The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Middle East

Aug 9, 2026

2008.08.01: Film Occupation 101
Escape Java Joint 916 Williamson Street Madison “Occupation 101” (2006) Made at considerable personal sacrifice…
calendar, film, Gaza, Israeli, Madison, media, Middle East, occupation, one-state, peace, video, war, West Bank
From triumph to torture: John Pilger on Mohammed Omer
John Pilger, The Guardian, 1 Jul 2008
American, blockade, Europe, Gaza, hospitals, images, Israel, Israeli, Jericho, Jordan, journalists, land, Middle East, military, Mohammed Omer, occupation, Palestinian, petition, protest, Rafah, Shin Bet, terrorism, torture, travel, Wall, war, water, West Bank, world
Remembering The Nakba On Israel's 60th Anniversary
JUDITH LAITMAN and TSELA BARR, Wisconsin State Journal, May 16, 2008 This month, Jews around…
antisemitism, Deir Yassin, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Gaza, history, Hitler, Holocaust, human rights, indigenous, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Madison, maps, Middle East, Nakba, negotiations, Palestinian, peace, refugees, terrorism, war, water, Wisconsin, world
2008.04.06-27: O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem
O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Silent art auction and other events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem. Location:…
auction, Augusta Victoria Hospital, benefit, calendar, film, healthcare, hospitals, Iron Wall, Jerusalem, Lutheran, Middle East, music, occupation, online, Palestine, peace, schools, settlers, terrorism, travel, vigil, Wall, war, West Bank
2008.04.16-19: Scott Ritter Events in Madison II
“The Reality of Arms Control: From the Trenches” Madison Committee on Foreign Relations Wednesday, April…
arms, books, calendar, economy, Iran, Iraq, Madison, media, Middle East, military, peace, Scott Ritter, United Nations (UN), UW-Madison, war, water, Wisconsin, world
2008.04.03: Amira Hass in Madison
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 7:30 pm Pyle Center, UW Campus Amira Hass is a world-renowned…
Amira Hass, calendar, Haaretz, Israeli, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, projects, Rafah, Ramallah, sister cities, UW-Madison, war, world, WORT 89.9 FM
2008.01.27-02.24: Film Series The Sorrows of Palestine
All showings will be 7 pm at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street, Madison January…
apartheid, blockade, calendar, Egypt, film, Gaza, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israeli, Jerusalem, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, Nakba, occupation, one-state, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, projects, Rafah, sister cities, solidarity, terrorism, Wall, war, West Bank, winter
Year-end and holiday giving: Two opportunities to help Gaza
December 12, 2007 Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP, As we approach the holiday season…
blockade, doctors, Egypt, Gaza, Grassroots, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, projects, protest, solidarity, travel, war, water, world
2007.11.17: Rami Khouri Talk in Madison
Rami George Khouri – “A Fair and Balanced View from the Arab World” Madison Civics…
American, Arab, Beirut, calendar, human rights, Jordan, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Middle East, Monona Terrace, Palestinian, Rami Khouri, religion, schools, Wisconsin, world
Catastrophe at Rafah Crossing: More Than 35 Dead—and Counting
Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September/October 2007 PERCHED ATOP A suitcase and…
Al Mezan, Arab, births, blockade, closures, Egypt, Europe, Fatah, film, Gaza, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, hunger strikes, Islamic, Israel, Israeli, Jordan, labor, land, law, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, Mohammed Omer, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, shelters, terrorism, travel, United Arab Emirates (UAE), video, violations, visas, Wall, war, water, women, world
2007.11.11: Madison-Rafah Sister City Project General Meeting
MRSCP will be holding an open general meeting on Sunday, Nov. 11 beginning at 7…
calendar, Electronic Intifada, film, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, occupation, olive oil, Palestine, Palestinian, projects, Rafah, sister cities, solidarity
2007.10.08: Cancelled Event Hoax
This e-mail was sent to the UW Middle East Studies listserver today, cancelling the Jeff…
apartheid, calendar, Church of Christ, Fitchburg, Hebrew, home demolition, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jeff Halper, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, projects, Rafah, sister cities, South Africa, UW-Madison, Wisconsin
2007.10.06-09: New Madison Events with Jeff Halper of ICAHD
Saturday, October 6, 7:30 – 10:00 pmMiddletonHouseparty Fundraiser with Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee…
