The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Palestinian Journalist Fatally Shot While Covering Gaza Protest
Daniel Estrin, NPR, April 7, 2018
2018.04.08: Radiance of Resistance, a Tribute to Rachel Corrie
PLUS hummus and tabbouleh; desserts including baklawa; and the ever-popular DOOR PRIZES. Palestinian olive…
Ahed Tamimi, Allen Ruff, Amnesty International, Bethlehem, Bright Stars of Bethlehem, calendar, Caterpillar, Craig and Cindy Corrie, education, embroidery, film, human rights, images, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Islamic, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, law, Madison, media, MRSCP, olive oil, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, protest, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, resistance, Samira, sister cities, solidarity, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, UW-Madison, volunteer, West Bank, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), WORT 89.9 FMCODEPINK | Tell Israel: Stop Shooting Peaceful Protesters!
Right now the Israeli military is firing at peaceful protesters in Gaza. Right now Israeli…
Israeli Forces Target Peaceful Demonstrations in Gaza
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), March 30, 2018
assassination, blockade, civilians, closures, drones, Europe, Gaza, Gaza City, Geneva Conventions (1949), Great March of Return, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Khan Younis, land, military, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), peace, protest, Rafah, refugees, snipers, terrorism, victims, violations, war, war crimes, womenStudents for Justice in Palestine call for Univ. of California to divest!
Anna Baltzer, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 14 March 2018
Ahed Tamimi, allies, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Anna Baltzer, apartheid, BDS, California, colleges & universities, Congress, corporations, divest, Donald Trump, human rights, Israeli, justice, media, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, schools, solidarity, South Africa, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), take action, University of California, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), vote, withdrawal, world2018.04.08: Radiance of Resistance: A Madison tribute to Rachel Corrie
501(c)(3), Ahed Tamimi, benefit, calendar, Caterpillar, Craig and Cindy Corrie, delegation, donate, education, embroidery, film, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israeli, justice, law, Madison, media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, olive oil, online, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, resistance, Samira, sister cities, solidarity, volunteer, warOne woman tackles two of Gaza’s toughest challenges
Karama Fadel, The New Arab, 23 February, 2018
Open military courtroom for Ahed’s Trial
CODEPINK, March 9, 2018
New billboard campaign raises awareness about child prisoners held by Israel
Palestine Advocacy Project, Mondoweiss, March 8, 2018
Ahed Tamimi, Amnesty International, apartheid, detainees, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, media, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, protest, resistance, South Africa, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), video, war, West Bank, worldNew video footage of the killing of Yassin a-Saradih in Jericho
Israeli soldiers beat and abused him as he lay wounded, and did not offer him…
Statement on the attack on Palestinians of Jerusalem
Friends of Sabeel North America On Sunday, February 25, church leaders from the Greek Orthodox,…
Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, closures, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), indigenous, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, media, Muslim, Palestinian, protest, refugees, religion, sanction, schools, settlers, taxes, terrorism, travel, vandalism, victims, worldPCHR Calls upon Israeli Prosecution to Return the Body of Fisherman
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), February 27, 2018 Ref: 26/2018 The Israeli authorities…
2018.03.05: Stop AIPAC: National Call-In Day
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights CALL CONGRESS ON MONDAY, MARCH 5 – (202) 224-3121 –…
2018.02.24: International Festival at Overture Center
Free performances, food, and crafts from all over the world. MRSCP was selling our Palestinian…
Invitation – JAI-ATG Olive Picking Program 2018
A program for Civil International Solidarity with Palestinians October 13th (arrival) – 22nd (departure), 2018…
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The New Arab, 8 February, 2018
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PCHR, Ref: 15/2018, February 4, 2018
Wisconsin should reject boycott bill; it is not anti-Semitic
State Sen. Leah Vukmir (Megan Papachristou Photography) Sandy Pasch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 6, 2018…
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Brian Hauss, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, November 30, 2017
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept, January 31 2018 A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a…
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Madison Central Library 201 W. Mifflin Street, Madison 7:00 pm Jewish Voice for Peace-Madison presents…
Ahed Tamimi is turning 17 – demand her freedom on her birthday!
Jan 30, 2018 — Dear friend, Tomorrow, 31 January, Ahed Tamimi, the imprisoned Palestinian teen,…
2018.04.08: Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration
Mark Your Calendars for Sunday Afternoon Annual Rachel Corrie Commemoration Featuring Dessert and a Program…
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Dear Friend, Last Thursday, the New Orleans City Council unanimously passed a historic human rights…
Six Miles Out: A Day in the Life of Gaza Fishers
On the windy evening of January 4, 2017, 33-year-old Muhammad al-Hissi of Gaza set out…
Ahed and Nariman Tamimi remanded in custody as military prosecution requested
B’Tselem, 17 January 2018
Iyad Burnat’s Palestinian Center for Non-Violent Action
Dear Friends, Many of you know Palestinian activist Iyad Burnat, co-founder and President of…
The Last Palestinian Kaffiyeh Maker
Al Hirbawi, supplier to the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project The kaffiyeh is a traditional Arab…
Israel Publishes BDS Blacklist: 20 Groups Will Be Denied Entry
Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry had for months refused to divulge the list Blacklisted American organizations:…
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Claire Gilbert, Grassroots International, November 28, 2017
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Niveen Abboushi, Facebook, December 22 Who am I? I am a Palestinian girl. Before I…
CODEPINK Update: Calling for a 16-year-old to be raped?
