The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Congress
Mar 19, 2026
Three Views of Bernie Sanders and the Palestine-Israel Conflict
The three articles below, Bernie Sanders essay in the New York Times, the letter from…
Bernie Sanders, blockade, ceasefire, civilians, Congress, democracy, economy, education, Egypt, Elizabeth Warren, Europe, Gaza War, ghetto, Hamas, health, Hebrew, homeless, hospitals, hostages, human rights, images, Israel, Jerusalem, Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, Jordan, journalists, justice, La Crosse, labor, land, law, Norman Finkelstein, Richard Goldstone, settlers, West BankUS has Provided Over 130 Billion Dollars in Aid & Weapons to Israel since 1948
Thalif Deen, IPS – Inter Press Service, November 17, 2023 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II…
2023.11.19: Palestinian-Americans and the Democratic Party
Online Town Hall Sunday Join us Sunday at 4pm ET/1pm PT as we look at…
2023.11.17: Jam the phone lines for Palestine
Dear Friend, The pressure is working. Congress members are inundated with phone calls and…
Biden Approves Israel Arms Deal Despite His Own Security Order
The U.S. is supplying the weapons and munitions for Israel’s pounding of Gaza, despite its…
House Votes To Censure 66% Of Americans For Antisemitic Support Of Ceasefire
The Onion, Nov 9, 2023 WASHINGTON—Pushing through the measure in response to recent nationwide…
100+ Congressional Staffers Walkout Demanding Gaza Cease-Fire
More than 100 congressional staffers walked off the job and attended a vigil outside the…
‘We’re a War Machine as a Nation’
The Truth About American Politics “We prefer war over healthcare. We prefer war over housing.…
Wisconsinites Join D.C. Protest Against U.S. Support for Israel’s War on Gaza
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Nov 7, 2023 Aerial drone photo of the protesters in…
U.S. Officials Fear American Guns Ordered by Israel Could Fuel West Bank Violence
Edward Wong and Patrick Kingsley, November 6, 2023 Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir…
Keep Calling Government Officials
Re: The War on Gaza and the West Bank First, call Sen. Tammy Baldwin to…
2023.11.07: CODEPINK Capitol Calling Party
Join CODEPINK Congress as we uplift the voices of Palestinian resistance and expose those who…
Pro-Palestine protests in DC and across the US call for a ceasefire
Zoe Sottile and Abby Bagini, CNN, November 4, 2023 Organizers have said they expect…
West Bank ‘Abu Ghraib 2.0’
IDF Torture Videos Spark Renewed Calls to End US Military Aid to Israel Bound, blindfolded,…
B’Tselem, civilians, Congress, detainees, ethnic cleansing, film, Gaza War, Haaretz, Hamas, health, human rights, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Iraq, Islam, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Issa Amro, Jake Sullivan, Jerusalem, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Joe Biden, land, law, settlers, West BankJames Zogby: Silencing Debate
October 30, 2023 Dr. James J. Zogby © President Arab American Institute In recent years,…
Senate suppression of pro-Palestinian voices
Donate Here October 27, 2023 – American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) expresses deep concern over…
MECA: Act now to stop the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
The people of Palestine need you like never before. This genocidal attack is reaching…
How To Talk About Gaza
With David Sirota, Naomi Klein & Omar Baddar David Sirota and guests explore the military…
checkpoints, civilians, climate, Congress, Democratic Party, donate, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Geneva Conventions (1949), Google, Great March of Return, Hamas, Holocaust, hospitals, human rights, images, International Criminal Court (ICC), Iraq, Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Jews, journalists, justice, labor, lawWisconsin Democrats’ silence on Gaza is predictable and unconscionable
SCOTT GORDON, TONE MADISON, OCTOBER 18, 2023 After condemning the killing of Israeli civilians, Tammy…
censorship, civilians, Congress, delegation, democracy, Democratic Party, discrimination, doctors, donate, environment, FBI, Gaza War, Haaretz, Hamas, health, hospitals, Iran, Islam, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Joe Biden, journalists, Judiciary, law, Mark Pocan, refugees, settlers, Tammy Baldwin
2023.10.21: Film Israelism Online
Rochester Witness Palestine Film Festival Israelism (2023) Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 3:00 pm ET/2:00…
Hilton Hotel Capitulates to Hate, Cancels Palestinian Voices
Houston, TX | www.uscpr.org | October 18, 2023 – Yesterday, the Hilton Houston Post Oak…
No More Deaths, in Gaza or Arizona
Español abajo This week we have seen the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip…
American Jews and allies block all 12 entrances to the White House
American Jews and allies have blocked all entrances to the White House. Police have started…
Genocide, ethnic cleansing, and another Nakba in Palestine
The Wire, Jewish Voice for Peace, Oct 13, 2023
Noura Erakat: Western Leaders & Media Are Justifying Israel’s “Genocidal Campaign”
Noura Erakat, Democracy Now!, Oct 13, 2023
