The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Scottish football club fans wave Palestinian flags during match with Israeli team
Ma’an News Agency, Aug. 18, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Fans of the Scottish Celtic Football…
Second Class Citizens
Kevin Walsh, July 6, 2016 A 2009 study of the legal status of Israel’s occupation…
antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, Bedouin, Black, corporations, democracy, discrimination, education, ethnicity, Haaretz, Hebrew, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Ireland, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jew, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), land, law, Middle East, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peter Beinart, refugees, religion, resources, secular, South Africa, Supreme Court, United States, vote, war, West BankGaza’s plight matters to the world
At Erez, the Israeli-controlled crossing into Gaza, I passed through chutes that resembled the herding…
aid, Amazon, American, Bernie Sanders, blockade, Congress, economy, Egypt, Gaza, healthcare, home demolition, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jordan, labor, Lebanon, Madison, Mark Pocan, military, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, refugees, schools, shelters, spying, State Department, Syria, terrorism, travel, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), war, water, West Bank, world, WORT 89.9 FMRamadan 2016: Israel 'cuts off water supply to West Bank' during Muslim holy month
Peter Yeung, The Independent, 17 June 2016
“We’re at a Turning Point”
Josh Ruebner & Tamar Ghabin, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, June 16th, 2016…
Mental Health Library Campaign
Palestinian child’s drawing (GMHF) We are launching a project to help Rafah build a Mental…
2016.04.05: Noga Kadman on Erased from Space and Consciousness
Noga Kadman speaks about her book Erased from Space and Consciousness: Israel and the Depopulated…
2016.03.29: Film Standstill by Palestinian – Canadian filmmaker Majdi El-Omari
Standstill is the story of two people forced by political and social upheaval to confront…
A Samira Project Success Story
This is from the Middle East Children’s Alliance project assistant in Gaza, who tells us…
Wisconsin Book Festival’s Leila Abdelrazaq And “Baddawi” on WORT 89.9FM
A Public Affair, October 23, 2015
Fact Check: MSNBC’s Palestinian loss of land map
Institute for Middle East Understanding, Mondoweiss, October 22, 2015
Bedouin, Benjamin Netanyahu, ethnic cleansing, Golan Heights, Google, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, media, Middle East, military, Nakba, occupation, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Palestine, Palestinian, refugees, settlers, Syria, terrorism, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United States, war, West Bank, worldYoung Palestinian-American Graphic Novelist Speaks at Wisconsin Book Festival
Madison365, Oct 30, 2015
Stephen Zunes On U.S. Involvement In Syria
WORT 89.9FM Madison Regardless of the position taken Syrian involvement, it is important to analyze…
2013.04.01: WORT Interview about Elias Chacour Play
“A Public Affair” WORT 89.9 FM 12 noon “A Public Affair” will be previewing the…
American, Arab, audio, Bethlehem, Bright Stars of Bethlehem, calendar, Christian, Church of Christ, doctors, education, freedom, Galilee, Haifa, Israeli, Japan, land, Madison, Methodist, Middle East, MRSCP, Muslim, Muslims, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, podcast, Rafah, refugees, religion, schools, sister cities, terrorism, travel, UW-Madison, war, world, WORT 89.9 FMPalestinians call for a boycott of Israeli diamonds
Over 50 Palestinian organisations, representing a cross-section of Palestinian civil society, including women’s groups and…
Al-Awda, allies, Amnesty International, Arab, Australia, ban, BDS, Birmingham, boycott, California, Canada, civilians, economy, equality, Europe, fair trade, Geneva Conventions (1949), Ghassan Kanafani, human rights, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Ireland, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, justice, labor, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, military, MRSCP, Muslim, Nakba, New York City, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, Progressives, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, resources, sanction, sister cities, solidarity, South Africa, students, terrorism, unions, war, war crimes, women, worldThe people of Gaza suffer
Palestinians warm themselves by a fire inside a house, which witnesses said was damaged in…
aid, American, arms, blockade, Christian, Congress, delegation, economy, football, Gaza, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, justice, land, law, media, military, Milwaukee, music, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, refugees, schools, self-defense, terrorism, torture, tunnels, United Nations (UN), United States, violations, war, water, womenTsela Barr and Michele Bahl: Recent visit to Gaza heartbreaking
TSELA BARR AND MICHELE BAHL | members, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Cap Times, Nov 22,…
blockade, Cap Times, civilians, delegation, football, Gaza, Hamas, human rights, Israel, Israeli, land, law, Madison, military, MRSCP, Operation Cast Lead, Palestinian, peace, project, Rafah, refugees, resistance, schools, sister cities, terrorism, travel, water, women, worldOne Jewish Woman’s Fight for Palestine
Yasmin Mogahed, Nov 19, 2012 For Jennifer Loewenstein, April 19, 2002 was a “waking nightmare”.…
ADC Releases Guide to Palestinian Film
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has a library of films about Palestine available for free…
