The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Jul 25, 2026
2024.09.21: Film “Where Olive Trees Weep”
International Peace Day Viewing Friends Meeting House, 1704 Roberts Court, Madison 7 pm (social gathering…
2024.09.20: The State of Healthcare in Gaza
12 noon – 1 pm Live at 89.9 FM and streaming, or archived Tune in…
2024.09.17: Growing Repression of Dissent on Palestine
10 am CT Online Join this online briefing to learn more about growing repression of…
Israel Has Built an Economy Fueled by Genocide at Home and Abroad
Ciudong Ng, TRUTHOUT, September 1, 2024
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UW-Madison admin, students for Palestine share status of last semester’s agreement
By Camberyn Kelley, WMTV, Sep. 5, 2024 MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – UW-Madison students and administration share…
Aysenur Eygi’s Family calls for Independent Investigation
“We welcome the White House’s statement of condolences, but given the circumstances of Aysenur’s killing,…
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American Human Rights Activist Murdered in the West Bank
This is not the first time Israeli forces have murdered American citizens. Israel has a…
Satellite Imagery Shows Vast Destruction in Rafah
Tal as-Sultan was the site of the Rafah Playground project in 2005. It was during…
Palestinian Reporters’ Gaza War Coverage Nets 4 Nobel Peace Prize Nominations
According to statistics, more than 130 Palestinian journalists and media professionals have been killed by…
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Israeli Forces Shot an American in the West Bank
The U.S. Government Doesn’t Seem to Care “The money I pay in my taxes as…
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2024.09.02: Madison LaborFest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Jewish Voice for Peace will be tabling at this Labor…
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Demands were part of nationwide student movement calling on universities to divest from companies involved…
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‘Israel’s Starvation Strategy’: IDF Fires on World Food Program Team
“This is totally unacceptable and the latest in a series of unnecessary security incidents that…
Wisconsin Ceasefire-in-Gaza Advocates to DNC: “No More Bombs”
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Aug 27, 2024 About 150 Wisconsin Ceasefire-in-Gaza advocates joined tens…
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Israeli attacks that killed scores of civilians should be investigated as war crimes
Amnesty International, August 27, 2024 A new investigation by Amnesty International reveals Israeli forces failed…
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The upcoming election has made it worse After watching the U.S. fund Israel’s war on…
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Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), August 21, 2024 This is a major BDS win for…
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Sabra Hummus Profits from War & Occupation
Help Remove Sabra Hummus from Willy Street Co-op Sabra is co-owned by the Strauss Group,…
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Israeli rape of detainees is the result of a society that sees Palestinians as ‘human animals’
Israel has claimed that it is fighting “human animals” in Gaza. But now, Israeli society’s…
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