The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Palestinian

Aug 16, 2026

2025.11.13: An Evening for Palestine – Lights Up Vigil & Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Band Benefit
3:30-7:30 pm
benefit, calendar, embroidery, Gaza, Grassroots, Madison, Masafer Yatta, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), music, olive oil, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, vigil, war, West Bank
2025.10.29: Palestinian Chai & Chnafa (or Knafeh) Kickoff
UW-Madison Red Gym, BCC Classroom, 7 pm
calendar, Madison, media, Palestine, Palestinian, solidarity, UW-Madison
2025.10.18: Letter writer shows anti-Palestinian bias
Kathy Walsh, Nov 19, 2025
antisemitism, calendar, Cap Times, education, healthcare, hospitals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Kathy Walsh, law, legislature, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), No Kings, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, projects, Rafah, sister cities, war, Wisconsin
2025.10.29: Three Days Under the Rubble – Eyewitness Palestine Gaza Report
Online, 11 AM CT
Al Jazeera, calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, children, civilians, film, Gaza, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, resistance, war
Ilan Pappé: Palestinians Still Face “Elimination, Genocide”
DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER 13, 2025
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, democracy, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, genocide, Ilan Pappé, Palestinian, war
VIDEO: Hundreds of Palestinian Captives Released in Khan Younis
ABDEL QADER SABBAH AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, OCT 13, 2025
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza, hostages, Khan Younis, Palestinian, video, war
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
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza, Gaza City, land, Palestinian, war
2025.11.14: Sim Kern & Hannah Moushabeck in Madison!
Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E Gorham, 7 pm, RSVP
aid, American, books, calendar, censorship, Church of Christ, education, Gaza, genocide, Hannah Moushabeck, Homeland, Jewish, justice, land, literature, Madison, media, nationalism, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, Presbyterian, Read Palestine!, Sim Kern, West Bank, Zionism
Two Years of Genocidal War & Gaza Still Bleeds
Palestinian Health Information Center (PHIC), 7 October 2025
Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Gaza, genocide, healthcare, Madison, media, Ministry of Health, Palestinian, Rafah, war
Netanyahu is preparing a way out
Elijah J Magnier, Oct 09, 2025
aid, American, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Congress, Donald Trump, Egypt, freedom, Gaza, 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, Turkiye, United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN), United States, war, withdrawal
Key Points and Prospects of the Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
MOUIN RABBANI, OCT 09, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Donald Trump, Gaza, genocide, Hamas, Mouin Rabbani, Palestinian, war
2025.10.09: Meet & Greet with Baz Sundark, Artist of “Lands of Palestine”
Java Cat, 4221 Lien Road, 5-6:30 pm
art, artist, auction, benefit, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Grassroots, Java Cat, land, Madison, Madison365, Masafer Yatta, military, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, video
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, healthcare, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, media, Mennonite Action, military, Ministry of Health, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, peace, protest, Rafah, solidarity, stories, video, vigil, volunteer, war, West Bank, women, world, World Beyond War
2025.10.03-13: Baz Sundark “Lands of Palestine” Art Show & Auction
Benefiting Masafer Yatta
art, auction, benefit, calendar, ethnic cleansing, Grassroots, Java Cat, land, Madison, Madison365, Masafer Yatta, military, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, video
Over 38,000 Israeli violations in West Bank since October 7, 2023
Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA), 05 October 2025
ethnic cleansing, Israeli, October 7, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, violations, West Bank
2025.10.05: Screening and Discussion of Film “Severed”
Online, 2 PM CT
calendar, children, disability, film, Gaza, Israeli, justice, Madison, military, online, Palestinian, Rafah, Severed, war
2025.10.04: Film “Samidoun, The Steadfast Women of Palestine”
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, documentary, film, Gaza, Madison, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, stories, terrorism, West Bank, women
2025.09.28: Wisconsin Climate March – Bring War Abolition and Palestine Solidarity!
Historical Society Steps & UW-Madison Library Mall, 12 pm
calendar, climate, Gaza, Madison, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, solidarity, UW-Madison, war, West Bank, Wisconsin
2025.10.05: Voices from the West Bank, Mohammed and Majed Sawalha
Online, 3-4 PM CT
aid, American, American Friends of the Palestinian House of Friendship, calendar, education, Madison, Majed Sawalha, Mohammed Sawalha, Nablus, online, Palestinian, Palestinian House of Friendship, peace, Rafah, refugees, West Bank
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham, The Guardian, 25 Sep 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Azure, Gaza, Microsoft, Palestinian, spying, tech, Unit 8200, West Bank