The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Rafah
Mar 22, 2026
2007.10.08: Cancelled Event Hoax
This e-mail was sent to the UW Middle East Studies listserver today, cancelling the Jeff…
2007.10.06-09: New Madison Events with Jeff Halper of ICAHD
Saturday, October 6, 7:30 – 10:00 pmMiddletonHouseparty Fundraiser with Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee…
Beneath the Hideous Veneer of ‘Security’
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, 23 september, 2007
civilians, confiscation, democracy, detainees, documentary, Egypt, Europe, Fatah, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, Hebron, home demolition, hospitals, Iran, Israel, Israelis, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jordan, justice, Khan Younis, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, MRSCP, Nablus, negotiations, Noam Chomsky, occupation, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Ramallah, violence, West Bank2007.10.07: Build Peace, Build Houses, Stop Home Demolitions
Memorial UCC, 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, 2 pm
Three projects in Palestine
This is a special appeal on behalf of three projects in Palestine: (1) Save Gaza's…
Brothers in Arms: The Triumph of U.S.-Israeli Policy in Palestine
Jennifer Loewenstein, The Progressive, June 26, 2007
blockade, democracy, Egypt, Ehud Olmert, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, indigenous, Intifada, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jordan, labor, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, MRSCP, Muslim, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, prison, Progressives, Rafah, Ramallah, United States, violence, West BankSIX DAYS OF WAR, 40 YEARS OF OCCUPATION
MIKE MURRAY, Cap Times, Jun 9, 2007 This week marks the 40th anniversary of the…
2007.04.12-05.03: “A Bitter Harvest” Speaker and Film Series
Palestine, Israel and Lebanon 40 Years after 1967 “Hizbullah, Israel and Lebanon: The Summer War,…
Amira Hass: What a Strange ‘Abroad’
Amira Hass, Haaretz, Feb 14, 2007 The Gaza Strip is ‘abroad’ in a strange way.…
Amira Hass, apartheid, economy, education, Europe, Gaza, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, Israel, Israelis, Jerusalem, Jordan, La Crosse, land, military, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestinians, peace, Rafah, travel
Its Time to Visit Gaza
Miko Peled, The Electronic Intifada, 13 February 2007
2007.02.22: Ali Abunimah in Madison
Wisconsin Historical Society, 7:00pm. Reception and book signing to follow at the Memorial Union.
A doctors call
Victoria Brittain, Guardian Unlimited, January 30, 2007 Mona el-Farra, a Palestinian doctor working in Gaza…
The Gaza Strip Situation Report, 30 Jan 2007
Ceasefire between Palestinian factions enters into force after five days of intense inter-factional fighting United…
education, Egypt, fair trade, Fatah, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, hostages, human rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israelis, Jerusalem, Khan Younis, La Crosse, military, Ministry of Health, negotiations, occupation, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Palestinians, Rafah, violenceStudent Stipend Program
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) has launched a Student Stipend Program to provide Rafah…
The Gaza Crossing
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, November 15, 2006
Madison Alders Attack Sister Cities
Wisconsin State Journal, April 19, 2006 Rafah is not a city in El Salvador Ald.…
No city money to Rafah project
Madison.com, May 3, 2006 Madison Ald. Lauren Cnare and State Journal readers can rest easy.…
Rafah is not a city in El Salvador
Melanie Conklin, Madison.com, Apr 19, 2006 Ald. Lauren Cnare doesn’t oppose buying milk for kids…
Re “Settlers, Israeli public part company”
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, April 4, 2006 In the article “Settlers, Israeli public…
2006.04.08: Ibdaa Health Committee Panel Discussion
UW-Madison1345 Health Sciences Learning Center750 Highland Avenue7-9:00 pm The goals of the tour are to…
2006.04.06: DISCORDIA: When Netanyahu Came to Town
Humanities Building, Room 1111 455 N. Park St UW-Madison Thursday, 7:00 pm Al-Awda, the Madison-Rafah…
Milk from Wisconsin to Rafah
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) is partnering with the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme…
2006.04.01: Joint benefit with Madison-Arcatao Sister City
Dave Lippman is widely known on many coasts for his sharp send-ups of topics ranging…
Play About Demonstrator’s Death Is Delayed
JESSE McKINLEY, New York Times, February 28, 2006 Potential Off Broadway production of play My…
NEW BARK BUT OLD BITE FOR ISRAEL’S SHARON
GEORGE ARIDA, Madison.com, Dec 9, 2005 Despite appearances to the contrary, Ariel Sharon is one…
Re Isthmus article on Camp Shalom
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, December 5, 2005 Regarding Robert Ablove’s letter about the…
Playground for Rafah Campaign
19-Nov-05 Playground for Rafah Campaign Give Children a Chance to Be Children Help Rebuild a…
Re: Regents urged to divest from Israel
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 11, 2005 In the Capital Times article on…
2005.11.03: Ibdaa Dance Troupe in Madison
IBDAA! We are excited to announce that on Thursday November 3 the world-renowned Ibdaa Children’s…
