The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
checkpoints
Sep 11, 2026
The killing of baby Sam: Broken hearts are not enough
Cassandra Dixon and Barb Olson et al, Cap Times, Jun 19, 2026
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The West Bank is witnessing the most intense crackdown since the days after Oct 7
GOOD SHEPHERD COLLECTIVE, APR 10, 2026
Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Killing
Dr. Ron Smith, Rachel Corrie Foundation, March 16, 2026
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2026.02.25: Virtual Visit to Majd al-Krum, Galilee
Online, 11 AM CT
2026.02.19: Unarmed Civilian Defense Report from the West Bank
UW-Madison, 3 pm
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How to cross a road under apartheid
HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, FEB 03, 2026
2025.08.13: Bread and Blood: A Message from Gaza
Online, 11 AM CT
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Beaten to Death: Eyewitnesses Describe Brutal Killing of U.S. Citizen by Israeli Settlers in West Bank
DEMOCRACY NOW! JULY 15, 2025
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In Gaza, U.S. Mercenaries Advance Israeli War Aims
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, The American Conservative, Jul 11, 2025
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Updates from the ground: Gaza’s Water Crisis & Jenin’s Forced Erasure
Good Shepherd Collective, Jul 1, 2025
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The Global March to Gaza ended in violence. Activists remain undeterred
Jenna Martin, Prism, Jun 25, 2025
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Egypt Cracks Down on the “Global March to Gaza”
Emad Mekay, Jewish Currents, Jun 23, 2025
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Louis Theroux, The Guardian, 10 May 2025
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2025.03.23: Update From Palestine
Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd, 9:00 am
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‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary
HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, AP, March 2, 2025
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MECA Update on the West Bank
Feb 27, 2025
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Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Voices For Justice in Palestine, Feb 21, 2025
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Hamas Says It Will Release Israeli Captives After Aid Surge
Sharon Zhang , TRUTHOUT, February 13, 2025
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