08.24: Sweet Corn Sale for Gaza Aid!
Madison Mennonite Church, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, 6:30 – 7:15 pm
aid, blockade, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Madison, starvation
Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, August 21, 2025
civilians, Gaza War, genocide, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), war crimes
A genocide, manufactured in Wisconsin
JULIAN COOPER, TONE MADISON, AUGUST 18, 2025
arms, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Oshkosh Corp, United States, Wisconsin
Mass starvation in Gaza is the great horror of our age
Patrick Cockburn, The i Paper, July 25, 2025
aid, blockade, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, war crimes
Project Esther and the Palestine Solidarity Movement
Jewish Voice for Peace, August 20, 2025
antisemitism, colleges & universities, democracy, free speech, Israel Lobby, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Palestine, solidarity, students, United States
Fears in Gaza City over planned Israeli invasion
CNN, August 18, 2025
Gaza City, Gaza War, Israel
Deprivation By Design
Visualizing Palestine, Aug 19, 2025
aid, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, Israel, starvation, United States, war crimes
Cisco: sever ties with genocide
Ekō, Aug 18, 2025
AI, BDS, boycott, Cisco, Gaza War, genocide, Israel
Israel plots slow motion genocide in West Bank
OWEN JONES, AUG 18, 2025
annexation, ethnic cleansing, Israel, West Bank
New U.S. Report On Israel’s Human Rights Abuses Is 91% Shorter
Nick Turse, The Intercept, August 13 2025
Gaza War, genocide, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Lobby, journalists, violence, West Bank
The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza
Patrick Kingsley and Bilal Shbair, New York Times, Aug. 15, 2025
children, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), refugees
On Anas al-Sharif: An examination of the pretexts to justify murder
MOUIN RABBANI, AUG 16, 2025
Al Jazeera, Anas al-Sharif, Gaza War, Israel, journalists, Mouin Rabbani, war crimes
Journalists Facing Hunger Tell Gaza’s Story of Starvation
Nour Abu Rokba, Institute for Palestine Studies, July 31 2025
civilians, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, journalists, starvation, war crimes
House Democrats take summer vacation with AIPAC in Israel
MICHAEL ARRIA, MONDOWEISS, AUGUST 14, 2025
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Congress, Gaza, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, United States, West Bank
‘Legitimization Cell’: Israeli unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, August 14, 2025
Gaza War, Hamas, hasbara, Israel, journalists, propaganda
2025.08.21: ICE, Raids, Detentions & Deportations
Online, 7 PM CT
calendar, deportation, detainees, human rights, ICE, immigration, Know Your Rights, law, online, solidarity, United States
2025.08.24: Hands in the rice paddy
Friends Meeting House, Friends Room, 1704 Robert’s Ct, Madison, 9:45-11 am
calendar, Friends, Gaza War, Madison, Quakers, solidarity, Vietnam
2025.08.18: Walls That See
Online, 11 AM CT
apartheid, art, calendar, human rights, justice, occupation, online
2025.08.17: Guilt Not Required: Palestinian Prisoners, Hostages, and Detainees
Online, 2 PM CT
calendar, detainees, Gaza, hostages, Israel, online, Palestine, prisoners, West Bank
2025.08.16: Palestine Partners at Eken Park Fest
2407 Coolidge St, Madison, 11 am up to 5 pm
aid, calendar, crafts, Eken Park, Hebron, Madison, Palestine Partners, West Bank, Women in Hebron
2025.08.16: Testimony by British Surgeon of Starving and Shooting Gaza Children
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, children, doctors, Dr. Nick Maynard, Gaza War, health, Israel, online, war crimes
In This Palestinian Christian Village, the Hypocrisy of Christian Zionism is Unmistakable
DELANEY NOLAN, ZETEO, AUG 14, 2025
apartheid, Christianity, Huckabee, Israel, Israel Lobby, settlers, United States, violence, West Bank, Zionism
Lindsey Graham on Why America Should Support Israel
Republican Party of South Carolina, Aug 13, 2025
Christianity, Gaza War, genocide, GOP, Hamas, Islam, Israel, Israel Lobby, Lindsey Graham, religion, Trump, United States
Hundreds of Former Israeli Spies Are Working in Big Tech
MURTAZA HUSSAIN, DROP SITE NEWS, AUG 13, 2025
Israel, Palestine, surveillance, tech, United States
2025.08.07-28: Free Watermelon & Flyers from CODEPINK
Weekly through August, Willy St & Blair St, 4:30 pm, RSVP
calendar, Gaza War, Israel, Madison, Palestine, protest, United States
2025.09.07: “From Rubble We Dance,” Palestine Dance Troupes in Milwaukee
Oak Creek, 350 E. Puetz Rd, 6 pm
calendar, culture, dance, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Milwaukee, Palestine
Israeli settlers are taking over Hebron city!
