The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Israel
Mar 14, 2026
2022.09.28-30: YWCA Madison’s Racial Justice Summit
Madison365, Sep 1, 2022
Rally for Google and Amazon workers against Israeli military
🚨ACTION ALERT🚨 Next Thursday, September 8th at 5pm at the Seattle Google campus (1000 Mercer…
Khalil Awawdeh Announces End to Hunger Strike
The Palestinian hunger striker, whose images shocked the world amid his more than 170-day strike,…
Israel’s top court rejects 2nd petition to release Awawdeh
A video showing Khalil Awawdeh and the toll his detention has taken on his body…
Khalil Awawdeh’s time is running out
Palestinian detainee Khalil Awawdeh Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, 30 Aug 2022 Geneva – Palestinian administrative…
Israeli occupation soldiers close the main gate of Qortoba school in Hebron
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has helped build playgrounds for both Qortuba Elementary School and…
Photos of Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike raise concerns
A protest in solidarity with Khalil Awawdeh, a Palestinian prisoner who is on hunger strike,…
Has the Fight Against Antisemitism Lost Its Way?
In a terrible irony, the campaign against “anti-semitism” has become a threat to freedom Peter…
President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20500 Dear…
Winning Lawsuit Against Major Israeli Newspaper
We just won a defamation case against a major Israeli newspaper! We made Israel Hayom…
100 Days and Counting: Justice for Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Rep. Carson Announces Justice For Shireen Act Jul 28, 2022 Washington, D.C. – Congressman André…
Mark Pocan: US should condemn this action
I’m with the nine countries in the EU on this. The US should condemn this…
Palestinian Rights Organizations Raided & Shut Down
American Friends Service Committee, August 18, 2022 Stand with Palestinian human rights defenders Early this…
Democracies don’t raid human rights offices
Democracies don’t raid human rights offices in the middle of the night. pic.twitter.com/kJZSVCl1Tx — IfNotNow🔥…
Breaking: Six Palestinian NGOs raided & closed
Just Vision, August 18, 2022 Early this morning, Israeli army forces raided the offices of…
Israel carried out Gaza strike that killed 5 children
A Palestinian girl lays roses on the grave of one of the children of Nijim…
Pain and sorrow is an endless story for Gaza
Pain and sorrow is an endless story for Palestinians in Gaza… pic.twitter.com/A7sXc8PHxq — Sarah Hassan…
Take Action Together for Gaza
Jewish Voice for Peace, August 7, 2022 Just over a year since its last horrific…
Israel attacks Gaza as election approaches
‘Sacrificial pawns’: After deadly air raids on Gaza, analysts question Israel’s motivation amid political turmoil…
🔥 Israel is bombing Gaza
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) condemns Israel’s raids on civilian areas in…
Senators Call for Report on Shireen Abu Akleh
“The United States must ensure an independent, credible, and transparent investigation into the shooting death…
‘No Tech for Israeli Apartheid’
ICYMI—Human rights activists confronted leaders at #AWSsummit to demand an end to @Amazon's surveillance empire—which…
ADC Welcomes Decision by Montgomery County Council
The Montgomery County Council was initially scheduled to consider a harmful and overly expansive definition…
No Path to Justice
Israeli Forces Keep Killing Americans While U.S. Officials Give Them a Pass Alice Speri, The…
Mr. President, This is Apartheid
B’Tselem welcomes President Biden with billboard campaign B’Tselem, 13 July 2022 Israeli human rights group…
The Plight of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta
Ayman Mohyeldin, MSNBC, Jul 15, 2022 On his first Middle East trip as president, Joe…
Biden Affirms Support for Apartheid, Throws Palestinians Under the Bus
