The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag Archive
Feb 26, 2026
· Special End-of-Year Appeal: Help Plant 400 Olive Trees in the West Bank!
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Dec 28, 2025 Update
Abu Ayoub Injuries from Settler-Soldier Pogrom in Masafer Yatta
kivsa_shchora, February 5, 2026
Inside a coordinated, multi-village settler-soldier pogrom in Masafer Yatta
Basel Adra, +972 Magazine, January 30, 2026
How to cross a road under apartheid
HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, FEB 03, 2026
Israeli settlers launch a pogrom in the West Bank on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Andrey X, the.andrey.x, Jan 27, 2026
Night guardians of the mountain in the occupied West Bank
Mosab Shawer, Al Jazeera, 15 Dec 2025
2025.11.29-30: Snow Update! Bookstore Saturday AND Sunday will raise money for Palestinian families
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Nov 26, 2025
2025.11.29-30: A Call for Artisans & Bakers!!
Donate to the Gift and Sweets Sale
2025.11.29-30: Snow Update! Gift & Sweets Sale for Palestine
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, Sat 12 pm-4 pm & Sun…
2025.11.29-30: Snow Update! Gifts & Sweets for November 29 AND 30!
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, Sat 12 pm-4 pm & Sun…
Give to the Children of Umm al Khair
Friends of Sabeel North America, Nov 18, 2025
Umm al Kheir
Email Congress Now!
Umm al-Khair Facing Demolition in the West Bank
Elize Manoukian, KQED, Oct 30, 2025
2025.10.09: Meet & Greet with Baz Sundark, Artist of “Lands of Palestine”
Java Cat, 4221 Lien Road, 5-6:30 pm
2025.10.03-13: Baz Sundark “Lands of Palestine” Art Show & Auction
Benefiting Masafer Yatta
2025.10.16: Palestine Partners at the Madison Night Market
403 State Street, 5-9 pm
2025.10.05: Craft & Yard Sale for Masafer Yatta & Gaza Aid
Blue House, 1 Judy Circle & Barby Lane, Madison, 10 am – 4 pm
“The Other Territory” – The West Bank on NPR
This American Life, NPR, August 22, 2025
2025.09.17: Music for Palestine
Giant Jones Brewing Company, 931 E Main St, Madison, 5-8 pm
Settler Walks Free, As Israel Holds Body of Murdered Palestinian Hostage
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, AUG 06, 2025
Listen to Awdah Hathaleen’s last message of solidarity
Green Olive Collective, Aug 1, 2025
Support for Umm al-Kheir, the Community of Awdah Hathaleen
Jewish Voice for Peace – Milwaukee, Aug 4, 2025
American Nurse Who Tried To Save “No Other Land” Activist Was Detained And Deported By Israel
Sanya Mansoor, The Intercept, August 1, 2025
Emergency call to action in solidarity with Umm Il-Kheir
The residents of Umm Il-Kheir, Aug 1, 2025
The Killing of Awdah Hathaleen by a West Bank Settler
CAROLINA PEDRAZZI, DROP SITE NEWS, AUG 01, 2025
Israeli forces storm Umm Al-Khair and Tuba and arrest 14
Youth of Sumud, July 30, 2025
Palestinian activist who worked on film ‘No Other Land’ killed in occupied West Bank
Middle East Eye staff, 28 July 2025
Statement of Youth of Sumud
The villages of Masafer Yatta are now facing daily violent attacks from settlers . .…
Palestinians fear razing of villages in West Bank, as settlers circle their homes
William Christou and Quique Kierszenbaum in Masafer Yatta, The Guardian, 7 Jul 2025
2025.06.08 Update: Film “Sarura”, “No Other Land” Postponed.
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, 5 pm, RSVP Required
OCHA: West Bank Settler Violence
UN OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA), 28 MAY 2025
2025.05.25 & 06.08 Updates: Oscar-Winning Film “No Other Land” in Madison
May 25: Bartell Theater 5 pm & 7 pm | Jun 8: Christ Presbyterian Church…
2025.05.07-08: Last 2 Days to Stream “No Other Land”
Watch Online, Support Masafer Yatta!
