The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Jonathan Pollak
Jun 28, 2026
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Michael D. Shear, Daniel Berehulak, Leanne Abraham and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 20, 2025
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A Bloody Month in the West Bank Olive Harvest Leads to the Death of a Boy
David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, Nov. 14, 2025
Abu Falah, activists, Ayssam Ma’ala, Beita, Burin, Eran Maoz, ethnic cleansing, Ghuroub Hamayel, Hebron, Hekmat Shtewei, Idhna, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jonathan Pollak, journalists, Kufr Qaddum, Mohamed Suleiman, New York Times, Oded Yedaya, olive trees, Ramallah, settlers, Silwad, terrorism, Turmus Ayya, West Bank
Beaten to Death: Eyewitnesses Describe Brutal Killing of U.S. Citizen by Israeli Settlers in West Bank
DEMOCRACY NOW! JULY 15, 2025
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Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Protesters in the Same Place They Shot Aysenur Eygi
Since 2021, Israeli soldiers have met weekly protests in the West Bank village with deadly…
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New video, witnesses challenge Israel’s account of U.S. activist’s killing
The IDF said Aysenur Eygi was shot “unintentionally” during a “violent riot.” A Post analysis…
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An American was just shot in the West Bank.
The American press can’t be bothered. As waning global attention is on the war in…
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Israeli activist Jonathan Pollack pens a powerful Op-Ed in Haaretz on his arrest, putting into…
