The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: film
Mar 22, 2026
The White House compares deadly conflict to video games and movies to win support for Iran war
Allan Smith and Richard Engel, NBC News, March 12, 2026
film, games, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Oman, public opinion, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United States, war
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Watch at Home Now. Available on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango.
2026.03.04: The Voice of Hind Rajab Madison Film Premier
UW Union South Marquee Theater, 1308 W Dayton St, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Tunisian filmmaker refuses to accept award for “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Drop Site Daily, February 18, 2026
2026.02.19: Unarmed Civilian Defense Report from the West Bank
UW-Madison, 3 pm
Amnesty International, calendar, checkpoints, documentary, ethnic cleansing, film, Hebron, human rights, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, Madison, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, Rafah, settlers, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), violence, West Bank, World Beyond War
2026.02.12 & 13: Film The Voice of Hind Rajab in Milwaukee
The Downer Theatre, 2589 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, 6:30 pm
Two must-see films share something not seen in movies: Palestinian humanity.
DEAN OBEIDALLAH, JAN 19, 2026
2025.12.27: Rescreening of the Film “Hind Under Siege”
Online, 11 AM CT
2025.12.20: World Premiere of Short Film “Hind Under Siege”
Online, 11 AM CT
The Movie I Was Afraid to See
M. GESSEN, New York Times, Dec. 17, 2025
2025.12.11: Film Severed, Sumud, and Disability Justice in Palestine
Online, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT
blockade, calendar, deaf, disability, documentary, film, Gaza, Gaza War, Grassroots, healthcare, images, Israel, justice, land, law, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinians, Rafah, Severed
2025.11.24: Films on Nonviolent Resistance, Past & Present
Madison Central Library, 201 W Mifflin, Room 302, 6 pm
Wave of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon; Unprecedented number of settler attacks in the West Bank
DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 7, 2025
aid, Awdah Hathleen, civilians, documentary, Donald Trump, economy, Egypt, film, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, Hezbollah, homeless, images, Israel, Israel Katz, Israelis, Jerusalem, Khan Younis, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Madleen, Middle East, military, Mohammed Ibrahim, No Other Land, occupation, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Oscar, Palestinians, peace, prison, protest, Rafah, settlers, Steve Witkoff, Umm Al Kheir, United States, violence, West Bank, Yellow Line
2025.10.19: “Severed” – Film and Discussion
Online, 12-1 PM CT
Adalah attorneys meet with Global Sumud Flotilla captives in Israel
Adalah, Oct 3, 2025
2025.10.05: Screening and Discussion of Film “Severed”
Online, 2 PM CT
2025.10.04: Film “Samidoun, The Steadfast Women of Palestine”
Online, 11 AM CT
2025.12.04: Palestine on Screen – Stories of Survival and Resistance
UW-Madison Memorial Library, Room 126, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
“Go Birds, F*** ICE and Free Palestine”
CARLY THOMAS, HOLYWOOD REPORTER, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025
2025.08.28: Film “War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death”
Madison Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin, 6 pm
Settler Walks Free, As Israel Holds Body of Murdered Palestinian Hostage
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, AUG 06, 2025
Awdah Hathleen, Canada, civilians, democracy, documentary, Donald Trump, donate, ethnic cleansing, Europe, film, Haaretz, Haifa, Hamas, Hebron, images, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israelis, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jews, land, law, Madison, Masafer Yatta, media, No Other Land, occupation, online, Oscar, Palestinians, peace, police, prison, Progressives, racism, Rafah, settlers, take action, Umm Al Kheir, United States, violence, West Bank, Yinon LeviListen to Awdah Hathaleen’s last message of solidarity
