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The list of humanitarian institutions who accuse Israel of genocide now includes:
1. The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
2. The International Association of Genocide Scholars
3. B’Tselem (an Israeli organization)
4. Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (another Israeli organization)
5. Amnesty International
6. Doctors Without Borders
7. The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
8. Human Rights Watch
9. The International Federation for Human Rights
10. The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention
— Caitlin Johnstone, Sep 17, 2025
2015.03.12: Norman Finkelstein on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Thursday, March 12 Educational Science Building, Room 204 UW-Madison Campus [Map] 7 pm Dr. Norman Finkelstein, well known speaker and scholar, will address recent events…
2015.03.13: Rafah Filmmaker Fida Qishta at the Memorial Union
Friday March 13 Memorial Union UW-Madison Campus 6:30 pm [Map] Gaza film-maker Fida Qishta will speak and show her groundbreaking film “Where Should the Birds…
2015.01.28-02.17: Mornings in Jenin Book Group
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison, the Peregrine Forum and the Madison Infoshop Free Skool are partnering to host this book discussion in Madison.…
2014.11.18-23: Book Presentation Committee of One
First presentation and book signing by author Patricia Martin Holt Tuesday, November 18, 7 pm Madison Central Library, Room 301 201 W Mifflin St, Madison,…
Israel bans Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert from Gaza
BBC News, 14 November 2014
2014.10.01-11.26: Book group – Ali Abunimah’s The Battle for Justice in Palestine
UW-Madison Memorial Union, 7-8:30 pm
Michele Bahl: How can we be indifferent to suffering of children in Gaza?
Michele Bahl, Cap Times, Sep 20, 2014
2014.09.25-11.13: The Joe Deane Memorial Series on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Madison Central Library, Rm. 104 201 W. Mifflin Thurs. Sept. 25th 6:30 pm The Zionist Colonization, The British Colonial Regime, and the 1948 War and…
Palestinians in Gaza are still waiting for the siege to end
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 10 September 2014
2014.09.12-13: Gaza “Wall of Shame” at Fighting BobFest
We will be displaying the Gaza “Wall of Shame” at the entrance to the BobFest events this weekend, both Friday, September 12 at the Barrymore,…
Strike near UN school in Gaza leaves 10 dead
TAMER ZIARA AND IBRAHIM BARZAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 3, 2014 RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A United Nations school sheltering displaced people in the southern…
An open letter for the people in Gaza
The Lancet, Volume 384, No. 9941, p397–398, 2 August 2014
Under Siege: A Report from Gaza on WORT FM
Broadcast on the WORT 89.9 FM program Third World View: Mahmoud Abu Rahma, the Communications and International Relations Director at the Al Mezan Centre for…
2014.07.19: Madison Gaza Protest
International Socialist Organization (ISO) Facebook posts here and here
2014.07.18-24: July Events and Gaza Links on the Israeli Attack
July 18-24, 2014
France’s main Jewish group fined for defaming Palestine charity
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 11 Apr 2014
2014.04.17: Academic Freedom and Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
Students for Justice in Palestine – UW-Madison Chapter invites you to a teach-in on Academic Freedom and the Palestinian Popular Call for Boycott, Divestment and…
Call to action: Join Palestinian political prisoner’s day
Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association & Palestinian BDS National Committee, Apr 3, 2014
It’s World Water Day! Say No to Water Apartheid
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Ramah Kudaimi, March 22nd, 2014
2014.05.5-6: Mark Braverman in Madison
Mark Braverman, author of Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land and A Wall in Jerusalem: Hope, Healing and…
2014.03.07-13: Film Omar at Sundance Cinema
The Oscar-nominated Palestinian film Omar is showing at the Sundance Cinema 608 in Hilldale Mall. The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation says: “Omar…
2014.03.31: Rev. Mitri Raheb at Edgewood College
Edgewood College Anderson Auditorium Predolin Humanities Center 3:00 pm [Directions] Rev. Mitri Raheb, pastor of Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem and director of the Diyar…