Stop the Gaza Genocide: Call Congress
This is genocide. Over 2 million Palestinian people trapped in Gaza are living through…
Jewish Voice for Peace calls on all people of conscience to stop the imminent genocide
Jewish Voice for Peace The Wire, October 11, 2023 The Israeli government has declared…
Anniversary of the Alex Odeh Assassination
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | October 11, 2023 – Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)…
Statement by US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
Dear Friends, The Israeli regime is bombing Palestinian families living trapped under siege in…
Support Sami Huraini
On October 30th, Palestinian Human Rights Defender Sami Huraini will be sentenced by the Israeli…
Statement: The Biden Administration Must Remove Israel from the Visa Waiver Program
Press Contact: Submit a media inquiry here. WASHINGTON, DC, SEPTEMBER 27, 2023—Since the beginning of the…
The violent lies of Israel’s president
Yuli Novak, +972 Magazine, July 31, 2023
2023.07.23-25: July Events
Sunday, July 23: Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour on WORT Radio Monday, July 24: Online: Taking on…
Israel does not have a right to self-defense for its occupation
MITCHELL PLITNICK, MONDOWEISS, JULY 6, 2023
Emergency Aid for Jenin and Petition to Congress
As you know Jenin recently endured an especially deadly and destructive assault by the Israeli armed…
Why we are anti-Zionist Jews
JUDITH LAITMAN AND TSELA BARR — GUEST COLUMN, JUNE 14, 2023 This year on April…
I saw Israel’s ‘final solution to the Palestinian problem’ in Lebanon 41 years ago, and I see it again today
REV. DR. DON WAGNER, MONDOWEISS, JUNE 13, 2023
2023.05.15: Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition hosts Mandela’s grandson & Nakba tour
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2023
2023.05.15: Actions Marking 75 years of Nakba
As salaamu alaykum — On this Faith & Action Friday, my heart is heavy as…
2023.05.16: Capitol Calling Party: Palestine & the Nakba
May 16, 2023 at 7:00pm – 8:00pm (CDT) Zoom RSVP On Tuesday, May 16, in…
They tried to erase us, but they failed
Last night, Americans for Justice Palestine (AJP Action) led a historic event alongside IMEU, Project48,…
May Day Milwaukee: A Day Without Latinx and Immigrants
MONDAY, MAY 1ST IN MILWAUKEE AT 11:00 AM Background May 1st has long been recognized…
2023.05.15: Mandela Nakba Day Tour
NEW: MRSCP is partnering with Building Unity on a “Care-avan” carpool to this event from…
Israelis, welcome to BDS
Amjad Iraqi, +972 Magazine, March 19, 2023
BDS, boycott, censorship, civil rights, Congress, democracy, donate, economy, equality, Europe, Germany, Haaretz, Haifa, Holocaust, human rights, Huwara, images, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), independence, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Iraq, Israel, Jerusalem, Jews, journalists, Judiciary, justice, La Crosse, land, lawEmail Congress Now to keep Jubbet Ahd Dhib School Standing
Dear Friend, I am writing to you today with an urgent and time sensitive request…
2023.03.01: Yemen Day of Action: Congress Must End the Yemen War
The death toll from the war in Yemen1 has reached nearly 400,000 and, despite diplomatic…
160 Organizations Demand Congress Stop Funding Israel’s Massacres
160 organizations representing Palestinian communities, Palestinian solidarity organizations, and the racial justice movement have signed…
California, Chicago, Christian, Congress, democracy, Democratic Party, discrimination, education, Eli Valley, environment, fair trade, Friends, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Gaza, Grassroots, health, hospitals, human rights, images, Islam, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jenin, Jerusalem, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Jews, justice, land, law, violence, West BankHarvard Reverses Course on Advocate Who Criticized Israel
Blocking the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor…
Distorted Definition: Redefining Antisemitism to Silence Advocacy for Palestinian Rights
One of the primary tactics opponents of the movement for Palestinian freedom have used to…
antisemitism, BDS, boycott, California, Canada, censorship, checkpoints, Christian, Cisco, civil rights, climate, Congress, discrimination, documentary, Donald Trump, education, environment, Europe, film, free speech, Google, Haaretz, Hebrew, Hillel, Holocaust, human rights, images, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), International Criminal Court (ICC), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Intifada, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jerusalem, Jerusalem Declaration, justice, land, law, Palestine, ZionismACT NOW: Prevent water cistern demolition in Sfai, South Hebron Hills
December 24, 2022 In this time of Hanukkah, while Jews celebrate the miracle of the…
Department of Education to investigate Berkeley Law School
MICHAEL ARRIA, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 16, 2022
