The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
JOCELYN GECKER, AP, March 15, 2025
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Almost 100 arrested during protest occupying Trump Tower over Mahmoud Khalil
Martin Pengelly, The Guardian, 13 Mar 2025
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U.N. Commission and U.S. Surgeons Accuse Israel of Genocide and Torture
Democracy Now!, March 13, 2025
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Israel drops genocidal leaflets on Gaza
OWEN JONES, BATTLELINES, FEB 22, 2025
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‘We’ll Own It’: Trump Floats US Takeover of Gaza after Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Feb 04, 2025
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Pro-Israel AI Bot Goes Off the Rails
Noor Al-Sibai, Futurism, February 1, 2025
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The Scramble To Find The Gaza Doctor In The White Coat
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is one of six medical workers with the Chicago-based organization MedGlobal…
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The mystery is not why we Irish have responded to Israel’s barbarism. It’s why others have not.
I don’t believe in the idea of being on the right side of history. The…
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Not Another Bomb
Why as a Jew I Stand with Palestinian Liberation BY MARC ROSENTHAL, THE PROGRESSIVE, DECEMBER 18,…
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Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Israel has carried out an unprovoked invasion of Syria…
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Former defense minister accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza
“The IDF is not the most moral army today. It’s hard for me to say…
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Between Ta-Nehisi Coates and Me
‘The Message’ cuts to the human heart of the situation in Israel-Palestine, refusing to contort…
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ICC Issues ‘Watershed’ Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
The court rejected arguments by the U.S. and Israel that the ICC does not have…
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The West buries a genocide – by making victims of Israel’s football thugs
If the West was really worried about Europe’s Nazi past, it would be better advised…
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Amsterdam Thugs and Hooligans
A Sham Enveloped in Brazen Hypocrisy Mouin Rabbani, @MouinRabbani, Nov 10, 2024 It’s now pretty…
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No, there were no ‘antisemitic pogroms’ in Amsterdam
Here’s what really happened. Media claims of ‘antisemitic pogroms’ against Israeli fans in Amsterdam are…
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30 Jewish Organizations Support UN Human Rights Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
The Bullet, November 8, 2024 As Jewish organizations and groups, we express our support for…
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South Africa’s memorial to the ICJ: More evidence on Israel’s genocide
Dr Binoy Kampmark, Middle East Monitor, November 3, 2024 The timing, as with so much…
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A Special Appeal for Masafer Yatta
My dear friends, As I return to Masafer-Yatta in the West Bank, I would gratefully…
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Debates over the details of the ‘Generals’ Plan’ distract from the true brutality of Israel’s…
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