Friends of Hebron, August 13, 2025
Awdah Hathleen, ethnic cleansing, Hebron, Israel, settlers, violence, West Bank, Yinon Levi
Microsoft storing Israeli intelligence trove used to attack Palestinians
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, August 6, 2025
civilians, Gaza War, Israel, Microsoft, surveillance, war crimes
2025.08.14: How Anti-Palestinian Repression is Building Authoritarianism in America
WORT 89.9 FM, 12-1 pm. Call in at 608-256-2001.
authoritarianism, calendar, censorship, free speech, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, Palestine, United States
The Israeli Assassination of Journalist Anas al-Sharif and Five Colleagues in Gaza City
ABDEL QADER SABBAH and SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, AUG 11, 2025
Anas al-Sharif, Gaza War, Israel, journalists, war crimes
Only 1.5% of Gaza cropland left for starving Palestinians due to Israel’s war, UN says
Nina Lakhani, The Guardian, 6 Aug 2025
blockade, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, United Nations (UN), war crimes
Genocide and Genocide Denial
MOUIN RABBANI, AUG 10, 2025: A Tale of Two Genocides
Gaza War, genocide, Holocaust, Israel, Jews, Mouin Rabbani, Palestine, Palestinians
This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing.
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), August 2025
aid, Doctors Without Borders, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), war crimes
2025.08.12: Eyewitness to Gaza’s Death Traps: GHF Whistleblower Anthony Aguilar
Online, 2:30 PM CT
aid, Anthony Aguilar, blockade, calendar, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, genocide, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, war crimes
2025.08.12: Join Gaza phone bank with Cynthia Nixon, Denée Benton, and Morgan Spector
Online, 9 AM CT
aid, arms, blockade, calendar, Congress, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, United States, war crimes
Israel intends to take control of all of Gaza, Netanyahu says
Tal Shalev, Dana Karni, and Christian Edwards, CNN, Aug 7, 2025
ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, occupation
US speaker Mike Johnson says West Bank belongs to Jews ‘by right’
JEREMY SHARON, Times Of Israel, 4 August 2025
ethnic cleansing, Israel, Israel Lobby, Judea, religion, Samaria, United States, West Bank
Zionists on Israeli Genocide
Corey Robin, Aug 4, 2025
Gaza War, genocide, Israel
Petition Ireland to Pass the Occupied Territories Bill
Ekō, Aug 6, 2025
apartheid, BDS, boycott, Ireland, Israel, occupation, petition, settlers, take action, West Bank
Detention Designed to Crush Body and Mind
ANDREA UMBRELLO, THE PROGRESSIVE, AUGUST 5, 2025
detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Gaza, health, hostages, human rights, Israel, prisoners, torture, war crimes
2025.08.06: Video Exposing the U.S. Role in the Gaza Genocide
Online, 6 PM CT, YouTube
arms, calendar, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Mouin Rabbani, online, propaganda, United Nations (UN), United States, video
Settler Walks Free, As Israel Holds Body of Murdered Palestinian Hostage
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, AUG 06, 2025
Awdah Hathleen, ethnic cleansing, film, Israel, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, online, settlers, take action, Umm Al Kheir, United States, violence, West Bank, Yinon Levi
2025.08.07-10.30 Thursdays: No War/No Genocide Vigils
Weekly through October, NE Corner of Williamson & Blair, 4:30-5:30 pm
calendar, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Madison
2025.08.16: Come to MASCP’s Annual Pupusa Dinner
1104 Mound St, Madison, 5-7 pm
Arcatao, calendar, human rights, Madison, sister city, solidarity
July 2025 Roundup: A Litany of Palestinian Death
Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University, Aug 4, 2025
antisemitism, Awdah Hathleen, B’Tselem, blockade, Columbia, donors, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, genocide, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jerusalem Declaration, Mohammad Shalabi, Netanyahu, Rachel Corrie, Rashid Khalidi, Saif Musallet, Shireen Abu Akleh, starvation, West Bank, Yinon Levi
Top UNICEF Official Says Gaza Children ‘Being Starved’ by Israel
Jon Queally , COMMON DREAMS, August 2, 2025
aid, blockade, children, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, United Nations (UN), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United States
2025.08.05: Emergency Webinar and Call to Action for Umm Il-Kheir!
