The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Hamas

Jul 24, 2026

How a West Bank Trip Turned This Congressman Into One of Israel’s Strongest Critics
Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan tells Haaretz why he welcomes a new Israeli government, even one…
aid, annexation, Antony Blinken, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bernie Sanders, Black, blockade, Congress, Democratic Party, El Salvador, Gaza, Gaza City, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Joe Biden, justice, land, law, Madison, Mark Pocan, media, military, Muslim, NGOs, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, Progressives, Ramadan, resistance, sister cities, State Department, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, two-state, United States, violations, war, water, West Bank, Wisconsin, Yemen
Life Under Occupation: The Misery at the Heart of the Conflict
An eviction in East Jerusalem lies at the center of a conflict that led to…
apartheid, Bethlehem, discrimination, economy, education, Eken Park, Eli Valley, ethnic cleansing, freedom, Haifa, Hamas, Hebron, home demolition, homeless, hospitals, images, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, journalists, land, law, military, music, Nablus, New York Times, occupation, olive trees, Palestinian, peace, police, protest, Ramadan, Ramallah, religion, schools, stories, terrorism, travel, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), video, Wall, war, water, West Bank, women, world
Pocan: Ceasefire is only a crucial first step
A ceasefire is a crucial first step to end the current violence. But this didn't…
blockade, Gaza, Hamas, home demolition, justice, Mark Pocan, peace, terrorism
Across The U.S., People Protest The Violence In Gaza And Israel
Jason Breslow, NPR, May 19, 2021
BBC, Chicago, civilians, Eken Park, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, images, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, media, New York City, Palestinian, protest, rape, solidarity, terrorism, tunnels, war, West Bank
Barbara Olson and Tsela Barr: Let’s stop funding Israel’s campaign of oppression
TSELA BARR AND BARB OLSON, The Cap Times, May 15, 2021
aid, Al-Aqsa Mosque, annexation, apartheid, Barb Olson, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, Black, blockade, Cap Times, charities, civilians, Congress, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, home demolition, human rights, images, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, La Crosse, land, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Mark Pocan, media, military, Minnesota, Muslim, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, prisoners, Progressives, Projects, protest, Rafah, Ramadan, sanction, Sheikh Jarrah, sister cities, solidarity, State Department, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, torture, video, war, war crimes, water, West Bank, Wisconsin, world
Palestinians in Israel now face far right mob violence backed by the state
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 14 May 2021
aid, Al-Aqsa Mosque, apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, ethnic cleansing, Haaretz, Haifa, Hamas, images, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jonathan Cook, media, Middle East, military, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, police, protest, racism, Ramadan, students, terrorism, travel, vigil, war
Rep. Mark Pocan’s Recognition of Israeli Violence
Agreed. We cannot just condemn rockets fired by Hamas and ignore Israel's state-sanctioned police violence…
aid, Gaza, Hamas, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, law, Mark Pocan, Palestinian, police, protest, sanction, terrorism, West Bank
Live: Nine children killed in Gaza, Israeli forces storm al-Aqsa again
Middle East Eye, May 10, 2021 Follow MEE's updates from Jerusalem and beyond as tensions…
Al-Aqsa Mosque, ambulances, Antony Blinken, apartheid, Arab, Bethlehem, civilians, Egypt, Gaza, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, Iran, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Jerusalem, Jordan, land, media, Meta, Middle East, military, Muslim, Muslims, Nablus, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, protest, Saudi Arabia, solidarity, Supreme Court, terrorism, Turkiye, United Kingdom (UK), violations, volunteer, war, West Bank, world
Sheikh Jarrah Explained
Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Middle East Eye, 6 May 2021
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Arab, BBC, Christian, ethnic cleansing, Hamas, images, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jordan, land, law, Middle East, Muslim, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, refugees, settlers, Sheikh Jarrah, solidarity, Supreme Court, terrorism, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), video, Wall, war, West Bank, Yemen
Rep. Pocan on Israeli police violence at Sheikh Jarrah
The Israeli police violence against Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah is completely unacceptable. The Israeli military…
