Congress

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders get off Israel bandwagon, for once

Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, September 26, 2014

American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Bernie Sanders, Congress, Egypt, Elizabeth Warren, Hamas, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jeff Merkley, land, Marco Rubio, military, negotiations, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, Progressives, State Department, Tammy Baldwin, United Nations (UN), war, Washington DC, West Bank

Stephen Zunes On U.S. Involvement In Syria

WORT 89.9FM Madison Regardless of the position taken Syrian involvement, it is important to analyze…

Allen Ruff, American, Barack Obama, Cisco, Congress, Madison, military, refugees, Syria, United States, war, WORT 89.9 FM

The people of Gaza suffer

Palestinians warm themselves by a fire inside a house, which witnesses said was damaged in…

aid, American, arms, blockade, Christian, Congress, delegation, economy, football, Gaza, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, justice, land, law, media, military, Milwaukee, music, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, refugees, schools, self-defense, terrorism, torture, tunnels, United Nations (UN), United States, violations, war, water, women

Freedom Flotilla 2 and The Audacity of Hope

Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, Here is a special request regarding the upcoming Freedom…

blockade, Congress, democracy, deportation, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Israeli, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Muslim, peace, petition, Projects, satellite, State Department, take action, travel, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), war, world

What Bibi Gains by Misrepresenting Obamas Middle East Policy

Joe Klein, Time, May 26, 2011 Of all the petty annoyances, misdemeanors and felonies of…

American, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bill Clinton, Congress, Ehud Olmert, Eli Valley, Hamas, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jordan, land, maps, media, Meta, Middle East, military, negotiations, Oslo Accords, Palestinian, peace, Republican Party, Syria, two-state, war, withdrawal, world, Yasser Arafat

Obama Presses Israel to Make ‘Hard Choices’

‘I can continue defending you to the hilt, but if you give me nothing to…

American, Arab, Barack Obama, benefit, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bill Clinton, Congress, Ehud Olmert, Europe, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, law, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, negotiations, New York Times, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, two-state, United Nations (UN), United States, vote, war, water, West Bank, world

Mike Murray: Baldwin displays compassion for Gaza

Mike Murray, Capital Times, Jan 8, 2010

ban, blockade, books, Cap Times, civilians, Congress, education, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Hillary Clinton, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, Palestinian, Progressives, Projects, protest, Rafah, Richard Goldstone, schools, sister cities, solidarity, students, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), United States, violations, vote, war, water, West Bank, world

Citizens Must Demand End to Terror of War

Wisconsin State Journal, Jan 14, 2009 Dear Editor: As Congress began its 111th session on…

Black, Congress, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, justice, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Martin Luther King, Palestine, peace, Projects, Rafah, resistance, sister cities, solidarity, State Capitol, Syria, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, victims, war, Wisconsin, world

Local Protesters Criticize U.S. Lawmakers For Silence On Military Aggression

Steve Elbow, The Capital Times, January 6, 2009 Violence in Gaza prompted local activists Tuesday…

aid, Allen Ruff, Arab, Cap Times, civilians, Congress, Gaza, Hamas, Iraq, Israeli, justice, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), military, Muslim, New York Times, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, Projects, protest, Rafah, resistance, sister cities, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, veterans, war, winter, world

2009.01.24: Emergency Fund-Raising/March of the Dead Protest

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: MRSCP WILL HOLD AN EMERGENCY FUND-RAISING EVENT AND MEETING ON SATURDAY, JANUARY…

Al Jazeera, American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Arab, calendar, Congress, doctors, Gaza, Hamas, hospitals, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, Lebanon, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Mads Gilbert, media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, peace, Projects, protest, Rafah, schools, shelters, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, video, war, Wisconsin, world

2009.01.01-02: WORT Programs on Gaza

“A Public Affair”, WORT 89.9 FM, Thursday, January 1, 2009 at noon, call in 256-2001…

