The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Nov 8, 2026

Rep. Pocan on Israeli police violence at Sheikh Jarrah
The Israeli police violence against Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah is completely unacceptable. The Israeli military…
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Cornel West on Palestine
Useful Idiots, Apr 30, 2021 Friend-of-show Dr. Cornel West has been in the news a…
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2021.04.17 & 24: “End US Support for Israeli Apartheid?” Parts 1 & 2
IsraelApartheidCon • April 17 and 24 at 11AM EDT • Register today! A major Israeli…
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2021.04.14: Webinar: The Movement Will Not Be Censored
On Wednesday, April 14, join us for a powerhouse event on Palestine advocacy and how…
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The Eighth Circuit’s Narrow Decision About Arkansas BDS
Eugene Volokh, Reason, 2.14.2021
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UPDATE: Violence and Ethnic Cleansing in South Hebron Hills
One of our members is personally acquainted with these people and provides the following update.…
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Illinois faculty rejects efforts to suppress Palestinian freedom
OPEN LETTER, Mondoweiss, DECEMBER 23, 2020
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Biden needs to reverse Pompeo on Israel/Palestine
Tsela Barr and Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, The Cap Times, Dec 4, 2020
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Pompeo Labels BDS Antisemitic, Threatens Blacklist
This week Pompeo broke with longstanding U.S. policy and visited illegal Israeli settlements. On his…
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DNC Delegates Demand Apology from the Biden Campaign
Attacks on Palestinian-American Delegate Linda Sarsour After DNC delegate and Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour spoke…
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Breaking! Fordham University is still trying to silence Students for Justice in Palestine
July 27, 2020 July 27, 2020, New York – Students asked New York’s Appellate Court…
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Palestinian Rights Organization Challenges Meritless Lawsuit
06 Mar 2020 Case is Part of Broader Assault on Human Rights Defenders March 6,…
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Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of 8-year Lawsuit Over Israel Boycott
Case Dismissed Against Former Board Members of Olympia Food Co-op Center for Constitutional Rights, March…
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To Prison, Again, for Protesting Against Israel’s Colonial Rule
Israeli activist Jonathan Pollack pens a powerful Op-Ed in Haaretz on his arrest, putting into…
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Trump strategy to stifle campus organizing for Palestinian rights
Josh Ruebner, Mondoweiss, December 12, 2019
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Tell Donald Trump to Stop Using Jews to Shut Down Free Speech
After a week of antisemitic speech, today Donald Trump is signing an executive order to…
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Join us in court and defend the right to boycott in Olympia, Washington
Center for Constitutional Rights, October 21, 2019 Join us in court tomorrow in Olympia, Washington,…
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Revealed: rightwing push to ban criticism of Israel on US campuses
Ed Pilkington, The Guardian, 17 Oct 2019
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Palestinians Protest Facebook ‘Bias Favoring Israel’
New campaign exposes double-standard of social media giant in dealing with Israeli and Palestinian incitement…
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ESPN Host Panicked by Israel-Palestine Comment
Billy Haisley, Deadspin, 10/8/19
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