The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Nov 2, 2026

Truth and Consequences Under the Israeli Occupation
A Palestinian journalist’s life and work shed light on the violence in Israel’s “dual” society…
American, Amnesty International, BBC, blockade, democracy, disinformation, doctors, education, embargo, film, Gaza, Gaza City, hasbara, healthcare, hospitals, images, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, journalists, law, media, military, Mohammed Omer, nuclear, occupation, Palestinian, prison, propaganda, Rafah, stories, terrorism, torture, travel, United Kingdom (UK), United States (US), video, Vietnam, war, West Bank, world
Muralists bring Palestinian experience to Olympia
Chris Allert, Works in Progress, February 2008 The Olympia-Rafah Mural Project is an official recognition…
Al-Awda, American, arms, artist, books, Cisco, Craig and Cindy Corrie, documentary, Edward Said, Egypt, Handala, home demolition, homeless, human rights, images, imperialism, indigenous, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jew, Jewish, justice, Khan Younis, La Crosse, labor, land, military, mural, Native American, occupation, Olympia, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, San Francisco State, schools, sister cities, solidarity, stories, students, terrorism, Wall, war, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM, Zionism
2005.10.09: Dr. Tawfiq Nasser in Madison
A View From Jerusalem – Challenges for Palestinian Health Care Dr. Tawfiq Nasser, CEO of…
Anglican, Augusta Victoria Hospital, calendar, checkpoints, Christian, Church of Christ, doctors, Fitchburg, healthcare, hospitals, Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, Lutheran, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Palestinian, peace, projects, Rafah, Ramallah, sister cities, stories, Tawfiq Nasser, travel, Wall, West Bank, world
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 –…
American, BBC, Bethlehem, calendar, colleges & universities, Congress, democracy, documentary, Edgewood University, film, human rights, images, Iraq, Israeli, Jerusalem, Latin America, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), Middle East, military, Noam Chomsky, occupation, Palestinian, projects, Rafah, Ramallah, Saudi Arabia, schools, sister cities, stories, terrorism, victims, war
Palestine: the economy of despair
The West Bank city of Nablus is relatively calm at present. Anyone who can raise…
Balata, Bill Clinton, Camp David, closures, economy, Ehud Barak, Electronic Intifada, Eli Valley, Europe, fair trade, Fatah, Hamas, Huwara, Intifada, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jordan, land, law, Mahmoud Abbas, Meta, military, Nablus, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, police, prison, prisoners, Ramallah, refugees, Samaria, snipers, stories, Tel Aviv, terrorism, travel, Wall, war, West Bank, winter, withdrawal, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM, Yasser Arafat
2005.04.30: Madison Community Seder
St. Mark’s Lutheran Chapel 605 Spruce St., Madison 7:00 PM This season of Passover is…
calendar, Edgewood University, El Salvador, environment, human rights, Jewish, labor, Lutheran, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), milk, Oscar, Palestine, projects, rabbis, Rafah, religion, sister cities, stories, Wisconsin, women
Inside scarred minds
On his first visit to the Gaza Strip, Daniel Day-Lewis meets the Palestinian families living…
Algeria, apartheid, Ariel Sharon, arms, artist, Australia, bases, Bedouin, civilians, Daniel Day-Lewis, doctors, donate, Egypt, football, Gaza, Gaza City, Germany, Hamas, healthcare, home demolition, homeless, hospitals, hunger strikes, International Criminal Court (ICC), Intifada, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jerusalem, Khan Younis, land, Meta, Middle East, military, Ministry of Health, music, occupation, olive oil, olive trees, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Ramadan, rape, Russia, schools, snipers, stories, terrorism, travel, victims, violations, Wall, war, water, world
2004.10.23: Film The Fourth World War
UW-Madison Humanities, Rm 3650 7:00 pm The Fourth World War will have its Madison premiere…
Bethlehem, calendar, democracy, film, images, Iraq, journalists, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), media, Palestine, projects, South Africa, stories, terrorism, UW-Madison, video, war, world
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
11 June 2004 Friends, I have just returned from a trip to Lebanon and Syria…
Arab, arts, Beirut, environment, Europe, film, Ghassan Kanafani, healthcare, law, Lebanon, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine, Palestinian, refugees, resources, schools, stories, Syria, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), war, women, WORT 89.9 FM
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), Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, media, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, protest, rabbis, racism, Rafah, stories, students, Tel Aviv, terrorism, two-state, vandalism, veterans, video, vigil, Wall, war, water, West Bank, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), world
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…
Al-Awda, Black, calendar, human rights, Madison, Palestine, protest, Rafah, State Capitol, stories, terrorism, vigil
2004.04.26: Balata Refugee Camp Tour
Immanuel Lutheran Church 1021 Spaight Street, Madison 1:00 – 3:30 pm: East High School students…
Balata, benefit, calendar, film, Israeli, Lutheran, Madison, military, refugees, schools, stories, students, terrorism, war, West Bank, WORT 89.9 FM
The killing fields of Rafah
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Nov 30, 2003 Quietly, far from the public eye, Israeli soldiers…
B’Tselem, BBC, civilians, Gideon Levy, Haaretz, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Intifada, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, James Miller, Jenin, killing, Palestinian, peace, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, solidarity, stories, terrorism, Tom Hurndall, tunnels, victims, volunteer, war
The Demographics of American Jews
Lenni Brenner, CounterPunch, October 24, 2003
American, antisemitism, Arab, Australia, benefit, California, charities, Christian, Congress, corporations, Democratic Party, equality, Europe, Germany, Hebrew, Hitler, immigrants, immigration, inequality, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, Jew, Jewish, journalists, Judaic, labor, land, law, media, Middle East, military, Muslim, Muslims, New York City, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, protest, rabbis, religion, resistance, Russia, Saudi Arabia, schools, secular, stories, students, travel, University of California, Vietnam, vote, war, water, women, world, WORT 89.9 FM, Zionism
2003.09.19-21: Toward a Peaceful World
NONVIOLENCE EVENT WEEKEND How to Spread Nonviolence, Globally and Locally September 19-21, 2003 Hosted by…
artist, calendar, Cap Times, colleges & universities, Edgewood University, education, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Islamic, Jennifer Loewenstein, Madison, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), music, nonviolence, Palestine, peace, projects, protest, Rafah, schools, sister cities, solidarity, stories, students, terrorism, training, volunteer, war, world

stories

Truth and Consequences Under the Israeli Occupation

Muralists bring Palestinian experience to Olympia

2005.10.09: Dr. Tawfiq Nasser in Madison

2005.09.22-12.01: Film Series Finding Hope in Unexpected Places

Palestine: the economy of despair

2005.04.30: Madison Community Seder

Inside scarred minds

2004.10.23: Film The Fourth World War

Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

Gila Svirsky: Working to break the silence

2004.05.25: SILENT VIGIL & MARCH FOR ATROCITIES IN RAFAH!

2004.04.26: Balata Refugee Camp Tour

The killing fields of Rafah

The Demographics of American Jews

2003.09.19-21: Toward a Peaceful World