The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
economy
Jun 17, 2025
Mar 23, 2025: Update From Palestine
Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd, 9:00 am
Feb 25, 2025: War and the Economic System
Online, 7 – 8:30 pm CT
Israel Has Built an Economy Fueled by Genocide at Home and Abroad
With the help of the US, Israel exports instruments of oppression abroad, while testing them…
December 6, 2023
Online: How does Israel get away with it?War Industry Resisters Network presents: How does Israel get away with it? with Jeff Halper…
November 30, 2023
Live Event: Palestinian Olive Oil & Dates from the West BankShop now | Get Involved | Events Supporting Palestinian Farmers in the West Bank: Our…
UN World Food Programme to suspend aid to Palestinians
Palestinians attend a gathering outside UN offices to protest a decision by World Food Program…
Celebrating Economic Empowerment of Palestinian Women in Gaza
Middle East Children’s Alliance For International Women’s Day we are honored to share a video…
Gaza’s olive harvest from farm to table
Widely regarded as the most blessed time of the year, Palestinian families in Gaza wait…
Update: Back-To-School Backpacks For Rafah Kids
135 backpacks to Rafah by MECA on our behalf More MECA photos from Gaza …
Daniel Levy: Apartheid Label Must Be a Wakeup Call
Daniel Levy, President of the U.S./Middle East Project Meeting of the United Nations Security Council,…
Life Under Occupation: The Misery at the Heart of the Conflict
An eviction in East Jerusalem lies at the center of a conflict that led to…
July 1 & 14, 2021
VIRTUAL DELEGATIONS TO RAFAH REFUGEE CAMPEyewitness Palestine Join us for a Virtual Delegation to the Rafah refugee camp in the…
Israeli Authorities Close Gaza Sea and Ban Palestinian Fishing
Deterioration of Living Condition For 4860 Fishermen and Workers in Associated Professions Ref: 45/2021 Date:…
Update: Fresh Food for Families in Rafah
Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) Update for Madison Rafah Sister City Project BACKGROUND…
The Marketplace is OPEN!
Madison-Rafah Marketplace is OPEN for the International Festival (2/27-3/5) and International Women’s Day (3/6)
December 11, 2020
MRSCP END OF YEAR APPEALAs 2020 comes to a close, we are writing to ask for your end-of-year contribution…
December 12, 2020
Webinar on Gaza Food Production & SecurityMore Info & Registration
Palestine Partners and Women in Hebron
Dear Friends, Last year at this time my friend Laila was visiting the US, bringing…
Madison’s Virtual Fair Trade Holiday Festival is Open!
Our online store, Madison-Rafah Marketplace, has added crafts to our olive oil sales. We offer…
November 2020
Virtual Fair Trade Holiday FestivalDear Members and Friends of MRSCP, Mark your calendars for the upcoming Madison Fair Trade…
Israel Bans Fuel Entry to Gaza
Warning of Gaza Power Plant Shutdown Ref: 75/2020, 17 August 2020 The Palestinian Centre for…
IOF Tightens Gaza Strip Closure
Fuel Entry Suspended and Fishing Area Reduced Ref: 72/2020, 13 August 2020 On Wednesday, 12…
The Madison-Rafah Marketplace is Open!
In keeping with the times, we are now offering Palestinian Olive Oil and Donation and…
What Valentine’s Day Means in Gaza, Palestine
Hani and his uncle and daughter in front of an UNRWA school in the Gaza…
The U.N. once predicted Gaza would be ‘uninhabitable’ by 2020. Two million people still live there.
The shoreline in Gaza City during strong winds on Christmas Day (Mohammed Abed-AFP-Getty Images) Hazem…
Gaza 2020: How easy it is for the world to delete Palestinian pain
A man holds the hand of Maria al-Gazali, a 14-month-old Palestinian baby, as her body…
December 15, 2019
Laila Hassan from Women in HebronMadison, WI 1:00 — 3:00 pm RSVP for directions Please join us as we…
Desperate work for desperate people
A man carries steel bars with bare hands in a yard filled with scrap metal.…
The Ecological War on Gaza
Satellite image of herbicide concentration on the Israel-Gaza border. (Forensic Architecture report video) Rob Goyanes,…
Mark Your Calendars: 2019 Fair Trade Holiday Festivals
November 24: 9 am – 2 pm Annual Fair Trade Sale at Orchard Ridge United…
Apartheid Arms: Why Israel Sells Military Equipment to Human Rights Violators
According to Amnesty International, over the past 20 years, Israeli military exports went to at…
Palestinian artist brings Japanese origami to Gaza
In this January 16, 2019 photo Palestinian artist Ahmed Humaid, 29, works on one of…
Gaza’s economy is not ‘falling.’ It was pushed.
Palestinian laborers protest against the continued Israeli siege and the spread of unemployment in Gaza…
Islam Maraqa of ISM on WORT
Gil Halstead with Islam Maraqa on Access Shahir Hunaina, YouTube, November 16, 2016 My Blood…
Profile of Um Hassan from Al-Masara Village
Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Children’s Alliance, Apr 12, 2018 Fatima Brejia (more commonly known as…
One woman tackles two of Gaza’s toughest challenges
We Are Not Numbers, February 23, 2018 A Gaza man with a SunBox Two of…
Invitation – JAI-ATG Olive Picking Program 2018
A program for Civil International Solidarity with Palestinians October 13th (arrival) – 22nd (departure), 2018…
Six Miles Out: A Day in the Life of Gaza Fishers
On the windy evening of January 4, 2017, 33-year-old Muhammad al-Hissi of Gaza set out…
Gaza’s health system close to collapse as electricity crisis threatens total blackout
World Health Organization warns hospitals could be plunged into darkness by end of February without…
Gaza Lights: Electrical Power for People Under Siege
The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) “Many mothers told us the same story. Their children…
Gaza City in the spotlight: hesitant hope in a city where everyone still wants out
As the UN’s day of solidarity with Palestinians nears, Gazans have restored a hesitant bustle…
Israel and the US are trying to prevent publication of a ‘blacklist’ of companies doing business in the West Bank
Business Insider/Julie Bort Josef Federman, Josh Lederman, Jamey Keaten, Business Insider, November 27, 2017 Israel…
Last Month for Gaza Lights!
Our campaign to provide 50 “Gaza Lights” systems to families in Rafah is into its…
Halfway There: Help us Send “Gaza Lights” to Rafah!
HELP US RESPOND TO GAZA’S ELECTRICITY CRISIS A big thanks to those who have helped…
Gaza Unlocked Stories: Ismael Ramlawi
Electricity Ismael Ramlawi, 31 — American Friends Service Committee "They have power cuts four or…
Gaza Unlocked Stories: Firas Ramlawi
Education Electricity Firas Ramlawi, 38 — American Friends Service Committee "Classrooms are crowded, class times are…
Gaza Unlocked Issues: Electricity
Gaza Unlocked Issues: Electricity — American Friends Service Committee Gaza’s power system is at risk…
Help Us Respond to Gaza’s Electricity Crisis
Gaza Lights for Rafah Campaign The electricity crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented heights,…
Gaza Lights Campaign
The electricity shortage impacts every family in Gaza. Please support the Gaza Lights Campaign! …
Gaza Unlocked
What is Gaza Unlocked? For over a decade, two million Palestinians in Gaza have lived…