Online, 12 PM CT
Awdah Hathleen, calendar, ethnic cleansing, film, Israel, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, online, settlers, take action, Umm Al Kheir, United States, violence, West Bank, Yinon Levi
2025.08.05: The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Aid as a Weapon
Online, 9 AM CT
aid, calendar, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, genocide, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), online
Listen to Awdah Hathaleen’s last message of solidarity
Green Olive Collective, Aug 1, 2025
Awdah Hathleen, ethnic cleansing, film, Israel, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, settlers, take action, Umm Al Kheir, United States, violence, West Bank, Yinon Levi
Support for Umm al-Kheir, the Community of Awdah Hathaleen
Jewish Voice for Peace – Milwaukee, Aug 4, 2025
Awdah Hathleen, ethnic cleansing, film, Israel, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, settlers, take action, Umm Al Kheir, United States, violence, West Bank, Yinon Levi
Is Israel’s Depravity the Response or the Cause?
Caitlin Johnstone, Aug 4, 2025
Caitlin Johnstone, Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, Israel, October 7, Piers Morgan
American Nurse Who Tried To Save “No Other Land” Activist Was Detained And Deported By Israel
Sanya Mansoor, The Intercept, August 1, 2025
Awdah Hathleen, ethnic cleansing, film, Israel, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, settlers, Umm Al Kheir, violence, West Bank, Yinon Levi
‘Clearly Emaciated’: Former Green Beret Recounts Horrors at ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’ Aid Sites
PREM THAKKER AND TEAM ZETEO, AUG 02, 2025
aid, blockade, civilians, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, United States
In Gaza, Hunger Has Overtaken Bombs as Israel’s Cruelest Weapon
Heba Almaqadma, DROP SITE NEWS, JUL 30, 2025
civilians, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation
Emergency call to action in solidarity with Umm Il-Kheir
The residents of Umm Il-Kheir, Aug 1, 2025
Awdah Hathleen, ethnic cleansing, film, Israel, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, settlers, take action, Umm Al Kheir, violence, West Bank, Yinon Levi
The Killing of Awdah Hathaleen by a West Bank Settler
CAROLINA PEDRAZZI, DROP SITE NEWS, AUG 01, 2025
Awdah Hathleen, ethnic cleansing, film, Israel, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, settlers, Umm Al Kheir, violence, West Bank, Yinon Levi
2025.08.29-31: People’s Conference for Palestine
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
American, calendar, Gaza, Palestine, Palestinian, United States
2025.08.12: Video: Gaza Apocalypse with Mouin Rabbani
Online, 6:00 pm CT
calendar, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, genocide, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Mouin Rabbani, United States
2025.08.12: The Judaization of the Holy City
Online, 12 Noon CT
annexation, calendar, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, Israel, Jerusalem
2025.08.09: Nagasaki Day Peace Summit
First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive, 2 – 4:30 pm. Online option.
