The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Beirut

Aug 24, 2026

2007.04.12-05.03: “A Bitter Harvest” Speaker and Film Series
Palestine, Israel and Lebanon 40 Years after 1967 “Hizbullah, Israel and Lebanon: The Summer War,…
Beirut, calendar, Christian, democracy, education, Fawwaz Trabulsi, film, Grassroots, Hamas, Holocaust, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jonathan Cook, Laila el-Haddad, Lebanon, literature, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, Muslim, nonviolence, nurses, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, projects, Rafah, Sara Roy, schools, sister cities, terrorism, United States, UW-Madison, war, Wisconsin, women
The Gaza Crossing
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, November 15, 2006
American, Arab, arms, Beirut, blockade, civilians, drones, education, Electronic Intifada, Eli Valley, Europe, Gaza, Gaza City, Hebrew, hospitals, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jordan, journalists, land, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, racism, Rafah, resistance, sanction, schools, teachers, tech, terrorism, torture, travel, United Nations (UN), United States, Wall, war, water
ACTION ALERT: Stop Israel’s Attacks on Gaza & Lebanon
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, July 13th, 2006 BACKGROUND:Israel is using weapons supplied…
aid, arms, assassination, Beirut, civilians, Congress, donate, education, Ehud Olmert, Gaza, Gaza City, Geneva Conventions (1949), Grassroots, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, law, Lebanon, Lockheed Martin, media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, self-defense, State Department, take action, terrorism, United Nations (UN), United States, victims, violations, war, war crimes, water, world, WORT 89.9 FM
The [Israeli] government is losing its reason
Haaretz Editorial, 30 Jun 2006 Bombing bridges that can be circumvented both by car and…
Beirut, civilians, detainees, Gaza, Haaretz, Hamas, Hezbollah, hostages, Israel, Israeli, Lebanon, Middle East, negotiations, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Syria, terrorism
The Shame of it All
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005
apartheid, Ariel Sharon, assassination, Beirut, blockade, civilians, economy, Egypt, Gaza, Haaretz, home demolition, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jewish, journalists, justice, land, media, military, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah, refugees, settlers, shelters, snipers, terrorism, torture, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), unemployment, victims, Wall, war, water, West Bank, world
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
11 June 2004 Friends, I have just returned from a trip to Lebanon and Syria…
Arab, arts, Beirut, environment, Europe, film, Ghassan Kanafani, healthcare, law, Lebanon, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine, Palestinian, refugees, resources, schools, stories, Syria, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), war, women, WORT 89.9 FM
2003.10.30-11.20: Reporting the Middle East, From the Road Map to Iraq: A Lecture Series
Multiple Madison venues
Ali Abunimah, American, Amira Hass, As’ad Abukhalil, Beirut, calendar, California, democracy, education, Electronic Intifada, Intifada, Iraq, Israeli, journalists, justice, Lebanon, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, projects, Rafah, Ramallah, Robert Fisk, Saudi Arabia, sister cities, tech, terrorism, UW-Madison, war, Wisconsin, world, WORT 89.9 FM
Children’s author faces Jewish wrath
Fiachra Gibbons, The Guardian, August 23, 2003
arms, Beirut, books, children, football, human rights, Intifada, Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, justice, labor, land, Middle East, military, occupation, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Ramallah, settlers, suicide bombings, terrorism, United Kingdom (UK), war, West Bank, withdrawal, world