The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Jul 21, 2026

2023.12.09: Hundreds rally in Madison in support of Palestinian Territories
VIDEO: Protesters rally in support of the Palestinian Territories. (Spectrum News 1/Natalie Sopyla) NATALIE SOPYLA,…
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Israel Killed Refaat Alareer in Gaza
These Are Some of His Last Words Professor Refaat Alareer was killed by an Israeli…
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‘Huge Loss’ as Gaza Luminary Refaat Alareer ‘Assassinated’ by Israel
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Dec 07, 2023
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2023.11.29-12.05: #ReadPalestine Week
PUBLISHERS FOR PALESTINE Join us for an international #ReadPalestine week, starting Wednesday, November 29, on…
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The Israeli public has embraced the Smotrich doctrine
The internalization of the far-right minister’s ‘Decisive Plan’ is evident in the popular support for…
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‘We’re a War Machine as a Nation’
The Truth About American Politics “We prefer war over healthcare. We prefer war over housing.…
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2023.11.12: Peace in Ukraine and the link to Palestine
World Beyond War Presents a program on peace in Ukraine, including the link to Palestine…
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‘McCarthyite backlash’ to criticism of Israel
Civil rights groups say critics of the Israeli assault on Gaza have lost jobs and…
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Anniversary of the Alex Odeh Assassination
Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | October 11, 2023 – Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)…
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Israel’s government has nothing to offer but revenge
Orly Noy, +972 Magazine, October 10, 2023
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The narcissism that blinds Israelis to Jenin’s oppression
Orly Noy, +972 Magazine, July 7, 2023
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2023.02.21-03.02: February & March Events
Tuesday, Feb. 21: Don’t Step on My Feet Again: A Poetic Exploration of Life in…
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2022.09.27: Light in Gaza Speaking Tour in Milwaukee
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire American Friends Service Committee, Sep 27, 2022 11/17/22…
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2022.10.29: “You Can Be the Last Leaf” by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat
Maya Abu Al-Hayyat directs the Palestine Writing Workshop on the West Bank. She’ll read poems…
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2022.03.26: Global Rally Against Israeli Apartheid!
Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) Webinar March 26th at 9AM CDT / 5PM Palestine Daylight…
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2021.10.22: 2021 Edward Said Memorial Lecture with Susan Abulhawa
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern The Jerusalem Fund In this year’s Edward Said Memorial…
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Running Orders
Running Orders BY LENA KHALAF TUFFAHA They call us now, before they drop the bombs.…
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How the Great Leftist Thinkers of the 20th Century Contended With Zionism
A crowd celebrates in Tel Aviv on Nov. 29, 1947, after the U.N. votes for…
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2019.04.19: Palestinian Culture Night: Existence is Resistance
UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine‎ Memorial Union UW-Madison 800 Langdon St 7:00 PM –…
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Open Letter to Women’s March L.A. from Women for Palestine
Women 4 Palestine L.A., January 17, 2018
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