The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Jun 13, 2026
Rafah Invasion Calls, Supporting Students, and Madison City Council Resolution
RAFAH INVASION Israel has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and intensified its bombardment of Rafah, including destroying and…
24.05.07: SJP UW-Madison Tuesday Schedule
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Israel seizes Rafah crossing, cuts off aid route
By Mersiha Gadzo, Al Jazeera, 7 May 2024
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I Oppose Israel’s Atrocities In Gaza Because I’m Not A Psychopath
I don’t oppose the butchery in Gaza because I love Hamas or hate Jews or…
Israel orders 100,000 civilians to leave Rafah, says it will operate with ‘extreme force’
Washington Post, May 6, 2024 at 11:58 a.m. EDT Israel’s military on Monday ordered about…
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By Mohammed Salem and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters May 6, 2024 RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 6 (Reuters) – Israel’s…
Scoop: U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel
Barak Ravid, Axios, May 5, 2024 The Biden administration last week put a hold on…
UN Food Chief Says Northern Gaza Suffering
“And it’s moving its way south,” she warned. BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, MAY 04, 2024…
24.05.06: SJP UW-Madison Monday Schedule
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24.05.05: SJP UW-Madison Sunday Schedule
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The lessons from colleges that didn’t call the police
Deescalating conflict around protests was possible, but many colleges turned to law enforcement instead. By Abdallah…
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Israeli Military Escalates Bombing of Civilian Homes in #Rafah Amid Threats of Ground Invasion
Israeli Military Escalates Bombing of Civilian Homes in #Rafah Amid Threats of Ground Invasion Amid…
The police brought violence to UW-Madison’s Gaza encampment
BY SCOTT GORDON ● POLITICS ● MAY 1, 2024 Wednesday morning’s crackdown included brutal attacks on protestors, arrests without charges,…
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The Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (PCAP), Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) and a…
Letter from Jewish faculty, staff, and students at UW-Madison in support of protestors
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2024.05.03: SJP UW-Madison Friday Encampment Schedule
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Prominent Palestinian doctor tortured and killed in Israeli detention
Adnan al-Bursh was a Palestinian surgeon and the head of orthopaedic medicine at al-Shifa hospital…
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MADISON, Wis. — A group of Dane County Board Supervisors sent an open letter to…
United Methodist Church votes to divest from Israel bonds
In the first such divestment action by a major Christian denomination, the General Conference of…
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Police Invade “Liberated Zone,” Leading To Injuries And Arrests
MAY 1, 2024 BY CHALI PITTMAN AND FAYE PARKS WORT 89.9FM Madison · Police Invade "Liberated Zone," Leading to…
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@thecakelin Replying to @thecakelin "I mean they have to face the fucking responsibility of what…
ADC: Congress Passes Dangerous Bill to Silence Criticism of Israel
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | May 1, 2024 — In response to the student-led, pro-Palestinian movement, the…
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RALLY 5 PM TODAY AT UW LIBRARY MALL PHONE CALLS NEEDED FOR THE ARRESTED PROTESTERS…
SJP UW-Madison Encampment Returns
They’re baaaack
Older Generation Weighs in on UW Madison Student Protest
By Marcus Aarsvold Published: Apr. 30, 2024 at 6:41 PM CDT|Updated: 17 hours ago MADISON, Wis.…
UW-Madison Professor Arrested
UW Madison Professor Samer Alatout asked police to leave students at the encampment alone this…
LIVE UPDATES: Law enforcement officers, protesters clash
Maggie Degnan, Channel 3000, May 1, 2024 Protestors Taken Away in Handcuffs MADISON, Wis. —…
Phone calls needed to support UW-Madison students protesting the Gaza war
Yesterday hundreds of students and faculty at UW Madison and UW-Milwaukee joined the growing campus…
The Israel-US game plan for Gaza is staring us in the face
Jonathan K. Cook, 30 April 2024 The western media is pretending the West’s efforts to…
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Giant Jones Brewing Co.913 E Main St, MadisonEnter on Brearly5-9 PM
Stop the Rafah massacre, join an encampment
Good Shepherd CollectiveBeit Sahour, Palestine GSC Update This map shows a small snapshot of the…
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Pocan Seeks to Show Biden Liberal Dismay on Gaza
The progressive Democrat from a rural, mostly white Wisconsin district is highlighting that it is…
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💚🖤💔Hello all, I am heartbroken to pass on the news that our Flotilla will be…
2024.04.30: Collapse of the Gaza Health Care System
Eyewitness Palestine Free but donations accepted 11 am CT More information and registration
2024.04.28: Challenging Empire – Israel, USA & Imperialism
Goodman Community Center Hicks Room 149 Waubesa St, Madison 4-5:30 pm Israel’s genocidal invasion of…
Israel Marks 200 Days of Genocide with Plans to Destroy Rafah
24، Apr 2024 Tuesday, April 23, 2024, marked the 200th consecutive day of Israel’s large-scale…
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Landmark Center 500 East Jefferson St, Viroqua 6-10 PM
Caitlin Johnstone on Gaza
Caitlin Johnstone is an Australian independent journalist.
