The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Oct 9, 2026
Madison Police Monitor and Oversight Board
Amelia Royko Maurer, June 30, 2026
Madison’s Independent Police Oversight Is Three Days From Being Gutted
Amelia Royko Maurer and Alex Saloutos, April 18, 2026
2026.04.21: Call to Action to Preserve Madison Community Policing Oversight
Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Room 215, 6:30 pm
‘Death and hunger’: Evidence points to Israeli gunfire in Gaza aid site shooting
Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Madalena Araújo, CNN, June 5, 2025
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As Israel Slaughters Gazans, US House Progressives Push ‘Block the Bombs Act’
JESSICA CORBETT, COMMON DREAMS, Jun 05, 2025
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Video Shows Girl Trying to Escape Inferno
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, May 26, 2025
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Israeli settlers seen on camera assaulting a Palestinian village. Police arrest only Palestinians.
JULIA FRANKEL, AP, March 28, 2025
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‘We’ll Own It’: Trump Floats US Takeover of Gaza after Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Feb 04, 2025
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‘Where the Hell Is Doctor Hussam?’ Israel Gives Mixed Messages on Gaza Hospital Director
“Dr. Abu Safiya’s unlawful detention is emblematic of the broader attacks on the healthcare sector…
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Report: We Will Return
An analysis of the escalating forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the West Bank since…
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Killing Underscores ‘War-Like’ Israeli Assault on West Bank Olive Growers
“The olive season has turned into a season of killing for the Palestinian people, whether…
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A conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top”…
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Milwaukee Mural Sends a Message: Stop Genocide in Gaza
Photos by Kamal Moon Sandra Whitehead, Milwaukee Muslim Journal, Sep 20, 2024 “Together we have…
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New video, witnesses challenge Israel’s account of U.S. activist’s killing
The IDF said Aysenur Eygi was shot “unintentionally” during a “violent riot.” A Post analysis…
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By: Chloe Morrissey, 27 News, Jun 26, 2024 MADISON (WKOW) — Protesters took to the…
Rafah Invasion Calls, Supporting Students, and Madison City Council Resolution
RAFAH INVASION Israel has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and intensified its bombardment of Rafah, including destroying and…
The police brought violence to UW-Madison’s Gaza encampment
BY SCOTT GORDON ● POLITICS ● MAY 1, 2024 Wednesday morning’s crackdown included brutal attacks on protestors, arrests without charges,…
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Tariq Saqqaf, The Cap Times, 12/15/23 Members of international humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders hold…
