The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Lebanon
Mar 20, 2026
2026.04.04: Letters for Children in ICE Custody, Palestine, Iran, Iraq & Lebanon
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, 1-3 pm
Everyone in This Country Has Gone Insane
GIDEON LEVY, SAVAGE MINDS, MAR 10, 2026
‘Emergency’ of Iran War Means Israel Needs More Bombs Without Congressional Approval
JON QUEALLY, COMMON DREAMS, Mar 07, 2026
Madison Weekly Vigil Against War
Thursdays, Williamson & Blair Streets, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
2026.03.14: Madison War Tax Resistance Workshop
Madison Central Library Rm 104, 201 W Mifflin St, 2 pm
Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order
William Christou in Beirut and Andrew Roth in Washington, The Guardian, 5 Mar 2026
“The wars of the future are being planned here in Israel”
Trita Parsi, @tparsi, Feb 16, 2026
‘Home truths’ from Melanie Phillips convey one message: Israel will always be at war
David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 25 November 2025
Wave of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon; Unprecedented number of settler attacks in the West Bank
DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 7, 2025
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Large-scale Israeli war on Lebanon ‘a matter of time’
News Desk, The Cradle, Oct 24, 2025
Netanyahu is preparing a way out
Elijah J Magnier, Oct 09, 2025
Netanyahu’s War Without Borders: The Doha Strike and the End of Arab Illusions
Elijah J Magnier, 10 Sep 2025
Israel Imposes No-Build Zone in Southern Lebanon
JEREMY LOFFREDO, DROP SITE NEWS, JUL 18, 2025
Trump as Netanyahu’s Spokesman: U.S. Policy in Gaza Mirrors Israeli Ambitions
Elijah J Magnier, Jul 3, 2025
Israel draws condemnation for Gaza aid site killings
Urooba Jamal and Caolán Magee, Al Jazeera Live, 27 Jun 2025
Egypt Cracks Down on the “Global March to Gaza”
Emad Mekay, Jewish Currents, Jun 23, 2025
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2025.05.22-06.30: 40-day Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza
Veterans For Peace, May 23, 2025
2025.05.24: “Under Fire: Israel’s War on Medics”
Online, 11:00 AM CT
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
Lebanon: Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Civilians
Human Rights Watch, April 23, 2025
Israel Is Using U.S. Bombs in Lebanon to Commit Alleged War Crimes
HIND HASSAN, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 24, 2025
Israeli army organises hiking tours inside occupied Syrian territory
MEE staff, 4 April 2025
2025.04.01: Divesting from Israel’s Genocide
Online, 6 pm CT
Nightmare: Gaza’s Rafah under siege again as Israeli forces attack
Sally Ibrahim, The New Arab, 24 March, 2025
Tell your Senators: No More Weapons to Israel!
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), March 19, 2025
Israel launches strikes across Gaza Strip, killing more than 100
By Lyndal Rowlands and Erin Hale, Al Jazeera Live, 18 Mar 2025
Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza
MELANIE LIDMAN AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 9, 2025
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The State of the Gaza “Ceasefire” and an Interview with Hezbollah
JEREMY SCAHILL AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 28, 2025
Wisconsin Coalition For Justice In Palestine Looks Beyond The Ceasefire
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 24, 2025
Antony Blinken, arms, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, Christian, Christians, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), civilians, divest, Electronic Intifada, embargo, encampments, Gaza War, genocide, human rights, imperialism, Intifada, Islam, Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Jews, Joe Biden, justice, Kamala Harris, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, United States2025.02.08: Reporting from the Frontlines of the Massacre
Haggai Matar, executive director of +972 Magazine
2025.01.25: “War Isn’t Over When It’s Over” Online with Kathy Kelly
The stories of lives forever altered by U.S. “forever wars”
Israel Invades Jenin Days After Signing Gaza “Ceasefire”
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS AND MARIAM BARGHOUTI, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 21, 2025
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A Ceasefire Won’t Stop the War on Palestine
TARIQ KENNEY-SHAWA, THE NATION, JANUARY 16, 2025. The Best Analysis of the Gaza Ceasefire.
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This is a fragile ceasefire. We must ensure it holds.
