The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Apr 7, 2026

An Open Letter to Gov. Jim Doyle on Water & Israel
MRSCP, October 7, 2009
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2009.06.05-11: Film The Lemon Tree
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY! The Lemon Tree | Shajarat limon | Etz halimon (Israel-France-Germany). Based…
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An Interview with Simone Bitton on Her New Movie Rachel
“I think they had a pro-Palestinian agenda, and I don’t think that having a pro-Palestinian…
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Local Protesters Criticize U.S. Lawmakers For Silence On Military Aggression
Steve Elbow, The Capital Times, January 6, 2009 Violence in Gaza prompted local activists Tuesday…
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Truth and Consequences Under the Israeli Occupation
A Palestinian journalist’s life and work shed light on the violence in Israel’s “dual” society…
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From triumph to torture: John Pilger on Mohammed Omer
John Pilger, The Guardian, 1 Jul 2008
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Endless War
Mivtza Nikayon — Operation Cleaning Arab refugees in northern Israel on the road to Lebanon,…
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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…
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Palestinians Fear Two-Tier Road System
“There is already a separate legal system in the territories for Israelis and Palestinians,” said…
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Corries deliver daughter’s message of hope
Adrian Pijoan, Badger Herald, Mar 7, 2008 Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American peace activist, was…
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People I Love Are Dying
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, 03 March 08 People I know and love are…
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Muralists bring Palestinian experience to Olympia
Chris Allert, Works in Progress, February 2008 The Olympia-Rafah Mural Project is an official recognition…
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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…
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Summit’s Goal: Perpetuate Repression of Palestinians
Barb Olson, The Capital Times, December 07, 2007 “After meeting their own low expectations for…
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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…
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Beneath the Hideous Veneer of ‘Security’
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, 23 september, 2007
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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…
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SIX DAYS OF WAR, 40 YEARS OF OCCUPATION
MIKE MURRAY, Cap Times, Jun 9, 2007 This week marks the 40th anniversary of the…
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Amira Hass: What a Strange ‘Abroad’
Amira Hass, Haaretz, Feb 14, 2007 The Gaza Strip is ‘abroad’ in a strange way.…
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The Gaza Strip Situation Report, 30 Jan 2007
Ceasefire between Palestinian factions enters into force after five days of intense inter-factional fighting United…
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Elliott Abram’s Uncivil War
Is the Bush administration violating the law to provoke a Palestinian civil war? Conflicts Forum,…
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The Ludicrous Attacks on Jimmy Carter’s Book
NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, Truthdig, DECEMBER 28, 2006
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Worse Than Apartheid
Chris Hedges, Truthdig, Dec 18, 2006
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The Gaza Crossing
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, November 15, 2006
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Jimmy Carter’s Roadmap
NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, CounterPunch, NOVEMBER 13, 2006
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ACTION ALERT: Stop Israel’s Attacks on Gaza & Lebanon
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, July 13th, 2006 BACKGROUND:Israel is using weapons supplied…
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A Black Flag
From: Jennifer Loewenstein Subject: Resuming Emails: Gideon Levy – A Black Flag Date: Mon, 3…
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2006.04.08: Ibdaa Health Committee Panel Discussion
UW-Madison1345 Health Sciences Learning Center750 Highland Avenue7-9:00 pm The goals of the tour are to…
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The Israel Lobby
John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, London Review of Books, 23 March 2006 For the past…
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Amira Hass: Strangled in Gaza
1.5 million Arabs under Israeli siege Amira Hass, Haaretz, Mar 22, 2006 In the elections,…
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2006.04.06: DISCORDIA: When Netanyahu Came to Town
Humanities Building, Room 1111 455 N. Park St UW-Madison Thursday, 7:00 pm Al-Awda, the Madison-Rafah…
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Milk from Wisconsin to Rafah
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) is partnering with the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme…
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Playground for Rafah Campaign
19-Nov-05 Playground for Rafah Campaign Give Children a Chance to Be Children Help Rebuild a…
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University of Wisconsin Regents Urged To Divest From Israel
Aaron Nathans, The Capital Times, November 11, 2005 Protesters packed a hearing Thursday on the…
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2005.09.22-12.01: Film Series Finding Hope in Unexpected Places
A Community Film Series September 22 – Uncovered: The War on Iraq October 20 –…
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Jobless in Gaza
Mehammed Mack, L.A. Weekly, August 25, 2005 A somber note for many Gazans witnessing the…
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The Gaza Evacuations
Disengagement or Tactical Military Redeployment? SHAMAI K. LEIBOWITZ and KATERINA HELLER, CounterPunch, August 24, 2005…
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Amira Hass: The Remaining 99.5 Percent
For the sake of about half a percent of the population of the Gaza Strip,…
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Praying with Their Eyes Closed
Sara Roy, MIFTAH, August 20, 2005
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The Shame of it All
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005
