The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Jul 26, 2026

A Teenage War Resister in Israel
An Antiwar Story from the Embattled Middle East He is a rarity in his own…
Ahmed Abu Artema, Amazon, American, antisemitism, apartheid, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, books, Chicago, civilians, conscientious objectors, Donald Trump, Egypt, equality, Gaza, Great March of Return, Haaretz, Hebrew, human rights, images, Iran, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jenin, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, justice, land, law, Madison, media, Middle East, military, nonviolence, occupation, orphans, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, Progressives, protest, racism, Rafah, refuseniks, resistance, sanction, schools, South Africa, stories, Tel Aviv, travel, veterans, video, war, world, WORT 89.9 FM
2019.03.18: Israeli Politics Decoded with David Sheen
Online from the Palestine Center Washington, DC 12 noon – 1 pm Central Time Listen…
apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, calendar, Donald Trump, healthcare, human rights, Israeli, Jerusalem, Madison, online, Palestine, Rafah, settlers, terrorism, war, West Bank
2019.03.23: David Rovics in Madison
Wil-Mar Community Center 953 Jenifer St, Madison Workshop 3:00 pm The Role of Music in…
calendar, education, human rights, labor, Madison, music, Rafah, world
Gal Gadot hits out at Netanyahu over ‘Jewish people’ comment
F. Brinley Bruton and Yael Factor, NBC News, March 11, 2019
allies, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, land, law, Madison, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, secular, vote, world
Call NOW to stop resolution targeting Rep. Omar Ilhan
#StandWithllhan Please consider calling or emailing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and your own Representative: Speaker…
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), antisemitism, Black, Congress, Democratic Party, environment, ethnicity, free speech, human rights, images, Islamophobia, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), law, Madison, Mark Pocan, Minnesota, Muslim, Muslims, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Phyllis Bennis, racism, Rafah, Rashida Tlaib, South Africa, State Capitol, take action, terrorism, United States, video, violations, vote, women, world
Maia Project Update
Latest Maia Water Filters in Rafah (28 Feb 2019) from Josie Shields-Stromsness, Middle East Children’s…
blockade, Gaza, healthcare, images, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, Maia Project, Meta, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), online, peace, projects, Rafah, refugees, Unitarian, water
2019.02.25: Black Americans and Palestinian Solidarity
UW Multicultural Center 716 Langdon Street Madison 8:15 pm – 9:15 pm General meeting of…
Black, calendar, human rights, justice, Madison, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, solidarity, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, UW-Madison
This Is How AIPAC Really Works
An AIPAC and Capitol Hill veteran explains the lobby’s tactics of reward and retribution. M.J.…
aid, American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), antisemitism, Arab, Barack Obama, bases, BDS, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bernie Sanders, blockade, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, Congress, Donald Trump, donate, donors, film, Grassroots, Haaretz, Holocaust, Iran, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), land, law, Lindsey Graham, Madison, media, Meta, Muslim, Muslims, nonprofits, nuclear, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, Rafah, sanction, State Capitol, State Department, Tamoun, tech, terrorism, training, United States, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), vote, war, women
2019.03.01: Hashtag to Headlines Speakers on WORT
Friday, March 1 12 noon to 1 pm The speakers for Madison’s 2019 tribute to…
Ahmed Abu Artema, blockade, calendar, Esty Dinur, Gaza, Great March of Return, images, Madison, online, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, terrorism, world, WORT 89.9 FM
Hello from Palestine
Operation Dove, 2/13/19 Facebook video: Israel Destroys South Hebron Hills Water Piping Today Israeli forces…
Al-Mufaqara, confiscation, Hebron, home demolition, Israel, Israeli, Jinba, land, Madison, Masafer Yatta, military, Operation Dove, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, schools, video, water, West Bank
2019.03.03: Hashtag to Headlines: How the Gaza Great March of Return Challenged the World
Join us for the 2019 tribute to Rachel Corrie with Ahmed Abu Artema, writer, refugee…