2025.04.20 Update: Cassandra Dixon on her recent trip to Masafer Yatta
WORT 89.9 FM, World View, 5:30 – 6:00 pm
In Masafer Yatta, every last joy is being stolen from us
HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, APR 10, 2025
Israeli settlers seen on camera assaulting a Palestinian village. Police arrest only Palestinians.
JULIA FRANKEL, AP, March 28, 2025
Settler Attack on Jinba School
mahmoud.photography97, Mar 28, 2025
Wife of Oscar-winning director says he was savagely beaten outside his home
BY JULIA FRANKEL, AP, March 25, 2025
Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained
Mohammad Hesham, March 24, 2025
The Oscar went to ‘No Other Land,’ but that might not save Masafer Yatta
Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, March 8, 2025
‘Stop the Ethnic Cleansing’: the Most Powerful Oscars Speech in Years
MEHDI HASAN, ZETEO, MAR 02, 2025
‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary
HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, AP, March 2, 2025
‘No Other Land’ is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation
MARK KENNEDY, AP, February 5, 2025
Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians in Masafer Yatta
DEMOCRACY NOW! FEB 04, 2025
Madison-Based Palestine Partners Supports Women And Youth In The West Bank
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 21, 2025
Update: Replace Palestinian Families’ Sheep
Jan 30, 2025 Update
Veterinary Student Scholarship
The Villages Group, Jan 30, 2025
Replace Tuba Property Destroyed by Settlers
Center for Jewish Nonviolence (CJNV), Jan 30, 2025
Occupied West Bank: Ongoing Ethnic Cleansing
Mohammad Hureini, Jan 28, 2025
After the destruction of Gaza, Israel turns to West Bank
WEEKLY REPORT, Good Shepherd Collective, Jan 21, 2025
Our heads are being smashed in as the world turns a blind eye
Hamdan Ballal, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, Jan 16, 2025
Today at Tuba in Masafer Yatta
December 22, 2024 Settlers have been in the village of Tuba multiple times in the…
End-of-Year Appeal
Survival in Gaza, Plant an Olive Tree, and Replace the Sheep Your help is needed…
2024.12.13: West Bank Update from Cassandra Dixon on WORT
WORT 89.9FM Madison · A Report from the West Bank, Then an Update on Syria…
In Masafer Yatta There’s No P In PTSD
WORT 89.9FM Madison · In Masafer-Yatta there’s no P in PTSD WORLD VIEW, DECEMBER 8,…
In Masafer Yatta, our very right to education is under fire
Amid Israeli settler attacks, military raids, roadblocks, and an economic crisis, simply getting to school…
The West Bank villages wiped off the map by Israeli settler violence
Since October 7, over 50 rural Palestinian communities have been forced to abandon their homes…
“Ethnic cleansing by a thousand cuts”
An Update from the South Hebron Hills Unsettled Podcast, Dec 3, 2024 In this episode…
Saturday in At Tuwani
This has been a terrible day here with multiple large settler attacks in the area,…
From attack dogs to prison time, this is how Israel is trying to thwart my activism
The Israeli army wants to make an example of Palestinians who protest the occupation —…
Settlers steal sheep and dreams of a peaceful life in Masafer Yatta
By Hamdan Ballal, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, NOV 10, 2024 Masafer Yatta is living through…
2024.11.10 Update: Ali Awad from Masafer Yatta on WORT
World View5:00 pmLive at 89.9 FM, streaming, or archived Ali Awad is a community organizer and journalist…
Hello from Masafer Yatta
Cassandra Dixon, November 6, 2024
A Special Appeal for Masafer Yatta
My dear friends, As I return to Masafer-Yatta in the West Bank, I would gratefully…
2024.10.27 Update: Olive Harvest 2024 – Honor Palestinian Resilience
Tenney Park Shelter, 402 N Thornton Ave, Madison 1-4 pm Photos from Tsela Barr &…
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…
West Bank settler expansion: a year on the frontline
Channel 4 News, Feb 26, 2024 In the West Bank tensions between Israelis and Palestinians…
Settler attack near cave home projects
This morning Mohammed Badawi Al-Dababse, one of the shepherds from Khalat al-Dabea in Masafer Yatta,…
Do Palestinians Have Human Rights?