Al Mezan, Allen Ruff, audio, calendar, Congress, doctors, Gaza, human rights, Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, podcast, Projects, Rafah, sister cities, terrorism, UW-Madison, water, WORT 89.9 FM

Summit’s Goal: Perpetuate Repression of Palestinians

Barb Olson, The Capital Times, December 07, 2007 “After meeting their own low expectations for…

aid, annexation, apartheid, Barb Olson, blockade, Cap Times, Congress, Ehud Olmert, embargo, ghetto, healthcare, human rights, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, land, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Mahmoud Abbas, military, negotiations, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, Projects, Rafah, refugees, sister cities, Syria, terrorism, United States, veto, Wall, water, West Bank, women

Bush badly botches Mideast conflict [the progressive view]

John Nichols, Capital Times, June 20, 2007 The tragedy of Washington’s narrow “debate” about the…

aid, American, blockade, Cap Times, Congress, Fatah, Gaza, George W. Bush, Hamas, human rights, Israeli, Jimmy Carter, John Nichols, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), Progressives, secular, terrorism, United States, war, world

SIX DAYS OF WAR, 40 YEARS OF OCCUPATION

MIKE MURRAY, Cap Times, Jun 9, 2007 This week marks the 40th anniversary of the…

American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), apartheid, Arab, Cap Times, Congress, Egypt, Gaza, ghetto, Golan Heights, history, human rights, Iraq, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), military, Muslim, occupation, Palestinian, Projects, Rafah, refugees, settlers, sister cities, Syria, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), United States, violations, Wall, war, water, West Bank, world

Brandeis Donors Exact Revenge for Carter Visit

Major Givers Reportedly withholding Funds from School, Sparking Fierce Free-Speech Debate on Massachusetts Campus Larry…

Alan Dershowitz, American, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, apartheid, Brandeis, colleges & universities, Congress, disinformation, doctors, donors, education, Europe, free speech, hasbara, Holocaust, immigrants, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jimmy Carter, Judiciary, justice, law, media, Middle East, Muslim, Muslims, Norman Finkelstein, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, propaganda, protest, resources, schools, South Africa, students, Supreme Court, United States, war, West Bank, Zionism

Elliott Abram’s Uncivil War

Is the Bush administration violating the law to provoke a Palestinian civil war? Conflicts Forum,…

allies, American, Arab, arms, Congress, democracy, Egypt, Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert, Fatah, Haaretz, Hamas, Hezbollah, Hosni Mubarak, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jericho, Jordan, law, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, Muslim, occupation, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), Ramallah, Saudi Arabia, Shin Bet, State Department, terrorism, training, United States, war, West Bank, world

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 Israel Lobby

John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, London Review of Books, 23 March 2006 For the past…

aid, allies, American, American Bar Association (ABA), American Enterprise Institute, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), annexation, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, Arab, Ariel Sharon, assassination, bases, benefit, Benjamin Netanyahu, California, Camp David, Caterpillar, Christian, Church of Christ, Church of England, Congress, democracy, education, Edward Said, Egypt, Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert, embargo, ethnic cleansing, ethnicity, Europe, film, freedom, Gideon Levy, Golan Heights, Hamas, healthcare, Hillary Clinton, Hillel, Hitler, Holocaust, human rights, Intifada, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jew, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Jimmy Carter, John Mearsheimer, Jordan, land, Larry Franklin, law, Lebanon, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, Muslim, Muslims, negotiations, New York Times, nuclear, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, prisoners, protest, public opinion, rabbis, rape, Rashid Khalidi, regime change, religion, resources, sanction, Saudi Arabia, schools, solidarity, Spain, spying, State Capitol, State Department, Stephen Walt, students, Syria, tech, Tel Aviv, terrorism, UC Berkeley, unions, United Kingdom (UK), United States, veterans, veto, visas, vote, Wall, war, West Bank, withdrawal, world, WORT 89.9 FM, Yasser Arafat