The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Israel Lobby
Apr 8, 2026
Israel Has Silenced Wisconsin!
Gov. Evers has signed Assembly Bill 446 into law, advancing an IHRA definition of antisemitism…
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, Australia, CODEPINK, discrimination, free speech, Glenn Greenwald, Holocaust, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Judiciary, law, Madison, Middle East, Milwaukee, MRSCP, Muslim, online, Palestine, peace, Peace Action, Rafah, State Capitol, UW-Madison, veto, vote, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA)
Tucker Carlson is right about the Open Secret of U.S. and Israel Relations
AVRUM BURG, MAR 19, 2026
Poll Shows Double-Digit Drop in US Voter Support for Israel Since 2023
BRAD REED, COMMON DREAMS, Mar 16, 2026
2026.02.28: Rising Global Solidarity Against Genocide
Online, 11 AM CT
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance Advocacy Day
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, Feb 16, 2026. Lobbying against AB 446/SB 445 IHRA bills.
The Rapidly Growing Category of Antisemitic Jews
Mouin Rabbani, Feb 13, 2026
AIPAC’s Colossal Own Goal
RYAN COOPER, ZETEO, FEB 15, 2026
Thank the ‘No’ Votes on IHRA
SB445 Committee Vote, Feb 2, 2026
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, CODEPINK, free speech, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel Lobby, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Judiciary, law, Madison, media, MRSCP, Peace Action, Rafah, vote, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA)
URGENT FREE SPEECH ALERT: Wisconsin Senate Moves IHRA Bill Behind Closed Doors
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), February 2, 2026
American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, Arab, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, free speech, Grassroots, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel Lobby, Judiciary, justice, law, legislature, Madison, media, Milwaukee, Rafah, Tony Evers, United States, veto, vote, war, Wisconsin
There Is No “After Gaza”
Sarah Aziza, The Nation, JAN 31, 2026
annexation, arms, assassination, blockade, Board of Peace, censorship, civilians, colleges & universities, colonialism, Donald Trump, encampments, ethnic cleansing, Europe, exposure, free speech, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, genocide, Ghassan Kanafani, Global Sumud Flotilla, Hannibal Directive, hasbara, Hiba Abu Nada, hospitals, hostages, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel Lobby, Jared Kushner, journalists, Mahmoud Khalil, Ms. Rachel, Nakba, October 7, Palestine, prisoners, propaganda, Refaat Al-Areer, Rumeysa Ozturk, starvation, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), war crimes, West Bank, Zionism
The Magic System Of Zionism
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, JAN 23, 2026
2026.01.08: Ta-Nehesi Coates’ “The Message” Book Circle
Online, 6:00 pm social, 6:30 pm program
BlackNest: Inside Canary Mission’s Secret Web of Unlisted Sites
JACQUELINE SWEET, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 06, 2026
Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, Dec 21, 2025
Top ADL leader quits, accusing group of being ‘useful idiot’ for Trump
RON KAMPEAS, JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY, DECEMBER 12, 2025
Lemkin Institute Rebukes Clinton for Blaming Youth Outrage Over Gaza Genocide on TikTok
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, Dec 10, 2025
UW Police Department’s careless assault on student protest
ROMAN FRITZ, TONE MADISON, DECEMBER 8, 2025
The Israel lobby is melting down before our eyes
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 2, 2025
‘Home truths’ from Melanie Phillips convey one message: Israel will always be at war
David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 25 November 2025
Ms. Rachel Under Fire for Speaking About Palestinian Children in Gaza
Kanza Eemaan, American Muslim Today, Dec 04, 2025
Hillary Clinton Joins in Blaming TikTok for Young Americans’ View That Israel Is Committing Genocide
JULIA CONLEY, Common Dreams, Dec 03, 2025
Clinton Says Young People Oppose Gaza Genocide Due to “Totally Made Up” Videos
Sharon Zhang , TRUTHOUT, December 3, 2025
Grok says translation from Hebrew has been disabled on X
Grok AI on X, Nov 18, 2025
Zionists Are Freaking Out About Losing Control Of The Narrative
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, NOV 18, 2025
2025.11.25: AIPAC Out of US Politics!