The US will never be on the right side of history, so long as it…
Tell Secretary Mayorkas Israel is Not Eligible for the Visa Waiver Program
The United States cannot grant them a free pass Dear Friend, Americans for Justice in Palestine…
No evidence from Israel that Palestinian NGOs are ‘terrorist organizations’
“In the absence of such evidence, we will continue our cooperation and strong support for…
17 years of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), July 8, 2022 Today our movement celebrates 17 years. On…
24 Senators reject Israeli claims and call on FBI to investigate killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS, JUNE 24, 2022
BREAKING: 200+ Palestinians, Israelis, and American Jews protest to #SaveMasaferYatta
Growing up, I was told over and over: “You need to take responsibility for Israel.…
2022.06.14: No Way to Treat a Child Webinar
Please join the #nowaytotreatachild campaign co-leaders from Defense for Children International – Palestine and American…
Rashida Tlaib’s historic resolution to recognize the Nakba
Please read this letter to North Carolina’s US Congressional Representatives from VJP leadership urging them…
Israeli forces kill two more Palestinians, another dies of wounds
Deceased on Wednesday: Bilal Awad Kabaha and Ayman Mahmoud Mheisin. If Americans Knew, June 2,…
Act Now: Israel is trying to prevent us from visiting Palestine
Rep. Rashida Tlaib and other progressives are pushing back against Israel’s new procedures Americans for…
Jewish mobs attack Palestinians during Jerusalem rampage
Tamara Nassar, The Electronic Intifada, 30 May 2022
A Word from Jeff Halper on “Jerusalem Day”
Jeff Halper, ICAHD, May 29, 2022 Today, Sunday, May 29, the Jewish state of Israel…
American Bar Association questions Israel’s designation of six Palestinian organizations
JEFF WRIGHT, Mondoweiss, MAY 5, 2022
2022.05.20: Shireen Abu Akleh on WORT
This will never be unseen. pic.twitter.com/Gtfrjqs6Q3 — Riya Al (@RiyaAlsanah) May 13, 2022 Live Online…
Israeli Police at Shireen Abu Akleh’s Funeral
Time, May 13, 2022
The funeral of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
This will never be unseen. pic.twitter.com/Gtfrjqs6Q3 — Riya Al (@RiyaAlsanah) May 13, 2022
Israeli police attack funeral procession for shot journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh
TV images show Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqleh’s coffin falling as police grab Palestinian…
The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
Shireen Abu Akleh was fatally shot while covering an Israeli army raid on the Jenin…
Tell NYT: Israel killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
MD2Palestine May 12, 2022 Since Israeli snipers brutally killed renowned Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh…
2022.05.15: Madison Nakba Rally
This coming weekend marks 74 years since the Nakba (Catastrophe) of 1948, the ethnic cleansing…
ADC Statement On The Assassination Of Shireen Abu Akleh
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | May 11, 2022 – Early this morning in Jenin, Occupied…
Palestinian-American journalist killed by Israel
CODEPINK, May 11, 2022 On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, Israeli soldiers shot and killed 51-year-old…
ENSURE ISRAEL NO LONGER DISCRIMINATES AGAINST AMERICAN CITIZENS
AJP Action calls on Secretary Blinken to demand Israel end the disparate treatment of American…
Israel on the Fourth Geneva Convention
The Israeli Supreme Court just ruled that the prohibition on forcible transfer in Article 49(1)…
High Court Justices Know Israel Won’t Face Sanctions Over Masafer Yatta Evictions
The decision was released on the eve of Independence Day, when the Jews celebrate the…
It only took 20 years
It only took 20 years… pic.twitter.com/Y3J47ziyA8 — Christian Henderson (@CjvHenderson) April 29, 2022 The Harvard…
PUMA says it’s “complicated.” Palestinians say it’s apartheid.
