The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Gaza
Mar 12, 2026
Play About Demonstrator’s Death Is Delayed
JESSE McKINLEY, New York Times, February 28, 2006 Potential Off Broadway production of play My…
Anglicans Vote to Divest From Concerns in Israel-Occupied Areas
NEELA BANERJEE, New York Times, February 9, 2006 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 – The governing body…
NEW BARK BUT OLD BITE FOR ISRAEL’S SHARON
GEORGE ARIDA, Madison.com, Dec 9, 2005 Despite appearances to the contrary, Ariel Sharon is one…
Re Isthmus article on Camp Shalom
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, December 5, 2005 Regarding Robert Ablove’s letter about the…
Playground for Rafah Campaign
19-Nov-05 Playground for Rafah Campaign Give Children a Chance to Be Children Help Rebuild a…
Re: Regents urged to divest from Israel
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 11, 2005 In the Capital Times article on…
Amira Hass: The Remaining 99.5 Percent
For the sake of about half a percent of the population of the Gaza Strip,…
The settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical
There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…
The Shame of it All
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005
Amira Hass: Khan Yunis / No Compensation for Arabs Losing Their Jobs in Katif
Amira Hass, Haaretz, 14 Aug 2005 Today is Omar’s last day of work for his…
No Aid for Israel’s Gaza “Disengagement”
August “Washington Wednesday” Action Alert Start Date: August 10, 2005 End Date: To be determined…
No Letup to the Occupation
Will Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza free it from the burden of the occupation? The answer…
Amira Hass: What Business Is It of Chirac?
The Jordan Valley, the settlement blocs that continue to merge into each other, the monumental…
Break the Silence’s Rachel Corrie Mural
Thank you Madison/Rafah Sister City Project for your endorsement of the Rachel Corrie Mural Project:…
Twilight Zone: They said they’d kill me
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, July 10, 2005 Here he is – the survivor. His head and…
The reflection in the mirror
Two weeks later, I was at the Aaskar refugee camp, near Nablus. That day, the…
They Broke the Public’s Heart
For years, the news media ignored the injustices the settlers inflicted on their neighbors. Gideon…
Avi Shlaim: Withdrawal is a prelude to annexation
Avi Shlaim, The Guardian, 21 June 2005
05.06.25: Rebuilding Homes in Rafah, Rebuilding Hope in Palestine
Panel Discussion with Craig and Cindy Corrie and Khaled and Samah Nasrallah Saturday, June 25,…
Israeli Extremists Lose, as a New Generation of Palestinians Wins
Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May/June 2005 THEY BREATHE the same air,…
Inside scarred minds
On his first visit to the Gaza Strip, Daniel Day-Lewis meets the Palestinian families living…
Palestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
Derek Summerfield, British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004
Israeli troops probed for killing child
Israeli troops who killed a Palestinian schoolgirl in the Gaza Strip have come under investigation…
Hilarity from Gaza
9/8/2004 Dear Jennifer, I hope you are fine. I was reading the news on haaretz…
Gila Svirsky: Working to break the silence
Gila Svirsky, June 6, 2004 Friends, Last week probably set a record for demonstrations…
RAFAH DAILY UPDATE (Volume 5) during Operation Rainbow
May 20, 2004 Attached is the Rafah Update Volume 5. The situation is worsenning so…
Israelis Call for Gaza Pullout at Peace March
Julie McCarthy, NPR, May 16, 2004 Israelis gather for a peace march to urge a…
Yes, Alice, it does do some good
Gila Svirsky, www.coalitionofwomen4peace.org, 4/21/2004 Dear Alice, You were signature number 2,750 on the petition “Open…
2004.04.20: Muli Linder, Israeli Refusenik
The Crossing 1127 University Ave., Madison 7:00 pm Muli Linder, an Israeli refusenik who is…
UN has stopped emergency food aid in Gaza
UNRWA Press Release 1 April 2004 UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…
How Israel promotes terror in the occupied territories
Tanya Reinhart, Yediot Ahronot, 31 March 2004 — An extensive discussion has already taken place…
In Gaza, Israeli brutality on display daily
Rana El-Khatib, Arizona Republic, January 25, 2004 “Israel good!” were the last words my husband…
Getting the hell into Gaza
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 15 January 2004
A Contrast in Media Coverage
MRSCP, Jan 13, 2004
Israeli Roulette
Uri Avnery, CounterPunch, November 7, 2003
A Letter from the Deputy Mayor of Rafah
Dr. Emad Sha’at, Deputy Mayor of Rafah City, October 25, 2003 Thank you for your…
Al Mezan Condemns Israel’s War Crimes in Rafah
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Reference: 45/2003, October 16, 2003 At 11:30pm Wednesday…
Eyewitness account of the invasion of Rafah
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 14 Oct 2003
The mirror of fire and tears
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 10 October 2003
Israel’s Assassination Policy Triggers Latest Suicide Bombings
Steve Niva, The Electronic Intifada, 2 September 2003
Eight-year-old Aya Fayad shot dead as she rode her bicycle
The Palestine Monitor, 2 Sep 2003 Aya Fayad was one little girl out of one…
Fragments of Rafah
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 21 August 2003
