The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: terrorism
Jun 13, 2026
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: the Goldstone Report
Decision an Insult to the Victims Al Mezan Center For Human Rights, 3 October 2009…
Play: My Name is Rachel Corrie
benefit, Canada, censorship, Craig and Cindy Corrie, Edgewood University, Eli Valley, film, Gaza, home demolition, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Israeli, justice, La Crosse, land, Madison, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Mohammed Omer, MRSCP, New York Times, occupation, Olympia, Palestinian, peace, project, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, schools, solidarity, students, terrorism, volunteer, water, Wisconsin, world2009.02.08: Kathy Kelly on Gaza
Sunday, February 8 Dardanelles Restaurant 1851 Monroe Street, Madison (Directions) 6:30 pm: Snack bar reception,…
2009.01.26: Live from Bethlehem Lecture and Film
Monday, January 26, 7:30 pm Wisconsin Union Theater UW-Madison Reception to follow Amira Hanania is…
2009.01.24: Emergency Fundraiser for Gaza
Saturday, January 24, 4-7 pm Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center 953 Jenifer Street, Madison MRSCP will mark…
Citizens Must Demand End to Terror of War
Wisconsin State Journal, Jan 14, 2009 Dear Editor: As Congress began its 111th session on…
Local Protesters Criticize U.S. Lawmakers For Silence On Military Aggression
Steve Elbow, The Capital Times, January 6, 2009 Violence in Gaza prompted local activists Tuesday…
aid, Allen Ruff, Arab, Cap Times, civilians, Congress, Gaza, Hamas, Iraq, Israeli, justice, law, Madison, military, MRSCP, Muslim, New York Times, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, protest, Rafah, resistance, sister cities, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, veterans, war, winter, worldKathy Kelly on Gaza
Voices for Creative Nonviolence, January 6, 2009 Rafah — Traffic on Sea Street, a major…
2009.01.24: Emergency Fund-Raising/March of the Dead Protest
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: MRSCP WILL HOLD AN EMERGENCY FUND-RAISING EVENT AND MEETING ON SATURDAY, JANUARY…
Al Jazeera, American, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Arab, calendar, Congress, doctors, Gaza, Hamas, hospitals, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, Lebanon, Madison, Mads Gilbert, media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, peace, protest, Rafah, schools, shelters, Tammy Baldwin, terrorism, video, war, Wisconsin, world2009.01.01-02: WORT Programs on Gaza
“A Public Affair”, WORT 89.9 FM, Thursday, January 1, 2009 at noon, call in 256-2001…
2008.12.28: Take Action to End Israeli Attacks on Gaza – Radio Show Sunday
MRSCP, Dec 28, 2008
aid, Ali Abunimah, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), calendar, Congress, Electronic Intifada, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, hospitals, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), labor, Madison, media, MRSCP, occupation, Operation Cast Lead, peace, police, protest, Rafah, schools, take action, Tammy Baldwin, taxes, terrorism, training, war2008.09.23: Rachel Corrie Soccer Tournament Thank You
Friends, Thank you so much for your support of the Rachel Corrie Ramadan Soccer Tournament…
From triumph to torture: John Pilger on Mohammed Omer
John Pilger, The Guardian, 1 Jul 2008
2008.06.08: Film USA vs Al-Arian
Sunday, June 8 7 pm Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson St. This film about U.S.…
American, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), books, calendar, civil rights, ethnicity, FBI, film, George W. Bush, human rights, hunger strikes, Islamic Jihad, Israeli, Madison, media, Mel Underbakke, MRSCP, Palestinian, Patriot Act, police, prison, Rafah, Sami Al-Arian, sister cities, State Department, suicide bombings, terrorism, victims, war2008.06.07-10.18: 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, 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, Haifa, history, Hitler, images, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, Jordan, land, Lebanon, maps, military, Nablus, Nakba, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, refugees, sanction, Sudan, Syria, Tel Aviv, terrorism, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations (UN), victims, war, West Bank, Yemen2008.04.06-27: O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem
O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Silent art auction and other events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem. Location:…
2008.03.22: Ilan Pappe Reading-Discussion Series
March 22, 2008 2 – 4 p.m. Escape Java Joint 916 Williamson St. Paul Beckett,…
Corries deliver daughter’s message of hope
Adrian Pijoan, Badger Herald, Mar 7, 2008 Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American peace activist, was…
People I Love Are Dying
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, 03 March 08 People I know and love are…
Al Mezan, ambulances, assassination, blockade, civilians, Europe, football, Gaza, healthcare, Holocaust, hospitals, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Kathy Walsh, land, Madison, media, military, MRSCP, Nakba, Operation Rainbow, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Playgrounds for Palestine, racism, Rafah, resistance, schools, self-defense, sister cities, terrorism, victims, violations, water, world2008.01.27-02.24: Film Series The Sorrows of Palestine
All showings will be 7 pm at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street, Madison January…
Catastrophe at Rafah Crossing: More Than 35 Dead—and Counting
Mohammed Omer, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, September/October 2007 PERCHED ATOP A suitcase and…
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· Seizure would allow huge expansion of settlements · Move seen as rush to make…
Apartheid Reigns In Israel, Activist-author Says
