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The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Palestinian

Jul 25, 2026

Salah Sarsour released from immigration detention by court
ANYA VAN WAGTENDONK, WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO, JUNE 18, 2026
American, courts, free speech, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Palestinian, Salah Sarsour
2026.06.04: Death and Palestinian Prisoners
Online, 10 am CT
calendar, death penalty, detainees, Israel, Palestinian, prisoners, resistance, torture
The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times, May 11, 2026 (free account required to share article)
children, documentary, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Palestinian, prisoners, rape, settlers, torture, United Nations (UN), women
2026.05.21: Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration
Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton, 5-8 pm
American, calendar, crafts, embroidery, Palestine, Palestinian, tatreez
2026.05.17: Author Event: Sahar Mustafah with Fawzy Qamar
A Room of One’s Own, 2717 Atwood Ave, Madison, 3-4 pm
American, calendar, Fawzy Qamar, literature, Palestine, Palestinian, Sahar Mustafah, United States
2026.04.18: Fashions from the Kachkaniraqmi “Existence as Resistance” Show
Amy Atalla-Hill, April 24, 2026
arts, calendar, culture, dance, Madison, Palestinian
2026.04.18: Kachkaniraqmi “Existence as Resistance” Multicultural Fashion Show and Performances
The Crossing, 1127 University Avenue, Madison, 4 pm
arts, calendar, culture, dance, Madison, Palestinian
“The Cruelty is Staggering”: Jasper Nathaniel on Reporting from the West Bank
Current Affairs, 06 April 2026
activists, aid, American, apartheid, Bezalel Smotrich, civilians, Congress, courts, Democratic Party, detainees, ethnic cleansing, genocide, human rights, Iron Dome, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jasper Nathaniel, Jewish, journalists, land, law, military, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, Palestinian, policy, prisoners, public opinion, settlers, starvation, terrorism, torture, two-state, United States, West Bank, Zionism
Free the Palestinian Children in Israeli Prisons
Visualizing Palestine, April 2025
children, detainees, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Palestinian, prisoners
2026.04.09: The Law of the Noose – Israel’s execution policy against Palestinians
Online, 11:00 AM CT
annexation, apartheid, calendar, death penalty, Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, law, occupation, online, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so.
The Guardian Editorial, 31 Mar 2026
annexation, apartheid, death penalty, Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, law, occupation, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
2026.04.12: We Will Remain Here: Palestinian Nonviolent Resistance in a Time of Genocide
Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
activists, calendar, ethnic cleansing, genocide, land, nonviolence, Palestinian, resistance, solidarity, West Bank
Israel Is Also Committing Genocide In the West Bank
AHMAD IBSAIS, THE NATION, MARCH 26, 2026
B’Tselem, detainees, ethnic cleansing, Francesca Albanese, genocide, home demolition, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), killing, Palestinian, rape, settlers, terrorism, torture, West Bank
Albanese urges ICC arrest warrants for Israeli ministers over torture of Palestinians
Sondos Asem, Middle East Eye, 24 March 2026
Bezalel Smotrich, Francesca Albanese, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel Katz, Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Palestinian, torture
April is Arab American Heritage Month
Read Palestine! March 25, 2026
American, Arab, books, culture, history, Palestine, Palestinian, Read Palestine!
Less Than 1% of Public Bomb Shelters in Israel Are in Palestinian Communities
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, MAR 23, 2026
citizen, Israel, Palestinian, shelters, war
2026.04.01: Children’s Book event with Angela Medina and Palestinian author Maysa Odeh
Madison Central Library, Room 302, 7 pm
books, calendar, children, literature, Palestinian, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
2026.04.06: Green Party Webinar: Is the Plan Still to Exterminate Palestine?
Online, 7:30 PM CT
American, artist, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israeli, nonviolence, online, Palestine, Palestinian, terrorism, Umm al-Khair, violations, West Bank
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
calendar, children, human rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Iran, Iraq, Israeli, justice, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madison, Middle East, military, Oman, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, Qatar, Rafah, Saudi Arabia, take action, torture, Voces de la Frontera, war
Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court
Tom Perkins, The Guardian, 19 Mar 2026
antisemitism, colleges & universities, courts, free speech, Palestinian