The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Israel
May 1, 2026
Re “Settlers, Israeli public part company”
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, April 4, 2006 In the article “Settlers, Israeli public…
Girl’s Grieving Palestinian Mother Was Not Celebrating Her Martyrdom
Kathy Walsh, Capital Times, April 3, 2006 The photographs titled “Faces of grief in Palestine…
Amira Hass: Strangled in Gaza
1.5 million Arabs under Israeli siege Amira Hass, Haaretz, Mar 22, 2006 In the elections,…
Anglicans Vote to Divest From Concerns in Israel-Occupied Areas
NEELA BANERJEE, New York Times, February 9, 2006 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 – The governing body…
American, Anglican, BDS, boycott, Caterpillar, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, Church of England, Congress, corporations, divest, Europe, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Judaic, land, media, Middle East, New York Times, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Presbyterian, protest, rabbis, religion, terrorism, training, United Kingdom, United States, vote, West Bank, withdrawal, worldNEW BARK BUT OLD BITE FOR ISRAEL’S SHARON
GEORGE ARIDA, Madison.com, Dec 9, 2005 Despite appearances to the contrary, Ariel Sharon is one…
University of Wisconsin Regents Urged To Divest From Israel
Aaron Nathans, The Capital Times, November 11, 2005 Protesters packed a hearing Thursday on the…
Tawfiq Nasser: Palestinian Doctor Tells Of Life Under Occupation
Samara Kalk Derby, The Capital Times, October 10, 2005 To get to work each day,…
Augusta Victoria Hospital, Cap Times, Church of Christ, civilians, doctors, Fitchburg, green cards, healthcare, hospitals, ID, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Lutheran, Madison, Middle East, MRSCP, occupation, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Rafah, sister cities, Tawfiq Nasser, travel, Wall, West Bank, worldAin’t gonna study war no more
Bill Lueders, Isthmus, September 1, 2005 Camp Shalom had children pretend to be Israeli soldiers…
Jobless in Gaza
Mehammed Mack, L.A. Weekly, August 25, 2005 A somber note for many Gazans witnessing the…
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Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005
apartheid, Ariel Sharon, assassination, Beirut, blockade, civilians, economy, Egypt, Gaza, Haaretz, home demolition, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jewish, journalists, justice, land, media, military, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah, refugees, settlers, shelters, snipers, terrorism, torture, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), unemployment, victims, Wall, war, water, West Bank, worldAmira Hass: Khan Yunis / No Compensation for Arabs Losing Their Jobs in Katif
Amira Hass, Haaretz, 14 Aug 2005 Today is Omar’s last day of work for his…
No Aid for Israel’s Gaza “Disengagement”
August “Washington Wednesday” Action Alert Start Date: August 10, 2005 End Date: To be determined…
J’accuse: Finkelstein and Dershowitz
It’s a dispute that involves just about every emotive issue you can think of –…
Alan Dershowitz, American, Amnesty International, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, Arnold Schwarzenegger, B’Tselem, books, California, civilians, democracy, education, free speech, Holocaust, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, land, law, media, Middle East, negotiations, Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, torture, United States, University of California, war, world, ZionismBigger Than AIPAC
Robert Dreyfuss, MIFTAH, August 09, 2005 Important new details of the U.S.-Israeli espionage case involving…
The Jerusalem Powder Keg
The International Crisis Group, REPORT No. 44, 2 AUGUST 2005
Arab, ethnic cleansing, Fatah, Hamas, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, law, media, Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, settlers, South Africa, terrorism, two-state, war, West Bank, withdrawal, worldAmira Hass: Fooling the High Court of Justice and the Hague
The legalistic deception of the Israeli Civil Administration: “It is all Israel” Amira Hass, Haaretz,…
The Shabak: “We are above the Law”
Life under occupation Yael Barda, Occupation Magazine, July 7 2005 Yesterday I had a fascinating…
free speech, Hebrew, human rights, Israel, Israeli, justice, law, media, military, nonviolence, occupation, Palestinian, police, prison, protest, Shin Bet, solidarity, terrorism, video, WallThe reflection in the mirror
Two weeks later, I was at the Aaskar refugee camp, near Nablus. That day, the…
Simon Wiesenthal Center Says United Church of Christ’s Resolution Is Immoral
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 4, 2005–A United Church of Christ (UCC) resolution demanding that Israel dismantle its…
United Church of Christ General Synod Resolution: Tear Down the Wall
2005 United Church of Christ Synod Tear Down the Wall – Resolution of Witness Submitted…
