The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Mar 21, 2026
Free Ahmad Manasra: Demand his immediate release
For the past seven years, since he was only 13, Ahmad Manasra has been imprisoned…
No Path to Justice
Israeli Forces Keep Killing Americans While U.S. Officials Give Them a Pass Alice Speri, The…
Americans, Barack Obama, Caterpillar, checkpoints, Cisco, civilians, Congress, Craig & Cindy Corrie, Egypt, FBI, Gaza, Haifa, healthcare, Hebrew, human rights, images, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Intifada, Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jenin, Jerusalem, Joe Biden, journalists, justice, law, Leahy Law, Madison, maps, Mavi Marmara, media, military, Milwaukee, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Olympia, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, Shireen Abu Akleh, United States, violence, West BankIsraeli forces kill two more Palestinians, another dies of wounds
Deceased on Wednesday: Bilal Awad Kabaha and Ayman Mahmoud Mheisin. If Americans Knew, June 2,…
2022.06.04: Sidewalk Sale of Olive Oil, Crafts & Jewelry!
1924 East Dayton Street, Madison (First Street between E. Washington and E. Johnson) 8:00 am…
Stop the Line 5 Pipeline Expansion
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project supports these efforts by Indigenous Women to end fossil fuel…
climate, environment, Grassroots, healthcare, indigenous, justice, land, law, Line 5, Madison, media, Minnesota, MRSCP, solidarity, water2022.04.24 & 26: Virtual Delegations to Gaza
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2022.04.01: March is a month of resilience and bravery for the Palestinian people
As Americans Muslims for Palestine commemorates Land Day on March 30th, we concurrently remember the…
2022.03.19: International Festival
March 19, 2022 International Festival OVERTURE HALL LOBBY 10AM – 5 PM Admission Free Please…
Due to wars and siege, Gaza infrastructure unprepared for climate disaster
TAREQ S. HAJJAJ, MONDOWEISS, MARCH 16, 2022
2022.03.16: 19th Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration
Register in advance for this webinar March 16, 2022, 7 pm CT/5 pm PT Join…
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Amnesty International, 1 February 2022
Palestinian-American man, 80, found dead after Israeli raid in West Bank
BBC News Services, January 13, 2022
Born of war: How a Palestinian woman responds to trauma through art
Indlieb Farazi Saber, Middle East Eye, 5 January 2022
art, censorship, culture, Gaza, Gaza City, healthcare, images, Italy, land, Middle East, Nakba, occupationUrgent Letter to UN Concerning Detainee Hisham Abu Hawash
Ref: 61/2021 Date: 30 December 2021 Due to the serious deterioration in the health condition…
#HishamAbuHawash #FreeHisham
Health of Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash deteriorates as he enters 135th day of hunger…
2021.12.12: Online Film: To Treat Kids Like Me in Gaza
Screening & discussion Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 1:00 PM CST With severe medicine shortages and…
blockade, calendar, film, Gaza, Grassroots, healthcare, human rights, images, Iran, land, online, travel2021.10.16 Update: Palestinian Olive Oil and Crafts Sidewalk Sale
Saturday, Oct 16, 10 am – 4 pm 1924 East Dayton Street, Madison [Map] Off…
Conscientious objector: ‘I don’t want to wear a uniform that symbolizes violence and pain’
Oren Ziv, +972 Magazine, September 1, 2021
What Happens to a Palestinian Who Protects His Land
Home Invasions and False Arrests: Aref Jaber defies settlers’ attempts to take over his plot…
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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), August 26, 2021
Breaking: Israeli warplanes launch airstrikes on Gaza Strip
Days of Palestine – Gaza, Aug 21, 2021 Israeli occupation warplanes moments ago launched airstrikes…
Israeli aircraft strike Hamas sites in Gaza as hostilities escalate
The Guardian, 21 Aug 2021
Israeli soldiers killed an 11-year-old Palestinian boy
YUMNA PATEL, Mondoweiss, JULY 29, 2021
Gaza Is Still Under Attack — but You Wouldn’t Know It From the Media
A young medical student speaks out about life in the besieged Strip, the persistence of…
Boycotting the Boycotters
ERIKA BOLSTAD, IN THESE TIMES, MARCH 19, 2021
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN RETRACTED PRO-PALESTINE ARTICLE WITHOUT ANY FACTUAL ERRORS
Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept, July 1 2021 After right-wing outrage, the esteemed journal removed an…
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…
Fact Sheet: Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Palestinian citizens of Israel protesting the passage of the Jewish nation-state law. Tel Aviv, August…
apartheid, Christian, Christians, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Christmas, confiscation, democracy, discrimination, Donald Trump, education, equality, ethnic cleansing, ethnicity, Europe, Galilee, ghetto, Google, Haaretz, healthcare, Hebron, Hitler, human rights, immigration, indigenous, inequality, Intifada, Iran, Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jerusalem, Jews, journalists, Judaism, Judea, justice, land, law, maps, media, Middle East, military, Muslim, Nakba, occupationAcross The U.S., People Protest The Violence In Gaza And Israel
Jason Breslow, NPR, May 19, 2021
Israeli warplanes destroy 12-story residential building in Gaza
Anadolu Agency, May 11, 2021
2021.07.01 & 14: VIRTUAL DELEGATIONS TO RAFAH REFUGEE CAMP
Eyewitness Palestine Join us for a Virtual Delegation to the Rafah refugee camp in the…
