The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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May 2, 2026
Giant eye murals bear witness to Palestinians in Jerusalem
Murals that are part of the public art project ‘I Witness Silwan’ depicting the eyes…
No Path to Justice
Israeli Forces Keep Killing Americans While U.S. Officials Give Them a Pass Alice Speri, The…
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Deceased on Wednesday: Bilal Awad Kabaha and Ayman Mahmoud Mheisin. If Americans Knew, June 2,…
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On Sunday, we saw Jewish supremacists march through the streets of Jerusalem, shouting racist chants…
A Word from Jeff Halper on “Jerusalem Day”
Jeff Halper, ICAHD, May 29, 2022 Today, Sunday, May 29, the Jewish state of Israel…
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Time, May 13, 2022
Israeli police attack funeral procession for shot journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh
TV images show Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqleh’s coffin falling as police grab Palestinian…
US Rabbis Call for End to Jewish Funding of Israeli Extremism
The Palestine Chronicle, April 8, 2022
Israeli settlers and police seize part of historic hotel
Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Middle East Eye, 28 March 2022
A Palestinian shepherd peacefully resisted the Israeli occupation. And now he’s dead.
Ali Velshi, MSNBC, Jan. 22, 2022
Palestinian NGO “Terrorists” and Negev Protests
An Israeli soldier seen during an army raid on the Palestinian village of Burqa in…
Israeli settlers seize and fence off land in Sheikh Jarrah
Middle East Eye, 21 January 2022
‘How do they expect my children to grow up and not be full of hatred?’
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, January 19, 2022
Killed for Driving While Palestinian
MRSCP Statement on the Death of Omar Abdulmajeed As’ad in Israeli custody The Madison-Rafah Sister…
Iconic Palestinian activist dies after being run over by Israeli forces
Shatha Hammad, Middle East Eye,17 January 2022
“We don’t have another place to go”
Dispossession, Settler Violence, & Resistance in Masafer Yatta Occupied Thoughts, Foundation for Middle East Peace,…
Our Tax Dollars at Work: Destroying a Palestinian Family’s Home and Livelihood
Al Fakheit is one of 12 villages located in the Masafer Yatta area that Israel…
Settler attacks on Palestinians more than double in two years
Middle East Eye, 4 October 2021
ISRAELI DIPLOMAT PRESSURED UNC TO REMOVE TEACHER WHO CRITICIZED ISRAEL
An Israeli consul general baselessly accused a graduate student of antisemitism and said she shouldn’t…
American, antisemitism, Australia, BBC, BDS, Canada, censorship, Congress, education, free speech, Holocaust, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Iran, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jew, Jewish, justice, media, online, Palestine, Palestinian, police, Progressives, religion, sanction, schools, students, United States, war, world, ZionismWhat Happens to a Palestinian Who Protects His Land
Home Invasions and False Arrests: Aref Jaber defies settlers’ attempts to take over his plot…
American, Amira Hass, apartheid, arms, ban, Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC), civilians, closures, democracy, detainees, drones, ethnic cleansing, Fatah, film, Haaretz, healthcare, Hebrew, Hebron, home demolition, hospitals, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Hayom, Israeli, Jewish, Jordan, Judea, land, law, media, military, online, Palestinian, police, prison, Samaria, settlers, Shin Bet, terrorism, vandalism, video, volunteer, war, West Bank, WhatsAppIsraeli aircraft strike Hamas sites in Gaza as hostilities escalate
The Guardian, 21 Aug 2021
Israel launches air strikes on Gaza putting fragile ceasefire in jeopardy
Middle East Eye, 16 June 2021
How a West Bank Trip Turned This Congressman Into One of Israel’s Strongest Critics
Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan tells Haaretz why he welcomes a new Israeli government, even one…
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Palestinian citizens of Israel protesting the passage of the Jewish nation-state law. Tel Aviv, August…
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Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei, American Friends Service Committee, May 13, 2021
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And a Facebook video Reshaping Madison Together Event Occupation is a CRIME! Right now, near…
Palestinians in Israel now face far right mob violence backed by the state
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 14 May 2021
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Note: The start time has changed to 3:30 pm. In light of the recent events…
Rep. Mark Pocan’s Recognition of Israeli Violence
Agreed. We cannot just condemn rockets fired by Hamas and ignore Israel's state-sanctioned police violence…
aid, Gaza, Hamas, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, law, Mark Pocan, Palestinian, police, protest, sanction, terrorism, West BankRep. Pocan on Israeli police violence at Sheikh Jarrah
The Israeli police violence against Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah is completely unacceptable. The Israeli military…
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JOSEPH KRAUSS, Associated Press, April 23, 2021
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Introduction The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism Why the oldest hatred needs a new definition Jewish…
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One of our members is personally acquainted with these people and provides the following update.…
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Help Harun Abu Aram Heal Rebuilding Alliance is organizing this fundraiser and will be working…
Urgent news from Sheikh Jarrah
November 13, 2020 I’m writing with some urgent news from East Jerusalem that hits very…
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Adalah Justice Project, October 29, 2020 Today is the anniversary of the 1956 massacre at…
Faith Leaders Oppose F-35 Fighter Jets
Find inspiration and hope reading this full-page ad from the July 29 Wisconsin State Journal.…
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Date: 23 July 2020 Time: 09 30 GMT On Wednesday, 22 July 2020, Israeli occupation…
Release Palestinian bodies for burial
Ahmad Erekat was unlawfully killed by Israeli occupation forces 24 days ago. His body, among…
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Institute for Palestine Studies, July 14, 2020 Recent police violence in the US has sparked…
2020.07.19: Candlelight Vigil and Community Education for Black Lives
Oscar Rennebohm Park, Madison 6 pm Vegan Food by JustVeggies 7 pm Community Education 8…
2020.06.19: Madison Juneteenth Rally
Madison Juneteenth Rally Olin Park, 1156 Olin-Turville Ct Madison [Map] 12 Noon – 7 pm…
‘We See You’: Palestine for Black Lives
NADA ELIA, Mondoweiss, JUNE 8, 2020
‘It’s a war crime’: Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu annexation bid
Meretz MK, Joint List leader says move would create ‘apartheid’; Sanders sends video message; police…
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The TransCanada Coastal Gaslink pipeline aims to steal Wet’suwet’en land, use resource extraction to solidify…
Israeli Occupation Forces Kill 3 and Destroy Home in Less than 24 Hours
February 6, 2020 The newest Israeli killing of Palestinians under its policy of excessive use…
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Israeli activist Jonathan Pollack pens a powerful Op-Ed in Haaretz on his arrest, putting into…
Settlers beat rabbi, 80, during Palestinian olive harvest
JACOB MAGID, The Times of Israel, 16 October 2019
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Alex Kane, Vice, October 8, 2019
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Dr. James J. Zogby, August 17, 2019 Back in May, a jury found Patrick Syring,…
Israeli house demolitions are the true crime — not BDS
Mohamed Mohamed, Mondoweiss, July 26, 2019
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Israeli soldiers kill one Palestinian, injure many in Jerusalem IMEMC 28 June — Israeli soldiers…
First Anniversary of the Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege
Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 50/2019, March 30, 2019
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Middle East Monitor, March 6, 2019
Honor Dr. Angela Davis
This February, join USCPR and the Dream Defenders by showing solidarity with all the radical…
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Israel’s right-wing government has remained silent, wary of alienating settlers in an election year The…
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A vote of 62 to 55 with two abstentions Arab lawmakers protesting as Parliament passed…
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Gay Liberation Network declares ‘We Stand With Palestine’ during Chicago’s Gay Pride Parade
Mondoweiss, June 24, 2018
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Dr. James Zogby, Arab American Institute (AAI), June 09, 2018 Back in 2016, without debate…
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Mersiha Gadzo & Anas Jnena, Al Jazeera, 20 Apr 2018
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Israeli soldiers beat and abused him as he lay wounded, and did not offer him…
Israeli police kill 16-year old Palestinian girl in Jerusalem
International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) News, May 8, 2017
Israeli Soldiers Execute Palestinian Girl in Occupied Jerusalem
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), May 8, 2017
ASM unanimously approves contentious divestment proposal to mixed reactions from campus
Peyton David, The Badger Herald, Apr 27, 2017
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American Muslims for Palestine, April 22, 2017 (WASHINGTON DC 04.21.2017) — The federal government has…
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