aid, annexation, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, education, Geneva Conventions (1949), ghetto, healthcare, home demolition, hospitals, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, Jeff Halper, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Qalqilya, religion, resources, schools, settlers, students, Supreme Court, teachers, terrorism, travel, two-state, United Nations (UN), Wall, water, West Bank, withdrawal, worldThey Broke the Public’s Heart
For years, the news media ignored the injustices the settlers inflicted on their neighbors. Gideon…
Professor says UC Press must publish Beyond Chutzpa
Two emails from Beshara Doumani June 28, 2005 Dear Friends, I want to alert you…
Pro-Israel Groups: Campuses Improving
But “Never in the modern history of the Jewish state has there been more outspoken…
Giving Chutzpah New Meaning
Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jon Wiener,…
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Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, May 9, 2005 Madison — The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
Statewide Academic Union Calls for University of Wisconsin Israel Divestment
Al-Awda, The Electronic Intifada, 27 April 2005
University of Wisconsin Investments and Social Responsibility
On Tuesday, April 12, 2005 the Teaching Assistants Association (TAA) of UW-Madison debated a resolution…
aid, American, apartheid, BDS, boycott, Caterpillar, civilians, divest, Gaza War, human rights, Israel, Israeli, law, Lockheed Martin, Madison, military, Oshkosh Corp, Palestine, peace, religion, South Africa, tech, UW-Madison, violations, vote, war, WisconsinAmira Hass: Using the Holocaust to Ward Off Criticism
The pilgrimage to Jerusalem of so many European leaders shows that they are not deterred…
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Ruth Conniff, The Progressive, March 7, 2005 On Saturday I sat with other members of…
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FAYYAD SBAIHAT, Badger Herald, Mar 3, 2005
2005.03.04-05: Yonatan Shapira, Israeli Refusenik
March 4, 6:00 PM, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society building, 2010 Whenona Drive,…
From churches, a challenge to Israeli policies
Jane Lampman, The Christian Science Monitor, DECEMBER 6, 2004
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Derek Summerfield, British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004
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A leading UN official has warned US manufacturer Caterpillar that it may be complicit in…
Statement by European Jews for a Just Peace
Paris, 22 May 2004 We, European citizens from ten European countries gathered in Paris for…
Mazin Qumsiyeh: Sleeping on a bus and more
Mazin Qumsiyeh, 5/9/2004 Here is something to inspire you. Read this. It will help you…
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Gila Svirsky, May 18, 2004 Friends, We need your help. There is an emergency situation…
Wake up, world! Hear O Israel, wake up!
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 19:30:43 +0200 From: “Gila Svirsky” (gsvirsky@netvision.net.il) Subject: Anarchy in our…
UN has stopped emergency food aid in Gaza
UNRWA Press Release 1 April 2004 UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…
How Israel promotes terror in the occupied territories
Tanya Reinhart, Yediot Ahronot, 31 March 2004 — An extensive discussion has already taken place…
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Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Mar 14, 2004 A new species of officer is achieving greatness in…
2004.03.09: Madison Premiere of The Killing Zone
Tuesday, March 9The Crossing1127 University Avenue(University and Charter)7:00 pm Wednesday, March 10Grainger HallMorgridge Auditorium(University and…
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Ghadi Karmi, CounterPunch, February 20, 2004
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Rana El-Khatib, Arizona Republic, January 25, 2004 “Israel good!” were the last words my husband…
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Al-Awda, 5 December 2003
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AFP, 04 Nov 2003 BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union scrambled to contain the fallout…
Al Mezan Condemns Israel’s Crimes in Rafah and Calls for International Intervention
Reference: 43/2003 Date: October 13, 2003 Al Mezan Center For Human Rights On Monday 12…
2003.09.14-16: Palestinian Labor Tour
South Central Federation of Labor Meeting Monday, September 15 7 pm Madison Labor Temple, 1602…
Children’s author faces Jewish wrath
Fiachra Gibbons, The Guardian, August 23, 2003
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Jewish Peace News, 10 Aug 2003 [Israel’s new citizenship law, passed recently by a wide…
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Mohammed Omer, Rafah Today, 8 Aug 2003 Everyone in Palestine tastes the Occupation crimes, this…
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Israel’s crackdown on international peace activists raises grave concerns. Muna Hamzeh, Al-Ahram Weekly, 29 May…
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