The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Donald Trump
Mar 22, 2026
Paula White-Cain, Senior Advisor to Trump’s White House Faith Office
51-49 with James Li, Mar 6, 2026
Impunity and a Dark World
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Voices for Justice in Palestine, 3/5/2026
This Is Not a Regime Change War. Iran Is Being Pushed Toward State Collapse.
Mahbod Seraji, TRUTHOUT, March 3, 2026
From Bush Sr to Trump: the risks, lessons and legacy of US interference in the Middle East
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian, 8 Mar 2026
No War with Iran – Congress is voting within hours
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA), Mar 4, 2026
I won’t remain silent on this cynical war
Avraham Burg, The Observer, 28 February 2026
Trump’s Iran War Could Be an Even Bigger Catastrophe Than Iraq
JEET HEER, THE NATION, FEB 23, 2026
2026.03.28: The Next No Kings Day
Brittingham Park to the Capitol, 12:30-4 pm
Exclusive: Hamas Says It Will Not Unilaterally Disarm as Trump and Netanyahu Threaten a Return to Full-Scale War
JEREMY SCAHILL AND JAWA AHMAD, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 16, 2026
Netanyahu, wanted for war crimes, signs onto “Board of Peace”
Drop Site Daily: February 12, 2026
Bitter dispute between Trump and EU over Gaza’s future breaks out into the open
Patrick Wintour in Munich, The Guardian, 13 Feb 2026
URGENT: Tell Congress to demand Leqaa Kordia’s release from ICE detention
Adalah Justice Project, February 10, 2026
colleges & universities, Columbia, Congress, detainees, Donald Trump, free speech, healthcare, hospitals, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Indonesia, justice, Laila el-Haddad, land, law, Leqaa Kordia, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, media, New Jersey, Palestinians, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah, United States
There Is No “After Gaza”
Sarah Aziza, The Nation, JAN 31, 2026
annexation, arms, assassination, blockade, Board of Peace, censorship, civilians, colleges & universities, colonialism, Donald Trump, encampments, ethnic cleansing, Europe, exposure, free speech, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, genocide, Ghassan Kanafani, Global Sumud Flotilla, Hannibal Directive, hasbara, Hiba Abu Nada, hospitals, hostages, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Israel Lobby, Jared Kushner, journalists, Mahmoud Khalil, Ms. Rachel, Nakba, October 7, Palestine, prisoners, propaganda, Refaat Al-Areer, Rumeysa Ozturk, starvation, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United Nations (UN), United States, war crimes, West Bank, Zionism
Scepticism and hope: Gaza reacts to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Ola Al-Asi, Al Jazeera, 16 Jan 2026
2026.01.20: Rally to Stop ICE Terror!
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 6 pm
Israel escalates deadly strikes in Gaza
Drop Site Daily, January 16, 2026
Statement from the Corries on Gaza and Venezuela
January 10, 2026
2026.01.03: No War on Venezuela! National Day of Action Saturday
Forward Statue, State Capitol, 1:00 p.m.
Trump: U.S. Has Abducted Venezuelan Leader Nicolas Maduro
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, January 3, 2026
Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, Dec 21, 2025
Freedom Flotilla Coalition Announces Expanded 2026 Sailings to Gaza
Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), Dec 10, 2025
Top ADL leader quits, accusing group of being ‘useful idiot’ for Trump
RON KAMPEAS, JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY, DECEMBER 12, 2025
US presses Israel to fund Gaza rubble removal as Trump pushes for ceasefire’s second phase
The New Arab Staff, 12 December, 2025
How the Jewish Chronicle Whips Up Fear by Conflating Antisemitism With Anti-Zionism
NEVE GORDON, COMMON DREAMS, DEC 07, 2025
‘Home truths’ from Melanie Phillips convey one message: Israel will always be at war
David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 25 November 2025
Trump, Gaza, and Oslo Déjà Vu
JEREMY SCAHILL AND JAWA AHMAD, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 01, 2025
Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel
DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 2, 2025
aid, ceasefire, Donald Trump, drones, education, encampments, Gaza, Gaza City, Gaza War, Hamas, healthcare, Hebron, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), journalists, Khan Younis, La Crosse, law, media, military, Nablus, online, Oslo Accords, Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestinians, peace, Ramallah, United Nations (UN), Yellow Line
Trump’s Plan for Gaza
DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 18, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, Donald Trump, Egypt, Europe, Gaza, Hamas, images, Indonesia, Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jared Kushner, Jordan, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Mike Waltz, New York City, occupation, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, prison, Qatar, Rafah, United Nations (UN), United States
2025.11.25: AIPAC Out of US Politics!