Israel says it is ‘moving ahead’ with Rafah operation
By Farah Najjar Published On 24 Apr 202424 Apr 2024
Turkiye has not yet given permission to sail
MINA News, 24 April 2024 – 08:28 WIB Istanbul , MINA – The Freedom Flotilla…
Israeli soldier speaks out on war in Gaza
Channel 4 News, Apr 23, 2024
Will the Freedom Flotilla sail to Gaza?
Türkiye is under significant pressure from the US and Israel to block the flotilla from…
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The U.S. House on Saturday passed a bill including a prohibition on funding the agency,…
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Palestinian rescue workers said they found hundreds of bodies, some with their hands bound and…
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Format News and Press Release Posted 26 Apr 2024 Originally published 26 Apr 2024 Origin View original GENEVA…
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Google fires 28 over protest of Israel contract
Google fired 28 employees on Wednesday after sit-ins at the company’s offices in protest of its…
Amazon, apartheid, Artificial Intelligence (AI), California, Cisco, free speech, Gaza, Google, images, Iran, Israel, Israeli, labor, law, military, New York City, Palestinian, peace, protest, tech, TikTok, war, West Bank‘I can’t find food’: despair in Gaza as children face malnutrition
Majdi Fathi and Monika Čvorak, The Guardian, 15 Apr 2024 According to the World Food Programme,…
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By Kareem Fahim and Beril Eski, The Washington Post April 21, 2024 at 3:00 a.m. EDT ISTANBUL —…
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Israel strikes Iran, Gaza health ministry says Israel destroyed the Strip’s health system Israel targets…
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freedom Flotilla Coalition (@gazafreedomflotilla) Why the…
Protect the Freedom Flotilla emergency mission
Washington, DC | www.adc.org | April 19, 2024 – Your help is urgently needed to push Congress to protect…
2024.04.25: Palestinian Benefit at The Bur Oak
Good people of Madison, are you ready to raise funds for those who are trapped…
aid, artist, benefit, calendar, civilians, donate, Gaza, Madison, Middle East, music, Palestine, Palestinian, Progressives, Rafah, solidarity, war, Wisconsin2024.04.23: Refaat Alareer — The Power of Telling the Story of Gaza
12-1:30 pm CT In December, Palestinian poet and professor Refaat Alareer was killed in a…
The Freedom Flotilla’s Voyage to Break Israel’s Siege
Peace activists aim to sail through the military blockade of Gaza. BY SAURAV SARKAR APRIL 18,…
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Today the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project delivered postcards written during the recent Rachel Corrie commemoration,…
Gaza Journalists Call Out Media Complicity
On April 27, members of the U.S. media, celebrities, and politicians will wine and dine…
Freedom Flotilla Emergency Gaza Mission
#BreakTheSiege and #EndTheBlockade Apr 14, 2024 İSTANBUL Retired U.S. Army Colonel & former U.S. diplomat Ann…
Sign to End U.S. complicity in Israel’s genocide
The images of Palestinian children’s bodies hanging from the sides of bombed buildings or the…
Update from Middle East Children’s Alliance
Thank you so much for your support of the Middle East Children’s Alliance. At this…
2024.04.12: Gaza Freedom Flotilla & War Tax Resistance
12 noon – 1 pm 89.9 FM or listen live online here. Join host Esty Dinur…
2024.04.16: CODEPINK Online Regional Meeting
6:00pm – 7:00pm (CT) CODEPINK is hosting an interest meeting for people in the Madison area who may…
2024.04.14: Commemorating the Life of Rachel Corrie
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham St, Madison 1:30-3:30 pm Free & open to all…
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Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Apr 9, 2024
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Opinion By Peter Maass April 9, 2024 at 5:45 a.m. EDT Palestinians view the…
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“It appears to be a collective punishment of all Palestinians in Gaza.” April 8, 2024…
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“I was surprised to see the intensity on the issue of Gaza coming not from…
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Israel’s war on Gaza
Six relentless months of death and destruction A look at the devastating toll Israel’s war…
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JONATHAN OFIR, MONDOWEISS, APRIL 6, 2024
The New York Times and The Intercept on Palestinian Lives
Apr 4, 2024, The Daily 26:15 Kim Severson, a food correspondent for The New York…
House Democrats Demanding Biden Halt Weapons to Israel
‘UNJUSTIFIABLE’ In a letter to the president, the lawmakers expressed their “outrage regarding the recent…