Tawfiq Nasser: Palestinian Doctor Tells Of Life Under Occupation
Samara Kalk Derby, The Capital Times, October 10, 2005 To get to work each day,…
2005.10.09: Dr. Tawfiq Nasser in Madison
A View From Jerusalem – Challenges for Palestinian Health Care Dr. Tawfiq Nasser, CEO of…
2005.09.22-12.01: Film Series Finding Hope in Unexpected Places
A Community Film Series September 22 – Uncovered: The War on Iraq October 20 –…
Ain’t gonna study war no more
Bill Lueders, Isthmus, September 1, 2005 Camp Shalom had children pretend to be Israeli soldiers…
The settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical
There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…
The Shame of it All
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005
blockade, civilians, economy, Egypt, Gaza, Haaretz, home demolition, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israelis, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jews, journalists, justice, land, media, military, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah, refugees, settlers, unemploymentBreak the Silence’s Rachel Corrie Mural
Thank you Madison/Rafah Sister City Project for your endorsement of the Rachel Corrie Mural Project:…
2005.06.24: “Beyond Chutzpah: The Misuse of Antisemitism and the Abuse of History” by Dr. Norman Finkelstein
Grainger Hall, University of Wisconsin 975 University Avenue Madison, WI 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM…
2005.06.13-07.04: Palestine-Israel Discussion Series
First United Methodist Church Parlor 203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison Sunday mornings at 9:30 am This…
2005.06.24-26: U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Conference
Upper Midwest Regional Organizing Conference Madison, WI Join the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli…
05.06.25: Rebuilding Homes in Rafah, Rebuilding Hope in Palestine
Panel Discussion with Craig and Cindy Corrie and Khaled and Samah Nasrallah Saturday, June 25,…
Mezan Center is Key Partner in Palestine
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, May 9, 2005 Madison — The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
Israeli Extremists Lose, as a New Generation of Palestinians Wins
Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May/June 2005 THEY BREATHE the same air,…
Caterpillar, Egypt, Gaza, hospitals, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Intifada, Iraq, Islam, Israel, James Miller, Jerusalem, justice, La Crosse, land, law, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Mohammed Omer, Muslim, Muslims, negotiations, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, police, protest, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, settlers, violence, West BankA Gift to Rafah
How Madisonians helped create a respite from violence for Palestinian children Kathy Walsh, Isthmus, April…
2005.04.30: Madison Community Seder
St. Mark’s Lutheran Chapel 605 Spruce St., Madison 7:00 PM This season of Passover is…
Board of Regents must support divestment
FAYYAD SBAIHAT, Badger Herald, Mar 3, 2005
2005.02.24-26: Festival celebrates political filmmakers
Gwen Evans, UW News, February 8, 2005 For filmmaker Saul Landau, who has interviewed the…
2005.02.25: Film Voices, Images and Hearts
Barrymore Theatre 2090 Atwood Avenue Madison 5:00-9:30 pm Celebrating Solidarity from Latin America to the…
calendar, documentary, film, images, Iraq, land, Latin America, Madison, Middle East, music, Rafah, SyriaPalestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
Derek Summerfield, British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004
civilians, doctors, Gaza, Geneva Conventions (1949), ghetto, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, justice, killing, land, military, occupation, Palestine, paramedics, prison, Qalqilya, Rafah, refugees, travel, violence, West BankIsraeli troops probed for killing child
Israeli troops who killed a Palestinian schoolgirl in the Gaza Strip have come under investigation…
Hilarity from Gaza
9/8/2004 Dear Jennifer, I hope you are fine. I was reading the news on haaretz…
2004.09.20-24: WHEELS OF JUSTICE TOUR
BRINGING THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND PALESTINE TO MADISON On September 20th and 24th, the…
2004.08.18: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb
ICB sculpture The Segregation Wall, 09-Nov-03 Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 W. Lacy…
Gila Svirsky: Working to break the silence
Gila Svirsky, June 6, 2004 Friends, Last week probably set a record for demonstrations…
documentary, equality, Europe, film, Gaza, Gila Svirsky, Hebron, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jerusalem, justice, media, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, police, protest, rabbis, racism, Rafah, veterans, violence, West Bank, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)2004.06.06: Mosaic Communities Program
The Crossing 1127 University Avenue (University and Charter) 7:00 pm The Mosaic Communities group is…
Statement by European Jews for a Just Peace
Paris, 22 May 2004 We, European citizens from ten European countries gathered in Paris for…
Photos of Rafah Damage
Rika Fujiya, Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC), May 25, 2004 Rika Fujiya is an Assistant…
2004.05.25: SILENT VIGIL & MARCH FOR ATROCITIES IN RAFAH!