Green Olive Collective, Aug 1, 2025
Support for Umm al-Kheir, the Community of Awdah Hathaleen
Jewish Voice for Peace – Milwaukee, Aug 4, 2025
American Nurse Who Tried To Save “No Other Land” Activist Was Detained And Deported By Israel
Sanya Mansoor, The Intercept, August 1, 2025
Emergency call to action in solidarity with Umm Il-Kheir
The residents of Umm Il-Kheir, Aug 1, 2025
The Killing of Awdah Hathaleen by a West Bank Settler
CAROLINA PEDRAZZI, DROP SITE NEWS, AUG 01, 2025
Israeli forces storm Umm Al-Khair and Tuba and arrest 14
Youth of Sumud, July 30, 2025
Palestinian activist who worked on film ‘No Other Land’ killed in occupied West Bank
Middle East Eye staff, 28 July 2025
Awdah Hathleen, California, Cassandra Dixon, Cisco, disinformation, documentary, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, Europe, film, football, Hamas, hasbara, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israelis, Italy, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, law, Madison, Masafer Yatta, media, Middle East, No Other Land, Oscar, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, Progressives, propaganda, rabbis, Rafah, settlers, Umm Al Kheir, violence, West Bank, Yinon Levi
James Gunn’s Superman cements Israel’s villain status in the American imagination
MITCHELL PLITNICK, MONDOWEISS, JULY 18, 2025
2025.07.28: Film No Other Land Screening & Discussion
Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Hwy M, Middleton, 6 pm
‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’ – The Film They Didn’t Want You To See
TEAM ZETEO, JUL 02, 2025
The Global March to Gaza ended in violence. Activists remain undeterred
Jenna Martin, Prism, Jun 25, 2025
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Appeal From Fida Qishta
Jun 11, 2025
Madison’s Andaleeb Cartonera Honors Palestinian Endurance With Handmade Books
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jun 6, 2025
art, books, Chicago, doctors, documentary, donate, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Dr. Mark Perlmutter, education, Esty Dinur, film, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, genocide, Grassroots, Greta Thunberg, Holocaust, images, Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, Latin America, law, literature, Madison, Mahmoud Darwish, Mahmoud Khalil, Maia Project, media, Milwaukee, Mosab Abu Toha, MRSCP, music, Muslim, online, Palestine, peace, poetry, police, Progressives, protest, racism, Rafah, West Bank
‘Death and hunger’: Evidence points to Israeli gunfire in Gaza aid site shooting
Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Madalena Araújo, CNN, June 5, 2025
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2025.06.08 Update: Film “Sarura”, “No Other Land” Postponed.
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, 5 pm, RSVP Required
2025.05.24: “Under Fire: Israel’s War on Medics”
Online, 11:00 AM CT
“No Other Land” centers the resilience of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation
DAVID BOFFA, TONE MADISON, MAY 21, 2025
civilians, colonialism, documentary, donate, ethnic cleansing, film, Hamdan Ballal, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israelis, journalists, labor, land, Madison, Masafer Yatta, media, military, No Other Land, occupation, Oscar, Palestine, Palestinians, racism, Rafah, settlers, violence, West Bank2025.05.25 & 06.08 Updates: Oscar-Winning Film “No Other Land” in Madison
May 25: Bartell Theater 5 pm & 7 pm | Jun 8: Christ Presbyterian Church…
If you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention
Louis Theroux, The Guardian, 10 May 2025
Canada, checkpoints, Daniella Weiss, deportation, documentary, environment, ethnic cleansing, film, Haaretz, Hebron, images, Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israelis, Issa Amro, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jordan, Judea, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, military, No Other Land, occupation, online, Oscar, Palestinians, police, rabbis, Rafah, refugees, settlers, violence, West Bank, Zionism
2025.05.07-08: Last 2 Days to Stream “No Other Land”
Watch Online, Support Masafer Yatta!
