The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Palestinian
Mar 25, 2026
April is Arab American Heritage Month
Read Palestine! March 25, 2026
Less Than 1% of Public Bomb Shelters in Israel Are in Palestinian Communities
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, MAR 23, 2026
2026.04.01: Children’s Book event with Angela Medina and Palestinian author Maysa Odeh
Madison Central Library, Room 302, 7 pm
2026.04.04: Letters for Children in ICE Custody, Palestine, Iran, Iraq & Lebanon
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, 1-3 pm
Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court
Tom Perkins, The Guardian, 19 Mar 2026
Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Killing
Dr. Ron Smith, Rachel Corrie Foundation, March 16, 2026
Caterpillar, checkpoints, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Israeli, justice, killing, law, Madison, media, military, occupation, Olympia, Palestinian, peace, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, solidarity, terrorism, vote, West Bank, worldIsraeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank
Emma Graham-Harrison and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem, The Guardian, 15 Mar 2026
Amnesty International: Release Ayman Bani Owda
Amnesty International, 13 March 2026
There are over 400 children being tortured in Israel’s military detention system
#ItsNotOver, Mar 13, 2026
2026.03.15 Update: The St. Patrick’s Day March has been Cancelled
The parade, not the month
Don’t Forget Gaza and the Palestinians
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, MAR 09, 2026
Walid Khalidi, Palestinian historian and historian of Palestine, dies at 100
MOUIN RABBANI, MAR 08, 2026
International Women’s Day: The Inspiring Resistance Of Palestinian Women
BDS National Committee, 8-Mar-2026
PCHR Documents Testimonies of Systematic Rape and Sexual Torture in Israeli Detention against Released Palestinian Detainees
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), November 10, 2025
“More than a human can bear”: Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since October 2023
Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel,…
2026.03.02: America’s Middle East with Marc Lynch of George Washington University
UW-Madison Ingraham 206, 12 – 1:15 pm
2026.02.28: Rising Global Solidarity Against Genocide
Online, 11 AM CT
2026.03.04: The Voice of Hind Rajab Madison Film Premier
UW Union South Marquee Theater, 1308 W Dayton St, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Palestinian-American Teenager Killed in West Bank Is Laid to Rest
Adam Rasgon and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Feb. 20, 2026
MECA Food Parcels in Gaza
Middle East Children’s Alliance, February 19, 2026
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Tunisian filmmaker refuses to accept award for “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
Drop Site Daily, February 18, 2026
2026.03.28: The Next No Kings Day
Brittingham Park to the Capitol, 12:30-4 pm
Special End-of-Year Appeal: Help Plant 400 Olive Trees in the West Bank!
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Dec 28, 2025 Update
2026.03.07: International Festival
Overture Center, 201 State Street, Madison, 10 am – 5 pm
2026.02.25: Virtual Visit to Majd al-Krum, Galilee
Online, 11 AM CT
2026.02.19: Protective Presence in the West Bank
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, Madison and Zoom, 7 pm
American, Americans, calendar, Cassandra Dixon, Church of Christ, ethnic cleansing, Google, Homeland Security (DHS), human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), land, Madison, MRSCP, October 7, Palestinian, Palestinians, peace, Presbyterian, Rafah, schools, settlers, terrorism, violations, West Bank
2026.02.19: Unarmed Civilian Defense Report from the West Bank
UW-Madison, 3 pm
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Netanyahu, wanted for war crimes, signs onto “Board of Peace”
Drop Site Daily: February 12, 2026
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
Mohammad Mansour, Al Jazeera, 10 Feb 2026
URGENT: Tell Congress to demand Leqaa Kordia’s release from ICE detention
Adalah Justice Project, February 10, 2026
colleges & universities, Columbia, Congress, detainees, Donald Trump, free speech, healthcare, hospitals, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Indonesia, Israel, justice, Laila el-Haddad, land, law, Leqaa Kordia, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, media, New Jersey, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah
2026.02.13 Update: Lights Up for Gaza and Palestine
Campus Drive Overpass, Madison, 3:30 – 6:00 pm
2026.02.07: No Appetite for Apartheid Launch
James Reeb Unitarian-Universalist Congregation, 2146 E Johnson St, Madison, 6-8 pm
American Cities Are Not Occupied Territory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), January 14, 2026
