The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Egypt

Nov 5, 2026

Israel’s Everlasting Occupation
Palestinians were never presented with what Israel offered every neighboring country: full withdrawal from occupied…
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Maadi Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, May 29, 2017
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Balata Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, May 26, 2017
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Al-Khalili Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, May 19, 2017
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Al-Hashash Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, May 15, 2017
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Al-Najjar Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, May 7, 2017
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2017.05.04: Film “Tickling Giants”
Free speech is not settled law, and democracy is not easily won Elvehjem Building L150…
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Siyam Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 27, 2017
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Al-Kilani Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 22, 2017
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Shuheibar Family
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 17, 2017
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Foreword by Rajah Shehadeh
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 11, 2017
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#ObliteratedFamilies – Introduction by Amira Hass
#ObliteratedFamilies Project, April 7, 2017
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Gaza’s Kids Need Your Help
Rafah Children in the Samira Project at the Rachel Corrie Memorial Library. (Photo: Jeff Bright)…
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Michael Bennett boycotts trip, says he won’t be used by Israel
Steve Almasy, CNN, February 12, 2017
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2 Palestinians killed, 5 injured in reported airstrike on southern Gaza tunnel
Ma’an News Agency, Feb. 9, 2017 GAZA (Ma’an) — Two Palestinians were killed and five…
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Will Israel Echo South Africa’s Apartheid?
David A. Andelman, CNN, December 29, 2016
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How to See Palestine: An ABC of Colonialism
Nicholas Mirzoeff, Critical Inquiry, November 28, 2016
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Update from Anees in Rafah
November 21, 2016 Dear Friends, Alsalam Alaykum, I hope my email finds you well. I’m…
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2016.11.29 Update: The Gaza Kitchen with Laila El-Haddad in Madison
The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey is a cookbook and a documentary portrait of…
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2016.08.23 Update: Discussion with U.S. Representative Mark Pocan
Following his recent trip to Israel and Palestine Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church 203…
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