Ahmed Abu Artema, Al Jazeera, American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Amnesty International, Bethlehem, blockade, Bright Stars of Bethlehem, calendar, Chicago, crafts, Dane County, Friends, Gaza, Great March of Return, Israel, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, law, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, New York Times, olive oil, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, projects, rabbis, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, sister cities, terrorism, Unitarian, war, Wisconsin, women, world
Caves in the south Hebron Hills bring villages back to life
Ahmad Al-Bazz and Anne Paq, Mondoweiss, February 11, 2019
artist, At-Tuwani, Bethlehem, documentary, ethnic cleansing, film, Hebron, home demolition, human rights, images, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, Madison, Masafer Yatta, Ma’on, media, military, Nablus, Obliterated Families, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), police, protest, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, resistance, settlers, sumud, Susiya, terrorism, training, Tuba, Tubas, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN), video, Wall, war, water, West Bank, world, Youth of Sumud
South Hebron Hills Update
Expulsion by a thousand cuts Dear Friends, The last weeks have been busy and challenging…
apartheid, Eli Valley, ethnic cleansing, healthcare, Hebron, home demolition, images, Israel, Israeli, Jinba, land, Madison, Masafer Yatta, Ma’on, nonviolence, olive oil, olive trees, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, resistance, schools, settlers, terrorism, travel, Tuba, West Bank
Winning Essay “30 Minutes . . . A Thousand Times Over”
Gaza Unlocked Blog Team, American Friends Service Committee, December 3, 2018
American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), doctors, Gaza, Gaza City, hospitals, human rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Khan Younis, land, literature, media, Muslim, Muslims, Rafah, Ramadan, schools, terrorism, war
Winning Essay “The Party”
Gaza Unlocked Blog Team, American Friends Service Committee, December 3, 2018 Rahf Hallaq is a…
American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), blockade, drones, education, Gaza, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, literature, prison, Rafah, schools, stories, terrorism, torture, war, world
2018.11.20: Madison’s Clean Water for the Children of Gaza Day
blockade, calendar, Gaza, healthcare, Madison, Maia Project, projects, Rafah, solidarity, water
2018.11.15: Gaza Water Crisis on WORT
Thursday, Nov 15 12 noon – 1 pm A Public Affair with host Allen Ruff…
Allen Ruff, audio, calendar, Gaza, images, Madison, Maia Project, Middle East, online, Rafah, terrorism, water, WORT 89.9 FM
How can Gaza’s contaminated water catastrophe be solved?
Sandy Tolan, Al Jazeera, 30 Oct 2018
Al Jazeera, B’Tselem, blockade, closures, disease, doctors, donors, drones, Egypt, Europe, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, images, Israel, Israeli, Jordan, law, media, Middle East, military, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, Rafah, Ramallah, rape, refugees, resources, sanction, tech, Tel Aviv, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), war, water, West Bank, world
2018.11.20: Fundraiser: ‘Clean Water for the Children of Gaza’
First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive Madison 7:00 pm Help provide a Maia Project…
American, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Amnesty International, benefit, Bethlehem, Bright Stars of Bethlehem, calendar, Church of Christ, Dane County, donate, Grassroots, healthcare, images, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Maia Project, Mark Pocan, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), music, online, peace, projects, Rafah, schools, sister cities, students, take action, Unitarian, water, Wisconsin, WORT 89.9 FM
2018.12.01: Monona Terrace Fair Trade Holiday Festival
Monona Terrace Convention Center 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 8 am – 3 pm Come…
calendar, crafts, education, fair trade, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Monona Terrace, olive oil, projects, Rafah, sister cities, world

Rafah

A Teenage War Resister in Israel

2019.03.18: Israeli Politics Decoded with David Sheen

2019.03.23: David Rovics in Madison

Gal Gadot hits out at Netanyahu over ‘Jewish people’ comment

Call NOW to stop resolution targeting Rep. Omar Ilhan

Maia Project Update

2019.02.25: Black Americans and Palestinian Solidarity

This Is How AIPAC Really Works

2019.03.01: Hashtag to Headlines Speakers on WORT

Hello from Palestine

2019.03.03: Hashtag to Headlines: How the Gaza Great March of Return Challenged the World

Caves in the south Hebron Hills bring villages back to life

South Hebron Hills Update

Winning Essay “30 Minutes . . . A Thousand Times Over”

Winning Essay “The Party”

2018.11.20: Madison’s Clean Water for the Children of Gaza Day

2018.11.15: Gaza Water Crisis on WORT

How can Gaza’s contaminated water catastrophe be solved?

2018.11.20: Fundraiser: ‘Clean Water for the Children of Gaza’

2018.12.01: Monona Terrace Fair Trade Holiday Festival