The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Arab

Aug 9, 2026

Israel’s Everlasting Occupation
Palestinians were never presented with what Israel offered every neighboring country: full withdrawal from occupied…
allies, American, apartheid, Arab, Ariel Sharon, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, boycott, Camp David, democracy, economy, Egypt, Ehud Olmert, ethnic cleansing, freedom, Golan Heights, Hebron, human rights, images, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, land, Lebanon, Mahmoud Abbas, Meta, military, Muslim, Nathan Thrall, negotiations, New York Times, occupation, one-state, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, police, protest, refugees, resistance, sanction, State Department, Syria, terrorism, United Nations (UN), United States, vote, Wall, war, West Bank, withdrawal, world
2017.05.04: Film “Tickling Giants”
Free speech is not settled law, and democracy is not easily won Elvehjem Building L150…
Arab, calendar, democracy, Egypt, film, free speech, images, law, Madison, media, Middle East, religion, students, terrorism, war, Wisconsin
#ObliteratedFamilies – Siyam Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 27, 2017
aid, Arab, arms, Australia, Canada, civilians, closures, deaf, doctors, Egypt, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Gaza, Gaza City, Golan Heights, Hamas, homeless, hospitals, immigrants, indigenous, Intifada, Iraq, Irgun, Islamic, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, law, media, Meta, Middle East, military, Nakba, negotiations, Obliterated Families, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, protest, Rafah, Ramadan, refugees, schools, sheep, stories, Syria, terrorism, Turkiye, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), video, volunteer, Wall, war, West Bank, women, world
U.N. Report: Israel Imposes ‘Apartheid Regime’ on Palestinians
Reuters, Newsweek, 3/15/17
apartheid, Arab, Beirut, democracy, disinformation, ethnic cleansing, hasbara, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, law, Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian, propaganda, refugees, Richard Falk, Rima Khalaf, United Nations (UN), United States, West Bank
Michael Bennett boycotts trip, says he won’t be used by Israel
Steve Almasy, CNN, February 12, 2017
annexation, antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, Black, blockade, boycott, Church of England, Cisco, education, Egypt, equality, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jordan, justice, land, law, media, military, music, occupation, Palestinian, peace, protest, rabbis, sanction, South Africa, travel, unions, United Nations (UN), US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), vote, war, West Bank
What really happened in the Umm Al-Hiran “terrorist attack”
New video deals another blow to Israeli police version of Umm al-Hiran raid Last month…
Al Jazeera, apartheid, Arab, Bedouin, democracy, film, Haaretz, Hebrew, Iran, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Madison, media, Nakba, Palestinian, police, Rafah, settlers, Shin Bet, stories, terrorism, video, war
2017.02.23: UW Debka Lessons Night 1
UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine Thursday, February 23 at 7 PM – 8 PM…
Arab, calendar, culture, justice, Madison, Milwaukee, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), UW-Madison, video
Israel Bulldozes Democracy
AYMAN ODEH, The New York Times, February 11, 2017 A Bedouin woman reacts to the…
allies, apartheid, Arab, Bedouin, Benjamin Netanyahu, democracy, Donald Trump, environment, Haifa, Hebrew, home demolition, hospitals, images, Iran, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, labor, land, law, media, Muslim, Muslims, New York Times, Palestinian, police, protest, refugees, schools, settlers, terrorism, United States, vote, war, water, West Bank, world
Israel passes bill to seize private Palestinian land for Jewish settlements
William Booth, The Washington Post, February 6, 2017 JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament passed a contentious…
Arab, Avigdor Lieberman, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, education, Europe, Haaretz, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, justice, La Crosse, land, law, Menachem Begin, Middle East, military, occupation, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, police, settlers, Silwad, Supreme Court, terrorism, vote, war, water, West Bank, world
Israel as the Lights Go Out
In America there is always a domestic political reason for not doing the right thing…
American, annexation, Arab, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, human rights, images, Iran, Israel, Israeli, Jared Kushner, Jerusalem, Jewish, labor, land, law, media, Meta, military, New York Times, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, Ramallah, refugees, settlers, Tamoun, Tel Aviv, terrorism, two-state, United Nations (UN), United States, veto, vote, war, West Bank, world
Will Israel Echo South Africa’s Apartheid?