annexation, ethnic cleansing, free speech, Hamas, hospitals, images, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jordan, land, law, Mark Pocan, Middle East, military, Palestine, Palestinian, police, protest, Ramadan, refugees, solidarity, Supreme Court, terrorism, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Wall, war, water, West Bank
Egypt ‘indefinitely’ opens Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip
Al Jazeera, 10 Feb 2021
Al Jazeera, blockade, Egypt, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, Israel, Israeli, land, negotiations, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), Rafah, Ramallah, travel, video, water, West Bank, world
This Is Apartheid
B’Tselem, 12 January 2021
admission committee, annexation, apartheid, B’Tselem, Bedouin, benefit, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Christian, democracy, deportation, education, Egypt, ethnicity, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, Hebrew, Hebron, human rights, images, immigration, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jew, Jewish, Jordan, justice, land, law, media, military, Nakba, negotiations, occupation, one-state, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), police, prison, protest, public opinion, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, South Africa, terrorism, travel, violations, vote, war, water, West Bank, world
Children Die in Home Fire During Power Outage
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 85/2020, 02 September 2020
blockade, Gaza, Hamas, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, law, Madison, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Qatar, Rafah, terrorism, victims, war
I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State
For decades I argued for separation between Israelis and Palestinians. Now, I can imagine a…
American, annexation, apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, diaspora, Donald Trump, Edward Said, equality, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Haaretz, Hamas, Hebrew, Hebron, Holocaust, human rights, images, Ireland, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, law, literature, Madison, milk, New York Times, one-state, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peter Beinart, protest, rabbis, Rafah, resistance, schools, settlers, South Africa, terrorism, travel, two-state, vote, war, West Bank, women, world, Yasser Arafat, Zionism
Palestinian Scholar Noura Erakat: Israeli Forces Killed My Cousin on His Sister’s Wedding Day
Democracy Now!, JUNE 24, 2020 Israeli soldiers on Tuesday killed 27-year-old Ahmed Erekat at a…
American, Amy Goodman, annexation, apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bethlehem, democracy, disinformation, doctors, Donald Trump, Eli Valley, Europe, film, Hamas, hasbara, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, land, law, media, military, Noura Erakat, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian, peace, police, propaganda, racism, Ramallah, resistance, sanction, stories, terrorism, travel, United States, video, Wall, war, West Bank, world
Palestinians report 1st cases of coronavirus in Gaza Strip
Workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus, at the main…
Bethlehem, blockade, economy, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza City, Google, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, Israel, land, media, Palestinian, Rafah, schools, travel, West Bank, world
Help Palestinians in Gaza survive Coronavirus
If Not Now, March 20,2020 We have an opportunity to save thousands of lives —…
aid, Amazon, blockade, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, Israel, Israeli, land, media, military, Palestinian, petition, resources, solidarity, take action, world
Coronavirus Is a Death Sentence for Palestinians Caged in Gaza
Even a small outbreak among Gaza’s densely-packed, blockaded population would put an impossible strain on…
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Australia, Bethlehem, blockade, disease, Donald Trump, education, Gaza, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Italy, land, law, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, schools, travel, United Nations (UN), war, water, West Bank, world
Palestinian Rights Organization Challenges Meritless Lawsuit
06 Mar 2020 Case is Part of Broader Assault on Human Rights Defenders March 6,…
antisemitism, benefit, free speech, Hamas, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, justice, land, law, media, Palestine, Palestinian, racism, sanction, solidarity, terrorism, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), world
Violence Surges in Wake of Trump’s Mideast Plan
Clashes, shootings and a vehicle attack erupt in the West Bank and Jerusalem, killing Palestinians…
American, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bethlehem, doctors, Donald Trump, Haifa, Hamas, Hebron, images, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Jerusalem, Jewish, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, New York Times, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, police, rabbis, Ramallah, terrorism, war, West Bank, world