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Action Alert: Free Milwaukee Community Leader Salah Sarsour, Abducted by ICE

MRSCP, Apr 11, 2026

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IHRA Bill to Chill Free Speech and Shield Israel Passes WI Senate

MRSCP, March 25, 2026

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Special End-of-Year Appeal: Help Plant 400 Olive Trees in the West Bank!

Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Dec 28, 2025 Update

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Democratic National Committee Resolution 18

Barb Olson, Aug 26, 2025

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Deadline for removing Sabra Hummus from Willy Street Co-op is December 16!

Special Update & Action Request Member requests to remove Sabra Hummus from the shelves at…

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Update: The Gaza Flotilla still needs your help!

April 24, 2024 From the Flotilla today: We have completed all technical and crewing requirements…

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2024.04.18: Israel Has Formed a Task Force to Carry Out Covert Campaigns at US Universities

William I. Robinson , TRUTHOUT, March 23, 2024

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Weekly Briefing: Biden ‘quietly’ gives massive bombs to Israel

Even as establishment voices say “Stop the genocide” The Biden administration “quietly” approved a new…

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CAMPAIGN TO AID SISTER CITY FACING BLOODBATH

Sandra Whitehead, WISCONSIN MUSLIM JOURNAL, Feb 13, 2024 Members of the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project…

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2024.02.14: Launching a year-long Grassroots for Gaza aid campaign

with a Valentines Day to Leap Year Silent Auction Gaza is now the deadliest place…

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An Open Letter to Senator Tammy Baldwin: A Shameful Vote on Gaza

Statistics on the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip (07 October – 19 January 2024)…

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In the Shadow of the Holocaust

How the politics of memory in Europe obscures what we see in Israel and…

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2023.12.09: Hundreds take to Wis. Capitol in support of Palestine

VIDEO: The Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (WCJP) put on the event, but the…

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US blocks UN Security Council demand for ceasefire in Gaza

‘Nowhere in Gaza is safe’ Michelle Nichols, Reuters, December 8, 2023 UNITED NATIONS, Dec 8…

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Update: Madison Common Council Votes for Gaza Ceasefire

December 5, 2023 Resolution text Public comments, 11/28-11/30/23 Public comments, 11/30-12/04/23 Public comments, 12/04-12/05/23 Public…

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2023.12.05 Update: Madison Council to Vote on Gaza Ceasefire

December 3, 2023 As Israel once again expands its murderous assault on the people of…

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‘We’re a War Machine as a Nation’

The Truth About American Politics “We prefer war over healthcare. We prefer war over housing.…

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All eyes on Gaza. We can’t look away now.

October 16, 2023 For the past week, the Israeli military has been making good on…

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End-of-Year Appeal: Help with Rafah Family Home

Dear Friends of MRSCP, We hope you will consider contributing to our year-end fundraising drive…

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