The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Israeli Forces Shot an American in the West Bank
The U.S. Government Doesn’t Seem to Care “The money I pay in my taxes as…
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2024.09.02: Madison LaborFest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Jewish Voice for Peace will be tabling at this Labor…
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Netanyahu Prefers Risking a Regional War
to a Hostage Deal and an End to the Gaza War Joel Beinin, September 1,…
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San Francisco State University divests from Israel’s weapons
Demands were part of nationwide student movement calling on universities to divest from companies involved…
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Israel kills prominent militant in deadliest West Bank raids since Gaza war began
BY MAJDI MOHAMMED AND MELANIE LIDMAN, Associated Press, August 29, 2024 TULKAREM, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli…
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Wisconsin Ceasefire-in-Gaza Advocates to DNC: “No More Bombs”
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Aug 27, 2024 About 150 Wisconsin Ceasefire-in-Gaza advocates joined tens…
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Dr. James J. Zogby, Arab American Institute, August 26, 2024 The 2024 Democratic National Convention…
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Elected Officials, celebrities, and community leaders speak out against the DNC’s decision to silence Palestinians…
CODEPINK Disrupts “Democratic Majority for Israel” DNC Event
Challenging U.S. Support of Israel The event featured Gov. Tim Walz who is “supposedly” sympathetic…
Wisconsin Palestinians have felt isolated from politics
The upcoming election has made it worse After watching the U.S. fund Israel’s war on…
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Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), August 21, 2024 This is a major BDS win for…
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Wisconsin ‘uninstructed’ voters among DNC protests
THEY say Vice President Kamala Harris needs to take a more forceful stand to end…
2024.08.20-23: Wisconsin Capitol Vigils
Capitol Rotunda Noon to 3 pm This week we partner again with Building Unity to…
2024.08.19-22: March on the DNC 2024
More information There is a bus from Milwaukee, loading 8:15 am, leaving 8:30 am, and returning…
Good Trouble, Holy Trouble in Washington
at the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) Annual Summit by VJP board member Rev. Dr. Ron…
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An American was just shot in the West Bank.
The American press can’t be bothered. As waning global attention is on the war in…
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Israeli rape of detainees is the result of a society that sees Palestinians as ‘human animals’
Israel has claimed that it is fighting “human animals” in Gaza. But now, Israeli society’s…
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2024.08.19-22: CODEPINK’s “Disrupt the DNC” in Chicago
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A win for the Palestine protests: UK suspends Israel arms sales
The government’s suspension of arms sales to Israel, while possibly temporary, shows the impact of…
