The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
New York Times
Nov 5, 2026
The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times, May 11, 2026 (free account required to share article)
ICE Arrests the Head of Wisconsin’s Largest Islamic Group
Jacey Fortin, New York Times, April 2, 2026
Palestinian-American Teenager Killed in West Bank Is Laid to Rest
Adam Rasgon and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Feb. 20, 2026
Israel Strips U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity
Aaron Boxerman and Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, Dec. 29, 2025
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Michael D. Shear, Daniel Berehulak, Leanne Abraham and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 20, 2025
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The Movie I Was Afraid to See
M. GESSEN, New York Times, Dec. 17, 2025
How Israel’s Settlement Surge in the West Bank Is Displacing Palestinians
Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 4, 2025. Photographs by Daniel Berehulak.
A Bloody Month in the West Bank Olive Harvest Leads to the Death of a Boy
David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, Nov. 14, 2025
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Don’t Let Israel Silence Wisconsin!
MRSCP, CODEPINK Madison, JVP-Milwaukee & Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, Sep 11, 2025
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The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza
Patrick Kingsley and Bilal Shbair, New York Times, Aug. 15, 2025
2025.08.14: How Anti-Palestinian Repression is Building Authoritarianism in America
WORT 89.9 FM, 12-1 pm. Call in at 608-256-2001.
The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition
Ashley Wu, New York Times, July 30, 2025
In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide
Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, July 28, 2025
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2025.07.25 Update: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa in Madison
First Unitarian Society, 12 noon & Christ Presbyterian Church, 7 pm
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Demand NYT Report on Israel’s Crimes! No War With Iran!
CODEPINK, Jun 18, 2025
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This Is the Moment of Moral Reckoning in Gaza
Sean Carroll, New York Times, May 6, 2025
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Democrats Push To Censor Palestine Lessons In California
Shaanth Nanguneri, The Intercept, April 28, 2025
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Israel Faces World Court Hearings Over Gaza Aid
Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, April 28, 2025
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Liberal militarism and Zionism started the latest McCarthyism
Jeet Heer, The Nation, April 2025
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