The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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2025.12.06: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace, 8 am – 3 pm
2025.09.17-12.06: Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities in Madison
Cassandra Dixon, Sep 2, 2025
What Zohran’s Victory Means
Peter Beinart, Jun 25, 2025
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2025.05.08: Palestine Partners at Madison Night Market
400 Block State Street, 5-9 pm
Madison-Based Palestine Partners Supports Women And Youth In The West Bank
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 21, 2025
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2024.12.07: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace8 am – 3 pm Madison’s 28th Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival MRSCP, Palestine…
What we learned from UW-Madison’s pro-Palestine encampment
How this protest fits into recent history, what to carry moving forward, and what to…
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How Joe Biden lost his grip on Israel’s war for ‘total victory’ in Gaza
A conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top”…
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Inside the State Department’s Weapons Pipeline to Israel
Leaked cables and emails show how the agency’s top officers dismissed internal evidence of Israelis…
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The Deadly US Weapons of Civilian Destruction
By Thalif Deen, IPS-Inter Press Service, Sep 13, 2024 UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – As the devastating 11-month-old…
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Backing Israeli Apartheid Isn’t Just Immoral — It’s Illegal
Last month, the International Court of Justice issued a damning assessment of Israel’s occupation of…
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NETANYAHU’S WAR ON TRUTH
Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept, February 7, 2024
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Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival Monona Terrace 8 am – 3 pm Madison-Rafah Sister City…
Thousands of Palestinian Workers Have Gone Missing in Israel
‘We Don’t Know if They Are Dead or Alive’ TAJ ALI, Tribune, Oct 23, 2023…
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Cody Taylor, Spectrum News, Oct. 20, 2023 MADISON, Wis. — Cassandra Dixon is a Madison…
2023.10.15: Palestine olive oil harvest celebration transforms into a demonstration of solidarity
Zach Orlowsky, WKOW 27, Oct 16, 2023
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Dear Friends, I wanted to let you know that I will be returning to Palestine…
apartheid, audio, BBC, births, Cassandra Dixon, crafts, donate, embroidery, ethnic cleansing, fair trade, Google, Haaretz, Hebron, hospitals, images, Israeli, Jinba, land, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Masafer Yatta, Ma’on, olive trees, online, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, Projects, resistance, schools, settlers, sheep, solidarity, students, terrorism, travel, Tuba, video, war, water, Wisconsin, women, Women in Hebron, world2023.05.11: Palestine Partners Returns to Madison Night Market
Thursday, May 11 500 Block State Street, Madison 5-9 pm Just in time for Mother’s…
2022.06.04: Sidewalk Sale of Olive Oil, Crafts & Jewelry!
1924 East Dayton Street, Madison (First Street between E. Washington and E. Johnson) 8:00 am…
Miriam Adelson picks up where late husband and GOP kingmaker left off
Eli Clifton, RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT, NOVEMBER 8, 2021
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Saturday, Oct 16, 10 am – 4 pm 1924 East Dayton Street, Madison [Map] Off…