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), documentary, education, equality, ethnic cleansing, film, Grassroots, human rights, images, Israel, Jerusalem, land, Madison, Middle East, MRSCP, Nakba, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, refugees, religion, resistance, resources, schools, sister cities, students, war, West Bank, women, world2011.04.14: Play We Belong to the Land
Anderson Auditorium Edgewood College Madison 7:00 pm A one-person drama based on the writings of…
2011.03.21: Ziad Abbas at UW-Madison
4 – 5:30 pm Room 336, Ingraham Hall UW-Madison [Map] Ziad Abbas will speak on…
2011.03.20: Annual Rachel Corrie Dinner
Bunky’s Cafe 2425 Atwood Avenue Madison [Map] Cash bar/socializing 5:30 pm Dinner 6:00 pm Program…
Arab, benefit, calendar, Caterpillar, film, Israeli, Madison, Maia Project, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, MRSCP, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, refugees, schools, sister cities, United States, victims, Wall, water, West Bank, world, Ziad Abbas2011.03.10: Palestine History Series
122 State St, Room 407 6:30 pm Palestine History Series continues: “1948 and Its Aftermath:…
2011.03.17: Ziad Abbas on WORT 89.9 FM
Thursday, March 17 Noon Ziad Abbas will be the guest on WORT radio’s A Public…
Hamas, the IRA and Us
ALI ABUNIMAH, The New York Times, August 28, 2010 (Chicago) GEORGE J. MITCHELL, the United…
Ali Abunimah, American, Bill Clinton, civilians, Gaza, Hamas, Ireland, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, journalists, land, media, Middle East, negotiations, New York Times, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Palestinian, peace, protest, refugees, terrorism, United Kingdom, United States, war, West BankActivists embrace nonviolence in world’s hot spots
Phil Haslanger, Cap Times, Apr 1, 2010
2009.04.15: Anna Baltzer on Life in Occupied Palestine
Stories & Photos Anna Baltzer, Jewish-American granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, will present her slides, stories,…
2008.06.07-10.18: Peregrine Forum “NAKBA” Series
PALESTINE HISTORY CLASS March thru October at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson St., Madison In…
American, Arab, calendar, documentary, ethnic cleansing, film, Gaza War, history, Ilan Pappé, Israeli, Madison, Nakba, occupation, Palestine, peace, refugees, terrorism, war, worldRemembering The Nakba On Israel's 60th Anniversary
JUDITH LAITMAN and TSELA BARR, Wisconsin State Journal, May 16, 2008 This month, Jews around…
2008.05.08: “No Time to Celebrate” protest at UW-Madison
Jewish Voice for Peace – Madison, May 15, 2008 JVP’s Madison Chapter held a very…
Endless War
Mivtza Nikayon — Operation Cleaning Arab refugees in northern Israel on the road to Lebanon,…
antisemitism, Arab, Benny Morris, books, civilians, Deir Yassin, Egypt, ethnic cleansing, Europe, freedom, Gaza War, Haifa, history, Hitler, images, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jordan, land, Lebanon, maps, military, Nablus, Nakba, New York Times, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Palestine, Palestinian, refugees, sanction, Sudan, Syria, Tel Aviv, terrorism, United Nations (UN), victims, war, West Bank, YemenA Playground for Jenin!
Playgrounds for Palestine – Madison 2008 Project: A Playground for Jenin! PfP-Madison is excited to…
2008.03.22: Ilan Pappe Reading-Discussion Series
March 22, 2008 2 – 4 p.m. Escape Java Joint 916 Williamson St. Paul Beckett,…
SIX DAYS OF WAR, 40 YEARS OF OCCUPATION
MIKE MURRAY, Cap Times, Jun 9, 2007 This week marks the 40th anniversary of the…
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), apartheid, Arab, Cap Times, Congress, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza War, ghetto, Golan Heights, history, human rights, Iraq, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, law, Madison, military, MRSCP, Muslim, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, refugees, settlers, sister cities, Syria, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), United States, violations, Wall, war, water, West Bank, worldA Black Flag
From: Jennifer Loewenstein Subject: Resuming Emails: Gideon Levy – A Black Flag Date: Mon, 3…
benefit, Bethlehem, Black, blockade, civilians, detainees, doctors, Egypt, Ehud Olmert, Gaza, Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Hamas, hostages, Intifada, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, journalists, labor, land, Lebanon, media, military, NGOs, Palestine, Palestinian, Ramallah, refugees, Shin Bet, Syria, terrorism, war, West Bank, world2006.04.08: Ibdaa Health Committee Panel Discussion
UW-Madison1345 Health Sciences Learning Center750 Highland Avenue7-9:00 pm The goals of the tour are to…
apartheid, Arab, Augusta Victoria Hospital, Bethlehem, calendar, doctors, education, equality, healthcare, Hebron, hospitals, Intifada, Israeli, Jerusalem, land, Madison, media, military, MRSCP, nurses, occupation, Palestine, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), prison, Rafah, refugees, resistance, sister cities, surgery, training, travel, UW-Madison, Wall, West Bank, Wisconsin, womenMilk from Wisconsin to Rafah
The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) is partnering with the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme…
aid, donors, economy, education, Egypt, healthcare, Intifada, Israeli, land, Madison, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), military, milk, MRSCP, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, project, Rafah, refugees, sister cities, take action, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), US Agency for International Development (USAID), West Bank, Wisconsin, world, World Health Organization (WHO)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…