Online, 6 PM CT
American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), apartheid, calendar, climate, Congress, Donald Trump, education, healthcare, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, justice, Madison, military, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Progressives, Rafah, solidarity, terrorism, vote, war, Zionism
Israel destroys non-existent ceasefire
OWEN JONES, OCT 29, 2025
2025.10.22: Testimonies on AB446, a Definition of Antisemitism
Rep. Ryan Clancy, ryanclancywi, Oct 22, 2025
A WI bill aims to stop antisemitism. It outlaws valid criticism of Israel instead.
Annie Kraus, Sandy Pasch and Rachel Buff, Special to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct 16, 2025
Israel wants to hire Chris Pratt and Steph Curry
NICK CLEVELAND-STOUT, Responsible Statecraft, OCT 07, 2025
2025.10.22 Update: Public Hearing on Assembly Bill 446 on a Definition of Antisemitism
State Capitol, Room 417 North (GAR Hall), 9 am
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), antisemitism, calendar, CODEPINK, discrimination, free speech, Holocaust, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Judiciary, law, Madison, Milwaukee, MRSCP, Muslim, online, Palestine, peace, Peace Action, Rafah, State Capitol, veto, vote, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA)URGENT: Contact legislators, show up Thursday to stop a bad “anti-semitism” bill
MRSCP, Sep 23, 2025
antisemitism, Cap Times, censorship, Esty Dinur, free speech, Holocaust, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jerusalem Declaration, Jewish, law, legislature, Madison, maps, MRSCP, Muslim, New Jersey, petition, Rafah, Raz Segal, State Capitol, take action, veto, vote, war, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA), world, WORT 89.9 FM
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and Genocide Funding
The Intercept, Sep 14, 2025
Rubio in Israel for talks to limit diplomatic damage over Qatar strikes
Julian Borger, The Guardian, 14 Sep 2025
Don’t Let Israel Silence Wisconsin!
MRSCP, CODEPINK Madison, JVP-Milwaukee & Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, Sep 11, 2025
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), antisemitism, apartheid, censorship, CODEPINK, discrimination, education, equality, FBI, free speech, Holocaust, human rights, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jerusalem Declaration, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, labor, law, legislature, Madison, Middle East, Milwaukee, MRSCP, Muslim, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peter Beinart, petition, racism, Rafah, starvation, students, take action, terrorism, training, violations, war, war crimes, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA), Zionism
‘I’m so dehumanized’: Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt
Laura Albast, Prism, September 9, 2025
Israel and Double Standards
MOUIN RABBANI, SEP 06, 2025
U.S. Nonprofit Fundraising to Buy Drones for Israeli Military in Gaza Genocide
MURTAZA HUSSAIN AND SAMI VANDERLIP, DROP SITE NEWS, SEP 06, 2025
Egypt Isn’t Starving Gaza – Israel Is
MUHAMMAD SHEHADA, ZETEO, AUG 28, 2025
Project Esther and the Palestine Solidarity Movement
Jewish Voice for Peace, August 20, 2025
New U.S. Report On Israel’s Human Rights Abuses Is 91% Shorter
Nick Turse, The Intercept, August 13 2025
House Democrats take summer vacation with AIPAC in Israel
MICHAEL ARRIA, MONDOWEISS, AUGUST 14, 2025
In This Palestinian Christian Village, the Hypocrisy of Christian Zionism is Unmistakable
DELANEY NOLAN, ZETEO, AUG 14, 2025
Lindsey Graham on Why America Should Support Israel
Republican Party of South Carolina, Aug 13, 2025
2025.08.14: How Anti-Palestinian Repression is Building Authoritarianism in America
WORT 89.9 FM, 12-1 pm. Call in at 608-256-2001.
