The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Nakba

Jul 4, 2026

Rashida Tlaib’s historic resolution to recognize the Nakba

Please read this letter to North Carolina’s US Congressional Representatives from VJP leadership urging them…

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2022.05.13: Shireen Nakba Banner Drop

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Tell NYT: Israel killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

MD2Palestine May 12, 2022 Since Israeli snipers brutally killed renowned Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh…

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2022.05.15: Madison Nakba Rally

This coming weekend marks 74 years since the Nakba (Catastrophe) of 1948, the ethnic cleansing…

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Environmental Justice Has No Borders

A Call to the Environmental Justice Movement Sign the Pledge NDN Collective Israel violently forces…

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2022.04.01: March is a month of resilience and bravery for the Palestinian people

As Americans Muslims for Palestine commemorates Land Day on March 30th, we concurrently remember the…

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Navigating our Humanity: Ilan Pappé on the Four Lessons from Ukraine

Ilan Pappe, The Palestine Chronicle, March 4, 2022

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TELL THE JNF TO CEASE AND DESIST!

Since 1948, the Jewish National Fund (JNF) has been planting trees to displace Palestinians from…

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‘How do they expect my children to grow up and not be full of hatred?’

Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, January 19, 2022

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Born of war: How a Palestinian woman responds to trauma through art

Indlieb Farazi Saber, Middle East Eye, 5 January 2022

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Why US lawmakers should witness the Israeli occupation firsthand

Nasser Nawajah, +972 Magazine, December 8, 2021

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House overwhelmingly approves Iron Dome funding in 420-9 vote

MICHAEL ARRIA AND PHILIP WEISS, Mondoweiss, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

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Gaza Is Still Under Attack — but You Wouldn’t Know It From the Media

A young medical student speaks out about life in the besieged Strip, the persistence of…

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Fact Sheet: Palestinian Citizens of Israel

Palestinian citizens of Israel protesting the passage of the Jewish nation-state law. Tel Aviv, August…

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Emergency Aid Appeal

MRSCP, May 15, 2021

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2021.05.15 Update: ‘Palestine Can’t Breathe’ Protest

And a Facebook video Reshaping Madison Together Event Occupation is a CRIME! Right now, near…

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Palestinians in Israel now face far right mob violence backed by the state

Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 14 May 2021

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An Army Like No Other — How the Israel Defense Forces Made a Nation

Verso Books, May 15, 2021

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A Nightmare of Terror Across the Landscape of Palestine

As Israeli lynch mobs roam the streets attacking Palestinians, and as Israeli war planes drop…

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Sheikh Jarrah Explained

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Middle East Eye, 6 May 2021

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