benefit, calendar, El Salvador, environment, fair trade, Germany, Iraq, justice, land, Madison, Madison Arcatao, media, MRSCP, nuclear, occupation, Palestine, peace, Rafah, refugees, schools, sister cities, solidarity, war, womenNEW BARK BUT OLD BITE FOR ISRAEL’S SHARON
GEORGE ARIDA, Madison.com, Dec 9, 2005 Despite appearances to the contrary, Ariel Sharon is one…
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…
The Shame of it All
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, August 17, 2005
apartheid, Ariel Sharon, assassination, Beirut, blockade, civilians, economy, Egypt, Gaza, Haaretz, home demolition, Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jenin, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jewish, journalists, justice, land, media, military, Muslim, Muslims, occupation, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah, refugees, settlers, shelters, snipers, terrorism, torture, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), unemployment, victims, Wall, war, water, West Bank, worldA Message from Bertrand Russell …
… to the International Conference of Parlimentarians The New York Times, February 23, 1970 “The…
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…
A Gift to Rafah
How Madisonians helped create a respite from violence for Palestinian children Kathy Walsh, Isthmus, April…
civilians, delegation, donate, Egypt, football, healthcare, homeless, hospitals, human rights, images, Intifada, Israeli, Kathy Walsh, Madison, Madison Common Council, Middle East, milk, MRSCP, Operation Rainbow, Palestine, Palestinian, Playgrounds for Palestine, project, Rafah, refugees, schools, sister cities, Tel al-Sultan, terrorism, UW-Madison, victims, water, winter, Wisconsin, womenPalestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
Derek Summerfield, British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004
ambulances, Amnesty International, apartheid, Arab, arms, civilians, doctors, Gaza, Geneva Conventions (1949), ghetto, healthcare, hospitals, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israeli, justice, killing, land, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, paramedics, prison, Qalqilya, Rafah, refugees, schools, South Africa, suicide bombings, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), violations, Wall, war, war crimes, West Bank, women, worldYes, Alice, it does do some good
Gila Svirsky, www.coalitionofwomen4peace.org, 4/21/2004 Dear Alice, You were signature number 2,750 on the petition “Open…
UN has stopped emergency food aid in Gaza
UNRWA Press Release 1 April 2004 UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…
Sharon is not the Problem
Ghadi Karmi, CounterPunch, February 20, 2004
Amazon, apartheid, Arab, Ariel Sharon, Benny Morris, Black, books, Camp David, Christian, democracy, Dr. Ghada Karmi, education, Egypt, Ehud Olmert, ethnic cleansing, Geneva Accord (2003), Haaretz, Intifada, Iron Wall, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, Middle East, military, Muslim, Muslims, nuclear, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, rape, refugees, resistance, resources, Syria, terrorism, two-state, vigil, Wall, war, war crimes, West Bank, withdrawal, world, WORT 89.9 FM, ZionismIn Gaza, Israeli brutality on display daily
Rana El-Khatib, Arizona Republic, January 25, 2004 “Israel good!” were the last words my husband…
aid, American, arms, blockade, checkpoints, doctors, football, Gaza, home demolition, homeless, hospitals, images, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, land, law, literature, maps, media, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, poetry, prison, refugees, surgery, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), victims, Wall, war, water, West Bank, worldA Contrast in Media Coverage
MRSCP, Jan 13, 2004
Cap Times, children, Electronic Intifada, Gaza, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Intifada, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, media, military, MRSCP, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, police, refugees, solidarity, suicide bombings, terrorism, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), volunteer, Wall, West Bank, womenThe Reality of the “Geneva Accord”
Al-Awda, 5 December 2003
Al-Awda, Ali Abunimah, American, American Bar Association (ABA), American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), annexation, Arab, California, Canada, Cisco, colonialism, Congress, economy, Egypt, Electronic Intifada, ethnic cleansing, Europe, freedom, Geneva Accord (2003), Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, justice, land, law, Madison, Mazin Qumsiyeh, media, Middle East, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, refugees, religion, resources, Return, schools, settlers, solidarity, students, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), terrorism, United Kingdom, United Nations (UN), University of California, victims, war, water, Wisconsin, worldIsraeli Roulette
Uri Avnery, CounterPunch, November 7, 2003
Algeria, Amazon, antisemitism, civilians, Ein Yabroud, Gaza, ghetto, Golan Heights, Hebrew, Hebron, Intifada, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, land, Lebanon, military, Netzarim, nuclear, occupation, Palestinian, peace, public opinion, Ramallah, refugees, resistance, settlers, spying, terrorism, Uri Avnery, war, water, West Bank, WORT 89.9 FMWorld Food Programme on the Occupied Palestinian Territories
World Food Programme Report, 28 October 2003 . . . Christiane Berthiaume of the World…
Eyewitness account of the invasion of Rafah
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 14 Oct 2003
