The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Palestinian
Apr 16, 2026
Amira Hass: Using the Holocaust to Ward Off Criticism
The pilgrimage to Jerusalem of so many European leaders shows that they are not deterred…
Amira Hass, Amsterdam, antisemitism, apartheid, concentration camps, equality, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Germany, ghetto, Haaretz, Holocaust, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, media, occupation, Palestinian, peace, police, protest, sanction, South Africa, victims, war, world, WORT 89.9 FM2005.03.05: An Israeli Refuser’s Message for Peace
Ruth Conniff, The Progressive, March 7, 2005 On Saturday I sat with other members of…
American, Arab, calendar, civilians, conscientious objectors, Europe, Holocaust, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, justice, law, Madison, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, refuseniks, Syria, terrorism, two-state, United States, war, Wisconsin, Yonatan ShapiraBoard of Regents must support divestment
FAYYAD SBAIHAT, Badger Herald, Mar 3, 2005
From churches, a challenge to Israeli policies
Jane Lampman, The Christian Science Monitor, DECEMBER 6, 2004
American, Arab, BDS, boycott, Caterpillar, Christian, Church of Christ, civilians, Congress, divest, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, labor, land, law, Methodist, Middle East, military, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Presbyterian, protest, religion, resources, sanction, terrorism, travel, two-state, vote, Wall, war, West BankPalestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
Derek Summerfield, British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004
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Israeli troops who killed a Palestinian schoolgirl in the Gaza Strip have come under investigation…
2004.09.20-24: WHEELS OF JUSTICE TOUR
BRINGING THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND PALESTINE TO MADISON On September 20th and 24th, the…
Al-Awda, Birmingham, calendar, Edgewood University, human rights, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Iraq, justice, land, Madison, Mazin Qumsiyeh, media, Middle East, military, MRSCP, nonviolence, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, schools, sister cities, solidarity, terrorism, travel, United States, war2004.08.18: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb
ICB sculpture The Segregation Wall, 09-Nov-03 Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 W. Lacy…
Back in Ramallah
Andrea Becker, 04 July 2004 Relatively easy somehow: went through Israeli security ‘lite’: no body…
US bulldozer firm in Mid-East row
A leading UN official has warned US manufacturer Caterpillar that it may be complicit in…
2004.06.06: Mosaic Communities Program
The Crossing 1127 University Avenue (University and Charter) 7:00 pm The Mosaic Communities group is…
Statement by European Jews for a Just Peace
Paris, 22 May 2004 We, European citizens from ten European countries gathered in Paris for…
Mazin Qumsiyeh: Sleeping on a bus and more
Mazin Qumsiyeh, 5/9/2004 Here is something to inspire you. Read this. It will help you…
American, artist, BBC, books, Church of England, democracy, donors, education, film, Geneva Conventions (1949), Google, human rights, images, Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, justice, land, literature, Mazin Qumsiyeh, media, one-state, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, poetry, public opinion, schools, students, tech, terrorism, torture, training, travel, United States, volunteer, vote, war, West Bank, WORT 89.9 FMSome of the bodies were put two to a box
Amira Hass, Haaretz, 5/20/04 RAFAH — Suddenly there was a shout from outside: “Leave…
Rafah and Gaza emergency
Gila Svirsky, May 18, 2004 Friends, We need your help. There is an emergency situation…
Appeal for Rafah City
Dr. Emad S. Sha’at, Deputy Mayor Rafah City, 18 May 2004 Dear Madam/Sir, I write…
aid, economy, Emad Sha’at, environment, ethnic cleansing, healthcare, hospitals, Intifada, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, land, media, milk, Ministry of Health, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, Rafah, Rafah Deputy Mayor, shelters, terrorism, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), war, water, worldIsraelis Call for Gaza Pullout at Peace March
Julie McCarthy, NPR, May 16, 2004 Israelis gather for a peace march to urge a…
Rules Prevent Scholar From Researching
Gil Halsted, Wisconsin Public Radio Monday May 10, 2004 (EAU CLAIRE) New Homeland Security rules…
Wake up, world! Hear O Israel, wake up!
