The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Apr 11, 2026
IHRA Bill to Chill Free Speech and Shield Israel Passes WI Senate
MRSCP, March 25, 2026
Special End-of-Year Appeal: Help Plant 400 Olive Trees in the West Bank!
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Dec 28, 2025 Update
Democratic National Committee Resolution 18
Barb Olson, Aug 26, 2025
2025.07.11-20: Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid
Donations still open!
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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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April 24, 2024 From the Flotilla today: We have completed all technical and crewing requirements…
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William I. Robinson , TRUTHOUT, March 23, 2024
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Even as establishment voices say “Stop the genocide” The Biden administration “quietly” approved a new…
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Sandra Whitehead, WISCONSIN MUSLIM JOURNAL, Feb 13, 2024 Members of the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project…
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with a Valentines Day to Leap Year Silent Auction Gaza is now the deadliest place…
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Statistics on the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip (07 October – 19 January 2024)…
Barb Olson, benefit, Bernie Sanders, Cassandra Dixon, civilians, Congress, deaf, Gaza War, genocide, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Kathy Walsh, law, Madison, Palestinian, Progressives, Rafah, schools, shelters, sister cities, Tammy Baldwin, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), vote, Wall, war, war crimes, water, winter, womenIn the Shadow of the Holocaust
How the politics of memory in Europe obscures what we see in Israel and…
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VIDEO: The Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (WCJP) put on the event, but the…
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…
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…
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…
alder, assassination, Atlanta, Barb Olson, calendar, Cassandra Dixon, Cisco, civilians, Congress, Gaza War, Israel, Kathy Walsh, land, Madison, Madison Common Council, Mark Pocan, media, MRSCP, protest, Rafah, Samir El-Omari, shelters, sister cities, take action, Tammy Baldwin, vote, Wall, war, water‘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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October 16, 2023 For the past week, the Israeli military has been making good on…
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Dear Friends of MRSCP, We hope you will consider contributing to our year-end fundraising drive…
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Alison Flood, The Guardian, 28 Jan 2022
Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr: Let’s stop funding Israel’s campaign of oppression
TSELA BARR AND BARB OLSON, The Cap Times, May 15, 2021
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Wisconsin Democrat Rep. Mark Pocan tells Americans for Peace Now that Israeli policies funded by…
aid, American, Antony Blinken, apartheid, Atlanta, Barb Olson, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Congress, Gaza, Haaretz, human rights, Iran, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, law, LGBTQ+, Mark Pocan, media, military, nuclear, occupation, Palestinian, peace, prison, Progressives, State Capitol, stories, travel, two-state, Wall, war, West Bank, WisconsinDNC Delegates Demand Apology from the Biden Campaign
Attacks on Palestinian-American Delegate Linda Sarsour After DNC delegate and Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour spoke…
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TSELA BARR AND BARB OLSON, The Cap Times, August 23, 2019
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2018 House Democrats Condemn Trump Administration’s Actions Harming the Palestinian…
These Members of Congress Are Trying to Visit Gaza — Israel Should Let Them Do So
Representatives Mark Pocan, Dan Kildee, and Hank Johnson Jr. were denied the opportunity to witness…
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Samir El-Omari and Barbara Olson, Madison365, May 11, 2018
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2018 Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 Members of Congress Release Statement…
2018.03.09: Samira Remedial Education
GAZA KIDS NEED YOUR HELP! Barb Olson, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, March 9, 2018 For…
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Center for Constitutional Rights, March 9, 2018
NPR: Israel Bans Activities In Jerusalem Connected To Palestinian Authority Government
You might want to write NPR thanking them and encouraging more coverage that includes Palestinian…
Protect the right to boycott Israel in Wisconsin
Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr, Wisconsin State Journal, November 11, 2017 Barbara OlsonTsela Barr Gov.…
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A PUBLIC AFFAIR, WORT 89.9FM, OCTOBER 24, 2017 Today we’re talking about Madison’s Sister…
Condemn, don’t celebrate, 50 years of occupation of Palestine
Barbara Olson, The Cap Times, Jun 11, 2017
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David Dahmer, Madison365, January 19, 2017
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Searching for Peace The Capital City Hues October 30, 2014 From Barbara Olson and The…
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Catherine Capellaro, Isthmus, 01/30/2014
Anees Mansour, Barb Olson, blockade, books, children, education, Egypt, escorts, home demolition, Hope & Peace, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel, Israeli, labor, land, Madison, Maia Project, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, occupation, Olympia, Palestinian, peace, prison, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, schools, sister cities, solidarity, travel, water, winter, worldBarb Olson: Rachel Corrie ruling a setback for justice and human rights
BARB OLSON, Cap Times, Aug 31, 2012
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Hello everyone, Thought you might like to see these pictures of the first water…
Ahmad Abu Salama Surgery
Gaza boy needs specialized medical treatment abroad The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) is bringing…
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Barb Olson, The Capital Times, December 07, 2007 “After meeting their own low expectations for…
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Wisconsin State Journal, April 19, 2006 Rafah is not a city in El Salvador Ald.…
No city money to Rafah project
Madison.com, May 3, 2006 Madison Ald. Lauren Cnare and State Journal readers can rest easy.…
2005.02.25: Film Voices, Images and Hearts
Barrymore Theatre 2090 Atwood Avenue Madison 5:00-9:30 pm Celebrating Solidarity from Latin America to the…
American, Barb Olson, benefit, calendar, documentary, film, images, Iraq, land, Latin America, Madison, Middle East, music, Rafah, sister cities, solidarity, students, Syria, war, Wisconsin2004.04.20: Muli Linder, Israeli Refusenik
The Crossing 1127 University Ave., Madison 7:00 pm Muli Linder, an Israeli refusenik who is…
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