The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Apr 17, 2026
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, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Wall, war, Wisconsin, women, world, YemenGaza’s plight matters to the world
At Erez, the Israeli-controlled crossing into Gaza, I passed through chutes that resembled the herding…
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Gaza Mental Health Foundation At the request of the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), the…
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), July 2015
Gaza patients stranded at Egypt’s border
Charlotte Silver, The Electronic Intifada, 18 June 2015
2015.03.15: Rafah Filmmaker Fida Qishta at First United Methodist Church
(See Funding Campaign for Filmmaker Fida Qishta) Sunday, March 15 First United Methodist Church Fellowship…
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Friday March 13 Memorial Union UW-Madison Campus 6:30 pm [Map] Gaza film-maker Fida Qishta will…
Israel bans Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert from Gaza
BBC News, 14 November 2014
Palestinians in Gaza are still waiting for the siege to end
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 10 September 2014
Strike near UN school in Gaza leaves 10 dead
TAMER ZIARA AND IBRAHIM BARZAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 3, 2014 RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) —…
An open letter for the people in Gaza
The Lancet, Volume 384, No. 9941, p397–398, 2 August 2014
Under Siege: A Report from Gaza on WORT FM
Broadcast on the WORT 89.9 FM program Third World View: Mahmoud Abu Rahma, the Communications…
Al Mezan, blockade, Gaza, human rights, labor, land, law, Palestinian, podcast, terrorism, torture, travel, violations, world, WORT 89.9 FM2014.07.18-24: July Events and Gaza Links on the Israeli Attack
July 18-24, 2014
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Esraa Yaseen, Mondoweiss, November 5, 2013
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Palestinians warm themselves by a fire inside a house, which witnesses said was damaged in…
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TSELA BARR AND MICHELE BAHL | members, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Cap Times, Nov 22,…
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Michele Bahl, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 14, 2012 Yesterday we visited the Gaza Community…
VOICES OF CONSCIENCE: DELEGATION to THE GAZA STRIP
Interfaith Peace-Builders, November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 – Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) is pleased to…
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“What We Saw, What We Can Do” April 12, 2012, 7:00 pm 180 Science Hall,…
Demand the Release of Palestinian Crafts from Gaza
Please do this today. Atfaluna Society for the Deaf is one of our crafts suppliers…
2011.11.20-21: Jeff Pickert Talk: Palestinian Youth, Israeli Repression, and International Solidarity
Supporting the Next Generation of Unarmed Resisters Sunday, Nov. 20 at 5 pm in Anderson…
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Passengers Determined to Free Captain and Set Sail Again U.S. to Gaza, July 2, 2011…
Freedom Flotilla 2 and The Audacity of Hope
Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, Here is a special request regarding the upcoming Freedom…
Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children
We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children…
Israeli Intransigence Lets BDS Into the Mainstream
Alex Kane, December 21, 2010 The world is fed up with Israel, with its continued…
2010.10.21: Ann Wright to speak in Madison
From Afghanistan to Gaza: Obama’s Middle East Policy in Crisis 180 Science Hall UW-Madison 550…
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We ask you to help us give the gift of Clean WATER for Rafah’s Children…
Madison Area Peace Coalition: Flotilla attack shows need to end Gaza siege
Madison Area Peace Coalition, Cap Times, Jun 13, 2010
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Phil Haslanger, Cap Times, Apr 1, 2010
2010.03.18: Momentum for Gaza: A report on the Gaza Freedom March
Edgewood College Predolin Humanities Center [Map], Room 307 Madison 7:00 pm Josh Brollier, co-coordinator of…
2010.01.12: Gaza one year on: Operation Cast Lead and the Goldstone Report
United Nations Association of Dane County Speaker: Jennifer Loewenstein Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:00 PM…
Mike Murray: Baldwin displays compassion for Gaza
Mike Murray, Capital Times, Jan 8, 2010
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Decision an Insult to the Victims Al Mezan Center For Human Rights, 3 October 2009…
Kathy Kelly on Gaza
Voices for Creative Nonviolence, January 6, 2009 Rafah — Traffic on Sea Street, a major…
From triumph to torture: John Pilger on Mohammed Omer
John Pilger, The Guardian, 1 Jul 2008
People I Love Are Dying
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, 03 March 08 People I know and love are…
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All showings will be 7 pm at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street, Madison January…
Year-end and holiday giving: Two opportunities to help Gaza
December 12, 2007 Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, As we approach the holiday season…
Catastrophe at Rafah Crossing: More Than 35 Dead—and Counting
Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September/October 2007 PERCHED ATOP A suitcase and…
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Jennifer Loewenstein, The Progressive, June 26, 2007
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Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, November 15, 2006
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NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, CounterPunch, NOVEMBER 13, 2006
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From: Jennifer Loewenstein Subject: Resuming Emails: Gideon Levy – A Black Flag Date: Mon, 3…
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1.5 million Arabs under Israeli siege Amira Hass, Haaretz, Mar 22, 2006 In the elections,…
Jobless in Gaza
Mehammed Mack, L.A. Weekly, August 25, 2005 A somber note for many Gazans witnessing the…
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Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005
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First United Methodist Church Parlor 203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison Sunday mornings at 9:30 am This…
Yes, Alice, it does do some good
Gila Svirsky, www.coalitionofwomen4peace.org, 4/21/2004 Dear Alice, You were signature number 2,750 on the petition “Open…
UN has stopped emergency food aid in Gaza
UNRWA Press Release 1 April 2004 UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…
In Gaza, Israeli brutality on display daily
Rana El-Khatib, Arizona Republic, January 25, 2004 “Israel good!” were the last words my husband…
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Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 15 January 2004
Al Mezan Condemns Israel’s Crimes in Rafah and Calls for International Intervention
Reference: 43/2003 Date: October 13, 2003 Al Mezan Center For Human Rights On Monday 12…
