The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Issa Amro

Oct 9, 2026

2025.12.22: Webinar with Palestinian Human Rights Defender Issa Amro
Online, 11 AM CT
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2025.06.25: ‘Global Palestine: What is Happening to the Middle East and Where is it Headed?’
Online, 12-1:30 pm CT
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If you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention
Louis Theroux, The Guardian, 10 May 2025
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2025.03.12: A Conversation with Issa Amro and Jeff Halper
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) – USA, Mar 4, 2025
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West Bank ‘Abu Ghraib 2.0’
IDF Torture Videos Spark Renewed Calls to End US Military Aid to Israel Bound, blindfolded,…
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Facial Recognition Powers ‘Automated Apartheid’ by Israel
“These databases and tools exclusively record the data of Palestinians” An Israeli soldier under a…
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Friends of Hebron: New social media links
Just days ago, Israelis demolished several Palestinian shops in the old Hebron vegetable market. These…
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2022 was a record year for settler violence. Next year will be even worse.
YUMNA PATEL, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 15, 2022
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Rise of Israel’s far right puts focus back on the West Bank occupation
The Israeli-controlled checkpoint in Hebron (Bab al Zawiyah) divides Palestinians in their city. (Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR…
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ACTION ALERT: The Israeli army closes Youth Against Settlements Community Center
Dear Friends, The Israeli army showed up and closed our community center! The house belongs…
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Winning Lawsuit Against Major Israeli Newspaper
We just won a defamation case against a major Israeli newspaper! We made Israel Hayom…
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Israel can monitor every telephone call in West Bank and Gaza, says intelligence source
Lubna Masarwa, Middle East Eye, 15 November 2021
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2021.02.10: Jim Zogby Talks with Human Rights Advocate Issa Amro
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m CT In the months we…
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How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
Nathan Thrall, New York Times, March 28, 2019
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Palestinian Authority arrests human rights activist Issa Amro
Michael Schaeffer and Omer-Man, +972, September 5, 2017
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Free Issa Amro
We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, call on you to strongly oppose David Friedman’s nomination…
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Breaking Ground at Cinema Hebron
Rabbi Brant Rosen, Shalom Rav, July 17, 2016 This past Friday, I had the honor…
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