The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Israel
Aug 24, 2026
Egypt Cracks Down on the “Global March to Gaza”
Emad Mekay, Jewish Currents, Jun 23, 2025
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What Zohran’s Victory Means
Peter Beinart, Jun 25, 2025
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2025.06.29: “The Moral Issue of Our Time: Palestine”
Online, 2:30-4:00 PM CT
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Saturday “Vote Against the Money” Action at the Madison Farmers Market
Capitol Square at North Hamilton, 10:30 am – 12 Noon
U.S. INTEL SAYS IRAN ISN’T A NUCLEAR THREAT
Nick Turse, The Intercept, June 17, 2025
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Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention
SOPHIE BATES AND PHILIP MARCELO, AP, June 20, 2025
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QASSAM MUADDI, MONDOWEISS, JUNE 12, 2025
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Huckabee’s Dangerous and Misguided Post to Trump
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, June 19, 2025
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America First or Israel First? Will Trump Join Netanyahu’s War on Iran?
DANIEL LEVY, ZETEO, JUN 17, 2025
‘Not for you’: Israeli shelters can exclude Palestinian citizens
Aseel Mafarjeh, Al Jazeera, 17 Jun 2025
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Demand NYT Report on Israel’s Crimes! No War With Iran!
CODEPINK, Jun 18, 2025
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Israeli fire kills 140 in Gaza in 24 hours, medics say, as attention shifts to Iran
Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters, June 18, 2025
U.S. Senate War Powers Resolution on Iran
Peace Action, Jun 16, 2025
Thousands head to Egypt in bid to break Israel’s Gaza blockade
Nadeen Ebrahim and Annoa Abekah-Mensah, CNN, June 12, 2025
Appeal From Fida Qishta
Jun 11, 2025
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The Global March to Gaza advances towards the Rafah Crossing
GAZA, Palestinian Information Center, 9-June-2025
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Madison’s Andaleeb Cartonera Honors Palestinian Endurance With Handmade Books
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jun 6, 2025
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2025.07.11-20: Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid
Donations still open!
aid, artist, auction, Barb Olson, calendar, Cassandra Dixon, civilians, donate, embroidery, encampments, Gaza, Grassroots, healthcare, hospitals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Java Cat, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), olive oil, online, Palestinian, projects, Rafah, shelters, sister cities, solidarity, starvation, war, waterThe Gaza Debate is Over
PETER BEINART, JUN 01, 2025
