The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Sep 1, 2026

Palestine: Unlimited
Elaine Pasquini, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 2017 March-April Throughout the month of December,…
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Demolishing Palestinian schools ‘a quiet population transfer’
Orly Noy, +972, January 24, 2018
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Israeli Academic Community Unites Against Deportation of Refugees
Last week I sent an email asking you to consider signing an open letter against…
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Ilan Pappe: No, Israel Is Not a Democracy — And Never Was
Israel is not the only democracy in the Middle East. In fact, it’s not a…
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The Spoils of War
Alex Kane, The Indypendent, Jun 3, 2017
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2017.04.27: One Book, Many Communities: “Returning to Haifa”
Thursday, April 27 Alicia Ashman Library [Map] 733 N. High Point Road, Madison 7:00 –…
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Bernie Sanders: On Anti-Semitism, Israel, and the Palestinians
Bernie Sanders, Common Dreams, February 28, 2017 Speech to this year’s J Street conference Thank…
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Israel Bulldozes Democracy
AYMAN ODEH, The New York Times, February 11, 2017 A Bedouin woman reacts to the…
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Diana Buttu & Gideon Levy on Israeli Settlements, Kerry, Military Aid & End of Two-State Solution
Democracy Now!, December 30, 2016
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2016.05.04: An Evening with Jeff Halper
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 7:00 pm DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery 330 N. Orchard…
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‘Most-read’ article at Washington Post calls Israel ‘savage, unrepairable society’
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, October 25, 2015
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2013.04.01: WORT Interview about Elias Chacour Play
“A Public Affair” WORT 89.9 FM 12 noon “A Public Affair” will be previewing the…
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Rachel Corrie’s Rafah Legacy
Ramzy Baroud, CounterPunch, March 21, 2013
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Loving the Land and It’s People: Palestinian Hospitality
Veena Brekke, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 31, 2012 On October 28th we departed the…
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Barb Olson: Rachel Corrie ruling a setback for justice and human rights
BARB OLSON, Cap Times, Aug 31, 2012
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Israeli attack on Gaza flotilla sparks international outrage
Robert Booth, The Guardian, 31 May 2010
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Endless War
Mivtza Nikayon — Operation Cleaning Arab refugees in northern Israel on the road to Lebanon,…
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Corries deliver daughter’s message of hope
Adrian Pijoan, Badger Herald, Mar 7, 2008 Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American peace activist, was…
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Apartheid Reigns In Israel, Activist-author Says
He Claims Nation Is Hurting Self With Its Policies SAMARA KALK DERBY, The Capital Times,…
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No Peaceful Solution
Despite his innocent appearance, Avi Shlaim knows that he is a sort of enemy of…
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