Building Unity, calendar, Madison, Nagasaki, peace, solidarity
The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition
Ashley Wu, New York Times, July 30, 2025
Gaza, Israel Lobby, Palestine, United Nations (UN), United States, West Bank
Update: Senate votes on weapons to Israel
Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU), July 30, 2025
arms, Congress, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, United States, war crimes
2025.08.02: Feed Gaza Protest
Capitol Square at State St, 10-11 am
aid, calendar, colonialism, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Madison, protest, Socialist Horizon, starvation
Israeli forces storm Umm Al-Khair and Tuba and arrest 14
Youth of Sumud, July 30, 2025
Ali Awad, Awdah Hathleen, ethnic cleansing, film, Israel, Khirbet al-Tuba, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, settlers, Umm Al Kheir, violence, West Bank, Yinon Levi, Youth of Sumud
The One Word That Can Get You Banned on Social Media
THE FEED, JUL 29, 2025
censorship, free speech, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Israel Lobby, media, tech
Milwaukee Solidarity Flotilla shows support for letting aid into Gaza
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Jul 29, 2025
aid, blockade, CODEPINK, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Handala, Israel, starvation
OUR GENOCIDE IS HAPPENING NOW
B’Tselem, July 2025
B’Tselem, blockade, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, war crimes
Israeli Human Rights Group Says Israel Is Committing Genocide. Why Did It Take 22 Months?
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, JUL 28, 2025
B’Tselem, blockade, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, starvation, war crimes
Call on UW-Madison to Revoke the Suspension of Students for Justice in Palestine!
Students for Justice in Palestine at UW-Madison, July 25, 2025
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza War, Israel, Israel Lobby, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), take action, United States, UW-Madison
Israel Detains, Chokes, and Beats Up Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls
Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic, July 29, 2025
aid, Amazon, Black, blockade, Chris Smalls, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Handala, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, unions
Palestinian activist who worked on film ‘No Other Land’ killed in occupied West Bank
Middle East Eye staff, 28 July 2025
Awdah Hathleen, ethnic cleansing, film, Israel, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, settlers, Umm Al Kheir, violence, West Bank, Yinon Levi
Palestine coverage scares off nonprofit news funders
Nicole Froio, Prism, July 23, 2025
donors, free speech, Gaza War, Israel, journalists, media, United States, West Bank
In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide
Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, July 28, 2025
B’Tselem, Gaza War, genocide, Israel, Physicans for Human Rights – Israel
Adalah Demands Immediate Release of 21 Activists Aboard the ‘Handala’
Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, 27/07/2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Handala, Israel, starvation
The End of Hasbara?
MOUIN RABBANI, JUL 26, 2025
Gaza War, genocide, hasbara, Israel, Mouin Rabbani, propaganda
Israeli Forces Intercept Gaza Aid Flotilla and Take 20 Crew Members Captive
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, JUL 26, 2025
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, Handala, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation
Desperate for Fuel in Gaza
MARK HERTSGAARD, THE NATION, JULY 24, 2025
blockade, fuel, Gaza War, health, hospitals, Israel
Israel Is Now Blaming the UN for Its Famine. Here’s the Reality.
RYAN GRIM, DROP SITE NEWS, JUL 24, 2025
aid, blockade, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, genocide, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, United Nations (UN)
2025.07.25: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa to speak about treating patients in Gaza
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Jul 25, 2025
arms, calendar, children, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Gaza War, genocide, health, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Madison, nurses, paramedics, United States
2025.08.13: Bread and Blood: A Message from Gaza
Online, 11 AM CT
aid, calendar, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), online, Samah Zaqout, starvation
2025.07.25-26: Neighborhood Small Business Sale for Gaza Aid
2906 Tucson Trail, Madison, 9 am – 4 pm
aid, calendar, Gaza War, Grassroots, Israel, Madison
Israel is Starving Gaza to Death
Visualizing Palestine, Jul 24, 2025
aid, blockade, children, civilians, Gaza War, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), starvation, war crimes
‘You Cannot Destroy a People Without First Destroying Their Healers’
DR. THAER AHMAD, ZETEO, JUL 24, 2025
doctors, Gaza War, genocide, health, hospitals, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), nurses, paramedics, war crimes