The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Apr 10, 2026
Israel ambassador to U.S. speaks at Milwaukee Rotary Club
Bill Glauber and Amed Elbenni, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 6, 2018 Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador…
apartheid, Arab, Donald Trump, Gaza, Great March of Return, Hamas, images, Iran, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jew, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), media, Middle East, Milwaukee, nuclear, online, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, protest, terrorism, United States, victims, war, Wisconsin, ZionismA Woman Dedicated to Saving Lives Loses Hers in Gaza Violence
Razan al-Najjar, 20, was trying to help an injured protester near the border fence when…
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Palestinian demonstrators on a sand plateau during clashes with Israeli forces last Friday east of…
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Mersiha Gadzo & Anas Jnena, Al Jazeera, 20 Apr 2018
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Daniel Estrin, NPR, April 7, 2018
Palestinian teen killed by Israeli fire in Gaza
Al Jazeera, 22 March 2017
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Rafah Children in the Samira Project at the Rachel Corrie Memorial Library. (Photo: Jeff Bright)…
education, Egypt, equality, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, homeless, human rights, Israeli, justice, land, Madison, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, MRSCP, music, Palestinian, peace, prison, project, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, Samira, sister cities, students, take action, teachers, terrorism, travel, war, women, world2 Palestinians killed, 5 injured in reported airstrike on southern Gaza tunnel
Ma’an News Agency, Feb. 9, 2017 GAZA (Ma’an) — Two Palestinians were killed and five…
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Tuesday, October 11 12 noon – 1 pm Central Listen live at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/livestream Online panel…
Gaza-bound flotilla sails off from Spain’s Barcelona
Al Jazeera, 15 Sep 2016
2016.07.20: Women’s Boat to Gaza
Women’s Boat to Gaza, July 20, 2016 Gaza has been under Israeli blockade for the…
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Gaza Mental Health Foundation At the request of the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), the…
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TAMER ZIARA AND IBRAHIM BARZAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 3, 2014 RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) —…
Tsela Barr and Michele Bahl: Recent visit to Gaza heartbreaking
TSELA BARR AND MICHELE BAHL | members, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Cap Times, Nov 22,…
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Democracy Now!, November 15, 2012
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On the day that the Interfaith Peace Builders delegation (with four women from Wisconsin) safely…
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Michele Bahl, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 14, 2012 Yesterday we visited the Gaza Community…
Hamas, the IRA and Us
ALI ABUNIMAH, The New York Times, August 28, 2010 (Chicago) GEORGE J. MITCHELL, the United…
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Phil Haslanger, Cap Times, Apr 1, 2010
Mike Murray: Baldwin displays compassion for Gaza
Mike Murray, Capital Times, Jan 8, 2010
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Patrick Moser, Agence France Presse, Oct 27, 2009 JERUSALEM (AFP) – Amnesty International on Tuesday…
Local Protesters Criticize U.S. Lawmakers For Silence On Military Aggression
Steve Elbow, The Capital Times, January 6, 2009 Violence in Gaza prompted local activists Tuesday…
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: MRSCP WILL HOLD AN EMERGENCY FUND-RAISING EVENT AND MEETING ON SATURDAY, JANUARY…
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MRSCP, Dec 28, 2008
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Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September/October 2007 PERCHED ATOP A suitcase and…
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Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, 23 september, 2007
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Jennifer Loewenstein, The Progressive, June 26, 2007
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Palestine, Israel and Lebanon 40 Years after 1967 “Hizbullah, Israel and Lebanon: The Summer War,…
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Nathan Guttman, Forward, March 23, 2007 Washington – The simmering debate over American policy toward…
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Amira Hass, Haaretz, Feb 14, 2007 The Gaza Strip is ‘abroad’ in a strange way.…
The Gaza Strip Situation Report, 30 Jan 2007
Ceasefire between Palestinian factions enters into force after five days of intense inter-factional fighting United…
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From: Jennifer Loewenstein Subject: Resuming Emails: Gideon Levy – A Black Flag Date: Mon, 3…
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Haaretz Editorial, 30 Jun 2006 Bombing bridges that can be circumvented both by car and…
Amira Hass: Strangled in Gaza
1.5 million Arabs under Israeli siege Amira Hass, Haaretz, Mar 22, 2006 In the elections,…
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…
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The International Crisis Group, REPORT No. 44, 2 AUGUST 2005
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ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 4, 2005–A United Church of Christ (UCC) resolution demanding that Israel dismantle its…
Giving Chutzpah New Meaning
Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jon Wiener,…
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Tanya Reinhart, Yediot Ahronot, 31 March 2004 — An extensive discussion has already taken place…
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Israel’s Assassination Policy Triggers Latest Suicide Bombings
Steve Niva, The Electronic Intifada, 2 September 2003