Online, 6 PM CT
Israel is trying to divide Gaza in half along the ‘Yellow Line.’ What is it, and is it here to stay?
MONDOWEISS PALESTINE BUREAU AND QASSAM MUADDI, NOVEMBER 6, 2025
Wave of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon; Unprecedented number of settler attacks in the West Bank
DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 7, 2025
aid, Awdah Hathleen, civilians, documentary, Donald Trump, economy, Egypt, film, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Gaza City, Hamas, healthcare, Hezbollah, homeless, images, Israel, Israel Katz, Israelis, Jerusalem, Khan Younis, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, Madleen, Middle East, military, Mohammed Ibrahim, No Other Land, occupation, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Oscar, Palestinians, peace, prison, protest, Rafah, settlers, Steve Witkoff, Umm Al Kheir, United States, violence, West Bank, Yellow Line
2025.11.01: Rally to Demand Food Benefits! (Bring Donations)
Capitol Square at State St, Forward Statue, 10-11:30 AM
2025.11.08: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
aid, arms, blockade, calendar, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Church of Christ, Congress, Dane County, Donald Trump, Gaza War, healthcare, Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, media, Mennonite Action, military, Ministry of Health, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinians, peace, protest, Rafah, United States, West Bank
2025.10.30: Protest US Military Threats to Venezuela, Colombia and Beyond
NE Corner of Williamson & Blair, 4:30-5:30 pm
Palestine Updates
Drop Site Daily, Oct 28, 2025
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Trump’s Sham Peace Plan
CHRIS HEDGES, OCT 10, 2025
Beware Trump’s Ceasefire Deal Absent Meaningful UN Action to Halt Israel’s Genocide
NICOLAS J.S. DAVIES, Common Dreams, Oct 09, 2025
Netanyahu is preparing a way out
Elijah J Magnier, Oct 09, 2025
arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Congress, Donald Trump, Egypt, freedom, Gaza War, Germany, Hamas, hostages, Iraq, Israel, Jared Kushner, Jordan, law, Lebanon, media, military, negotiations, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, public opinion, Qatar, United StatesKey Points and Prospects of the Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
MOUIN RABBANI, OCT 09, 2025
1st Phase of Gaza Peace Deal Reached
Barak Ravid & Dave Lawler, Axios, Oct 8, 2025
2025.10.11: Vigil for Gaza at the Farmer’s Market
Capitol Square, King Street corner, 8 am – 12 pm
aid, arms, blockade, calendar, ceasefire, Church of Christ, Congress, Dane County, Donald Trump, Gaza War, healthcare, Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Madison, media, Mennonite Action, military, Ministry of Health, Palestine, Palestine Partners, Palestinians, peace, protest, Rafah, United States, West Bank
25.10.18: Second No Kings Day in Madison
McPike Park (12-2 pm) to State Capitol at King St Rally (3-5 pm)
Hamas’s Strategic Gamble
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, OCT 05, 2025
Hamas Responds to Trump
MOUIN RABBANI, OCT 04, 2025
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and Genocide Funding
The Intercept, Sep 14, 2025
The Netanyahu Government is Implementing a Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza of Palestinians
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley, September 11, 2025
Netanyahu’s War Without Borders: The Doha Strike and the End of Arab Illusions
Elijah J Magnier, 10 Sep 2025
Only 3% Of Jewish Israelis Think Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan For Gaza Is Immoral
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, FEB 05, 2025
Leaked ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan dismissed as ‘insane’ attempt to cover ethnic cleansing
Peter Beaumont and Alice Speri, The Guardian, 1 Sep 2025
Far-right Israeli politicians and settlers discuss luxury ‘Gaza riviera’ plan
William Christou and Quique Kierszenbaum, The Guardian, 24 Jul 2025
Lindsey Graham on Why America Should Support Israel
Republican Party of South Carolina, Aug 13, 2025
2025.08.06: Video Exposing the U.S. Role in the Gaza Genocide
Online, 6 PM CT, YouTube
Settler Walks Free, As Israel Holds Body of Murdered Palestinian Hostage