Please check out this site for the latest news on Rafah: www.palestinemonitor.org The Madison chapter…
RAFAH DAILY UPDATE (Volume 5) during Operation Rainbow
May 20, 2004 Attached is the Rafah Update Volume 5. The situation is worsenning so…
Some of the bodies were put two to a box
Amira Hass, Haaretz, 5/20/04 RAFAH — Suddenly there was a shout from outside: “Leave…
Rafah and Gaza emergency
Gila Svirsky, May 18, 2004 Friends, We need your help. There is an emergency situation…
Appeal for Rafah City
Dr. Emad S. Sha’at, Deputy Mayor Rafah City, 18 May 2004 Dear Madam/Sir, I write…
2004.04.23: International Day of Action Against Caterpillar in Peoria
STOP CATERPILLAR CAMPAIGN — PROTEST IN PEORIA APRIL 23 — BUS INFO BELOW stopcat.org, April…
2004.04.20: Muli Linder, Israeli Refusenik
The Crossing 1127 University Ave., Madison 7:00 pm Muli Linder, an Israeli refusenik who is…
Victory of Brutality
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Mar 14, 2004 A new species of officer is achieving greatness in…
2004.03.09: Madison Premiere of The Killing Zone
Tuesday, March 9The Crossing1127 University Avenue(University and Charter)7:00 pm Wednesday, March 10Grainger HallMorgridge Auditorium(University and…
Return to Rafah: Journey to a land out of bounds
Jennifer Loewenstein, The Electronic Intifada, 17 February 2004
19 Left Dead in Failed Hunt for Master Bomber
Chris McGreal in Nablus, The Guardian, January 9, 2004
The killing fields of Rafah
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Nov 30, 2003 Quietly, far from the public eye, Israeli soldiers…
Wisconsin Bookstore’s Fight for Free Speech Victorious
David Grogan, American Booksellers Association, Nov 12, 2003
A Letter from the Deputy Mayor of Rafah
Dr. Emad Sha’at, Deputy Mayor of Rafah City, October 25, 2003 Thank you for your…
Al Mezan Condemns Israel’s War Crimes in Rafah
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Reference: 45/2003, October 16, 2003 At 11:30pm Wednesday…
2003.10.30-11.20: Reporting the Middle East, From the Road Map to Iraq: A Lecture Series
Multiple Madison venues
Ali Abunimah, Amira Hass, As’ad Abukhalil, calendar, California, democracy, education, Electronic Intifada, Intifada, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Israelis, journalists, justice, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, MRSCP, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, Progressives, project, Rafah, Ramallah, Robert FiskEyewitness account of the invasion of Rafah
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 14 Oct 2003
Al Mezan Condemns Israel’s Crimes in Rafah and Calls for International Intervention
Reference: 43/2003 Date: October 13, 2003 Al Mezan Center For Human Rights On Monday 12…
Israeli Occupation Forces Withdraw from Rafah Leaving Behind Devastation
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, October 12, 2003 In the early morning hours…
The mirror of fire and tears
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 10 October 2003
2003.09.19-21: Toward a Peaceful World
NONVIOLENCE EVENT WEEKEND How to Spread Nonviolence, Globally and Locally September 19-21, 2003 Hosted by…
2003.09.09: MRSCP Working Meeting
MG&E Innovation Center, 505 S Rosa Rd, Madison, 7:00pm This is a meeting to gear up…
Fragments of Rafah
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 21 August 2003
Torturing innocent children and women
Mohammed Omer, Rafah Today, 8 Aug 2003 Everyone in Palestine tastes the Occupation crimes, this…
Removing the witnesses
Israel’s crackdown on international peace activists raises grave concerns. Muna Hamzeh, Al-Ahram Weekly, 29 May…
