The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Aug 24, 2026

President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society
(Final version, emphasis added) Dear colleagues and comrades, Thank you so much for signing on…
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Palestinian Rights Organizations Raided & Shut Down
American Friends Service Committee, August 18, 2022 Stand with Palestinian human rights defenders Early this…
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Breaking: Six Palestinian NGOs raided & closed
Just Vision, August 18, 2022 Early this morning, Israeli army forces raided the offices of…
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Israel attacks Gaza as election approaches
‘Sacrificial pawns’: After deadly air raids on Gaza, analysts question Israel’s motivation amid political turmoil…
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Mr. President, This is Apartheid
B’Tselem welcomes President Biden with billboard campaign B’Tselem, 13 July 2022 Israeli human rights group…
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American Bar Association questions Israel’s designation of six Palestinian organizations
JEFF WRIGHT, Mondoweiss, MAY 5, 2022
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Carter Center backs six NGOs after ‘baseless’ terrorism ban by Israel
The New Arab, 07 April, 2022
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Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians – Amnesty International
Amnesty International, 1 February 2022
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Israeli soldiers blindfolded and gagged elderly Palestinian American later found dead
Details of an army investigation obtained by Israeli media indicate troops didn’t seek aid for…
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Tutu’s courage on Israeli apartheid is played down in U.S. media
JAMES NORTH AND PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 30, 2021
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Killed for Driving While Palestinian
MRSCP Statement on the Death of Omar Abdulmajeed As’ad in Israeli custody The Madison-Rafah Sister…
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Iconic Palestinian activist dies after being run over by Israeli forces
Shatha Hammad, Middle East Eye,17 January 2022
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Omar Assad, a long-time Milwaukee resident, found dead in West Bank after detention by Israeli soldiers
His family wants an investigation Mourners carry the body of Omar Assad during his funeral…
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Palestinian-American man, 80, found dead after Israeli raid in West Bank
BBC News Services, January 13, 2022
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Elderly Palestinian-American dies after violent arrest by Israeli forces
Shatha Hammad, Middle East Eye, 12 January 2022
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Human rights defenders targeted by Israel launch joint website
Online Hub Provides Information and Calls to Action Aimed at Reversing Ban on Six Palestinian…
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Settler attacks on Palestinians more than double in two years
Middle East Eye, 4 October 2021
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Israeli NSO’s Pegasus spyware used to hack Palestinian activists’ phones
Wow. @ronenbergman confirms that Israel rushed to classify the 6 Palestinian civil society orgs as…
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Digital Censorship Of Palestinians
Zena Al Tahhan, Al Jazeera, 2 Nov 2021
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Human Rights Groups: ‘Israel targeted us for one reason’
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, October 25, 2021
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