antisemitism, BDS, boycott, California, Christian, Christians, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), civil rights, Congress, digital, discrimination, Donald Trump, education, Electronic Intifada, environment, free speech, human rights, indigenous, Intifada, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jews, justice, land, lawShireen Abu Akleh documentary raises pressure on Biden over inquiry
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 4 Dec 2022
FBI investigation is proof that continuous pressure works
Americans for Justice in Palestine (AJP Action) welcomes the U.S. Justice Department’s announcement that the…
FBI opens investigation into killing of Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh
Barak Ravid, Axios, 14 Nov 2022
Israel’s Far-Right Draw on U.S. Funding Despite Terror Labels
Daniel Boguslaw, The Intercept, November 2 2022
Pittsburgh Jews decry pro-Israel group’s support for Republican extremists
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 3 Nov 2022
Rising up against Israel’s repression
Today across Palestine, we’re witnessing the Palestinian people rise up united once again. It is…
2022.10.16: Emergency Zoom on Conditions in the West Bank
In this time of crisis, I invite you to an Emergency Zoom Forum with the…
Family of dead Palestinian-American rebuffs settlement offer
Associated Press, October 12, 2022
Petition on U.S. Visa Waiver Program
Dear Supporter, On October 20 the Israeli government will implement new procedures for those…
2022.10.13: Progressives Exposing Israeli Apartheid
Join AMP on Thursday, October 13th @ 5:30 PM CT for a webinar: “From Grassroots…
2022.09.10: Lina Abu Akleh at Rebuilding Alliance Benefit
Please join us — in person or online — for a special evening. I am…
President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20500 Dear…
civil rights, CODEPINK, Congress, democracy, economy, education, El Salvador, equality, Europe, free speech, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Golan Heights, Grassroots, human rights, indigenous, International Criminal Court (ICC), Islam, Islamophobia, Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, law100 Days and Counting: Justice for Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Rep. Carson Announces Justice For Shireen Act Jul 28, 2022 Washington, D.C. – Congressman André…
Palestinian Rights Organizations Raided & Shut Down
American Friends Service Committee, August 18, 2022 Stand with Palestinian human rights defenders Early this…
“Cancel the F-35”: Organizations Sign Letter to President & Congress
Rep. Francesca Hong addresses concerns for the arrival of F-35 jets in Truax Field, surrounded…
Chicago, climate, CODEPINK, Congress, democracy, drones, Edgewood College, education, Eken Park, Eli Valley, environment, ethnic cleansing, Francesca Hong, Google, health, human rights, images, justice, labor, land, Madison, solidarity, violence, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)Gaza Is Palestine
As salaamu alaykum. The Gaza Is Palestine campaign, led by us and Adalah Justice Project,…
Free Ahmad Manasra: Demand his immediate release
For the past seven years, since he was only 13, Ahmad Manasra has been imprisoned…
No Path to Justice
Israeli Forces Keep Killing Americans While U.S. Officials Give Them a Pass Alice Speri, The…
Americans, Caterpillar, checkpoints, Cisco, civilians, Congress, Craig & Cindy Corrie, Egypt, FBI, Gaza, Haifa, health, Hebrew, human rights, images, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Intifada, Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jenin, Jerusalem, Joe Biden, journalists, justice, law, Leahy Law, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, Shireen Abu Akleh, United States, violence, West BankTell Secretary Mayorkas Israel is Not Eligible for the Visa Waiver Program
The United States cannot grant them a free pass Dear Friend, Americans for Justice in Palestine…
24 Senators reject Israeli claims and call on FBI to investigate killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS, JUNE 24, 2022
Palestine Congressional Scorecard
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action, July 1, 2022 Wisconsin Senators Representatives Methodology and Other…
How a pro-Israel lobby spent millions to sway Democratic primaries
Dark money groups like AIPAC have spent millions of dollars on misinformation ads to take…
AIPAC’s new tactic to unseat Rashida Tlaib
A new Super PAC aligned with AIPAC looks to undercut the only Palestinian Democrat ever…
Act Now: Israel is trying to prevent us from visiting Palestine
Rep. Rashida Tlaib and other progressives are pushing back against Israel’s new procedures Americans for…
AIPAC is buying primary elections
Here we go again! Super PACs are trying to buy Democratic elections and taint the…
2022.05.15: Madison Nakba Rally
This coming weekend marks 74 years since the Nakba (Catastrophe) of 1948, the ethnic cleansing…
Zoom with Congressional Staff to keep Masafer Yatta and Al Aqaba Standing
Heartbreak to happiness: the difference is YOU! I invite you to join a 30-minute Zoom Briefing with…
Speak Out Against Forced Displacement in Masafer Yatta
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) firmly condemns Israel’s plans to ethnically cleanse…
2022.04.22: Earth Day!
In-person activities from 350 Madison Friday 5 pm on Library Mall Saturday 10 am at…