US speaker Mike Johnson says West Bank belongs to Jews ‘by right’
JEREMY SHARON, Times Of Israel, 4 August 2025
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 Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, 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
2025.08.12: Video: Gaza Apocalypse with Mouin Rabbani
Online, 6:00 pm CT
The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition
Ashley Wu, New York Times, July 30, 2025
The One Word That Can Get You Banned on Social Media
THE FEED, JUL 29, 2025
Call on UW-Madison to Revoke the Suspension of Students for Justice in Palestine!
Students for Justice in Palestine at UW-Madison, July 25, 2025
James Gunn’s Superman cements Israel’s villain status in the American imagination
MITCHELL PLITNICK, MONDOWEISS, JULY 18, 2025
American, antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, Betar, books, civilians, Europe, film, Gaza War, immigrants, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, justice, Madison, media, Meta, Middle East, military, Muslim, October 7, online, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, Progressives, protest, Rafah, Russia, United States, war, war crimes, world
“Antisemitism is rising to dangerous levels!”
Caitlin Johnstone, Jul 20, 2025
AOC Is A Genocidal Con Artist
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, JUL 19, 2025
What Zohran’s Victory Means
Peter Beinart, Jun 25, 2025
aid, American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), antisemitism, arms, Bernie Sanders, Congress, democracy, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, donors, encampments, fair trade, Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jerusalem, Jewish, law, media, New York City, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Peter Beinart, Progressives, protest, public opinion, Rashida Tlaib, Republican Party, secular, United States, video, Vietnam, vote, war, Zohran Mamdani
Saturday “Vote Against the Money” Action at the Madison Farmers Market
Capitol Square at North Hamilton, 10:30 am – 12 Noon
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 War, 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, vote, war, world, Zionism
AIPAC Demands Democrats “Stand With Israel” on Iran
DAVID DAYEN AND RYAN GRIM, DROP SITE NEWS, JUN 18, 2025
Tell the House to Vote No on HR 867
Wisconsin Right to Boycott, May 4, 2025
Tomorrow the House Will Vote to Criminalize Speech and BDS (HR 867)
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), May 4, 2024
American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), antisemitism, apartheid, BDS, boycott, Congress, discrimination, ethnic cleansing, free speech, Gaza War, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Lobby, law, Madison, media, nonprofits, prison, Rafah, students, vote, war, war crimesDemocrats Push To Censor Palestine Lessons In California
Shaanth Nanguneri, The Intercept, April 28, 2025
American, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, Arab, ban, California, censorship, Cisco, Congress, discrimination, divest, education, Egypt, Eli Valley, ethnic cleansing, free speech, Google, Grassroots, Hamas, human rights, images, indigenous, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, land, law, legislature, Madison, media, Middle East, Nakba, Native American, New York Times, October 7, one-state, online, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, San Francisco State, sanction, schools, South Africa, State Department, students, teachers, training, unions, United Nations (UN), video, Vietnam, vote, war, world, Zionism
Tell Your Senators to Oppose the Antisemitism Awareness Act
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Apr 29, 2025
“Bomb Gaza’s food”, demands Israeli leader
OWEN JONES, BATTLELINES, APR 29, 2025
TikTok on Genocide
faab64, TikTok, 4/28/25
Muslim Women’s Coalition Response to Archewell Foundation
Muslim Women’s Coalition, April 17, 2025
Amnesty International, antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, Archewell, arms, California, Christian, disinformation, donors, embargo, encampments, Europe, freedom, Gaza War, genocide, hasbara, healthcare, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Jordan, justice, land, law, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Milwaukee, Muslim, Muslim Women’s Coalition, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, propaganda, protest, Pulitzer Prize, racism, Rafah, resources, terrorism, travel, United Kingdom, war, West Bank, Wisconsin, women, world, Zionism
First they came for Mahmoud Khalil…
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Mar 11, 2025
colleges & universities, deportation, digital, divest, Donald Trump, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, hospitals, human rights, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Lobby, justice, labor, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestinian, Rafah, resources, Rumeysa Ozturk, students, take action, Tufts, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), visas, war
Zionist organizations are taking down names
The Intercept, Apr 14, 2025
Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In For Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested By ICE
Akela Lacy, The Intercept, April 14 2025
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2025.04.23: Film “The Palestine Exception” on Campus Protests
UW Memorial Union, 6-8 pm
Mahmoud Khalil’s free speech is a national security risk
Peter Suber, FediScience, Apr 12, 2025 & Associated Press
Massive Israeli Censorship of Pro-Palestine Posts on Facebook and Instagram
WAQAS AHMED, NICHOLAS RODELO, RYAN GRIM, AND MURTAZA HUSSAIN, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 11, 2025
2025.04.23 Update: WI Right to Boycott Press Conference and Lobby Day
Wisconsin State Capitol, 9 am
2025.04.23: Help Overturn Wisconsin’s anti-BDS Law!