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), April 13, 2022 Take…
2022.04.25: Wisconsin Premiere of the Film Boycott
Just Vision’s new documentary, Boycott, will have its Wisconsin Premiere at the Milwaukee Film Festival…
2022.04.26: Webinar on the Palestinian Solidarity Movement
Presented by the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions (ICAHD) and Mondoweiss. 12 noon Central Register…
Carter Center backs six NGOs after ‘baseless’ terrorism ban by Israel
The New Arab, 07 April, 2022
2022.04.18: “Who Speaks for the Jews?” Series
6 pm Central Join IfNotNow and the Jewish Liberation Fund for this speaker series addressing…
2022.04.12: Webinar: The Israeli Military Detention System
11 am Central Palestinian Prisoners Day is April 17 and this month’s No Way to…
2022.04.08: Film Jenin, Jenin
Helen C. White Library, Room 4281 6-7:30 pm UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine presents…
A New Random Quote
It is impossible to remain indifferent in the face of the horrific images from the…
70 year old Palestinian beaten in the village of A Tuwani
On Thursday Mar 31, 2022 a large Israeli force entered the tiny village of A…
2022.04.09: The Power of Hope: Standing Together in Israel/Palestine
Alon-Lee Green with Hadash MKs Dov Khenin and Ayman Odeh on October 9, 2015 “Jews…
2022.03.30: Caging Childhood: Palestinian Children in Israeli Detention
8:30 pm Central Online Hosted by Defense for Children International-Palestine; Amnesty International; Canadians for Justice…
Justice for Palestine Cannot Wait: U.S. Military Funding to Israel with Anti-Palestinian Bill
Cat Knarr, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 10 Mar 2022 WASHINGTON, DC, March 10, 2022—House…
2022.03.16: WORT 89.9 FM: Holding Israel Accountable
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Buzz – 3-16-22 – Attala Madison Rafah Sister City Project, WORT…
The US supports illegal annexations by Israel and Morocco. Why the hypocrisy?
Peter Beinart, The Guardian, 10 Mar 2022
Israeli top court annuls Sheikh Jarrah eviction orders
I am writing with breaking news from this week in Sheikh Jarrah. On Tuesday, the…
Demonstration on the anniversary of the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre
Human Rights Defenders تجمع المدافعين عن حقوق الانسان, February 25, 2022 Hebron, Palestine — The…
#DefundRacism: The Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre
#DefundRacism | defundracism.org On February 25 Palestinians in Hebron will be mobilizing in protest as…
2022.03.16: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration Online
On the 19th anniversary of the killing of American peace activist Rachel Corrie by Israeli…
‘More than wonderful’ … Gaza bookshop to reopen after unexpectedly successful global campaign
Alison Flood, The Guardian, 28 Jan 2022
Tell Congress No on the Israel Ethnic Cleansing Normalization Act
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Raise your voice to tell Congress to vote NO to…
Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians – Amnesty International
Amnesty International, 1 February 2022
Alison Weir: Essential facts on Israel-Palestine
If Americans Knew, YouTube, Feb 28, 2017
Israel Uses Military Tech Industry to Spy on Americans
If Americans Knew, YouTube, Oct 6, 2021
Breaking the Silence on Omar As’ad’s Autopsy
Breaking the Silence, January 27, 2022
Rep. Pocan on Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad’s death
Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad’s death after being detained during a raid on an occupied West Bank…
Israeli soldiers blindfolded and gagged elderly Palestinian American later found dead
Details of an army investigation obtained by Israeli media indicate troops didn’t seek aid for…
Tutu’s courage on Israeli apartheid is played down in U.S. media
JAMES NORTH AND PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 30, 2021
Palestinian NGO “Terrorists” and Negev Protests
An Israeli soldier seen during an army raid on the Palestinian village of Burqa in…
Umm al-Khair and Hajj Suleiman’s Funeral
Touching Photographs, January 20, 2022
Our Decision is Freedom — ‘No’ to Administrative Detention
Palestinian Administrative Detainees Declare Boycott of Israeli Military Courts Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights…
#SaveSheikhJarrah Twitterstorm
Palestine Solidarity Campaign, January 19, 2022 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm GMT At 3am last…
‘How do they expect my children to grow up and not be full of hatred?’
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, January 19, 2022
Increase in Online Racism and Incitement against Palestinians and Arabs
7amleh monitored the hate speech and incitement against Palestinians and Arabs in Hebrew on the…
Killed for Driving While Palestinian
MRSCP Statement on the Death of Omar Abdulmajeed As’ad in Israeli custody The Madison-Rafah Sister…
Iconic Palestinian activist dies after being run over by Israeli forces
Shatha Hammad, Middle East Eye,17 January 2022
Our Tax Dollars at Work: Destroying a Palestinian Family’s Home and Livelihood
Al Fakheit is one of 12 villages located in the Masafer Yatta area that Israel…
Omar Assad, a long-time Milwaukee resident, found dead in West Bank after detention by Israeli soldiers
His family wants an investigation Mourners carry the body of Omar Assad during his funeral…
Palestinian-American man, 80, found dead after Israeli raid in West Bank
BBC News Services, January 13, 2022