2025.05.05 Update: Film “The Encampments” at The Crossing
1127 University Avenue, Madison, 6:30-8:30 pm
2025.04.18-23: Farah Nabulsi’s Film “The Teacher”
AMC Fitchburg 18
2025.04.23: Film “The Palestine Exception” on Campus Protests
UW Memorial Union, 6-8 pm
2025.04.22: Indigenous Water Defenders Paul DeMain and Gracie Waukechon
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson Street, Madison, 7-9 pm
Kids Under Fire: An investigation into Israeli soldiers shooting children
Al Jazeera, Mar 27, 2025
“The Target is Unmistakable”: The Shooting of Gaza’s Children
AMEL GUETTATFI, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 27, 2025
Wife of Oscar-winning director says he was savagely beaten outside his home
BY JULIA FRANKEL, AP, March 25, 2025
Israel’s return to war is a prelude to mass expulsion
Ben Reiff, +972 Magazine, March 18, 2025
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The Oscar went to ‘No Other Land,’ but that might not save Masafer Yatta
Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, March 8, 2025
At-Tuwani, digital, documentary, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, film, Gaza War, Hamas, Hamdan Ballal, Hebron, home demolition, homeless, hostages, human rights, images, Israel, Jenin, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, literature, Masafer Yatta, media, Meta, military, No Other Land, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Oscar, Palestinians, peace, sanction, settlers, United States, West Bank
‘Stop the Ethnic Cleansing’: the Most Powerful Oscars Speech in Years
MEHDI HASAN, ZETEO, MAR 02, 2025
‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary
HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, AP, March 2, 2025
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‘No Other Land’ is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation
MARK KENNEDY, AP, February 5, 2025
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Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone
Fabian Steegmann, DailyMotion, February 2025
Through a Child’s Eyes: Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza
Defence for Children Palestine, Feb 26, 2025
Netanyahu only ever saw the hostages as his path back to genocide
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 26 February 2025
blockade, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, civilians, disinformation, doctors, documentary, Donald Trump, education, environment, film, Gaza War, genocide, Google, Haaretz, Hamas, hasbara, healthcare, hospitals, hostages, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israelis, Jenin, Jonathan Cook, journalists, justice, labor, law, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Muslim, nationalism, Palestine, Palestinians, prison, prisoners, propaganda, Rafah, Ramallah, rape
The Gaza “Ceasefire” Is at a Crucial Crossroads
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 24, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu, disinformation, Donald Trump, education, Egypt, environment, ethnic cleansing, film, Gaza War, Hamas, hasbara, healthcare, hospitals, hostages, human rights, images, Israel, Israelis, Joe Biden, Jordan, land, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestinians, prison, prisoners, propaganda, Qatar, Rafah, Ramallah, United States
2025.02.25: Through a Child’s Eyes: Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza
Online, 11 am – 12 Noon CT
If You Only Watch One Thing Today
MEHDI HASAN, ZETEO, FEB 14, 2025
2025.02.23: Screening of “Burin Under Fire”
Online 12 PM CT
Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians in Masafer Yatta
DEMOCRACY NOW! FEB 04, 2025
2025.01.29 Update: Nakba Film “Tantura” in Madison
World Beyond War UW-Madison and Veterans for Peace – Madison
calendar, censorship, digital, Egypt, Esty Dinur, ethnic cleansing, film, freedom, Gaza War, Holocaust, IBM, Israel, Israelis, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Judaism, justice, Madison, Nakba, New York City, olive oil, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, protest, Rachel Corrie, racism, Rafah, West Bank
MECA Statement on the Gaza Ceasefire
Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch, Executive Director, Jan 22, 2025
Our heads are being smashed in as the world turns a blind eye
Hamdan Ballal, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, Jan 16, 2025
2025.01.03-16: Extended! Gaza Film “From Ground Zero” at AMC Fitchburg & Baraboo
From Ground Zero at AMC Fitchburg and Baraboo Arabic with English Subtitles Palestine’s Official Submission…