When dreams are arrested: Students stuck in Gaza at the Rafah crossing
Esraa Yaseen, Mondoweiss, November 5, 2013
2013.11.19: Josh Ruebner in Madison
Humanities Building, Rm 2650 UW-Madison 7:00 pm Josh Ruebner of the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation will speak and sign copies of his…
Rafah Prep School Water Filter
Girls Preparatory School A, Rafah A gift from the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and others, Dedicated to Karin Sandvik More on the Maia Project from…
2013.10.12: Rachel Corrie Library Benefit
Saturday, October 12th 2013 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm High Noon Saloon $5 Suggested Donation Music con Brio w/ special guest Yid Vicious, Intemperance Collective…
Stephen Zunes On U.S. Involvement In Syria
WORT 89.9FM Madison Regardless of the position taken Syrian involvement, it is important to analyze all of the factors and possible consequences of action or…
Anthony Bahl Obituary
Anthony “Tony” Joseph Bahl, age 72, of Chicago, died peacefully on August 1st after a courageous battle with Mesothelioma surrounded by his daughters, Michele Bahl…
A New Google Search Page
Google Palestine
Open Letter Opposing the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act
http://madisonrafah.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Open-Letter-for-Co-Sponosrs-of-S-462.pdf
2013.04.28: Susan Abulhawa Talk in Madison
Playgrounds for Palestine Annual Benefit Dinner Nile Restaurant [Map] 5:30 pm-8:00 pm The Madison chapter of Playgrounds for Palestine is pleased to invite you to…
2013.04.01: WORT Interview about Elias Chacour Play
“A Public Affair” WORT 89.9 FM 12 noon “A Public Affair” will be previewing the performance this Thursday, April 4th, of a one man play…
Not Enough Water in the West Bank?
Visualizing Palestine, March 2013 DESCRIPTION In partnership with EWASH (a coalition working in the water and sanitation sector in Palestine), VP produced ‘West Bank Water’,…
2013.02.28: Film 5 Broken Cameras
Trailer “5 Broken Cameras” from Guy Davidi on Vimeo. Hummus and a Movie: Screening of 5 Broken Cameras Our Saviors Lutheran Church 550 Lincoln…
Palestinians call for a boycott of Israeli diamonds
Over 50 Palestinian organisations, representing a cross-section of Palestinian civil society, including women’s groups and trade unions, and international organisations in solidarity with the Palestinian…
2013.03.17: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Dinner
Sunday, March 17 Nile Restaurant, Madison 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:15 pm March 16, 2013 will mark the tenth anniversary of the killing of Rachel…
Tell Obama: Condition aid to Israel on compliance with international law
Annie Robbins, Mondoweiss, January 10, 2013
2013.01.19: March and Rally, ‘No Blank Check For Israel!’
The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, January 9, 2013 Saturday, January 19th 2013, 4-6 pm, Washington, DC Rally at Farragut Square (Conn. Ave., 17th and…
The people of Gaza suffer
Palestinians warm themselves by a fire inside a house, which witnesses said was damaged in an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip last…
2012.12.15: Bethlehem Christmas Lutheran Church Benefit
Craft and Cookie Sale to benefit Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem Saturday, December 15 Memorial Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg [Map]…
2012.12.05: Film 5 Broken Cameras
Memorial Library, Room 126 UW-Madison [Map] 7:00 pm An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand…
Tsela Barr and Michele Bahl: Recent visit to Gaza heartbreaking
TSELA BARR AND MICHELE BAHL | members, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Cap Times, Nov 22, 2012
One Jewish Woman’s Fight for Palestine
Yasmin Mogahed, Nov 19, 2012 For Jennifer Loewenstein, April 19, 2002 was a “waking nightmare”. She stood silent at the edge of the camp, in…
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Meets with State Department
Demands End to Siege in Gaza and Justice for Rachel Corrie Ongoing Attacks in Gaza Underscore Urgent Need for Human Rights Defenders in Occupied Palestine…
Democracy Now! Interview with Mohammed Omer in Gaza City
Democracy Now!, November 15, 2012
Israel Attacks the Gaza Strip
On the day that the Interfaith Peace Builders delegation (with four women from Wisconsin) safely left Gaza, Israel’s attacks began … please read the following…
An Ongoing Terror