Alex Pretti, American, Americans, discrimination, Homeland Security (DHS), immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Israeli, killing, law, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, occupation, Palestinian, Palestinians, Rafah, Renee Good, solidarity, training, United States, video2026.01.31: Exhibit Why We Record, Defying Fragmentation & Erasure in Palestine
Nadiana Gallery, 4818 S 76th St #6, Greenfield, 6-9 pm
2026.01.29: Reaching a Milestone: 1,000 Apartheid-Free Communities
Online, 7-8:30 PM CT
2026.01.25: Bethlehem Children’s Art Display
Orchard Ridge UCC, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, 1:30 – 3 pm
Plans Call for “New Rafah” Built in Israel’s Image — Without Palestinians
Séamus Malekafzali, The Intercept, January 21 2026
Leaked Documents: “Planned Community” in Rafah Would Force Palestinians Into Israeli Panopticon
SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 21, 2026
Israel Is Preparing Land in Rafah to Corral Palestinians into an Area Under Full Military Occupation
FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE AND DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 20, 2026
Two must-see films share something not seen in movies: Palestinian humanity.
DEAN OBEIDALLAH, JAN 19, 2026
Statement from the Corries on Gaza and Venezuela
January 10, 2026
The world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again
The Guardian editorial, 2 Jan 2026
Israel Strips U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity
Aaron Boxerman and Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, Dec. 29, 2025
2025.12.30: Visit to Taybeh
Online, 11 AM CT
Don’t Let “IHRA” Become Law in Wisconsin
ADC National, Dec 12, 2025
Israeli Settlers Beat US Citizen, Threatened to Burn Palestinian Grandmother and Kids Alive
Prem Thakker, Zeteo, Dec 11, 2025
Liberation Is Not Integration: On liberal Zionism, one-state fantasies, and what Palestinians actually want
LARA KILANI, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 8, 2025
A Dual Crisis – Palestinian Public Opinion Amidst Occupation and a Leadership Vacuum
Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR), 28 October 2025
How Israel Organizes and Arms Settler Militias to Terrorize Palestinians in the West Bank
David Schutz, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 10, 2025
American Friends Service Committee Newsletter
AFSC, December 8, 2025
aid, American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Americans, arms, Aya Ghanameh, banned books, BDS, Ben & Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, books, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, censorship, children, divest, Gaza, genocide, Hannah Moushabeck, Homeland, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Interlink Foundation, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, land, literature, Madison, Noura Erakat, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinians, poetry, Rafah, Rashida Tlaib, resources, schools, Sim Kern, solidarity, State Capitol, stories, sumud, take action, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), United States, war, world
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.
Ms. Rachel Under Fire for Speaking About Palestinian Children in Gaza
Kanza Eemaan, American Muslim Today, Dec 04, 2025
West Bank, Violence, Destruction and Displacement
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (UN…
Israel used bulldozers to bury Palestinians in shallow, unmarked graves
Middle East Monitor, December 3, 2025
2025.12.11: Film Severed, Sumud, and Disability Justice in Palestine
Online, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT
American, blockade, calendar, deaf, disability, documentary, film, Gaza, Gaza War, Grassroots, healthcare, images, Israel, Israeli, justice, land, law, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinians, Rafah, Severed, solidarity, spying, stories, sumud, terrorism
2025.12.06: Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace, 8 am – 3 pm
Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel
DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 2, 2025
aid, ceasefire, closures, Diana Buttu, Donald Trump, drones, education, encampments, Gaza, Gaza City, Gaza War, Hamas, healthcare, Hebron, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, journalists, Khan Younis, La Crosse, law, media, military, Nablus, online, Oslo Accords, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestinians, peace, Ramallah, Saudi Arabia, shelters, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), video, war, West Bank, winter, Yellow Line
Nearly 2 Months Into ‘Ceasefire,’ IDF Kills 2 More Palestinian Children as Gaza Death Toll Passes 70,000
JULIA CONLEY, Common Dreams, Nov 30, 2025
2025.11.29-30: Snow Update! Bookstore Saturday AND Sunday will raise money for Palestinian families
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Nov 26, 2025
Israel Moves Gaza’s Yellow Line And Then Shells Palestinians
Drop Site News, Nov 21, 2025
2025.11.29-30: A Call for Artisans & Bakers!!