2021.08.28 Update: Sidewalk Sale of Palestinian Crafts!
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Palestine Partners successful yard sale during the Orton-Front Festival…
Palestine Partners and Women in Hebron
Dear Friends, Last year at this time my friend Laila was visiting the US, bringing…
2020.11.11: 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…
2020.11.11: Virtual Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, Mark your calendars for the upcoming Madison Fair Trade…
Palestinian civil society calls for sanctions to stop Israel’s annexation and apartheid
The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council renews the call for targeted sanctions Palestinian Human Rights…
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In keeping with the times, we are now offering Palestinian Olive Oil and Donation and…
2020.02.29: International Festival
Overture Center 201 State Street Madison 10 am – 5 pm Join MRSCP and many…
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, world2019.11.24 & 12.07: Mark Your Calendars: 2019 Fair Trade Holiday Festivals
November 24: 9 am – 2 pm Annual Fair Trade Sale at Orchard Ridge United…
Curbing Speech in the Name of Helping Israel
A Senate bill aims to punish those who boycott Israel over its settlement policy. There…
American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Arab, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, civil rights, Congress, Europe, fair trade, free speech, human rights, images, International Criminal Court (ICC), Iran, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, land, law, New York Times, nonprofits, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, protest, Russia, sanction, schools, terrorism, two-state, United Nations (UN), United States, vote, war, West Bank, world2018.11.18: Orchard Ridge Holiday Fair Trade Fair
November 18, 2018 Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison 9 am…
2018.12.01: Monona Terrace Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 8 am – 3 pm Come…
2017.12.02: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 9 am to 4 pm Come…
2017.11.19: Orchard Ridge Fair Trade Fair
Featuring beautiful and unusual holiday gifts and items from around the world. All proceeds go…
2017.02.25: International Festival
Overture Center State Street, Madison 10 am – 5 pm Take a trip around the…
Diana Buttu & Gideon Levy on Israeli Settlements, Kerry, Military Aid & End of Two-State Solution
Democracy Now!, December 30, 2016
aid, American, apartheid, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Congress, democracy, Democratic Party, Diana Buttu, Donald Trump, education, environment, ethnic cleansing, fair trade, Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Haifa, Hillary Clinton, International Criminal Court (ICC), Iran, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jimmy Carter, Jordan, justice, land, law, Lindsey Graham, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, New York Times, occupation, one-state, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, public opinion, religion, Republican Party, sanction, settlers, South Africa, State Capitol, Tel Aviv, terrorism, two-state, United Nations (UN), United States, veto, victims, vote, war, West Bank, worldBoulder-Nablus Sister City Project!
Find out what happened at last night's hearing . . . and join us for…
2016.12.03: Madison’s Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Gifts with a Story Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 9 am…
2016.11.20: Orchard Ridge UCC Fair Trade Fair
Sunday, November 20 Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison [Map] Annual…
2013.02.28: Film 5 Broken Cameras
Trailer “5 Broken Cameras” from Guy Davidi on Vimeo. Hummus and a Movie: Screening…
Palestinians call for a boycott of Israeli diamonds
Over 50 Palestinian organisations, representing a cross-section of Palestinian civil society, including women’s groups and…
Al-Awda, allies, Amnesty International, Arab, Australia, ban, BDS, Birmingham, boycott, California, Canada, civilians, economy, equality, Europe, fair trade, Geneva Conventions (1949), Ghassan Kanafani, human rights, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Ireland, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, justice, labor, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, military, Muslim, Nakba, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, Progressives, Projects, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, resources, sanction, sister cities, solidarity, South Africa, students, terrorism, unions, war, war crimes, women, worldLoving the Land and It’s People: Palestinian Hospitality
Veena Brekke, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 31, 2012 On October 28th we departed the…
arms, delegation, education, equality, fair trade, Haifa, hospitals, Israeli, Jenin, justice, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), military, Muslim, olive oil, olive trees, Palestinian, peace, Projects, Rafah, rape, schools, settlers, sister cities, Tel Aviv, terrorism, travel, war, West Bank2009.07.18: Madison Children’s Museum Benefit Sale
Madison Children’s Museum Warehouse 8830 N. Greenview Drive, Middleton [Map] 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM…
2007.10.06-09: New Madison Events with Jeff Halper of ICAHD
Saturday, October 6, 7:30 – 10:00 pmMiddletonHouseparty Fundraiser with Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee…
Allen Ruff, apartheid, audio, calendar, Church of Christ, Edgewood University, ethnic cleansing, fair trade, Fitchburg, Holocaust, home demolition, Israeli, Jeff Halper, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, podcast, Projects, Rafah, sister cities, South Africa, travel, UW-Madison, war, world, WORT 89.9 FMSoros and Media Heavyweights Attack Pro-Israel Lobby’s Influence on U.S. Policy
Nathan Guttman, Forward, March 23, 2007 Washington – The simmering debate over American policy toward…
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Ceasefire between Palestinian factions enters into force after five days of intense inter-factional fighting United…
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Dave Lippman is widely known on many coasts for his sharp send-ups of topics ranging…
World Food Programme on the Occupied Palestinian Territories
World Food Programme Report, 28 October 2003 . . . Christiane Berthiaume of the World…
2003.09.14-16: Palestinian Labor Tour
South Central Federation of Labor Meeting Monday, September 15 7 pm Madison Labor Temple, 1602…