Michele Bahl, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 14, 2012 Yesterday we visited the Gaza Community Mental Health Program. Since the siege, which started in 2006…
VOICES OF CONSCIENCE: DELEGATION to THE GAZA STRIP
Interfaith Peace-Builders, November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 – Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) is pleased to announce that our 21 member delegation to the Gaza Strip…
Loving the Land and It’s People: Palestinian Hospitality
Veena Brekke, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 31, 2012 On October 28th we departed the beautiful city of Nazareth to visit Palestinian towns, villages, farms…
2012 West Bank Olive Harvest Delegation
Interfaith Peace-Builders Delegation Arrives in Israel/Palestine Interfaith Peace-Builders, October 23, 2012 October 23, 2012 – Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) is pleased to announce that our 32…
2012.11.05: Daoud Nassar speaks in Madison
Daoud Nassar: “The most effective way to reach peace is meeting people face-to-face. It’s possible to resolve grievances in a nonviolent way.” Palestinian farmer and…
2012.10.25: Miko Peled Talk in Madison
Miko Peled, activist and author of The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine The Pyle Center 702 Langdon Street University of Wisconsin-Madison [Map]…
2012.09.26: Jennifer Loewenstein on KPFT 90.1 FM
Arab Voices, KPFT 90.1 FM, September 26, 2012 mp3 audio file Jennifer Loewenstein Political activist and Faculty Associate in Middle East Studies at the University…
Israel Denies Responsibility for Rachel Corrie’s Death
WORT 89.9 fm | Madison WI, 30 August 2012 On Thursday August 30th, Allen Ruff interviewed Craig Corrie about the recent verdict from an Israeli…
ADC Releases Guide to Palestinian Film
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has a library of films about Palestine available for free public showings or household viewing. We can also help introduce…
2012.05.07: Diyar Dance Theatre of Bethlehem in Madison
Anderson Auditorium Edgewood College 7:00 pm Diyar Dance Theatre of Bethlehem: 40 talented, enthusiastic and committed dancers, male and female, of different age groups and…
Israel Frees Palestinian Detainee After Hunger Strike of Weeks
ABEL KERSHNER and FARES AKRAM, New York Times, April 1, 2012 The woman, Hana Shalabi, 30, from the northern West Bank, was the second…
2012.03.18: Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit Dinner
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project invites you to the Third Annual Rachel Corrie Commemorative Benefit Dinner Sunday, March 18, 5:00 pm The Nile Restaurant [Map]…
2012.04.12: Eyes In Gaza: A Presentation by Dr. Mads Gilbert
“What We Saw, What We Can Do” April 12, 2012, 7:00 pm 180 Science Hall, UW-Madison Campus Book signing to follow Dr. Mads Gilbert, one…
TURN ON THE LOVE
Children at the Tuyar Al-Jena Kindergarten in Rafah turn on the tap Here in Wisconsin we’ve hardly been hibernating. So much is happening at the…
Demand the Release of Palestinian Crafts from Gaza
Please do this today. Atfaluna Society for the Deaf is one of our crafts suppliers as well. Middle East Children’s Alliance, 19 November 2011 Every…
2011.11.20-21: Jeff Pickert Talk: Palestinian Youth, Israeli Repression, and International Solidarity
Supporting the Next Generation of Unarmed Resisters Sunday, Nov. 20 at 5 pm in Anderson Auditorium, Predolin Hall, Edgewood College Monday, Nov. 21 at 7:30…
2011.11.15-17: Ilan Pappé Program in Madison
Palestine: Past, Present and Future Ilan Pappé Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter “The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, 1948-1967” Tuesday, November 15,…
2011.09.14-15: Madison Film Premier: Cultures of Resistance
As part of the annual World Music Festival sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Directorate and others, an innovative, exciting new film will have its Madison…
U.S. Boat to Gaza Seized by Greek Authorities and Captain Jailed
Passengers Determined to Free Captain and Set Sail Again U.S. to Gaza, July 2, 2011 Contacts: In Athens 30-694-266-3852 In New York Leslie Cagan, 347-581-1782…
Freedom Flotilla 2 and The Audacity of Hope
Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, Here is a special request regarding the upcoming Freedom Flotilla 2, the second effort to break the siege of…
Jennifer Loewenstein on Progressive Radio News Hour
Progressive Radio News Hour, Jun 12th, 2011 Jennifer Loewenstein teaches at the University of Wisconsin and is Associate Director of its Middle East Studies Program.…