Donate to the Gift and Sweets Sale
2025.11.29-30: Snow Update! Gift & Sweets Sale for Palestine
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, Sat 12 pm-4 pm & Sun…
Give to the Children of Umm al Khair
Friends of Sabeel North America, Nov 18, 2025
Trump’s Plan for Gaza
DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 18, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, Donald Trump, Egypt, Europe, Gaza, Hamas, images, Indonesia, Israel, Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jared Kushner, Jordan, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Mike Waltz, New York City, occupation, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, prison, Qatar, Rafah, resistance, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States, vote, war, world
2025.11.25: AIPAC Out of US Politics!
Online, 6 PM CT
American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), calendar, climate, Congress, Donald Trump, education, healthcare, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, justice, Madison, military, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinians, Progressives, Rafah, solidarity, terrorism, vote, war, Zionism
2025.11.17: Steadfast on Campus – A Century of Global Palestinian Student Activism
Online, 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm CT
‘A death sentence for my son’: Israel plans to deport sick Palestinians back to Gaza
Abeer Salman and Zeena Saifi, Channel 3000+ News, Nov 12, 2025
Wave of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon; Unprecedented number of settler attacks in the West Bank
DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 7, 2025
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2025.11.08: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
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🇵🇸 Don’t Forget Gaza
Zeteo First Draft, Oct 28, 2025
Palestine Updates
Drop Site Daily, Oct 28, 2025
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2025.10.31: Ahmed Abu Artema on WORT
A Public Affair, WORT 89.9 FM, 12 pm, Live at 89.9 FM, streaming, or archived
2025.10.29: Palestinian Chai & Chnafa (or Knafeh) Kickoff
UW-Madison Red Gym, BCC Classroom, 7 pm
2025.10.18: Letter writer shows anti-Palestinian bias
Kathy Walsh, Nov 19, 2025
calendar, Cap Times, education, healthcare, hospitals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Kathy Walsh, law, legislature, Madison, MRSCP, No Kings, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinians, Rafah, sister cities, war, Wisconsin
Ilan Pappé: Palestinians Still Face “Elimination, Genocide”
DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER 13, 2025
VIDEO: Hundreds of Palestinian Captives Released in Khan Younis
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, OCT 13, 2025
Thousands of Palestinians Return to Gaza City to Find a Wasteland of Rubble
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, OCT 11, 2025
2025.11.14: Sim Kern & Hannah Moushabeck in Madison!
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, 7 pm, RSVP
Two Years of Genocidal War & Gaza Still Bleeds
Palestinian Health Information Center (PHIC), 7 October 2025
Netanyahu is preparing a way out
Elijah J Magnier, Oct 09, 2025
American, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Congress, Donald Trump, Egypt, freedom, Gaza War, Germany, Hamas, hostages, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jared Kushner, Jordan, law, Lebanon, media, military, negotiations, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, public opinion, Qatar, resistance, Steve Witkoff, Syria, tech, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations (UN), United States, war, withdrawal
Key Points and Prospects of the Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
MOUIN RABBANI, OCT 09, 2025
2025.10.09: Meet & Greet with Baz Sundark, Artist of “Lands of Palestine”
Java Cat, 4221 Lien Road, 5-6:30 pm
2025.10.11: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
aid, arms, blockade, calendar, ceasefire, Church of Christ, Congress, Dane County, Donald Trump, Gaza War, healthcare, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, media, Mennonite Action, military, Ministry of Health, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, Palestinians, peace, protest, Rafah, solidarity, stories, video, vigil, volunteer, war, West Bank, women, world, World Beyond War2025.10.03-13: Baz Sundark “Lands of Palestine” Art Show & Auction
Benefiting Masafer Yatta