End Medical Apartheid
Justice for All: To build a world where there is healthcare for all, we must…
National Lawyers Guild Urges Biden to Align US Israel-Palestine Policy With International Law
Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams, May 03, 2021
Update: Fresh Food for Families in Rafah
Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) Update for Madison Rafah Sister City Project BACKGROUND…
2021.03.16 Update: Rachel Corrie: Commemorating 18 Years
Madison-Rafah spokesperson starting at 46:23 Updates from the Rachel Corrie Foundation Registration link: http://bit.ly/2MHVjgC Livestream…
Dr. Fauci, Please use your Israeli prize money to buy vaccines for Palestine
EWISH VOICE FOR PEACE HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, Mondoweiss, MARCH 1, 2021
Israel should be giving Palestinians vaccines
Palestinian people are living under Israeli occupation. Israel should be giving Palestinian people the vaccines…
Egypt ‘indefinitely’ opens Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip
Al Jazeera, 10 Feb 2021
About Suffering: A Massacre of the Innocents in Yemen
Kathy Kelly, The Progressive, January 19, 2021
This Is Apartheid
B’Tselem, 12 January 2021
apartheid, B’Tselem, Christian, democracy, deportation, education, Egypt, ethnicity, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, Hebrew, Hebron, human rights, images, immigration, Jerusalem, Jews, Jordan, justice, land, law, media, military, Nakba, negotiations, occupation, one-stateWhy Was Harun Abu Aram Shot?
Help Harun Abu Aram Heal Rebuilding Alliance is organizing this fundraiser and will be working…
2020.12.11: MRSCP END OF YEAR APPEAL
As 2020 comes to a close, we are writing to ask for your end-of-year contribution…
2020.12.12: Webinar on Gaza Food Production & Security
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2020.12.03 Update: Rep. Mark Pocan Virtual Town Hall on Palestine
Please thank Rep. Pocan for participating in the town hall and for being a champion…
Landmark Endorsement of Rep. Joaquin Castro for House Chair
Over 50 progressive organizations endorse Rep. Joaquin Castro for Chair of the House Foreign Affairs…
Israel Sends Maher al-Akhras to Death
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 115/2020, 02 November 2020
Rep. Mark Pocan on Gaza COVID-19 increase
Last month, Gaza experienced an 84% increase in COVID-19 cases. You know what would help…
2020.09.12: UNRWA USA’S Virtual Gaza 5K & Art Auction
Announcing the First-Ever Nationwide Virtual Gaza 5K + Digital Festival Art Auction! Everyone’s mental health…
Israel Bans Fuel Entry to Gaza
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 75/2020, 17 August 2020
8-month-old baby with heart problems needed to exit Gaza
Celine Jaber, Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI), August 16, 2020 Dear friends, A…
IOF Tightens Gaza Strip Closure
Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 72/2020, 13 August 2020
Faith Leaders Oppose F-35 Fighter Jets
Find inspiration and hope reading this full-page ad from the July 29 Wisconsin State Journal.…
Israel demolishes Palestinian coronavirus testing centre
Akram Al-Waara and Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Middle East Eye, 21 July 2020
Palestinian civil society calls for sanctions to stop Israel’s annexation and apartheid
The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council renews the call for targeted sanctions Palestinian Human Rights…
apartheid, Christian, Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC), civil rights, climate, democracy, Donald Trump, education, Europe, fair trade, Golan Heights, Grassroots, Haifa, healthcare, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Islam, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, media, military, Nablus, Nakba, NGOs, occupation, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), settlers, West Bank2020.06.15-21: Fundraising for Mrs. Najah’s Kitchen & Gaza Emergency Meals
Rebuilding Alliance GlobalGiving’s World Refugee Week Campaign is starting Monday, June 15th, at 9am Eastern…
Palestine 2020 Series: Water as a Public Health Issue
Nidal Al-Azraq & Zena Agha on Water as a Public Health Issue Palestine Under COVID-19…
COVID-19 and Human Rights – 2013 Laureate Raji Sourani
“Governments must put human rights and dignity at the centre” Raji Sourani, The Right Livelihood…
Myths about Gaza
4/27/20 Since the Coronavirus crisis began, IfNotNow has focused most of our movement’s resources on…
Second Appeal in the COVID-19 Crisis
Ref: 36/2020 Date: 14 April 2020 Time: 10:00 GMT Second Appeal in COVID-19 Crisis…
Tarek Abuata: Human Rights in Palestine During the Pandemic
Recorded on WORT 89.9 FM A Public Affair with host Esty Dinur: WORT website •…
Coronavirus and Gaza
DONATE! Here are three good options for sending medical relief to Palestine and Gaza: Rebuilding…
Help Palestinians in Gaza survive Coronavirus
If Not Now, March 20,2020 We have an opportunity to save thousands of lives —…
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…
New Rafah School Water Filter Donation Premium
Available for a limited time! Can you help put us over the top? Dear Friends,…
Activists Reclaimed a Water Source for Palestinians, Showing Co-Resistance Works
Oren Kroll-Zeldin, Truthout, January 10, 2020
To Prison, Again, for Protesting Against Israel’s Colonial Rule
Israeli activist Jonathan Pollack pens a powerful Op-Ed in Haaretz on his arrest, putting into…
The U.N. once predicted Gaza would be ‘uninhabitable’ by 2020. Two million people still live there.