Hamdan Huraini, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, MAY 5, 2024 How do we define human rights?…
The Army Has a New Strategy
Awdah Hathaleen, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, MAY 4 The occupation army has a new strategy:…
Mohammad Hureini of Youth of Sumud
Final Straw, Jan 28, 2024 This week, we’re featuring a conversation with Mohammad Hureini (twitter…
Meanwhile in the West Bank
The past days have been horrific for the residents of Majaz, one of the villages…
Don’t Let Us Feel Alone
Awdah Hathaleen, Humans of Masafer Yatta, Feb 11, 2024 I stopped posting and updating for…
Solidarity Speaks: Videos Of All Emergency Webinars!
Solidarity Speaks: Recording Of Our 11th & Final Emergency Webinar! Thank you to everyone who…
Palestinian residents of West Bank being driven out by Jewish settlers
NBC News, Dec. 26, 2023 In the village of At-Tuwani in the West Bank, residents…
How Israeli settler violence is forcing Palestinians to flee their homes
Bethan McKernan, Kyri Evangelou, Mariam Dwedar and Temujin Doran, The Guardian, 14 Dec 2023
Madison-Masafer Yatta Olive Grove & Other West Bank Aid
Plant An Olive Tree in the Madison-Masafer Yatta Grove! The planting of these olive trees…
Many West Bank Palestinians Are Being Forced Out of Their Villages. Is My Family Next?
Zuhour Muhammad Awad, the author’s grandmother, walking in the village of Tuba in May 2021.…
“We Need Eyes on Us for Protection”
Unhinged, Murderous Settlers Terrorize Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills As Gaza faces genocide, extremist…
‘A new Nakba’: settler violence forces Palestinians out of West Bank villages
Communities who have clung on for decades are leaving their homes in the face of…
Madison women concerned for friends living in the West Bank
Cody Taylor, Spectrum News, Oct. 20, 2023 MADISON, Wis. — Cassandra Dixon is a Madison…
Updates from al Khalil/Hebron
CPT Palestine, October 19, 2023 Since 7 October, our lives have been profoundly disrupted—our daily…
2023.10.15: Madison Celebrates Palestine and the Olive Harvest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 16, 2023 We will be covering the situation in…
Events in South Hebron Since the Outbreak of the War
Good Shepherd Collective October 14, 2023 At the request of supporters from abroad, we applied…
Harassment and attacks on human rights activists in Palestine are rarely punished
SAM STEIN, THE PROGRESSIVE, OCTOBER 2, 2023
Umm Alkhair is in a big danger..
Awdah Hathaleen, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA OCT 1, 2023 On the outskirts of the foothills…
Thank You from Palestine!
Hello friends, Thank you all so much for helping me to come back to Palestine,…
Dixon Hopes Israeli Settler’s Trial Draws Attention to Attacks on Palestinians
Jerry Windley-Daoust, The Catholic Worker Movement, September 2, 2023 “These settlers act with impunity because…
Cassandra Dixon Interview on WORT
Sunday, August 27 on WORT’s World View The interview begins at 33:00. Cassandra talks with…
Free Sami Huraini
Started January 10, 2021 Petition to United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and UN High…
New Masafer Yatta Project: Planting Olive Trees
Dear Friends, I wanted to let you know that I will be returning to Palestine…
Settler attacks and their impact on the Palestinians by Hamdan Huraini
HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA, AUG 11, 2023
