The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Iraq
Oct 9, 2026
Vigil Against U.S. Wars!
Thursdays, Williamson & Blair Streets, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
2026.04.04: Letters for Children in ICE Custody, Palestine, Iran, Iraq & Lebanon
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, 1-3 pm
From Bush Sr to Trump: the risks, lessons and legacy of US interference in the Middle East
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian, 8 Mar 2026
Trump’s Iran War Could Be an Even Bigger Catastrophe Than Iraq
JEET HEER, THE NATION, FEB 23, 2026
Netanyahu is preparing a way out
Elijah J Magnier, Oct 09, 2025
aid, American, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Congress, Donald Trump, Egypt, freedom, Gaza, Germany, Hamas, hostages, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jared Kushner, Jordan, law, Lebanon, media, military, negotiations, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, public opinion, Qatar, resistance, Steve Witkoff, Syria, tech, Turkiye, United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN), United States (US), war, withdrawal
2025.08.28: Film “War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death”
Madison Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin, 6 pm
In Gaza, U.S. Mercenaries Advance Israeli War Aims
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, The American Conservative, Jul 11, 2025
aid, American, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, checkpoints, civilians, Donald Trump, Gaza, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Haaretz, Hamas, homeless, images, Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, land, Madison, media, Meta, Middle East, military, Netzarim, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, rape, Russia, South Africa, State Department, Syria, training, US Agency for International Development (USAID), veterans, video, war, water, women, world
Trump as Netanyahu’s Spokesman: U.S. Policy in Gaza Mirrors Israeli Ambitions
Elijah J Magnier, Jul 3, 2025
aid, allies, American, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, ceasefire, civilians, Donald Trump, Europe, Gaza, Golan Heights, Hamas, human rights, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, land, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, occupation, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Steve Witkoff, Sudan, Syria, terrorism, United States (US), vote, war, West Bank, withdrawal, world
I’ll fight against this illegal effort to draw America into a war
Rep. Mark Pocan, Jun 23, 2025
Easy to start and hard to stop
TIMOTHY SNYDER, JEFF TIEDRICH, AND ANN TELNAES, JUN 22, 2025
Huckabee’s Dangerous and Misguided Post to Trump
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, June 19, 2025
aid, Al-Aqsa Mosque, allies, American, bases, benefit, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Donald Trump, economy, Egypt, Gaza, healthcare, Hiroshima, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, Judea, justice, land, Madison, Middle East, Mike Huckabee, military, Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, Nagasaki, nationalism, nuclear, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rafah, Russia, Samaria, Syria, United States (US), vote, war, world, Zionism
Demand NYT Report on Israel’s Crimes! No War With Iran!
CODEPINK, Jun 18, 2025
American, arms, blockade, civilians, CODEPINK, Congress, disinformation, Donald Trump, Francesca Albanese, Gaza, hasbara, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, law, Madison, media, military, negotiations, New York Times, nuclear, propaganda, public opinion, Rafah, self-defense, tech, terrorism, war, water, West Bank, world
Appeal From Fida Qishta
Jun 11, 2025
aid, Black, civilians, democracy, donate, Fida Qishta, film, Gaza, ghetto, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, justice, land, Madison, Meta, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, resistance, starvation, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), UW-Madison, video, war, water, women
2025.05.22-06.30: 40-day Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza
Veterans For Peace, May 23, 2025
aid, allies, apartheid, blockade, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, hunger strikes, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Kathy Kelly, law, Lebanon, Madison, Middle East, military, New York City, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rafah, sanction, solidarity, starvation, travel, United Nations (UN), veterans, Veterans for Peace (VFP), Wall, war, war crimes, water, West Bank, world, World Beyond WarIf you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention
Louis Theroux, The Guardian, 10 May 2025
BBC, books, Canada, checkpoints, Daniella Weiss, deportation, documentary, environment, ethnic cleansing, film, Haaretz, Hebron, images, Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Issa Amro, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jewish, Jordan, Judea, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, military, No Other Land, occupation, online, Oscar, Palestinian, police, rabbis, Rafah, refugees, Samaria, Saudi Arabia, settlers, Syria, terrorism, Turkiye, vandalism, video, Wall, war, West Bank, world, Yitzhar, Zionism
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha amongst 2025 Pulitzer winners
Middle East Eye Staff, 6 May 2025
Amy Goodman, audio, blockade, civilians, democracy, Donald Trump, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, hospitals, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Mosab Abu Toha, online, Palestine, Palestinian, podcast, prison, Pulitzer Prize, Rafah, schools, South Africa, students, Syria, teachers, travel, victims, visas, warArrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about green card holders
REBECCA SANTANA, AP, March 10, 2025
antisemitism, apartheid, colleges & universities, Columbia, deportation, divest, Donald Trump, free speech, Gaza, green cards, Hamas, Hezbollah, Homeland Security (DHS), immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Iraq, Jewish, land, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, New York City, Palestinian, prison, protest, Rafah, resistance, Russia, schools, State Department, stories, students, terrorism, United States (US), visas, war
ADC Issues Travel Advisory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Mar 7, 2025
American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Arab, ban, civil rights, discrimination, Donald Trump, donate, Grassroots, green cards, human rights, immigration, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Iran, Iraq, justice, law, Madison, media, Muslim, Palestine, Rafah, students, Sudan, Syria, travel, United States (US), Venezuela, volunteer, Yemen
Israel Is Blocking 11 American Doctors and Nurses From Leaving Gaza
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, JAN 25, 2025
aid, American, California, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, checkpoints, doctors, Donald Trump, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, hostages, images, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jordan, Madison, media, military, nurses, Palestinian, Rafah, State Department, United States (US), volunteer, war, West Bank, world, World Central Kitchen, WORT 89.9 FM
2025.01.25: “War Isn’t Over When It’s Over” Online with Kathy Kelly
The stories of lives forever altered by U.S. “forever wars”
calendar, corporations, delegation, Gaza, Hezbollah, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Kathy Kelly, Lebanon, Madison, nonviolence, online, Operation Cast Lead, Operation Pillar of Defense, peace, prison, Rafah, sanction, stories, teachers, terrorism, travel, victims, volunteer, war, war crimes, West Bank, world, World Beyond War
