The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Hebron
Jul 4, 2026
The killing of baby Sam: Broken hearts are not enough
Cassandra Dixon and Barb Olson et al, Cap Times, Jun 19, 2026
Al Sumud, arms, B’Tselem, checkpoints, children, civilians, Hebron, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Mark Pocan, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Playgrounds for Palestine, Projects, Sam Abu Haikal, Tel Rumeida, United States, United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation, war crimes, West Bank
Tuba was designed to be our refuge – now we risk displacement from there too
Humans of Masafer Yatta, May 06, 2026
2026.03.07: International Women’s Day Celebration
Gordon Dining and Event Center, 770 W Dayton St, Madison, 1-5 pm
2026.02.19: Unarmed Civilian Defense Report from the West Bank
UW-Madison, 3 pm
Al-Khalil, Amnesty International, calendar, checkpoints, documentary, ethnic cleansing, film, Hebron, human rights, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, Madison, Masafer Yatta, No Other Land, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, settlers, solidarity, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, travel, UW-Madison, volunteer, war, West Bank, Wisconsin, world, World Beyond War
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Michael D. Shear, Daniel Berehulak, Leanne Abraham and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 20, 2025
Al-Mughayir, Bedouin, Bethlehem, Bezalel Smotrich, confiscation, Hebron, home demolition, Huwara, Jericho, Jonathan Pollak, Jordan Valley, land, Mike Huckabee, Mohammad Shalabi, Muarrajat, New York Times, olive trees, Rahaf al-Ashqar, Ramallah, Sayfollah Musallet, settlers, Sinjil, terrorism, travel, Tubas, Tulkarm, Turmus Ayya, two-state, West Bank
2025.12.06: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace, 8 am – 3 pm
Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel
DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 2, 2025
aid, Al Jazeera, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bethlehem, Board of Peace, ceasefire, closures, Diana Buttu, Donald Trump, drones, education, encampments, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, Hebron, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, journalists, Khan Younis, La Crosse, law, media, military, Nablus, online, Oslo Accords, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, Ramallah, Saudi Arabia, shelters, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), video, war, West Bank, winter, Yellow Line
2025.11.29-30: Snow Update! Gift & Sweets Sale for Palestine
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, Sat 12 pm-4 pm & Sun…
A Bloody Month in the West Bank Olive Harvest Leads to the Death of a Boy
David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, Nov. 14, 2025
Abu Falah, activists, Ayssam Ma’ala, Beita, Burin, Eran Maoz, ethnic cleansing, Ghuroub Hamayel, Hebron, Hekmat Shtewei, Idhna, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jonathan Pollak, journalists, Kufr Qaddum, Mohamed Suleiman, New York Times, Oded Yedaya, olive trees, Ramallah, settlers, Silwad, terrorism, Turmus Ayya, West Bank
Umm al Kheir
Email Congress Now!
2025.09.18: Palestine Partners at the Madison Night Market
401 State Street, 5-9 pm
2025.09.17-12.06: Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities in Madison
Cassandra Dixon, Sep 2, 2025
“The Other Territory” – The West Bank on NPR
This American Life, NPR, August 22, 2025
2025.08.16: Palestine Partners at Eken Park Fest
2407 Coolidge St, Madison, 11 am up to 5 pm
Israeli settlers are taking over Hebron city!
Friends of Hebron, August 13, 2025
Airbnb, Awdah Hathleen, delegation, documentary, donate, education, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Geneva Conventions (1949), Hebron, human rights, Israeli, Jewish, journalists, justice, land, law, Madison, military, No Other Land, occupation, Oscar, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, sanction, settlers, terrorism, violations, war, war crimes, water, West Bank, WhatsApp, world, WORT 89.9 FM, Yinon Levi
Settler Walks Free, As Israel Holds Body of Murdered Palestinian Hostage
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, AUG 06, 2025
Amazon, Awdah Hathleen, Bedouin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, Canada, civilians, democracy, Diana Buttu, documentary, Donald Trump, donate, ethnic cleansing, Europe, film, Haaretz, Haifa, Hamas, Hebron, images, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jewish, land, law, Madison, Masafer Yatta, media, No Other Land, occupation, online, Oscar, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, Progressives, racism, Rafah, sanction, self-defense, settlers, take action, terrorism, Umm al-Khair, victims, video, visas, war, West Bank, women, Yinon Levi
July 2025 Roundup: A Litany of Palestinian Death
Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University, Aug 4, 2025
aid, American, antisemitism, Arab, assassination, Awdah Hathleen, B’Tselem, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Christian, civil rights, Columbia, democracy, documentary, Donald Trump, donors, education, Edward Said, Gaza, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), genocide, Hamas, healthcare, Hebron, Holocaust, hostages, human rights, hunger strikes, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem Declaration, Jewish, Joel Beinin, journalists, labor, land, Madison, media, Middle East, Mike Huckabee, military, Mohammad Shalabi, No Other Land, October 7, Oscar, Palestinian, protest, rabbis, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, Rashid Khalidi, Saif Musallet, sanction, schools, shelters, Shireen Abu Akleh, Sinjil, solidarity, starvation, students, terrorism, travel, video, war, water, West Bank, women, world, Yinon Levi