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Goodbye to Gaza
But it is still Israel that can do most to improve the economic lot of…
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Meanwhile, Israel grabs the rest of Jerusalem
Hind Khoury, The International Herald Tribune, AUGUST 11, 2005 JERUSALEM — After more than 38…
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No Peaceful Solution
Despite his innocent appearance, Avi Shlaim knows that he is a sort of enemy of…
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No Aid for Israel’s Gaza “Disengagement”
August “Washington Wednesday” Action Alert Start Date: August 10, 2005 End Date: To be determined…
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The Shabak: “We are above the Law”
Life under occupation Yael Barda, Occupation Magazine, July 7 2005 Yesterday I had a fascinating…
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The reflection in the mirror
Two weeks later, I was at the Aaskar refugee camp, near Nablus. That day, the…
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They Broke the Public’s Heart
For years, the news media ignored the injustices the settlers inflicted on their neighbors. Gideon…
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Palestine: the economy of despair
The West Bank city of Nablus is relatively calm at present. Anyone who can raise…
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Prisoners in Israeli Occupation Forces Prisons
Dear all, I received disturbing news about prisoners in IOF prisons in Israel. 30-year-old, Salameh…
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Avi Shlaim: Withdrawal is a prelude to annexation
Avi Shlaim, The Guardian, 21 June 2005
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Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks a “Myth”
Palestine Media Center (PMC), June 11, 2005 In a report titled “The Myth of Incitement…
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2005.06.24-26: U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Conference
Upper Midwest Regional Organizing Conference Madison, WI Join the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli…
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University of Wisconsin Investments and Social Responsibility
On Tuesday, April 12, 2005 the Teaching Assistants Association (TAA) of UW-Madison debated a resolution…
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Inside scarred minds
On his first visit to the Gaza Strip, Daniel Day-Lewis meets the Palestinian families living…
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Board of Regents must support divestment
FAYYAD SBAIHAT, Badger Herald, Mar 3, 2005
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2005.02.24-26: Festival celebrates political filmmakers
Gwen Evans, UW News, February 8, 2005 For filmmaker Saul Landau, who has interviewed the…
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05.01.26: Film Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land at Edgewood
Anderson Auditorium, Predolin HallEdgewood College, Madison7:00 – 9:30 pm Peace, Propaganda and the Promised LandThis…
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From churches, a challenge to Israeli policies
Jane Lampman, The Christian Science Monitor, DECEMBER 6, 2004
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Palestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
Derek Summerfield, British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004
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Israeli troops probed for killing child
Israeli troops who killed a Palestinian schoolgirl in the Gaza Strip have come under investigation…
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2004.09.20-24: WHEELS OF JUSTICE TOUR
BRINGING THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND PALESTINE TO MADISON On September 20th and 24th, the…
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Back in Ramallah
Andrea Becker, 04 July 2004 Relatively easy somehow: went through Israeli security ‘lite’: no body…
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Wake up, world! Hear O Israel, wake up!
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 19:30:43 +0200 From: “Gila Svirsky” (gsvirsky@netvision.net.il) Subject: Anarchy in our…
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2004.04.26: Balata Refugee Camp Tour
Immanuel Lutheran Church 1021 Spaight Street, Madison 1:00 – 3:30 pm: East High School students…
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How Israel promotes terror in the occupied territories
Tanya Reinhart, Yediot Ahronot, 31 March 2004 — An extensive discussion has already taken place…
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Sharon is not the Problem
Ghadi Karmi, CounterPunch, February 20, 2004
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Checking On The Checkpoints
Linda Grant, The Guardian, 1 February 2004
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Where day to day living has had its heart cut out
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 19 January 2004
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A Contrast in Media Coverage
MRSCP, Jan 13, 2004
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And the twins died
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, 1/9/04 The twin girls died one after the other. The first to…
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Sharon must be stopped
Mustafa Barghouti, Palestine Monitor, December 2003 Last week, Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon declared that…
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The Reality of the “Geneva Accord”
Al-Awda, 5 December 2003
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Israeli chainsaw massacre
Palestinian farmers seek protection against settlers The Globe and Mail, 12 November 2003 Einabus, West…
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Israeli Roulette
Uri Avnery, CounterPunch, November 7, 2003
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The Demographics of American Jews
Lenni Brenner, CounterPunch, October 24, 2003
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Al Mezan Condemns Israel’s Crimes in Rafah and Calls for International Intervention
Reference: 43/2003 Date: October 13, 2003 Al Mezan Center For Human Rights On Monday 12…
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Amira Hass: Explaining the occupation to the occupier
Allen Ruff, Palestine-Israel Peace and Justice Alliance (PIPAJA), 12 Oct 2003 Amira Hass, the author…
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Children’s author faces Jewish wrath
Fiachra Gibbons, The Guardian, August 23, 2003
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Cycle of Bloodshed Resumes
Gush Shalom, August 20, 2003 The horrifying suicide bombing in Jerusalem, in which dozens of…
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