No one should have to live under the rule of an occupying army. No one…
Gaza Lights: Electrical Power for People Under Siege
The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), December 23, 2017
Free 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi
On December 18, 2017, in the middle of the night the Israeli army burst into…
Palestinian double amputee killed by Israeli sniper
AL JAZEERA NEWS, 16 Dec 2017
What’s The Deal With Jerusalem, Anyway?
Sana Saeed, AJ+, June 11, 2017 Jerusalem is arguably the most contentious city in…
The Palestinian Right to Jerusalem Is an International Law that Cannot Be Taken Away
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), December 7, 2017
Al-Aqsa Mosque, American, annexation, Arab, Balfour Declaration, bases, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Congress, Donald Trump, Europe, Geneva Conventions (1949), human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, land, law, media, Middle East, Muslim, Muslims, negotiations, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), peace, Tel Aviv, two-state, veto, violations, vote, Wall, war, West Bank, world, WORT 89.9 FMNew Palestine 101 video! – US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
Anna Baltzer, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 29 Nov 2017 Have you ever heard anyone…
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Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 9 am to 4 pm Come…
Stop Violence against Women and Girls,
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), November 26, 2017
Israel no longer bothers with the illusion of legal proceedings
Israel is so confident of its ability to expel Palestinian communities that it no longer…
2017.12.03: Lessons and Carols for Advent
First Congregational United Church of Christ 1609 University Avenue, Madison 7:00 pm The local Bright…
2017.12.05: Rabbi Arik Ascherman speaks on “A Torah of Justice for Israel”
First Unitarian Society Landmark Auditorium 900 University Bay Drive, Madison 7:00 pm Rabbi Arik Ascherman…
Walker Order and GOP Bills on BDS Serve Big Donor
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, November 14, 2017
2017.11.19: Orchard Ridge Fair Trade Fair
Featuring beautiful and unusual holiday gifts and items from around the world. All proceeds go…
Protect Free Speech
Twelve leading faith organizations pen an open letter opposing anti-BDS legislation Friends of Sabeel North…
Ask Sen. Tammy Baldwin to Oppose Kenneth Marcus’s Nomination
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
2017.11.06: Jerusalem on the Moving Edge of Colonial Rule
Tom Philip Abowd, Tufts University 206 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive UW-Madison 12 noon –…
State shouldn’t punish boycott movement — Joel Garb
Wisconsin State Journal, 11/3/17 Many Jews, including myself, as well as many others have been…
PayPal: Stop Discriminating Against Palestinians
We won’t accept PayPal’s discrimination against Palestinians! PayPal refuses to offer its services to Palestinians…
Trump taps head of anti-Palestinian group for Education Civil Rights
Nora Barrows-Friedman, The Electronic Intifada, 27 October 2017
Thousands Of Israelis Take To The Streets Calling For Palestinian Genocide
Whitney Webb, MintPress News, October 6, 2016
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Visualizing Palestine, September 2012 “‘Policy of Displacement’ focuses on the Israeli government’s widespread practice of…
The United States Was Responsible for the 1982 Massacre of Palestinians in Beirut
Washington had explicitly guaranteed their safety—and recently declassified documents reveal that US diplomats were told…
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Nabil Mohamad, Al Jazeera, 16 Sep 2017
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HELP US RESPOND TO GAZA’S ELECTRICITY CRISIS A big thanks to those who have helped…
2017.09.16: Film Bar Bahar/In Between
Vilas Hall, Room 4070 UW Campus 7:00 pm [Map] Bar Bahar/In Between is a controversial…
annexation, Arab, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, calendar, film, Google, Hebrew, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jonathan Cook, land, law, maps, media, Middle East, Palestinian, secular, Tel Aviv, video, West Bank, womenGaza Unlocked Issues: Electricity
Gaza Unlocked Issues: Electricity — American Friends Service Committee Gaza’s power system is at risk…
Help Us Respond to Gaza’s Electricity Crisis
Amal and the Sketch Engineering Team assemble Gaza Lights systems Gaza Lights for Rafah Campaign…
Alison Weir: Israel’s New Travel Ban
Alison Weir, Dissident Voice, March 20, 2017
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Churches for Middle East Peace, July 28, 2017 In The News Democratic Senators Rethink Bill…
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American Muslims for Palestine, July 24, 2017
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Anna Baltzer, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 23 Jul 2017
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MRSCP, Jul 19, 2017
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Addameer Prisoner Support & Human Rights Association, July 18, 2017
ADC Stands with Linda Sarsour
Washington, DC | www.adc.org | July 13, 2017 – ADC, the nation’s largest grassroots Arab-American…
On Facebook Live: A Conversation With Roger Waters!
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), July 7, 2017 On…
Mennonite Church (USA) Says No Investing in Occupation!
Ramah Kudaimi, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 06 Jul 2017
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We have received an appeal for help from the Atfaluna School for the Deaf in…
