The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

October 7

Aug 12, 2026

Family members of Gazan activist Ahmed Abu Artema killed in Israeli airstrike
Ahmed came to Madison and spoke at First Unitarian and on WORT Radio International Solidarity…
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They let humanitarian aid in. Then they bombed it.
One of the bakeries that Israel bombed in Nuseirat refugee camp had just received a…
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Israel demands UN chief resign after he says Hamas attacks ‘did not occur in vacuum’
Israeli envoy slams remarks from Guterres at Security Council as justification for terror, as FM…
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‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 17
Deadliest round of Israeli bombardment kills 400 people in a single night In the deadliest…
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Statements from WNPJ groups on Palestine/Israel/Hamas
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, October 22, 2023 Palestinians inspect the damage following an…
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Foregrounding the political and decolonization after October 7
JEFF HALPER, MONDOWEISS, OCTOBER 20, 2023
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Rafah crossing opens to 20 aid trucks amid Israeli siege
Al Jazeera, 21 Oct 2023
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Gaza Is a Prison Under Siege. This Is My Letter to the World Outside.
Ahmed Abu Artema, a founder of the Great March of Return, on facing Israel’s genocidal…
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The facts of the al-Ahli Arab Hospital Bombing
A critical update: Al Ahli Hospital received Israeli orders to evacuate before it was struck…
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Dr. Gabor Maté Speaks Out on Israel and Palestine
Recorded in 2021. Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Hungarian-Canadian physician and…
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‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 11
LEILA WARAH AND MONDOWEISS EDITORS, OCTOBER 17, 2023
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All eyes on Gaza. We can’t look away now.
October 16, 2023 For the past week, the Israeli military has been making good on…
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Events in South Hebron Since the Outbreak of the War
Good Shepherd Collective October 14, 2023 At the request of supporters from abroad, we applied…
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Veterans For Peace Statement on Hamas-Israel
Veterans For Peace, October 12, 2023
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ILAN PAPPE: My Israeli Friends, This is Why I Support Palestinians
ILAN PAPPE, The Palestine Chronicle, October 10, 2023
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Wisconsin coalition calls for fair representation of Palestinians
Guest, Milwaukee Independent, Oct 11, 2023 A diverse and broad coalition of Wisconsin-based organizations dedicated…
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“Hostages?” How the U.S. media is distorting the news from Palestine
JAMES NORTH, MONDOWEISS, OCTOBER 9, 2023
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Israel’s government has nothing to offer but revenge
Orly Noy, +972 Magazine, October 10, 2023
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Israel Announces Total Warfare on Gaza’s Civilian Population
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 9 October 2023
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FOSNA Statement on Gaza
Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), October 7, 2023
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