MRSCP, Apr 2, 2025
BDS, boycott, calendar, democracy, discrimination, divest, free speech, Google, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, justice, law, Madison, maps, MRSCP, online, Palestinian, peace, petition, protest, Rafah, resistance, Right to Boycott, sanction, State Capitol, Supreme Court, take action, taxes, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), war, Wisconsin
2025.04.21: Campus Speech, Antisemitism and Islamophobia
UW-Madison Pyle Center, Wisconsin Idea Lounge, 5:00 pm
The Low-Hanging Fruit of Canceled Student Visas
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance, March 30, 2025
Amazon, arms, Badar Khan Suri, climate, colleges & universities, Columbia, deportation, doctors, Donald Trump, education, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel Lobby, justice, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, media, Minnesota, New York Times, police, protest, Rafah, Ramadan, Rumeysa Ozturk, Russia, schools, students, terrorism, Tufts, United States, video, visas, West Bank
2025.04.03: ZOOM with WNPJ on the WI Right to Boycott campaign
Online, 12 noon – 1 p.m.
Does Columbia still merit the name of a university?
Rashid Khalidi, The Guardian, 25 Mar 2025
allies, antisemitism, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, Black, books, colleges & universities, Columbia, disability, discrimination, disinformation, Donald Trump, donors, education, Edward Said, ethnic cleansing, free speech, Gaza War, Hamas, hasbara, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, labor, land, law, Madison, Middle East, Muslim, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, propaganda, protest, racism, Rafah, Rashid Khalidi, sanction, schools, students, violations, vote, war, women, world, WORT 89.9 FMIsraeli vs. American Media
@dbattistella@todon.eu
Georgetown Postdoc Detained by ICE as Crackdown on Campus Speech Widens
ARCHIT AND MURTAZA HUSSAIN, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 19, 2025
2025.03.19-04.17: WI Right to Boycott Information Sessions
Online, Mar 19, 8 pm; Apr 5, 4 pm; Apr 17, 7 pm; 2025
After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
JOCELYN GECKER, AP, March 15, 2025
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Trump’s Disappearing Of Mahmoud Khalil Should Be A Warning For Us All
THE BIG PICTURE AND TODD BEETON, MAR 13, 2025
Almost 100 arrested during protest occupying Trump Tower over Mahmoud Khalil
Martin Pengelly, The Guardian, 13 Mar 2025
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Congressional Letter to DHS on Mahmoud Khalil
14 Democratic House Members to Secretary Kristi Noem, Mar 11, 2025
Why we need a new free speech movement
ROBERT REICH, MAR 13, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil Speaks With Attorneys for First Time Since Detention
JASON PALADINO, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 13, 2025
What is happening to Mahmoud Khalil is chilling
CHRIS GEIDNER, LAW DORK, MAR 12, 2025
ADC Statement on the Detainment of Mahmoud Khalil
Mar 10, 2025
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), colleges & universities, Columbia, Congress, democracy, discrimination, Donald Trump, encampments, equality, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel Lobby, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, media, Muslim, Muslims, negotiations, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rafah, religion, schools, students, travel, visas
2025.03.11: UW-Madison Protest for Mahmoud Khalil
UW-Madison Library Mall, 12 pm
DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Encampment
JANINE ALHADIDI AND MEGHNAD BOSE, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 9, 2025
