The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Israel

Aug 24, 2026

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…
antisemitism, Atlanta, BDS, boycott, Church of Christ, divest, free speech, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, nationalism, Palestinian, rabbis, religion, terrorism, vote, Wall, world, Zionism
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, world
They Broke the Public’s Heart
For years, the news media ignored the injustices the settlers inflicted on their neighbors. Gideon…
doctors, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Gideon Levy, Haaretz, healthcare, Hebron, home demolition, homeless, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, journalists, justice, Khan Younis, labor, land, media, military, Palestinian, rabbis, Samaria, terrorism, vote, war, West Bank, WORT 89.9 FM
Another US church mulls divestment
Sam Ser, THE JERUSALEM POST, July 1, 2005 The United Church of Christ is to…
American, apartheid, Arab, Atlanta, BDS, boycott, Church of Christ, corporations, divest, Holocaust, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, land, Methodist, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, Presbyterian, protest, religion, South Africa, terrorism, United States, world
Professor says UC Press must publish Beyond Chutzpa
Two emails from Beshara Doumani June 28, 2005 Dear Friends, I want to alert you…
Alan Dershowitz, antisemitism, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, colleges & universities, free speech, history, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, law, Middle East, Norman Finkelstein, Palestinian, resources, University of California, war
Mustafa Barghouti: The liberation of the Israeli and Palestinian people
Israel must understand that the liberation of the Israeli people depends on the liberation of…
apartheid, blockade, confiscation, economy, education, Edward Said, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, Hebrew, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Jewish, justice, land, law, Mahmoud Abbas, Mustafa Barghouti, occupation, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, prison, prisoners, settlers, tech, terrorism, travel, two-state, vote, war, water, West Bank, withdrawal, Yasser Arafat
Pro-Israel Groups: Campuses Improving
But “Never in the modern history of the Jewish state has there been more outspoken…
American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), antisemitism, colleges & universities, diaspora, donors, environment, free speech, Hillel, Intifada, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, land, media, Palestinian, schools, students, training, video, war
Giving Chutzpah New Meaning
Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jon Wiener,…
Alan Dershowitz, Amnesty International, antisemitism, Arnold Schwarzenegger, assassination, Avi Shlaim, books, California, civilians, colleges & universities, Europe, film, free speech, Gaza City, Hamas, Hebrew, history, Holocaust, human rights, Intifada, Islamic, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, law, media, Middle East, New York Times, Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein, Palestine, Palestinian, public opinion, Sara Roy, torture, UC Berkeley, University of California, violations, vote, war, water, WORT 89.9 FM
Avi Shlaim: Withdrawal is a prelude to annexation
Avi Shlaim, The Guardian, 21 June 2005
American, annexation, Arab, Ariel Sharon, arms, Avi Shlaim, democracy, Egypt, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, Iran, Iraq, Iron Wall, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, land, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, military, Muslim, Muslims, negotiations, occupation, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, regime change, Russia, settlers, terrorism, two-state, Wall, war, water, West Bank, withdrawal, world
Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks a “Myth”
Palestine Media Center (PMC), June 11, 2005 In a report titled “The Myth of Incitement…
aid, American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, Bedouin, books, Christian, civilians, climate, Congress, democracy, documentary, education, Egypt, environment, equality, Europe, film, Germany, ghetto, Hebrew, Hebron, Hillary Clinton, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, justice, land, law, literature, maps, media, Middle East, military, Nablus, New York Times, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, prison, racism, Ramallah, religion, schools, solidarity, students, teachers, tech, terrorism, training, Tulkarm, two-state, United States, Wall, war, West Bank, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM
Mezan Center is Key Partner in Palestine
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, May 9, 2005 Madison — The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
Al Mezan, donors, education, Gaza City, Grassroots, healthcare, human rights, Israel, Israeli, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, milk, Palestine, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, projects, Rafah, sister cities, travel, violations, West Bank, Wisconsin, women
Statewide Academic Union Calls for University of Wisconsin Israel Divestment
Al-Awda, The Electronic Intifada, 27 April 2005
Al-Awda, apartheid, BDS, boycott, divest, Electronic Intifada, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Wisconsin
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, human rights, Israel, Israeli, law, Lockheed Martin, Madison, military, Oshkosh Corp, Palestine, peace, religion, South Africa, tech, UW-Madison, violations, vote, war, Wisconsin
Inside scarred minds
On his first visit to the Gaza Strip, Daniel Day-Lewis meets the Palestinian families living…
Algeria, apartheid, Ariel Sharon, arms, artist, Australia, bases, Bedouin, civilians, Daniel Day-Lewis, doctors, donate, Egypt, football, Gaza, Gaza City, Germany, Hamas, healthcare, home demolition, homeless, hospitals, hunger strikes, International Criminal Court (ICC), Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jerusalem, Khan Younis, land, Meta, Middle East, military, Ministry of Health, music, occupation, olive oil, olive trees, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Ramadan, rape, Russia, schools, snipers, stories, terrorism, travel, victims, violations, Wall, war, water, world
Amira Hass: Using the Holocaust to Ward Off Criticism
The pilgrimage to Jerusalem of so many European leaders shows that they are not deterred…
Amira Hass, Amsterdam, antisemitism, apartheid, concentration camps, equality, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Germany, ghetto, Haaretz, Holocaust, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, media, occupation, Palestinian, peace, police, protest, sanction, South Africa, victims, war, world, WORT 89.9 FM
2005.03.05: An Israeli Refuser’s Message for Peace
Ruth Conniff, The Progressive, March 7, 2005 On Saturday I sat with other members of…
American, Arab, calendar, civilians, conscientious objectors, Europe, Holocaust, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, justice, law, Madison, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, refuseniks, Syria, terrorism, two-state, United States, war, Wisconsin, Yonatan Shapira
Board of Regents must support divestment
FAYYAD SBAIHAT, Badger Herald, Mar 3, 2005
Amnesty International, apartheid, arms, assassination, BDS, Black, boycott, Caterpillar, corporations, divest, economy, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israeli, land, military, Palestinian, Rafah, religion, South Africa, terrorism, violations, Wall, war, war crimes, Wisconsin, world
2005.03.04-05: Yonatan Shapira, Israeli Refusenik
March 4, 6:00 PM, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society building, 2010 Whenona Drive,…
calendar, conscientious objectors, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, justice, Madison, maps, peace, refuseniks, terrorism, Unitarian, UW-Madison, Yonatan Shapira
From churches, a challenge to Israeli policies
Jane Lampman, The Christian Science Monitor, DECEMBER 6, 2004
American, Arab, BDS, boycott, Caterpillar, Christian, Church of Christ, civilians, Congress, divest, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, labor, land, law, Methodist, Middle East, military, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Presbyterian, protest, religion, resources, sanction, terrorism, travel, two-state, vote, Wall, war, West Bank
Saying no to Israel is not anti-Semitism
B.J. Paschal, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, December 1, 2004 DOES AN AMERICAN religious denomination such as…
American, Anglican, antisemitism, BDS, boycott, Congress, democracy, divest, Israel, Israel Lobby, journalists, Middle East, occupation, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, Presbyterian, religion, settlers, Syria, terrorism, US News and World Report, West Bank, world