The shoreline in Gaza City during strong winds on Christmas Day (Mohammed Abed-AFP-Getty Images) Hazem…
blockade, Christmas, doctors, Donald Trump, economy, Egypt, environment, Fatah, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, images, land, Middle East, poverty, refugees, travel, violence, waterFinal 2019 Appeal — Clean Water for Kids
Best Photos of 2019 from MECA We are now more than halfway to providing another…
‘Blinding the truth’: Israeli snipers target Gaza protesters in the eyes
Tareq Hajjaj and Pam Bailey, The New Arab, 20 December, 2019
Why We Sail, Sail, and Sail Again: Freedom Flotilla 2020
Canadian Boat to Gaza, December 20, 2019 Freedom Flotilla sailors and participants are sometimes asked:…
Gaza 2020: How easy it is for the world to delete Palestinian pain
David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 13 December 2019
blockade, California, Canada, economy, education, Egypt, Electronic Intifada, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Fatah, Gaza, Google, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, Hebrew, hospitals, human rights, images, Intifada, Ireland, Islam, Islamic Jihad, labor, land, law, media, Middle East, military, Nagasaki, New York Times, violence, waterNetanyahu’s Real Crimes
Dr. James J. Zogby, Arab American Institute, NOVEMBER 23, 2019 After years of investigation and…
blockade, civilians, Congress, democracy, Gaza, healthcare, Israel Lobby, Jews, justice, land, law, media, occupation, settlers, violencePolluted Water is the Leading Cause of Child Mortality in Gaza
With 43 Olympic swimming pools of sewage flowing from Gaza daily, local epidemic is only…
Desperate work for desperate people
Amjad Ayman Yaghi, The Electronic Intifada, 15 October 2019
Jordan-Israel Ties Strained by Detentions
“We hold the Israeli government responsible for the lives of our citizens whose health conditions…
The Torture of Palestinian Detainee Samer al-Arabid
Palestinian Center for Human Rights, October 8, 2019 On 8 October 2019, the Palestinian Center…
The Ecological War on Gaza
Rob Goyanes, Jewish Currents, September 9, 2019
Security forces make deadly use of crowd control weapons in Gaza
B’Tselem, 06 August 2019 From the beginning of the Great March of Return protests on…
Israeli house demolitions are the true crime — not BDS
Mohamed Mohamed, Mondoweiss, July 26, 2019
Gaza’s Little Chef
Khuloud Rabah Sulaiman, We Are Not Numbers, May 20, 2019 “I want to be one…
Democratic candidates on Israel/Palestine – a guide
If Americans Knew, June 26, 2019
Barack Obama, Christian, civilians, CODEPINK, Congress, delegation, democracy, Donald Trump, donors, drones, Egypt, Electronic Intifada, Elizabeth Warren, FBI, free speech, Golan Heights, Great March of Return, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, Hebron, Holocaust, human rights, immigration, International Criminal Court (ICC), Intifada, Iran, Israel Lobby, Jared Kushner, Jerusalem, Joe Biden, justice, Kamala Harris, labor, land, law, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, New Jersey, New York Times, one-state, online, Richard GoldstoneMilwaukee activist’s beating on West Bank road sheds light on changing Jewish conversation
Milwaukee resident Ari Bloomekatz. (Photo: Jimmy Rothschild) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 25, 2019 It’s just…
MECA 2018 Annual Report
MECA 2018 Annual Report by Middle East Children’s Alliance on Scribd
First Anniversary of the Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege
Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 50/2019, March 30, 2019
blockade, civilians, encampments, Gaza, Gaza City, Geneva Conventions (1949), Great March of Return, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, Indonesia, International Criminal Court (ICC), journalists, Khan Younis, land, law, media, military, Ministry of Health, occupation, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), refugees, violence1st Year Anniversary of the Great March of Return
Palestinian Center for Human Rights, March 28, 2019
2019.03.18: Israeli Politics Decoded with David Sheen
Online from the Palestine Center Washington, DC 12 noon – 1 pm Central Time Listen…
Two Palestinian children killed in blaze after Israel blocks fire brigade
Middle East Monitor, March 6, 2019
Death of Detainee Fares Baroud: An Example of Deliberate Negligence
Palestinian Center for Human Rights Ref: 16/2019, February 7, 2019
South Hebron Hills Update
Expulsion by a thousand cuts Dear Friends, The last weeks have been busy and challenging…
On the 39th Friday
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Ref: 138/2018, 21 December 2018
