The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Egypt
Apr 11, 2026
Gantz-Netanyahu deal legitimizes annexation
The possibility of further Israeli annexation of occupied territories has received legitimacy from the Israeli…
Palestinians report 1st cases of coronavirus in Gaza Strip
Workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus, at the main…
Regeni murder: If only Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall had been Italian
Kamel Hawwash, Middle East Eye, 21 April 2016
allies, American, Amnesty International, B’Tselem, BBC, Birmingham, Caterpillar, civilians, closures, Congress, Egypt, Europe, fair trade, Giulio Regeni, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Italy, justice, law, Mavi Marmara, media, Middle East, military, Olympia, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, sister cities, solidarity, Supreme Court, terrorism, Tom Hurndall, torture, Turkey, two-state, unions, United States, water, worldGaza’s Little Chef
Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman, We Are Not Numbers, May 20, 2019 “I want to be one…
Members of ‘Gaza’ documentary crew trapped as film premieres at Sundance
Fady Hanona and Ali Aby Yaseen desperately trying to make it to the U.S. premiere…
Israeli Cabinet decides to continue airstrikes on Gaza ‘as necessary’
Ma’an News, Nov. 13, 2018 BETHLEHEM — The Israeli Cabinet reportedly decided on Tuesday afternoon…
A Vengeful and Shortsighted Act
Palestinians waiting to cross the border to Egypt in May. (Adel Hana/Associated Press) New York…
aid, Donald Trump, Egypt, healthcare, human rights, images, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jared Kushner, Jerusalem, Jordan, law, Lebanon, media, Middle East, negotiations, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, refugees, schools, State Department, Syria, terrorism, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), United States, West Bank, worldA Woman Dedicated to Saving Lives Loses Hers in Gaza Violence
Razan al-Najjar, 20, was trying to help an injured protester near the border fence when…
aid, arms, blockade, civilians, Egypt, Europe, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, images, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Khan Younis, land, media, military, Nasser Hospital, New York Times, Palestinian, paramedics, protest, Ramadan, schools, snipers, terrorism, United Nations (UN), United States, veto, video, volunteer, war, women, worldThe Palestinian women at the forefront of Gaza’s protests
Mersiha Gadzo & Anas Jnena, Al Jazeera, 20 Apr 2018
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Daniel Estrin, NPR, April 7, 2018
One woman tackles two of Gaza’s toughest challenges
Karama Fadel, The New Arab, 23 February, 2018
University of Manchester removes Sabra Hummus
The New Arab, 8 February, 2018
antisemitism, apartheid, arms, artist, BDS, books, boycott, Caterpillar, civilians, education, Egypt, Elbit Systems, Hebrew, human rights, Israel, Israeli, law, military, occupation, Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, Palestinian, petition, Sabra, sanction, schools, settlers, students, tech, terrorism, training, violations, war, war crimes, West Bank, WORT 89.9 FM2018.04.08: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration
Mark Your Calendars for Sunday Afternoon Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration Featuring Dessert and a Program…
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Wisconsin Union Theater 800 Langdon Street UW-Madison 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30) Dubbed the…
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 Issues: Electricity
Gaza Unlocked Issues: Electricity — American Friends Service Committee Gaza’s power system is at risk…
Alison Weir: Israel’s New Travel Ban
Alison Weir, Dissident Voice, March 20, 2017
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Alison Weir, Amazon, BBC, BDS, Bethlehem, blockade, boycott, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), democracy, Egypt, free speech, Gaza City, Haaretz, Hebron, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Jerusalem, Jewish, Khan Younis, land, law, Muslim, Muslims, Nablus, Nakba, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, Rafah, Ramallah, travel, United States, video, Wall, West Bank, women, worldGaza Lights Campaign
MRSCP, Jul 19, 2017
Al Jazeera, Amnesty International, blockade, drones, economy, education, Egypt, Electronic Intifada, Haaretz, healthcare, hospitals, Intifada, Israeli, Madison, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, online, Palestinian, peace, project, Rafah, students, take action, volunteer, water, women2 Million Palestinians Denied due to Closure of Gaza Border Crossing
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights, June 19, 2017
Gaza’s Kids Need Your Help
Rafah Children in the Samira Project at the Rachel Corrie Memorial Library. (Photo: Jeff Bright)…
education, Egypt, equality, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, homeless, human rights, Israeli, justice, land, Madison, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, MRSCP, music, Palestinian, peace, prison, project, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, Samira, sister cities, students, take action, teachers, terrorism, travel, war, women, worldMichael Bennett boycotts trip, says he won’t be used by Israel
Steve Almasy, CNN, February 12, 2017
annexation, antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, Black, blockade, boycott, Church of England, Cisco, education, Egypt, equality, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jordan, justice, land, law, media, military, music, occupation, Palestinian, peace, protest, rabbis, sanction, South Africa, travel, unions, United Nations (UN), US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), vote, war, West Bank2 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…
blockade, civilians, Egypt, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, human rights, Israel, Israeli, land, law, media, military, Ministry of Health, Palestinian, Rafah, terrorism, tunnels, warWill Israel Echo South Africa’s Apartheid?
