The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Mar 30, 2025
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They left me in the room for five hours with my hands tied behind my back and my legs tied to each other. When I refused to confess, they slapped me and tightened the hand ties more and more. ― 15-year-old Palestinian, Room No. 4, Nov 1, 2015
JOYCE AJLOUNY, THE NATION, JANUARY 24, 2025
Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, Executive Director, Jan 22, 2025
A presentation by Peter Beinart
A panel discussion
Canadian BDS Coalition and International BDS Allies
The stories of lives forever altered by U.S. “forever wars”
Amnesty International, Jan 23, 2025
Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University, Jan 23, 2025
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 22 2025
WEEKLY REPORT, Good Shepherd Collective, Jan 21, 2025
FREDDY BREWSTER & KATYA SCHWENK, THE LEVER, JAN 16, 2025
A regional business plan proposed by Netanyahu in 2024.
Newsweek, Jan 21, 20225
CODEPINK, Jan 13, 2025
TARIQ KENNEY-SHAWA, THE NATION, JANUARY 16, 2025. The Best Analysis of the Gaza Ceasefire.
CNN, January 19, 2025 12:44 PM EST
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Jan 17, 2025
Jewish Voice for Peace, January 17, 2025
MICHAEL MERRYMAN-LOTZE, AFSC, JAN 17, 2025
Kathy Kelly, ZNetwork, January 13, 2025. Over the past three years, a collective of volunteer researchers, lawyers, and commentators created The Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, dedicated to holding accountable four weapon manufacturing corporations based in the U.S. Their tribunal amassed copious evidence to prove that Boeing, Lockheed Martin, RTX (formerly Raytheon) and General Atomics (a…
TRITA PARSI, Responsible Statecraft, JAN 16, 2025
Lorenzo Tondo and Bethan McKernan, The Guardian, 17 Jan 2025 1:30 am local
Hamdan Ballal, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, Jan 16, 2025
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 15 2025. Israel Agrees To The Ceasefire It Rejected Months Ago, Thousands More Died AS PRESIDENT JOE Biden announced the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas from the White House on Wednesday, he repeated a key detail throughout his address: that the deal accepted today was the same deal he helped…
Rabbi Brant Rosen, Shalom Rav, Jan 17, 2025. My weekly email to Tzedek Chicago members: For Palestinians and those who stand in solidarity with them, the news of a ceasefire agreement between the Netanyahu administration and Hamas was welcome news. When the reports first broke, and I saw images of Gazans singing and dancing in…
RootsAction Team, Jan 17, 2025. We’re excited to invite you for the TAG Class Action Webinar 1-25-25. Click here to register. This 75-minute informational webinar will start at: 10am Pacific, 11am Mountain, 1pm Eastern. It is being hosted by TAG and will feature presentations by key TAG organizers who will provide information on how they organized and…
Barak Ravid, Axios, Jan 16, 2025. The Israeli government will vote on it Saturday night, postponing the start of the ceasefire until at least Monday, according to Israeli officials. The deal between Israel and Hamas to release hostages being held in Gaza and begin a ceasefire was officially signed by negotiators in Doha on Thursday, according to…
Jordana Miller, ABC News, Jan 16, 2025. The Israeli cabinet will meet on Friday to discuss and ratify the ceasefire deal reached with Hamas, according to a senior Israeli official.