Jewish Voice for Peace, January 17, 2025
What you need to know about the Gaza cease-fire deal
MICHAEL MERRYMAN-LOTZE, AFSC, JAN 17, 2025
A Deal Too Late
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 15 2025
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Israeli airstrikes continue in Gaza after ceasefire deal announced
George Wright & Ruth Comerford, BBC News, Jan 16, 2025. Israeli air strikes are continuing…
What to Know About the Gaza Ceasefire Deal
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, JAN 15, 2025. Will it lead to a permanent end to the…
On the Ceasefire in Gaza and the Road Ahead
Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC), Jan 15, 2025. After 465 days of Israel’s genocidal…
Not Another Bomb
Why as a Jew I Stand with Palestinian Liberation BY MARC ROSENTHAL, THE PROGRESSIVE, DECEMBER 18,…
Inside Israel’s opportunistic invasion of Syria
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Israel has carried out an unprovoked invasion of Syria…
GAZA IN CONTEXT Series: The Colonial History that Shaped the Modern Middle East
OnlineJan 5, 12, 26 and Feb 2, 2024 2:00 – 3:30 pm CT Massachusetts Peace…
Deadline for removing Sabra Hummus from Willy Street Co-op is December 16!
Special Update & Action Request Member requests to remove Sabra Hummus from the shelves at…
ADC Statement on Syria and Continued Israeli Aggression
Israel’s recent escalation in Syria is emblematic of its broader strategy to reshape the Middle…
Former defense minister accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza
“The IDF is not the most moral army today. It’s hard for me to say…
My Israeli Neighbors Are Rejoicing: Trump Will Make Israel Great(er)
DIARY FROM A PALESTINIAN IN ISRAEL Diana Buttu on how Trump’s ‘Israel first’ Cabinet picks…
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Washington, DC | www.adc.org | November 27, 2024 – The U.S.-led ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon showcases…
Lebanon’s “Ceasefire” Deal With Israel, and What It Means for Gaza
A breaking news podcast discussion with Dr. Sami Al-Arian JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, NOV…
‘A Starvation Policy’: Former UN Aid Chief on Gaza Suffering
Jan Egeland talks to Mehdi about his visit to Gaza, the ICC arrest warrants, and…
Between Ta-Nehisi Coates and Me
‘The Message’ cuts to the human heart of the situation in Israel-Palestine, refusing to contort…
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War-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
Israel and its major ally, the United States, are not members of the court BY MOLLY…
Call Your Senators on Joint Resolutions Against Arms to Israel – Vote is Nov 20
Please call Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson to ask that they vote in favor of…
UN Committee finds Israel’s warfare in Gaza consistent with genocide
Use of starvation as weapon of war UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human…
2024.11.20-29: Never Again Is Now: Sanction Israel’s Genocidal and Apartheid Regime
Join the Global Week of Action for Sanctions (20th to 29th Nov) to pressure states…
2024.11.18: Stop Arming Israel! Madison Push for Joint Resolutions
Outside Tammy Baldwin’s office 30 W Mifflin St, Madison 4:15 pm Check here for day-of-event rain…
The West buries a genocide – by making victims of Israel’s football thugs
If the West was really worried about Europe’s Nazi past, it would be better advised…
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UK police arrest Israeli academic Haim Bresheeth after pro-Palestine speech
MEE staff, Middle East Eye, 4 November 2024
Israeli Forces Declare Plan for Ethnic Cleansing of Northern Gaza
Israeli forces have announced their intention to block any Palestinians from returning to north Gaza.…
2024.11.10: Concert for Palestine Relief
Gamma Ray Bar, 121 West Main Street, MadisonDoors: 3:30pm, Show: 4:30pm$10 donation at the door,…
South Africa’s memorial to the ICJ: More evidence on Israel’s genocide
Dr Binoy Kampmark, Middle East Monitor, November 3, 2024 The timing, as with so much…
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Erasing ‘Any Sign of Life,’ Israeli Demolition Teams Raze Entire Villages in Lebanon
“This is a scorched-earth policy, a violation of the Geneva Conventions,” said one reporter. BRETT…
Exterminate, expel, resettle: Israel’s endgame in northern Gaza
Debates over the details of the ‘Generals’ Plan’ distract from the true brutality of Israel’s…
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2024.11.13: The Unfolding Middle East War and the New Presidency
Online 7-8 pm Central A long Middle East war is on the horizon and we…
Israel pummels Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens in fresh waves of airstrikes
