The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
allies
Oct 9, 2026
2026.02.28: Immigrant Solidarity Training with Voces de la Frontera
Midvale Lutheran Church, 4329 Tokay Blvd, Madison, 10 am – 12 pm
What’s the Point of Recognizing the State of Palestine?
Joel Beinin, Sep 25, 2025
The Meaning of Western Recognition of Palestine
MOUIN RABBANI, Jacobin, 09.24.2025
The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition
Ashley Wu, New York Times, July 30, 2025
Veterans and Allies End 40-day Fast for Gaza with Dramatic Direct Actions
Veterans for Peace, July 4, 2025
Trump as Netanyahu’s Spokesman: U.S. Policy in Gaza Mirrors Israeli Ambitions
Elijah J Magnier, Jul 3, 2025
aid, allies, American, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, ceasefire, civilians, Donald Trump, Europe, Gaza, Golan Heights, Hamas, human rights, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, land, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, occupation, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Steve Witkoff, Sudan, Syria, terrorism, United States (US), vote, war, West Bank, withdrawal, world
Huckabee’s Dangerous and Misguided Post to Trump
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, June 19, 2025
aid, Al-Aqsa Mosque, allies, American, bases, benefit, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Donald Trump, economy, Egypt, Gaza, healthcare, Hiroshima, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, Judea, justice, land, Madison, Middle East, Mike Huckabee, military, Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, Nagasaki, nationalism, nuclear, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rafah, Russia, Samaria, Syria, United States (US), vote, war, world, Zionism
No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign
June 4, 2025
allies, arms, ban, Black, Christian, Cisco, Congress, discrimination, Donald Trump, healthcare, human rights, immigrants, immigration, law, Madison, Middle East, Muslim, Progressives, racism, Rafah, religion, resources, schools, solidarity, South Africa, students, terrorism, travel, United States (US), visas
2025.05.22-06.30: 40-day Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza
Veterans For Peace, May 23, 2025
aid, allies, apartheid, blockade, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, hunger strikes, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Kathy Kelly, law, Lebanon, Madison, Middle East, military, New York City, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rafah, sanction, solidarity, starvation, travel, United Nations (UN), veterans, Veterans for Peace (VFP), Wall, war, war crimes, water, West Bank, world, World Beyond War
Mennonite Action Madison Speaks Out Against Christian Nationalism And U.S. Policy In Palestine
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2025
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2025.05.22-06.30: 40 Days Solidarity Fast For Gaza
Sami Awad, Nonviolence International, May 20, 2025
aid, allies, blockade, calendar, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Gaza, hospitals, hunger strikes, Ireland, Israel, justice, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, New York City, nonviolence, Nonviolence International, Palestinian, peace, projects, protest, Rafah, rape, resistance, Sami Awad, solidarity, starvation, terrorism, veterans, Veterans for Peace (VFP), war, water, world
Civil Society Groups Call for Diplomatic Convoy to Get Aid Into Gaza
JULIA CONLEY, COMMON DREAMS, May 19, 2025
aid, allies, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, civilians, Donald Trump, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, human rights, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, justice, law, Madison, media, Middle East, NGOs, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, starvation, United Nations (UN), war, war crimes, water, world, World Health Organization (WHO)
Lebanon: Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Civilians
Human Rights Watch, April 23, 2025
allies, ambulances, arms, BBC, Beirut, Canada, civilians, doctors, drones, Gaza, Germany, Hamas, Hezbollah, hospitals, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, journalists, justice, law, Lebanon, Madison, media, military, October 7, online, Palestine, Rafah, satellite, South Africa, Syria, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN), United States (US), victims, video, violations, war, war crimes, women
Does Columbia still merit the name of a university?
Rashid Khalidi, The Guardian, 25 Mar 2025
allies, antisemitism, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, Black, books, colleges & universities, Columbia, disability, discrimination, disinformation, Donald Trump, donors, education, Edward Said, ethnic cleansing, free speech, Gaza, Hamas, hasbara, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, labor, land, law, Madison, Middle East, Muslim, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, propaganda, protest, racism, Rafah, Rashid Khalidi, sanction, schools, students, violations, vote, war, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM
Israel shatters Gaza ceasefire as more than 400 Palestinians killed in IDF strikes
Tom Ambrose, Yohannes Lowe, Martin Belam, Kate Lamb and Helen Livingstone, The Guardian, 18 Mar 2025
aid, Al Jazeera, allies, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, civilians, Donald Trump, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, hostages, Houthis, images, Iran, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, media, military, negotiations, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, protest, Qatar, Shin Bet, victims, vote, war, WhatsApp, women, world, Yemen
Emergency Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump’s Attack on Free Speech
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Mar 16, 2025
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After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
JOCELYN GECKER, AP, March 15, 2025
allies, American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), California, civil rights, colleges & universities, deportation, doctors, Donald Trump, education, Europe, free speech, green cards, healthcare, Homeland Security (DHS), immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, journalists, justice, land, law, Leqaa Kordia, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, media, New York City, online, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, Russia, schools, stories, students, terrorism, United States (US), University of California, visas, war, West BankIsrael to cut off electricity in Gaza to force hand of Hamas
Jason Burke, The Guardian, 9 Mar 2025
aid, allies, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, blockade, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, civilians, Donald Trump, drones, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, hostages, images, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, journalists, law, Madison, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, occupation, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), prison, prisoners, Qatar, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, shelters, starvation, Tel Aviv, video, war, water, withdrawal, worldEthnic Cleansing in the West Bank
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Voices For Justice in Palestine, Feb 21, 2025
allies, annexation, artist, Bethlehem, Bezalel Smotrich, checkpoints, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, homeless, hospitals, Intifada, Iron Wall, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, justice, Khan Younis, Madison, media, Meta, military, Nablus, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, Ramallah, schools, settlers, stories, terrorism, Tuba, Tubas, Tulkarm, Wall, war, war crimes, water, West Bank, women, world