Al Jazeera, Jan 15, 2025. Both parties agreed to timeline of deal, according to Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari has told Al Jazeera that both Israel and Hamas agreed for the ceasefire deal to take effect on Sunday, January 19. “Both parties agreed to the timeline according to a lot…
George Wright & Ruth Comerford, BBC News, Jan 16, 2025. Israeli air strikes are continuing in Gaza ahead of the ceasefire agreement and hostage deal with Hamas, which comes into effect on Sunday, subject to the Israeli cabinet’s approval. The strikes killed 73 people overnight, following the announcement of the deal, Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defence…
Willem Marx, NPR, JANUARY 16, 2025. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a cabinet meeting that was scheduled to vote Thursday on the peace deal between Israel and Hamas has been delayed, in a blow to hopes that a ceasefire after 15 months of fighting would take effect Sunday. Netanyahu said that the meeting…
Adalah Justice Project, Jan 15, 2025. Dear Friends, As news of a ceasefire spread today, Abubaker Abed, a young journalist and genocide survivor, wrote “The sun will rise again over Gaza.” His words capture the bittersweet relief we all feel—a flicker of light in the endless darkness Gaza’s people have endured. For over a year, Palestinians…
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Jan 15, 2025. Did you see the news? An official ceasefire deal has been reached, and the first of the three-phase plan is due to go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19. We want to be very clear: this is good news. We’ve advocated for a permanent ceasefire as the bare minimum…
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, JAN 15, 2025. Will it lead to a permanent end to the bombing? Did Trump really make it happen? Why couldn’t Biden get it done eight months ago? Here’s what we know. For the first time in more than 400 days, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been reached. Notably,…
American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Jan 15, 2025. Today marks a long-awaited and bittersweet moment of solemn relief after 15 months of unimaginable suffering. The announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza is an opportunity to acknowledge the end of the genocide that has devastated the Palestinian people. It’s a day to honor and grieve the…
Jewish Voice for Peace, Jan 15, 2025. Today, after 15 months of the Israeli government’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, supported and enabled by the U.S. government, a 42-day ceasefire agreement was reported. We hold tightly to the hope of a halt to the Israeli military’s bombardments, an end to the starvation of Palestinians by…
Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC), Jan 15, 2025. After 465 days of Israel’s genocidal campaign, a ceasefire in Gaza has been confirmed. Israel’s violence has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Palestinians, including more than 17,500 children, and displaced 90% of Gaza’s population. Gaza’s infrastructure – schools, universities, mosques and churches, and hospitals –…
Jake Sullivan’s Mental Prison (A Sequel) by Peter Beinart Read on Substack So, we’re in this interesting moment where top Biden administration foreign policy officials are kind of going out into the country, trying to craft a public narrative about what they did in office as they prepare to leave office. There was Antony Blinken’s…
We wanted to let you know that in response to hundreds of letters and comments, Madison’s Willy Street Co-op has removed all Sabra products from the shelves! Thanks to everyone who took action for making this victory possible!! About 450 people contacted the co-op and we are deeply grateful to them for using the collective power of words…
Pearl Street Books, 323 Pearl St, LaCrosse, 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Join University of Wisconsin-La Crosse History Professor Heidi Morrison at Pearl Street Books January 23 at 6:30 PM to discuss her new book Lived Resistance: Against the War on Palestinian Children. This book examines how children endure and survive in war, as seen through the case study of Palestine.…
ABDULLAH SHIHIPAR, THE NATION, JANUARY 9, 2025. The very air that Gazans breathe could put their health in danger for many years to come. Gaza is no longer recognizable. Since Israel’s genocide began last year, more than 60% of its buildings have been destroyed or damaged – leading to more than 42 million tons of…
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), January 10, 2025. Join the Global Pressure Campaign. We call on you to take immediate action to pressure the repressive Moroccan authorities to immediately release Moroccan human rights defender and agricultural engineer Ismail Lghazaoui, who is unjustly imprisoned for exercising his constitutional right to freedom of expression. His tireless advocacy for Palestinian…
Show Up for Palestine! James Madison Park, 614 E. Gorham Street, Madison, 1 – 4 pm. This event is part of the national People’s March. Throughout Inauguration Weekend, hundreds of everyday people will gather in Madison, WI and across the nation to demand the needs of the people over the interests of the wealthy elite. Together, we’ll defend…
Friends Meeting House, 1704 Roberts Court, Madison, 2-5 pm. You are invited to another session of producing handcrafted editions of various works in support of Palestine. More information
DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 08, 2025. The messages consist of crude warnings, threats and appeals to turn against Hamas and collaborate with Israel. With less than two weeks remaining before his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his warning that “all hell will break out in the Middle East” if the captives held by Hamas and…
PBS News Hour, Jan 8, 2025. “The policy of the United States towards that particular conflict.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amna Nawaz (@amnaonpbs)
[WASHINGTON D.C., JANUARY 09, 2025] – Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) condemns President Joe Biden and members of his administration for continuing their unwavering support for Israel as it continues to commit genocide against Palestinians. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, B’Tselem, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and even former Israeli military officials…
From Ground Zero at AMC Fitchburg and Baraboo Arabic with English Subtitles Palestine’s Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero, is a collection of revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers living through war, who capture their lives in Gaza amidst war. Using a blend of animation, documentary, and fiction, they create a…