25 years of resisting Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera, Nov 21, 2024 Atta Jaber’s family has farmed the Baqa’a Valley in the…
The West Bank villages wiped off the map by Israeli settler violence
Since October 7, over 50 rural Palestinian communities have been forced to abandon their homes…
blockade, Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC), doctors, Eli Valley, ethnic cleansing, film, Google, Haaretz, Hebron, images, Islam, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israelis, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jordan, justice, La Crosse, land, law, Madison, maps, Masafer Yatta, media, military, Muarrajat, NGOs, occupation, October 7, Palestinians, peace, petition, police, prison, protest, Rafah, Ramadan, Ramallah, settlers, West Bank
Israel Builds Bases in Central Gaza, a Sign It May Be There to Stay
In recent months, soldiers have demolished more than 600 buildings to create a buffer area…
The Secret Recordings Netanyahu Wants Censored
A new documentary exposes never-before-seen video of the Israeli leader — and argues he’s prolonged…
Photo Essay: The silent displacement in the West Bank
As the world has focused on the Gaza genocide, a massive Israeli campaign of violence…
From attack dogs to prison time, this is how Israel is trying to thwart my activism
The Israeli army wants to make an example of Palestinians who protest the occupation —…
At-Tuwani, Donald Trump, equality, film, Grassroots, Haaretz, Hamas, Hebrew, Hebron, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Italy, Jerusalem, journalists, justice, land, law, Madison, Masafer Yatta, Ma’on, media, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, police, prison, protest, Rafah, West Bank
Amsterdam Thugs and Hooligans
A Sham Enveloped in Brazen Hypocrisy Mouin Rabbani, @MouinRabbani, Nov 10, 2024 It’s now pretty…
Amsterdam, antisemitism, apartheid, charities, Europe, film, football, Holocaust, hospitals, human rights, images, immigrants, Indonesia, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Islam, Islamophobia, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israelis, Jews, Jordan, labor, land, law, media, Middle East, military, Mouin Rabbani, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, Palestine, Palestinians, petition, police, protest, racism, Rafah, violenceExterminate, expel, resettle: Israel’s endgame in northern Gaza
Debates over the details of the ‘Generals’ Plan’ distract from the true brutality of Israel’s…
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How To Make Supporters of Israel’s Genocide Feel Safe on Campus
Emergency Teach-In S48 EP1, Jadaliyya, Nov 1, 2024 Featuring Sinan Antoon, Cultural Landscape Specialist; Adel Iskandar, Media…
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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‘Israel’s Reel Extremism’ Documentary
Link to Video ‘Israel’s Reel Extremism’: Have You Watched Our Very Powerful Documentary Yet? by…
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2024.10.16: “The Night Won’t End” Film Discussion
7 pm CT Online Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines team has investigated the killings of Palestinian…
Israel is turning northern Gaza into a killing cage
With international media coverage shifting to potential war with Iran, Israel is intensifying its campaign…
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2024.10.15: Voice Matters: Writing and Speaking for a World BEYOND War
Honoring Indigenous Peoples Day Central Library, 201 W Mifflin, Room 104 6 – 8 pm…
What Have We Learned? Israel’s Genocide — One Year On – with Mouin Rabbani
Jadaliyya, October 8, 2024 Gaza in Context: A Collaborative Teach-In SeriesHosted by: Bassam Haddad Mouin…
US media coverage of Israel’s 1982 war in Lebanon was different
Media Education Foundation, Oct 1, 2024 This is a clip from the documentary “The Occupation…
Investigating war crimes in Gaza
“The first livestream genocide in history … If people are ignorant they are wilfully ignorant.”…
‘It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive’
Palestinian Journalist Wins Emmy Award Nurah Tape, The Palestine Chronicle, September 26, 2024 ‘This award…
2024.10.07: Films “From Ground Zero,” Untold Stories from Gaza
Madison Central Library 201 W. Mifflin Street, Room 301/302 5 – 9 pm Social time…
Seizing the West Bank: Extremist settlers in power
BBC World Service, Sep 2, 2024 Since Hamas militants killed around 1,200 people in Israel…
