The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Sep 26, 2026
Hamas Accuses Israel of Pervasive Gaza Ceasefire Violations
JEREMY SCAHILL AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 11, 2025
aid, Amazon, ambulances, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, civilians, deportation, Donald Trump, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, hostages, images, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, land, Madison, media, military, Ministry of Health, negotiations, New York Times, occupation, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Progressives, Qatar, Rafah, video, violations, war, West Bank
2025.04.03: “They Called Me a Lioness” Book Discussion
Online, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Ahed Tamimi, apartheid, books, calendar, Dena Takruri, Israeli, justice, literature, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Nabi Salih, Nakba, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, projects, Rafah, Ramallah, Read Palestine!, resistance, sister cities, West Bank, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), world
After Gaza ceasefire, Israel turns its firepower on the West Bank
Basel Adra, +972 Magazine, January 28, 2025
apartheid, Basel Adra, Bethlehem, Birzeit University, blockade, checkpoints, Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC), civilians, diaspora, Donald Trump, environment, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, Hebron, hospitals, human rights, images, Iron Wall, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jenin, La Crosse, land, literature, Madison, media, military, Nablus, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, schools, students, sumud, Tel Aviv, travel, tunnels, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), video, volunteer, Wall, war, water, West Bank, world, Youth of Sumud
Israel’s secret plan to transfer Palestinians more than 50 years ago
Amer Sultan, Middle East Monitor, February 2, 2025
American, Arab, deportation, Donald Trump, Egypt, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Gaza City, Golan Heights, indigenous, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, labor, land, law, Madison, Middle East, military, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, refugees, resistance, Return, sanction, Syria, Tel Aviv, terrorism, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN), victims, war, West Bank, world
Statement from ADC on President Trump’s Remarks on Gaza
Feb 5, 2025
allies, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Arab, civil rights, discrimination, Donald Trump, Egypt, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Grassroots, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Jordan, justice, law, Madison, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, Saudi Arabia, solidarity, terrorism, United States (US), war
The United States Has a Moral and Legal Obligation to Rebuild Gaza and Protect Its People
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
aid, American, apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, Donald Trump, Egypt, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Geneva Conventions (1949), genocide, human rights, Iran, Israel, Israeli, Jordan, justice, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, Return, solidarity, Syria, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United States (US), US Agency for International Development (USAID), violations, war, war crimes, Yemen
Helping Palestinians in Gaza return home to Rafah
KERRI KENNEDY, American Friends Service Committee, JAN 28, 2025
Madison-Based Palestine Partners Supports Women And Youth In The West Bank
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 21, 2025
aid, Al-Khalil, apartheid, artist, auction, Cassandra Dixon, checkpoints, Chicago, embroidery, ethnic cleansing, fair trade, Hebron, human rights, Israeli, justice, Laila Hasan, land, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Masafer Yatta, media, Meta, military, Milwaukee, music, Muslim, nonprofits, occupation, October 7, olive trees, online, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, projects, Rafah, resistance, schools, settlers, sheep, sister cities, solidarity, sumud, take action, terrorism, travel, UW-Milwaukee, vigil, volunteer, West Bank, Wisconsin, women, Women in Hebron, world, Youth of Sumud
Wisconsin Coalition For Justice In Palestine Looks Beyond The Ceasefire
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 24, 2025
aid, Al Jazeera, allies, American Bar Association (ABA), antisemitism, Antony Blinken, apartheid, arms, blockade, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), civilians, divest, Electronic Intifada, embargo, encampments, Gaza, genocide, human rights, imperialism, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Joe Biden, justice, Kamala Harris, land, law, Lebanon, literature, Madison, Middle East, military, Milwaukee, Muslim, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, petition, poetry, prison, protest, Rafah, religion, resistance, sanction, schools, solidarity, starvation, students, Syria, tech, uninstructed, United Nations (UN), video, vote, war, West Bank, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (WCJP), Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA), withdrawal, women, world
Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza and ‘we just clean out’ territory
Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian, 26 Jan 2025
Arab, arms, Bezalel Smotrich, Donald Trump, Egypt, ethnic cleansing, Fatah, Gaza, Indonesia, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, land, Madison, media, Meta, military, Mustafa Barghouti, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Qatar, Rafah, refugees, Return, war, West Bank, world
The New York Times Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide
JOYCE AJLOUNY, THE NATION, JANUARY 24, 2025
aid, American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Amnesty International, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, censorship, civilians, Congress, democracy, Gaza, genocide, Germany, healthcare, Holocaust, human rights, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, journalists, justice, law, Madison, media, military, New York Times, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, rabbis, Rafah, refugees, starvation, terrorism, United Nations (UN), war, water, world
Trump Halts Sanctions On Israeli Settlers
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 22 2025
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Israel Invades Jenin Days After Signing Gaza “Ceasefire”
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS AND MARIAM BARGHOUTI, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 21, 2025
Al-Khalil, ambulances, annexation, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, blockade, checkpoints, civilians, closures, detainees, doctors, Donald Trump, drones, Gaza, Hamas, healthcare, Hebron, hospitals, hostages, human rights, images, Iran, Iron Wall, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, journalists, Judea, labor, land, Lebanon, Madison, Mariam Barghouti, media, military, Nablus, nurses, occupation, online, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), paramedics, Qalqilya, Rafah, Ramallah, refugees, resistance, Samaria, sanction, shelters, snipers, Syria, terrorism, video, vote, Wall, war, West Bank, Yemen, Zionism
Jared Kushner’s New Investments in Israeli Settlements
FREDDY BREWSTER & KATYA SCHWENK, THE LEVER, JAN 16, 2025
Beita, benefit, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, colonialism, Donald Trump, Gaza, Golan Heights, Haaretz, Hamas, Israeli, Jared Kushner, Jerusalem, Joe Biden, land, law, Madison, Middle East, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, sanction, Saudi Arabia, settlers, Steve Witkoff, Syria, terrorism, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations (UN), war, water, West BankADC Statement on the Gaza Ceasefire
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Jan 17, 2025
aid, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), annexation, apartheid, Arab, arms, blockade, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, civil rights, discrimination, Donald Trump, embargo, environment, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, genocide, Grassroots, healthcare, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish, Joe Biden, justice, land, law, Madison, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, Rafah, starvation, terrorism, United States (US), war, war crimes, West Bank, world
This is a fragile ceasefire. We must ensure it holds.
Jewish Voice for Peace, January 17, 2025
aid, American, apartheid, arms, blockade, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, Congress, divest, economy, embargo, Gaza, genocide, Grassroots, hostages, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), land, Lebanon, Madison, media, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, sanction, schools, solidarity, starvation, sumud, Syria, war, war crimes, withdrawal, ZionismWhat you need to know about the Gaza cease-fire deal
MICHAEL MERRYMAN-LOTZE, AFSC, JAN 17, 2025
aid, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Amnesty International, apartheid, blockade, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, Gaza, genocide, Hamas, Hezbollah, hospitals, hostages, human rights, Israel, Israeli, justice, law, Lebanon, Madison, media, military, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, protest, Rafah, refugees, schools, Syria, terrorism, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), violations, war, war crimes, West Bank, withdrawal, Yemen
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning, Denouncing the Merchants of Death
Kathy Kelly, ZNetwork, January 13, 2025
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A Deal Too Late
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 15 2025
aid, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Antony Blinken, Arab, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Ceasefire Jan 15 2025, civilians, Congress, Donald Trump, Egypt, embargo, Gaza, genocide, Hamas, healthcare, Hezbollah, hostages, images, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Joe Biden, journalists, Kamala Harris, Lebanon, Madison, media, military, negotiations, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, podcast, prison, prisoners, Progressives, Qatar, Rafah, Russia, terrorism, United Nations (UN), United States (US), video, vote, war, war crimes, West Bank, withdrawal, women, world, Yemen