He Claims Nation Is Hurting Self With Its Policies SAMARA KALK DERBY, The Capital Times,…
apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, Cap Times, Church of Christ, confiscation, Fitchburg, Haifa, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jeff Halper, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jimmy Carter, land, Madison, Minnesota, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, settlers, terrorism, travel, two-state, Wall, West BankBeneath the Hideous Veneer of ‘Security’
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, 23 september, 2007
American, Arab, Beirut, civilians, confiscation, democracy, detainees, documentary, Egypt, Europe, Fatah, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, Hebron, home demolition, hospitals, Iran, Israel, Israeli, 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, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, resources, Saudi Arabia, sister cities, solidarity, starvation, Syria, terrorism, torture, United Nations (UN), United States, veto, violations, vote, Wall, war, West Bank, Wisconsin, women, worldBrothers in Arms: The Triumph of U.S.-Israeli Policy in Palestine
Jennifer Loewenstein, The Progressive, June 26, 2007
American, arms, benefit, blockade, democracy, Egypt, Ehud Olmert, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, indigenous, Intifada, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jordan, labor, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Middle East, military, MRSCP, Muslim, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, Progressives, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, Saudi Arabia, sister cities, State Department, Syria, terrorism, United States, Wall, war, water, West Bank, Wisconsin, world, WORT 89.9 FM, Yasser ArafatSIX 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, 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, world2007.04.12-05.03: “A Bitter Harvest” Speaker and Film Series
Palestine, Israel and Lebanon 40 Years after 1967 “Hizbullah, Israel and Lebanon: The Summer War,…
Beirut, calendar, Christian, democracy, education, Fawwaz Trabulsi, film, Grassroots, Hamas, Holocaust, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jonathan Cook, Laila el-Haddad, Lebanon, literature, Madison, media, Middle East, MRSCP, Muslim, nonviolence, nurses, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, project, Rafah, Sara Roy, schools, sister cities, terrorism, United States, UW-Madison, war, Wisconsin, women
Its Time to Visit Gaza
Miko Peled, The Electronic Intifada, 13 February 2007
The Gaza Strip Situation Report, 30 Jan 2007
Ceasefire between Palestinian factions enters into force after five days of intense inter-factional fighting United…
Al Mezan, ambulances, education, Egypt, fair trade, Fatah, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, hostages, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jerusalem, Khan Younis, La Crosse, military, Ministry of Health, negotiations, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, resources, schools, students, terrorism, travel, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), winter, womenB’Tselem: Israeli Security Forces Killed 660 Palestinians During 2006
Haaretz Service, Dec 28, 2006 Report: Threefold increase in number of Palestinians killed compared to…
Jimmy Carter: Israel’s ‘Apartheid’ Policies Worse Than South Africa’s
Former president stands by new book despite criticism, says it is meant to stimulate debate…
The Gaza Crossing
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, November 15, 2006
American, Arab, arms, Beirut, blockade, civilians, drones, education, Electronic Intifada, Eli Valley, Europe, Gaza, Gaza City, Hebrew, hospitals, human rights, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jennifer Loewenstein, Jerusalem, Jordan, journalists, land, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, racism, Rafah, resistance, sanction, schools, teachers, tech, terrorism, torture, travel, United Nations (UN), United States, Wall, war, waterJimmy Carter’s Roadmap
NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, CounterPunch, NOVEMBER 13, 2006
American, apartheid, Arab, arms, Bethlehem, blockade, Camp David, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, confiscation, Egypt, Eli Valley, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Gaza, Golan Heights, healthcare, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jimmy Carter, Jordan, land, law, Lebanon, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, Norman Finkelstein, nurses, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, prisoners, Russia, settlers, Syria, teachers, terrorism, travel, United Nations (UN), United States, veto, Wall, war, water, West Bank, withdrawal, women, world, Yasser ArafatACTION ALERT: Stop Israel’s Attacks on Gaza & Lebanon
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, July 13th, 2006 BACKGROUND:Israel is using weapons supplied…
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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, worldThe [Israeli] government is losing its reason
Haaretz Editorial, 30 Jun 2006 Bombing bridges that can be circumvented both by car and…
Re “Settlers, Israeli public part company”
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, April 4, 2006 In the article “Settlers, Israeli public…
Girl’s Grieving Palestinian Mother Was Not Celebrating Her Martyrdom
Kathy Walsh, Capital Times, April 3, 2006 The photographs titled “Faces of grief in Palestine…
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…
Play About Demonstrator’s Death Is Delayed
JESSE McKINLEY, New York Times, February 28, 2006 Potential Off Broadway production of play My…
Anglicans Vote to Divest From Concerns in Israel-Occupied Areas
NEELA BANERJEE, New York Times, February 9, 2006 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 – The governing body…