David A. Andelman, CNN, December 29, 2016
American, apartheid, Arab, Barack Obama, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, Black, boycott, Cisco, democracy, Donald Trump, Egypt, Europe, Google, human rights, IBM, Israel, Jewish, Jordan, land, law, Microsoft, Middle East, Muslim, one-state, Palestinian, pariah, peace, prison, rabbis, Russia, sanction, South Africa, Syria, tech, terrorism, Turkey, two-state, United Kingdom, United States, war, worldUpdate from Anees in Rafah
November 21, 2016 Dear Friends, Alsalam Alaykum, I hope my email finds you well. I’m…
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…
blockade, books, calendar, crafts, documentary, economy, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza City, Google, justice, Laila el-Haddad, Madison, maps, Middle East, MRSCP, Palestine, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, Rafah, sister cities, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), The Gaza Kitchen, torture, Wall, world2016.08.23 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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Fida Qishta, who visited us in Madison in 2014 and 2015 to show her powerful…
2016.07.20: Women’s Boat to Gaza
Women’s Boat to Gaza, July 20, 2016 Gaza has been under Israeli blockade for the…
501(c)(3), Algeria, Arab, Australia, blockade, calendar, California, Canada, Christmas, Egypt, El Salvador, Europe, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Germany, Greenland, Hamas, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Israeli, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, land, law, Lebanon, Malta, Minnesota, Morocco, New Jersey, nonviolence, Nonviolence International, Palestinian, Panama, Portugal, Qatar, resistance, Russia, Saudi Arabia, solidarity, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, terrorism, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Wall, war, Wisconsin, women, world, YemenEleven signs that BDS continues to grow despite Israel’s war of repression
Palestinian BDS National Committee, July 7, 2016
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At Erez, the Israeli-controlled crossing into Gaza, I passed through chutes that resembled the herding…
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Aidan Quigley, The Christian Science Monitor, June 27, 2016
American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), apartheid, arms, BDS, boycott, Christian, democracy, Egypt, Europe, free speech, Google, images, Israel, Israeli, land, law, legislature, media, New Jersey, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, resources, sanction, Supreme Court, two-state, United States, video, war, worldCongressional representatives urge investigation of human rights violations by Israel and Egypt
This is a big deal. Senator Patrick Leahy, along with 10 Congressional representatives, has written…
Child Psychological Support by Anees Mansour
Hello from Gaza. My name is Anees Mansour, one of a group of volunteers working…
Demanding Freedom For Shireen Issawi
“ In our work with people in Gaza, we have been told repeatedly that the…
Addameer, apartheid, art, Australia, BDS, California, detainees, Egypt, free speech, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Noam Chomsky, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, Shireen Issawi, sister cities, solidarity, Switzerland, terrorism, torture, veterans, violations, vote, war, water, Wisconsin, women, worldSamira Project Children’s Counseling
Gaza Mental Health Foundation At the request of the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), the…
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Gaza patients stranded at Egypt’s border
Charlotte Silver, The Electronic Intifada, 18 June 2015
2014.11.18-23: Book Presentation Committee of One
First presentation and book signing by author Patricia Martin Holt Tuesday, November 18, 7 pm…
Strike near UN school in Gaza leaves 10 dead
TAMER ZIARA AND IBRAHIM BARZAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 3, 2014 RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) —…
When dreams are arrested: Students stuck in Gaza at the Rafah crossing
Esraa Yaseen, Mondoweiss, November 5, 2013
blockade, education, Egypt, Gaza, healthcare, human rights, Israeli, Madison, occupation, Palestinian, Qatar, Rafah, students, travel, video, worldDemocracy Now! Interview with Mohammed Omer in Gaza City
Democracy Now!, November 15, 2012
aid, ambulances, assassination, Barack Obama, civilians, democracy, drones, Egypt, Europe, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Israeli, journalists, Khan Younis, media, military, Mohammed Omer, Operation Cast Lead, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, schools, secular, terrorism, United Kingdom, United States, war, women, world, Yasser Arafat2011.11.20-21: Jeff Pickert Talk: Palestinian Youth, Israeli Repression, and International Solidarity
Supporting the Next Generation of Unarmed Resisters Sunday, Nov. 20 at 5 pm in Anderson…
American, Arab, Birzeit University, blockade, Edgewood University, Egypt, Freedom Flotilla, Iraq, Israeli, justice, Madison, Middle East, military, Nablus, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, racism, resistance, revolutions, schools, solidarity, South Africa, terrorism, UW-Madison, Wall, war, West Bank, Wisconsin2011.03.21: Ziad Abbas at UW-Madison
4 – 5:30 pm Room 336, Ingraham Hall UW-Madison [Map] Ziad Abbas will speak on…
Egypt’s uprising and its implications for Palestine
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 29 January 2011
2010.10.21: Ann Wright to speak in Madison
From Afghanistan to Gaza: Obama’s Middle East Policy in Crisis 180 Science Hall UW-Madison 550…
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Phil Haslanger, Cap Times, Apr 1, 2010
The Map: The Story of Palestinian Nationhood Thwarted
Juan Cole, Informed Comment, March 16, 2010
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Edgewood College Predolin Humanities Center [Map], Room 307 Madison 7:00 pm Josh Brollier, co-coordinator of…
Mike Murray: Baldwin displays compassion for Gaza
Mike Murray, Capital Times, Jan 8, 2010
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Patrick Moser, Agence France Presse, Oct 27, 2009 JERUSALEM (AFP) – Amnesty International on Tuesday…
Kathy Kelly on Gaza
Voices for Creative Nonviolence, January 6, 2009 Rafah — Traffic on Sea Street, a major…
Endless War
Mivtza Nikayon — Operation Cleaning Arab refugees in northern Israel on the road to Lebanon,…
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