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 19:30:43 +0200 From: “Gila Svirsky” (gsvirsky@netvision.net.il) Subject: Anarchy in our…
Yes, Alice, it does do some good
Gila Svirsky, www.coalitionofwomen4peace.org, 4/21/2004 Dear Alice, You were signature number 2,750 on the petition “Open…
2004.04.23: International Day of Action Against Caterpillar in Peoria
STOP CATERPILLAR CAMPAIGN — PROTEST IN PEORIA APRIL 23 — BUS INFO BELOW stopcat.org, April…
Al-Awda, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Atlanta, BDS, boycott, calendar, California, Caterpillar, Craig and Cindy Corrie, home demolition, human rights, Israeli, justice, labor, law, Madison, media, Middle East, MRSCP, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, protest, Rachel Corrie, racism, Rafah, sister cities, solidarity, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), take action, terrorism, volunteer, war, Wisconsin, world2004.04.19: Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam: Jews and Palestinians Can Live Together
Grainger Hall Morgridge Auditorium UW-Madison 7:00 pm Situated midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Neve…
How Israel promotes terror in the occupied territories
Tanya Reinhart, Yediot Ahronot, 31 March 2004 — An extensive discussion has already taken place…
Ahmad Yasin, assassination, benefit, civilians, Gaza, Geneva Conventions (1949), Hamas, Hebrew, Israel, Israeli, justice, land, law, military, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestinian, prison, resistance, Robert Fisk, Tanya Rheinhart, Tel Aviv, terrorism, veterans, Wall, war, West Bank, withdrawal, worldVictory of Brutality
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Mar 14, 2004 A new species of officer is achieving greatness in…
2004.03.09: Madison Premiere of The Killing Zone
Tuesday, March 9The Crossing1127 University Avenue(University and Charter)7:00 pm Wednesday, March 10Grainger HallMorgridge Auditorium(University and…
benefit, Birthright Israel, calendar, Caterpillar, civilians, documentary, education, El Salvador, film, home demolition, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), James Miller, justice, killing, Madison, MRSCP, orphans, Palestinian, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, sister cities, solidarity, terrorism, Tom Hurndall, WORT 89.9 FMSharon is not the Problem
Ghadi Karmi, CounterPunch, February 20, 2004
Amazon, apartheid, Arab, Ariel Sharon, Benny Morris, Black, books, Camp David, Christian, democracy, Dr. Ghada Karmi, education, Egypt, Ehud Olmert, ethnic cleansing, Geneva Accord (2003), Haaretz, Intifada, Iron Wall, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, Middle East, military, Muslim, Muslims, nuclear, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, rape, refugees, resistance, resources, Syria, terrorism, two-state, vigil, Wall, war, war crimes, West Bank, withdrawal, world, WORT 89.9 FM, ZionismIn Gaza, Israeli brutality on display daily
Rana El-Khatib, Arizona Republic, January 25, 2004 “Israel good!” were the last words my husband…
aid, American, arms, blockade, checkpoints, doctors, football, Gaza, home demolition, homeless, hospitals, images, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, land, law, literature, maps, media, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, poetry, prison, refugees, surgery, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), victims, Wall, war, water, West Bank, worldWhere day to day living has had its heart cut out
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 19 January 2004
annexation, Arab, Ariel Sharon, checkpoints, ghetto, hospitals, human rights, ID, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, law, military, Palestinian, peace, Qalqilya, schools, travel, United Nations (UN), Wall, war, West Bank, worldA Contrast in Media Coverage
MRSCP, Jan 13, 2004
Cap Times, children, Electronic Intifada, Gaza, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Intifada, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, media, military, MRSCP, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, police, refugees, solidarity, suicide bombings, terrorism, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), volunteer, Wall, West Bank, women19 Left Dead in Failed Hunt for Master Bomber
Chris McGreal in Nablus, The Guardian, January 9, 2004
Resistance Under Occupation
Ringing In The New Year Kelly Bornshlegel, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), 2 Jan 2004 In…
The Reality of the “Geneva Accord”
Al-Awda, 5 December 2003
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Wisconsin Bookstore’s Fight for Free Speech Victorious