American, Anglican, BDS, boycott, Caterpillar, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, Church of England, Congress, corporations, divest, Europe, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Judaic, land, media, Middle East, New York Times, occupation, Palestinian, peace, Presbyterian, protest, rabbis, religion, terrorism, training, United Kingdom (UK), United States, vote, West Bank, withdrawal, worldNEW 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…
Gaza, Israeli, Kathy Walsh, killing, Madison, MRSCP, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, schools, sister cities, terrorism, war, winterUniversity of Wisconsin Regents Urged To Divest From Israel
Aaron Nathans, The Capital Times, November 11, 2005 Protesters packed a hearing Thursday on the…
Re: Regents urged to divest from Israel
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 11, 2005 In the Capital Times article on…
Ain’t gonna study war no more
Bill Lueders, Isthmus, September 1, 2005 Camp Shalom had children pretend to be Israeli soldiers…
Jobless in Gaza
Mehammed Mack, L.A. Weekly, August 25, 2005 A somber note for many Gazans witnessing the…
Amira Hass, apartheid, Arab, Ariel Sharon, Black, blockade, climate, closures, deaf, documentary, economy, Gaza, Hebrew, images, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jordan, journalists, labor, land, law, Lebanon, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, protest, Ramallah, Rami Khouri, resistance, satellite, settlers, South Africa, terrorism, vigil, Wall, war, West Bank, withdrawalThe settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical
There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…
apartheid, Ariel Sharon, benefit, Caterpillar, Gaza, ghetto, Holocaust, home demolition, homeless, hospitals, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Islamic, Israeli, James Miller, Jerusalem, justice, land, media, Palestinian, police, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, religion, resistance, South Africa, students, terrorism, Tom Hurndall, training, travel, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Wall, war, West Bank, worldThe 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, worldAmira Hass: Khan Yunis / No Compensation for Arabs Losing Their Jobs in Katif
Amira Hass, Haaretz, 14 Aug 2005 Today is Omar’s last day of work for his…
No Aid for Israel’s Gaza “Disengagement”
August “Washington Wednesday” Action Alert Start Date: August 10, 2005 End Date: To be determined…
Bigger Than AIPAC
Robert Dreyfuss, MIFTAH, August 09, 2005 Important new details of the U.S.-Israeli espionage case involving…
The Jerusalem Powder Keg
The International Crisis Group, REPORT No. 44, 2 AUGUST 2005
Arab, ethnic cleansing, Fatah, Hamas, Intifada, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, land, law, media, Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, settlers, South Africa, terrorism, two-state, war, West Bank, withdrawal, worldThe Shabak: “We are above the Law”
Life under occupation Yael Barda, Occupation Magazine, July 7 2005 Yesterday I had a fascinating…
free speech, Hebrew, human rights, Israel, Israeli, justice, law, media, military, nonviolence, occupation, Palestinian, police, prison, protest, Shin Bet, solidarity, terrorism, video, WallThe reflection in the mirror
Two weeks later, I was at the Aaskar refugee camp, near Nablus. That day, the…
Simon Wiesenthal Center Says United Church of Christ’s Resolution Is Immoral
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 4, 2005–A United Church of Christ (UCC) resolution demanding that Israel dismantle its…
United Church of Christ General Synod Resolution: Tear Down the Wall
2005 United Church of Christ Synod Tear Down the Wall – Resolution of Witness Submitted…
aid, annexation, Christian, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, education, Geneva Conventions (1949), ghetto, healthcare, home demolition, hospitals, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, Jeff Halper, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, negotiations, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Qalqilya, religion, resources, schools, settlers, students, Supreme Court, teachers, terrorism, travel, two-state, United Nations (UN), Wall, water, West Bank, withdrawal, worldThey Broke the Public’s Heart
For years, the news media ignored the injustices the settlers inflicted on their neighbors. Gideon…
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,…
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,…
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Ariel Sharon, Caterpillar, Egypt, football, Gaza, hospitals, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), Intifada, Iraq, Israeli, James Miller, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, La Crosse, land, law, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Mohammed Omer, Muslim, Muslims, negotiations, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, protest, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, resistance, settlers, solidarity, students, terrorism, United States, visas, volunteer, Wall, war, war crimes, water, West Bank, withdrawal, worldA 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, womenKnow When To Say “No”: A Call For Divestment From The Israeli Occupation
Shamai Leibowitz, The Electronic Intifada, 24 March 2005
2005.03.05: An Israeli Refuser’s Message for Peace
Ruth Conniff, The Progressive, March 7, 2005 On Saturday I sat with other members of…
American, Arab, calendar, civilians, conscientious objectors, Europe, Holocaust, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, justice, law, Madison, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Progressives, refuseniks, Syria, terrorism, two-state, United States, war, Wisconsin, Yonatan Shapira2005.04.10-11: ‘Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision’
A Partners for Peace presentation Sunday, April 10, 2005 — 4 pm Memorial United Church…
Board of Regents must support divestment
FAYYAD SBAIHAT, Badger Herald, Mar 3, 2005