DIANA BUTTU, ZETEO, AUG 06, 2025
Awdah Hathleen, Canada, civilians, democracy, documentary, Donald Trump, donate, ethnic cleansing, Europe, film, Haaretz, Haifa, Hamas, Hebron, images, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israelis, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jews, land, law, Madison, Masafer Yatta, media, No Other Land, occupation, online, Oscar, Palestinians, peace, police, prison, Progressives, racism, Rafah, settlers, take action, Umm Al Kheir, United States, violence, West Bank, Yinon Levi
July 2025 Roundup: A Litany of Palestinian Death
Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University, Aug 4, 2025
antisemitism, Awdah Hathleen, B’Tselem, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Christian, civil rights, Columbia, democracy, documentary, Donald Trump, donors, education, Edward Said, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, healthcare, Hebron, Holocaust, hostages, human rights, hunger strikes, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Lobby, Israelis, Jerusalem Declaration, Jews, Joel Beinin, journalists, labor, land, Madison, media, Middle East, Mike Huckabee, military, Mohammad Shalabi, No Other Land, October 7, Oscar, Palestinians, protest, rabbis, Rachel Corrie, Rafah, Rashid Khalidi, Saif Musallet, Shireen Abu Akleh, starvation, West Bank, Yinon Levi
Update: Senate votes on weapons to Israel
Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU), July 30, 2025
Palestinian activist who worked on film ‘No Other Land’ killed in occupied West Bank
Middle East Eye staff, 28 July 2025
Awdah Hathleen, California, Cassandra Dixon, Cisco, disinformation, documentary, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, Europe, film, football, Hamas, hasbara, home demolition, human rights, Israel, Israelis, Italy, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, land, law, Madison, Masafer Yatta, media, Middle East, No Other Land, Oscar, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, Progressives, propaganda, rabbis, Rafah, settlers, Umm Al Kheir, violence, West Bank, Yinon LeviKufiya Fish Prominent in Origami Display
“Sierra Club, Eco Groups Break Record For World’s Largest Display Of Origami Fish To Protest…
Father of Slain Palestinian-American’s Message for Trump: ‘Why Aren’t You Putting America First?’
PREM THAKKER AND TEAM ZETEO, ZETEO, JUL 15, 2025
In Gaza, U.S. Mercenaries Advance Israeli War Aims
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, The American Conservative, Jul 11, 2025
Israeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank
Alana Wise, NPR, JULY 12, 2025
2025.07.17: ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ Events
Wisconsin Capitol Square, 12 – 2:30 pm. Cookout at Olin Park, 4 – 7 pm.
“Zero” Progress in Ceasefire Talks, Hamas Official Says
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, JUL 07, 2025
Palestinians fear razing of villages in West Bank, as settlers circle their homes
William Christou and Quique Kierszenbaum in Masafer Yatta, The Guardian, 7 Jul 2025
Ali Awad, civilians, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, Hamas, healthcare, Hebron, hostages, human rights, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jerusalem, land, law, literature, Madison, Masafer Yatta, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Palestinians, peace, petition, police, Qatar, Rafah, settlers, violence, West BankTrump as Netanyahu’s Spokesman: U.S. Policy in Gaza Mirrors Israeli Ambitions
Elijah J Magnier, Jul 3, 2025
Trump’s Big Bill Is Building a Big Police State
Chris Lehmann, The Nation, Jul 02, 2025
More Americans Say Campus Protests Driven by Anger With Israel Than by Antisemitism
Shibley Telhami, Lawfare, Jun 11, 2025
Haaretz: ‘It’s a Killing Field’
Nir Hasson, Yaniv Kubovich and Bar Peleg, Haaretz, Jun 27, 2025
Abu Shabab, aid, Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC), civilians, Donald Trump, drones, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Gaza War, Haaretz, Hamas, healthcare, hospitals, Iran, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israelis, land, law, Madison, Mavi Marmara, military, Netzarim, occupation, Palestinians, Rafah, war crimes
What Zohran’s Victory Means
Peter Beinart, Jun 25, 2025
antisemitism, