MadisonRafah.org

The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

Rafah

Jul 25, 2026

Emergency call to action in solidarity with Umm Il-Kheir
The residents of Umm Il-Kheir, Aug 1, 2025
Awdah Hathleen, ethnic cleansing, film, Madison, Masafer Yatta, media, No Other Land, Rafah, settlers, solidarity, take action, terrorism, Umm al-Khair, West Bank, Yinon Levi
2025.08.12: Video: Gaza Apocalypse with Mouin Rabbani
Online, 6:00 pm CT
American, calendar, Gaza, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), genocide, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, justice, law, Madison, Middle East, Mouin Rabbani, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, video, war, world
2025.08.12: The Judaization of the Holy City
Online, 12 Noon CT
annexation, calendar, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, Jerusalem, Madison, online, Rafah
2025.08.09: Nagasaki Day Peace Summit
First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive, 2 – 4:30 pm. Online option.
authoritarianism, Building Unity, calendar, democracy, Google, human rights, justice, Madison, Nagasaki, online, peace, Rafah, resistance, solidarity, terrorism, Unitarian, war, Wisconsin, world
The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition
Ashley Wu, New York Times, July 30, 2025
allies, Canada, Europe, Gaza, Hamas, Ireland, Israel, Israel Lobby, land, Madison, maps, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), Rafah, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN), United States, veto, vote, war, West Bank, world
Update: Senate votes on weapons to Israel
Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU), July 30, 2025
American, Amira Hass, arms, BBC, Bernie Sanders, Congress, Donald Trump, Gaza, genocide, Israel, Madison, Middle East, New York City, Palestinian, Rafah, starvation, vote, war, war crimes, Wisconsin
2025.08.02: Feed Gaza Protest
Capitol Square at State St, 10-11 am
aid, calendar, colonialism, Gaza, genocide, Madison, Palestine, Palestinian, protest, Rafah, Socialist Horizon, starvation, State Capitol, war
Milwaukee Solidarity Flotilla shows support for letting aid into Gaza
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Jul 29, 2025
aid, Al Jazeera, blockade, CODEPINK, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Handala, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), journalists, Madison, Madison365, media, Milwaukee, Palestinian, Rafah, solidarity, starvation, United Nations (UN), war, water
Call on UW-Madison to Revoke the Suspension of Students for Justice in Palestine!
Students for Justice in Palestine at UW-Madison, July 25, 2025
censorship, colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza, Israel Lobby, justice, Madison, Palestine, Rafah, sanction, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), take action, UW-Madison, vote, war
Israel Detains, Chokes, and Beats Up Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls
Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic, July 29, 2025
aid, Amazon, American, Black, blockade, Chris Smalls, Christian, democracy, detainees, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Greta Thunberg, Handala, human rights, Huwaida Arraf, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Italy, labor, land, law, Madison, media, Palestinian, police, prison, racism, Rafah, Spain, starvation, terrorism, unions, war, world
Palestinian activist who worked on film ‘No Other Land’ killed in occupied West Bank
Middle East Eye staff, 28 July 2025
artist, Awdah Hathleen, Basel Adra, California, Cassandra Dixon, Cisco, disinformation, documentary, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, Europe, film, football, Hamas, hasbara, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Italy, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, law, Madison, Masafer Yatta, media, Middle East, No Other Land, Oscar, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, propaganda, rabbis, Rafah, sanction, settlers, starvation, terrorism, travel, Umm al-Khair, video, visas, vote, war, West Bank, Yinon Levi, Zionism
Palestine coverage scares off nonprofit news funders
Nicole Froio, Prism, July 23, 2025
apartheid, digital, divest, doctors, donors, free speech, Gaza, Grassroots, human rights, Israel, Israeli, journalists, justice, Madison, media, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Progressives, protest, Rafah, stories, United States, war, war crimes, West Bank, women
In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide
Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, July 28, 2025
aid, Amnesty International, B’Tselem, Benjamin Netanyahu, civilians, Europe, Gaza, Gaza City, genocide, Germany, Hamas, healthcare, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, La Crosse, law, Madison, media, military, New York Times, Palestinian, Physicians for Human Rights – Israel, Rafah, South Africa, starvation, war, water, world
Adalah Demands Immediate Release of 21 Activists Aboard the ‘Handala’
Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, 27/07/2025
aid, Arab, blockade, civilians, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Handala, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, journalists, justice, land, law, Madison, media, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, refugees, South Africa, starvation, video, war, water, world
Desperate for Fuel in Gaza
MARK HERTSGAARD, THE NATION, JULY 24, 2025
Al Jazeera, Arab, BBC, blockade, climate, documentary, Edward Said, environment, fuel, Gaza, Gaza City, healthcare, hospitals, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, journalists, justice, labor, land, Madison, media, Meta, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, starvation, video, Wall, war, world
2025.07.25: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa to speak about treating patients in Gaza
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Jul 25, 2025
arms, calendar, California, children, Church of Christ, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Esty Dinur, Europe, Gaza, genocide, healthcare, Holocaust, hospitals, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, Khan Younis, Madison, Madison365, Middle East, nurses, paramedics, peace, Presbyterian, Rafah, sister cities, Unitarian, United Nations (UN), volunteer, war, Wisconsin, WORT 89.9 FM
2025.08.13: Bread and Blood: A Message from Gaza
Online, 11 AM CT
aid, Black, blockade, books, calendar, checkpoints, deaf, Electronic Intifada, Gaza, hospitals, hunger strikes, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Intifada, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, literature, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinian, poetry, Rafah, Ramadan, Samah Zaqout, shelters, starvation, students, travel, war, water, women, WORT 89.9 FM
2025.07.25-26: Neighborhood Small Business Sale for Gaza Aid
2906 Tucson Trail, Madison, 9 am – 4 pm
aid, calendar, donate, Gaza, Grassroots, Madison, Rafah, war
Israel is Starving Gaza to Death
Visualizing Palestine, Jul 24, 2025
aid, blockade, children, civilians, Gaza, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), law, Madison, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, solidarity, starvation, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), war, war crimes, withdrawal, world
Hudia’s Diary
Dec 2023 – Jul 2025
aid, Al-Mawasi, American, blockade, communications, fuel, Gaza, Gaza City, genocide, healthcare, Hudia, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Khan Younis, Madison, media, military, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, schools, shelters, starvation, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), victims, war, water, women, world