The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

torture

Oct 9, 2026

Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison
Sharif Abdel Kouddous, DROP SITE, OCT 1, 2026
detainees, Jenin, journalists, Mujahed Al-Saadi, prison, torture, West Bank
2026.07.10: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa and Emmaia Gelman on WORT
WORT 89.9 FM, noon CT
Anti-Defamation League (ADL), calendar, detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Emmaia Gelman, Gaza, hospitals, prisoners, racism, torture, Zionism
2026.07.05: Resistance Behind Bars: Political Prisoners & Liberation
Online, 12 pm Central
calendar, detainees, Israel, Jinan Chehade, Mohammed Hureini, Nida Abu Baker, Palestinians, prisoners, resistance, torture
2026.06.04: Death and Palestinian Prisoners
Online, 10 am CT
calendar, death penalty, detainees, Israel, Palestinian, prisoners, resistance, torture
Battered Flotilla Volunteers Deported
U.S. Boats to Gaza, May 21, 2026
aid, blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla, Israel, piracy, torture
The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times, May 11, 2026 (free account required to share article)
children, documentary, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Palestinian, prisoners, rape, settlers, torture, United Nations (UN), women
“The Cruelty is Staggering”: Jasper Nathaniel on Reporting from the West Bank
Current Affairs, 06 April 2026
activists, aid, American, apartheid, Bezalel Smotrich, civilians, Congress, courts, Democratic Party, detainees, ethnic cleansing, genocide, human rights, Iron Dome, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jasper Nathaniel, Jewish, journalists, land, law, military, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, Palestinian, policy, prisoners, public opinion, settlers, starvation, terrorism, torture, two-state, United States (US), West Bank, Zionism
Israeli Forces Torture Gaza Toddler to Force His Father to Confess
TEAM ZETEO, MAR 28, 2026
children, Gaza, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jawad Abu Nassar, torture
Israel Is Also Committing Genocide In the West Bank
AHMAD IBSAIS, THE NATION, MARCH 26, 2026
B’Tselem, detainees, ethnic cleansing, Francesca Albanese, genocide, home demolition, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), killing, Palestinian, rape, settlers, terrorism, torture, West Bank
Albanese urges ICC arrest warrants for Israeli ministers over torture of Palestinians
Sondos Asem, Middle East Eye, 24 March 2026
Bezalel Smotrich, Francesca Albanese, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel Katz, Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Palestinian, torture
2026.04.04: Letters for Children in ICE Custody, Palestine, Iran, Iraq & Lebanon
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, 1-3 pm
calendar, children, human rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Iran, Iraq, Israeli, justice, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madison, Middle East, military, Oman, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinian, Qatar, Rafah, Saudi Arabia, take action, torture, Voces de la Frontera, war
There are over 400 children being tortured in Israel’s military detention system
#ItsNotOver, Mar 13, 2026
children, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), justice, law, Madison, military, Palestine, Palestinian, prisoners, Rafah, torture, war
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of Gaza detainee abuse
Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem, The Guardian, 12 Mar 2026
Gaza, Jerusalem, military, prisoners, torture, war, war crimes
Living Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network
B’Tselem, January 2026
B’Tselem, Gaza, Israeli, prison, torture, war
PCHR Documents Testimonies of Systematic Rape and Sexual Torture in Israeli Detention against Released Palestinian Detainees
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), November 10, 2025
detainees, Gaza, human rights, Israeli, Palestinian, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), rape, torture, war
“More than a human can bear”: Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since October 2023
Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel,…
Gaza, Jerusalem, Palestinian, terrorism, torture, war
2025.11.28: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on WORT 89.9 FM
A Public Affair, 12-1 pm. Live, streaming, or archived
audio, calendar, civilians, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Esty Dinur, Gaza, healthcare, hospitals, Israeli, Madison, nurses, paramedics, prison, Rafah, torture, volunteer, war, war crimes, WORT 89.9 FM
Wave of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon; Unprecedented number of settler attacks in the West Bank
DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 7, 2025
aid, Al Jazeera, American, Awdah Hathleen, civilians, documentary, Donald Trump, economy, Egypt, film, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, Hezbollah, homeless, images, Israel, Israel Katz, Israeli, Jerusalem, Khan Younis, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Madleen, Middle East, military, Mohammed Ibrahim, No Other Land, occupation, Oscar, Palestinian, peace, prison, protest, Rafah, settlers, Steve Witkoff, terrorism, torture, tunnels, Turkiye, Umm al-Khair, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Wall, war, water, West Bank, winter, world, Yellow Line
Palestine Updates
Drop Site Daily, Oct 28, 2025
aid, Al Jazeera, Arab, Australia, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, delegation, detainees, Donald Trump, drones, Egypt, fuel, Gaza, Gaza City, genocide, Hamas, healthcare, Hebrew, hospitals, hostages, images, Israel, Israel Katz, Israeli, Jenin, Khan Younis, Marco Rubio, media, military, Ministry of Health, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Qatar, racism, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, resources, snipers, Sudan, terrorism, torture, Tulkarm, volunteer, vote, war, water, West Bank, world
The Disappearance of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
AMEL GUETTATFI, DROP SITE NEWS, SEP 12, 2025
detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Gaza, healthcare, hostages, human rights, prisoners, torture, war, war crimes