BY WAFAA SHURAFA AND SALLY ABOU ALJOUD, Associated Press, November 1, 2024 BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched dozens…
Progressives Demand Biden Explain US Military Involvement in Israel’s ‘Expanding Wars’
Float Israel War Powers Resolution Reps. Tlaib, Bush and others tell the US president he…
2024.10.30: Emergency Protest of Kamala Harris at Alliant Energy Center
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Students for Justice in Palestine- UW…
How American media incited genocide
Commentaries published by US media outlets have openly demonised Palestinians and justified the mass killings…
“Save Us from Ourselves”: 3,000+ Israelis Call for International Help
“Pressure Israel to Back Ceasefire” DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER 28, 2024 GUESTS Neve Gordon, professor at…
Israel claims there’s a secret Hezbollah bunker underneath a Beirut hospital
But no-one else can find it By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran, Cherine Yazbeck, and Orly…
“We Have Lost All Credibility”
Hala Rharrit on Quitting State Dept. & Ending U.S. Complicity in Gaza DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER…
The West’s support for Israel’s genocide is destroying the world as we know it
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 21 October 2024
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We’ve Taught Our Children Well TOM BOSWELL, OCTOBER 20, 2024 On the afternoon of September 5,…
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Killing Underscores ‘War-Like’ Israeli Assault on West Bank Olive Growers
“The olive season has turned into a season of killing for the Palestinian people, whether…
California, civilians, ethnic cleansing, Gaza War, Geneva Conventions (1949), Google, health, homeless, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jenin, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Madison Common Council, Masafer Yatta, settlers, West BankProgressives Say Only an Arms Embargo Can Stop Israel
A Year Since Their Ceasefire Resolution, Rep. Cori Bush says the Biden administration must stop…
As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel
The Israeli public long ago became inured to the brutal occupation that has characterised the…
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2024.10.16: Challenging US Weapons Transfers to Israel
Increasing Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, and Stopping a Wider Regional War Online6 pm CTRegister Here…
Israel is turning northern Gaza into a killing cage
With international media coverage shifting to potential war with Iran, Israel is intensifying its campaign…
“No Propaganda on Earth Can Hide the Wound That Is Palestine”
“The US and Israel’s unflinching and ongoing televised genocide in Gaza and now Lebanon in defence of…
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Take Action: Now is the time for an Arms Embargo View this post on Instagram…
U.S. Foreign Policy Has Created a Genocidal Israel
Without massive, unconditional U.S. military subsidies, Israel would have had to practice diplomacy with their…
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Israel’s Ideology of Genocide Must Be Confronted and Stopped
Israel’s violent extremists now in control of its government believe that Israel has the Biblical…
Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Was Told Palestine Was Complicated. Visiting Revealed a Simple, Brutal Truth
DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER 08, 2024 Watch Full ShowImage Credit: Courtesy of Ta-Nehisi Coates As the…
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65 Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza
By Feroze Sidhwa, New York Times, Oct. 9, 2024
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A conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top”…
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Veterans Call for Criminal Indictment of Anthony Blinken
Govt. Agencies Found Israel Blocked Gaza Aid. Blinken Told Congress Otherwise. by Veterans For Peace | Fall 2024…
NOT ANOTHER BOMB! A Year of Genocide in Gaza And Escalating Regional War
CONGRESS: NOT ANOTHER BOMB! A Year of Genocide in Gaza And Escalating Regional War Dear…
US media coverage of Israel’s 1982 war in Lebanon was different
Media Education Foundation, Oct 1, 2024 This is a clip from the documentary “The Occupation…
2024.10.05 Update: Milwaukee All Out for Palestine, All Out for Lebanon Protest!
More photos at Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement This group is coordinating travel from…
Jewish Voice for Peace – Madison: No peace and justice a year after Oct. 7 attack
By Tsela Barr and Susan Nossal | guest column, Oct 2, 2024 As American Jews,…