David A. Andelman, CNN, December 29, 2016
American, apartheid, Arab, Barack Obama, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, Black, boycott, Cisco, democracy, Donald Trump, Egypt, Europe, Google, human rights, IBM, Israel, Jewish, Jordan, land, law, Microsoft, Middle East, Muslim, one-state, Palestinian, pariah, peace, prison, rabbis, Russia, sanction, South Africa, Syria, tech, terrorism, Turkiye, two-state, United Kingdom (UK), United States, war, world
Kerry harshly condemns Israeli settler activity as an obstacle to peace
Carol Morello, The Washington Post, December 28, 2016 Secretary of State John F. Kerry on…
Arab, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, law, negotiations, Palestinian, peace, refugees, settlers, State Department, terrorism, two-state, United Nations (UN), United States, vote, war, West Bank, world
What the UN Security Council resolution means for the US and Israel
Oren Liebermann, CNN, December 26, 2016
American, Arab, arms, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bill Clinton, Christmas, Donald Trump, Geneva Conventions (1949), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, law, Lindsey Graham, media, negotiations, Palestinian, peace, refugees, Russia, sanction, settlers, terrorism, travel, two-state, United Nations (UN), United States, veto, vote, war, West Bank
No fires or inciting politicians can destroy our shared society
Samah Salaime, +972, November 26, 2016
annexation, Arab, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Donald Trump, education, equality, Europe, healthcare, immigrants, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, journalists, land, law, Middle East, military, Neve Shalom, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, religion, schools, stories, students, teachers, Tel Aviv, terrorism, United States, vote, Wahat al-Salam, Wall, war, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM
Why Israel Still Refuses to Choose
It’s easier to leave Palestinians in limbo waiting for a “peace process” that goes nowhere…
aid, American, apartheid, Arab, arms, Barack Obama, BBC, benefit, Benjamin Netanyahu, Christian, democracy, Donald Trump, equality, Fatah, freedom, Hamas, Holocaust, human rights, images, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, journalists, land, law, Maale Adumim, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Meta, military, Muslim, Muslims, Nablus, nationalism, New York Times, occupation, one-state, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, prison, Ramallah, resistance, satellite, Spain, tech, Tel Aviv, terrorism, two-state, United States, veto, violations, war, West Bank, world, Zionism
PHROC Welcomes the Launch of Women’s Boat to Gaza
Al-Haq, 26 September 2016
Arab, blockade, closures, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, human rights, Israeli, Italy, justice, law, occupation, Palestinian, peace, solidarity, violations, war, women
Death threats and detainment: Opposing the Israeli occupation when Palestinian
This article has raised concern about the welfare of Al Mezan Center for Human Rights…
Addameer, Al Haq, Al Mezan, annexation, Arab, B’Tselem, ban, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC), deportation, detainees, donors, Europe, Google, Grassroots, Haaretz, Hebron, home demolition, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Katz, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, law, Lebanon, media, military, NGOs, occupation, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, sanction, solidarity, terrorism, torture, travel, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations (UN), video, violations, war
2016.07.20: Women’s Boat to Gaza
Women’s Boat to Gaza, July 20, 2016 Gaza has been under Israeli blockade for the…
501(c)(3), Algeria, Arab, Australia, blockade, calendar, California, Canada, Christmas, Egypt, El Salvador, Europe, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Germany, Greenland, Hamas, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Israeli, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, land, law, Lebanon, Malta, Minnesota, Morocco, New Jersey, nonviolence, Nonviolence International, Palestinian, Panama, Portugal, Qatar, resistance, Russia, Saudi Arabia, solidarity, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, terrorism, Tunisia, Turkiye, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom (UK), United States, Venezuela, Wall, war, Wisconsin, women, world, Yemen
Poetry is not a Crime
American, Arab, artist, Atlanta, books, California, Canada, Christian, democracy, diaspora, education, environment, equality, Europe, film, Hebrew, home demolition, human rights, indigenous, International Criminal Court (ICC), Islamophobia, Israel, Israeli, Japan, Jenin, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, law, literature, Mahmoud Darwish, Maia Project, media, milk, Minnesota, music, Muslim, Muslims, Native American, New Jersey, New York Times, occupation, Oscar, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, petition, poetry, prison, Pulitzer Prize, rape, resistance, Russia, South Africa, stories, Susan Abulhawa, take action, tech, Tel Aviv, terrorism, United States, video, Vietnam, Wall, war, water, Wisconsin, women, world
Eleven signs that BDS continues to grow despite Israel’s war of repression
Palestinian BDS National Committee, July 7, 2016
American Bar Association (ABA), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Amnesty International, apartheid, Arab, BDS, Black, boycott, Canada, charities, climate, corporations, Egypt, Electronic Intifada, equality, free speech, freedom, Germany, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Italy, Jerusalem, Jordan, justice, labor, land, Latin America, law, Lebanon, McCarthyism, media, Mekorot, Methodist, military, nonviolence, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, Portugal, Presbyterian, prison, Progressives, resources, Right to Boycott, sanction, South Africa, students, travel, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), unions, vote, Wall, war, water, world