The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: nationalism
Mar 28, 2026
Everyone in This Country Has Gone Insane
GIDEON LEVY, SAVAGE MINDS, MAR 10, 2026
2026.01.11: Resisting Christian Nationalism: What Is It and What Can I Do?
Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Road M, Middleton, 1-3 pm
2025.11.14: Sim Kern & Hannah Moushabeck in Madison!
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, 7 pm, RSVP
UK recognises Palestinian statehood 108 years after Balfour Declaration
Maziar Motamedi and Federica Marsi, Al Jazeera, 21 Sep 2025
“Go Birds, F*** ICE and Free Palestine”
CARLY THOMAS, HOLYWOOD REPORTER, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025
2025.06.29: “The Moral Issue of Our Time: Palestine”
Online, 2:30-4:00 PM CT
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Huckabee’s Dangerous and Misguided Post to Trump
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, June 19, 2025
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Mennonite Action Madison Speaks Out Against Christian Nationalism And U.S. Policy In Palestine
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2025
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Netanyahu only ever saw the hostages as his path back to genocide
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 26 February 2025
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Inside Israel’s opportunistic invasion of Syria
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Israel has carried out an unprovoked invasion of Syria…
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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…
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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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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…
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Recommend “The Message” by Ta-Nehisi Coates to UW-Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison invites us to participate in its common book program for 2025-2026,…
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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2024.10.08: Genocide and the Widening Middle East Wars
6:00 pm CT REGISTER Phyllis Bennis, Ervand Abrahamian, and Assaf Kfoury speak about Israel’s Gaza,…
What is Christian Zionism?
Key points in theology, history, and politics by Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Executive Director of Voices…
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This article was first published in 2019 Photo: Gili Getz Peter Beinart, The Forward,…
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Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel Movement: United for human…
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SCOTT GORDON, TONE MADISON, OCTOBER 18, 2023 After condemning the killing of Israeli civilians, Tammy…
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Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 3 Nov 2022
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Eyewitness Palestine, 17 October 2022 It’s been a busy past few months for us at…
“Cancel the F-35”: Organizations Sign Letter to President & Congress
Rep. Francesca Hong addresses concerns for the arrival of F-35 jets in Truax Field, surrounded…
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Register in advance for this webinar March 16, 2022, 7 pm CT/5 pm PT Join…
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Introduction The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism Why the oldest hatred needs a new definition Jewish…
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This letter, signed by more than 100 progressive, anti-war, and faith-based U.S. organizations, urges presumptive…
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Poor People’s Campaign Sat: 9 am and 5 pm Central Sun: 5 pm Central Information…
26 Groups Supporting McCollum Legislation for Palestinian Children
Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 17, 2019
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Friends of Sabeel – North America (FOSNA), May 24, 2019 For too long, Palestinians have…
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Uri Ben-Eliezer, Sociology, University of Haifa The Havens Center, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison…
Tell CNN: Advocating for Palestinian Rights is not Antisemitic
On Wednesday, Marc Lamont Hill, a political commentator on CNN, delivered a speech to the…
Pittsburgh Shooting Is A Reminder: Jews And Muslims Are In This Together
Alex Kane, The Forward, October 27, 2018
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A vote of 62 to 55 with two abstentions Arab lawmakers protesting as Parliament passed…
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Stop conflating anti-Zionism and criticism of the State of Israel with anti-Semitism Rya Inman /…
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Jonathan Cook Blog, January 19, 2017
Simon Wiesenthal Center Says United Church of Christ’s Resolution Is Immoral
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 4, 2005–A United Church of Christ (UCC) resolution demanding that Israel dismantle its…