David Grogan, American Booksellers Association, Nov 12, 2003
Ali Abunimah, Allen Ruff, American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ban, books, censorship, colleges & universities, free speech, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Community Council, law, literature, Madison, Madison College, media, Middle East, online, Palestinian, Patriot Act, protest, Rafah, schools, Steve Morrison, tech, WisconsinIsraeli chainsaw massacre
Palestinian farmers seek protection against settlers The Globe and Mail, 12 November 2003 Einabus, West…
Israeli Roulette
Uri Avnery, CounterPunch, November 7, 2003
Algeria, Amazon, antisemitism, civilians, Ein Yabroud, Gaza, ghetto, Golan Heights, Hebrew, Hebron, Intifada, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, land, Lebanon, military, Netzarim, nuclear, occupation, Palestinian, peace, public opinion, Ramallah, refugees, resistance, settlers, spying, terrorism, Uri Avnery, war, water, West Bank, WORT 89.9 FMEU poll labels Israel world’s biggest threat to world peace
AFP, 04 Nov 2003 BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union scrambled to contain the fallout…
World Food Programme on the Occupied Palestinian Territories
World Food Programme Report, 28 October 2003 . . . Christiane Berthiaume of the World…
Settlers Attack Rabbis
Rabbis for Human Rights delegation physically attacked by settlers while documenting cut trees Rabbis for…
A Letter from the Deputy Mayor of Rafah
Dr. Emad Sha’at, Deputy Mayor of Rafah City, October 25, 2003 Thank you for your…
Al Mezan Condemns Israel’s War Crimes in Rafah
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Reference: 45/2003, October 16, 2003 At 11:30pm Wednesday…
2003.10.30-11.20: Reporting the Middle East, From the Road Map to Iraq: A Lecture Series
Multiple Madison venues
Ali Abunimah, American, Amira Hass, As’ad Abukhalil, Beirut, calendar, California, democracy, education, Electronic Intifada, Intifada, Iraq, Israeli, journalists, justice, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, MRSCP, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, project, Rafah, Ramallah, Robert Fisk, Saudi Arabia, sister cities, tech, terrorism, UW-Madison, war, Wisconsin, world, WORT 89.9 FMAl Mezan Condemns Israel’s Crimes in Rafah and Calls for International Intervention
Reference: 43/2003 Date: October 13, 2003 Al Mezan Center For Human Rights On Monday 12…
Israeli Occupation Forces Withdraw from Rafah Leaving Behind Devastation
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, October 12, 2003 In the early morning hours…
Eight-year-old Aya Fayad shot dead as she rode her bicycle
The Palestine Monitor, 2 Sep 2003 Aya Fayad was one little girl out of one…
2003.09.14-16: Palestinian Labor Tour
South Central Federation of Labor Meeting Monday, September 15 7 pm Madison Labor Temple, 1602…
Children’s author faces Jewish wrath
Fiachra Gibbons, The Guardian, August 23, 2003
arms, Beirut, books, children, football, human rights, Intifada, Iraq, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, justice, labor, land, Middle East, military, occupation, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Ramallah, settlers, suicide bombings, terrorism, United Kingdom, war, West Bank, withdrawal, worldIsrael’s New Citizenship Law
Jewish Peace News, 10 Aug 2003 [Israel’s new citizenship law, passed recently by a wide…
Amnesty International, apartheid, Arab, Ariel Sharon, B’Tselem, ban, Bethlehem, Canada, deportation, Egypt, equality, ethnic cleansing, ethnicity, freedom, Haifa, human rights, ID, International Criminal Court (ICC), Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jenin, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jonathan Cook, Jordan, justice, La Crosse, land, law, media, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, petition, police, prison, racism, religion, Shin Bet, South Africa, suicide bombings, Supreme Court, Tel Aviv, travel, Tuba, Tubas, vote, war, West Bank, womenTorturing innocent children and women
Mohammed Omer, Rafah Today, 8 Aug 2003 Everyone in Palestine tastes the Occupation crimes, this…
children, civilians, detainees, Geneva Conventions (1949), Hebron, hospitals, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Khan Younis, law, Middle East, Mohammed Omer, Nasser Hospital, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, terrorism, torture, United Nations (UN), war, water, women, worldRemoving the witnesses
Israel’s crackdown on international peace activists raises grave concerns. Muna Hamzeh, Al-Ahram Weekly, 29 May…
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