Allen Ruff, apartheid, audio, calendar, Church of Christ, Edgewood University, ethnic cleansing, fair trade, Fitchburg, Holocaust, home demolition, Israeli, Jeff Halper, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, podcast, projects, Rafah, sister cities, South Africa, travel, UW-Madison, war, world, WORT 89.9 FM
Beneath the Hideous Veneer of ‘Security’
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, 23 september, 2007
American, Arab, Beirut, civilians, confiscation, democracy, detainees, documentary, Egypt, Europe, Fatah, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, Hebron, home demolition, hospitals, Iran, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jordan, justice, Khan Younis, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, Nablus, negotiations, Noam Chomsky, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, projects, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, resources, Saudi Arabia, sister cities, solidarity, starvation, Syria, terrorism, torture, United Nations (UN), United States, veto, violations, vote, Wall, war, West Bank, Wisconsin, women, world
Brothers in Arms: The Triumph of U.S.-Israeli Policy in Palestine
Jennifer Loewenstein, The Progressive, June 26, 2007
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Bush badly botches Mideast conflict [the progressive view]
John Nichols, Capital Times, June 20, 2007 The tragedy of Washington’s narrow “debate” about the…
aid, American, blockade, Cap Times, Congress, Fatah, Gaza, George W. Bush, Hamas, human rights, Israeli, Jimmy Carter, John Nichols, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), Progressives, secular, terrorism, United States, war, world
Nightmares – How Gaza offends us all
Jennifer Loewenstein, Islamic Human Rights Commission, 06 June 2007 Jennifer Loewenstein brilliantly illustrates the horrors…
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2007.04.12-05.03: “A Bitter Harvest” Speaker and Film Series
Palestine, Israel and Lebanon 40 Years after 1967 “Hizbullah, Israel and Lebanon: The Summer War,…
Beirut, calendar, Christian, democracy, education, Fawwaz Trabulsi, film, Grassroots, Hamas, Holocaust, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jonathan Cook, Laila el-Haddad, Lebanon, literature, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Middle East, Muslim, nonviolence, nurses, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, projects, Rafah, Sara Roy, schools, sister cities, terrorism, United States, UW-Madison, war, Wisconsin, women
Soros and Media Heavyweights Attack Pro-Israel Lobby’s Influence on U.S. Policy
Nathan Guttman, Forward, March 23, 2007 Washington – The simmering debate over American policy toward…
American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Arab, Barack Obama, climate, donors, Europe, fair trade, Fatah, George Soros, George W. Bush, Hamas, Hitler, Holocaust, Iraq, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, John Mearsheimer, journalists, labor, media, Middle East, New York Times, nuclear, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, Pulitzer Prize, Stephen Walt, United States, war, world, WORT 89.9 FM
Brandeis Donors Exact Revenge for Carter Visit
Major Givers Reportedly withholding Funds from School, Sparking Fierce Free-Speech Debate on Massachusetts Campus Larry…
Alan Dershowitz, American, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism, apartheid, Brandeis, colleges & universities, Congress, disinformation, doctors, donors, education, Europe, free speech, hasbara, Holocaust, immigrants, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jimmy Carter, Judiciary, justice, law, media, Middle East, Muslim, Muslims, Norman Finkelstein, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, propaganda, protest, resources, schools, South Africa, students, Supreme Court, United States, war, West Bank, Zionism

Middle East

2008.08.01: Film Occupation 101

From triumph to torture: John Pilger on Mohammed Omer

Remembering The Nakba On Israel's 60th Anniversary

2008.04.06-27: O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem

2008.04.16-19: Scott Ritter Events in Madison II

2008.04.03: Amira Hass in Madison

2008.01.27-02.24: Film Series The Sorrows of Palestine

Year-end and holiday giving: Two opportunities to help Gaza

2007.11.17: Rami Khouri Talk in Madison

Catastrophe at Rafah Crossing: More Than 35 Dead—and Counting

2007.11.11: Madison-Rafah Sister City Project General Meeting

2007.10.08: Cancelled Event Hoax

2007.10.06-09: New Madison Events with Jeff Halper of ICAHD

Beneath the Hideous Veneer of ‘Security’

Brothers in Arms: The Triumph of U.S.-Israeli Policy in Palestine

Bush badly botches Mideast conflict [the progressive view]

Nightmares – How Gaza offends us all

2007.04.12-05.03: “A Bitter Harvest” Speaker and Film Series

Soros and Media Heavyweights Attack Pro-Israel Lobby’s Influence on U.S. Policy

Brandeis Donors Exact Revenge for Carter Visit