The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Gaza
Jul 8, 2026
2025.01.25: “War Isn’t Over When It’s Over” Online with Kathy Kelly
The stories of lives forever altered by U.S. “forever wars”
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Act Now: Help Free Detained Palestinian Hospital Director
Amnesty International, Jan 23, 2025
A Fascist Salute, A Ceasefire, and Repression of Palestine Speech
Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University, Jan 23, 2025
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Trump Halts Sanctions On Israeli Settlers
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 22 2025
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Israel Invades Jenin Days After Signing Gaza “Ceasefire”
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS AND MARIAM BARGHOUTI, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 21, 2025
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Jared Kushner’s New Investments in Israeli Settlements
FREDDY BREWSTER & KATYA SCHWENK, THE LEVER, JAN 16, 2025
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Gaza 2035
A regional business plan proposed by Netanyahu in 2024.
Trump Comments on Gaza’s Future
Newsweek, Jan 21, 20225
Call for the release of medics in Israeli detention!
CODEPINK, Jan 13, 2025
A Ceasefire Won’t Stop the War on Palestine
TARIQ KENNEY-SHAWA, THE NATION, JANUARY 16, 2025. The Best Analysis of the Gaza Ceasefire.
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First hostages freed as long-awaited Gaza ceasefire takes force
CNN, January 19, 2025 12:44 PM EST
ADC Statement on the Gaza Ceasefire
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Jan 17, 2025
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This is a fragile ceasefire. We must ensure it holds.
Jewish Voice for Peace, January 17, 2025
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What you need to know about the Gaza cease-fire deal
MICHAEL MERRYMAN-LOTZE, AFSC, JAN 17, 2025
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Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning, Denouncing the Merchants of Death
Kathy Kelly, ZNetwork, January 13, 2025
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Biden worked ‘tirelessly around the clock’ — to prevent a ceasefire
TRITA PARSI, Responsible Statecraft, JAN 16, 2025
Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire deal with Hamas
Lorenzo Tondo and Bethan McKernan, The Guardian, 17 Jan 2025 1:30 am local
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A Deal Too Late
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 15 2025
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The Gaza Ceasefire: Pharoah is Still Pharoah
Rabbi Brant Rosen, Shalom Rav, Jan 17, 2025
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This will not end with the last airstrike
Malak Hijazi, The Electronic Intifada, 15 January 2025
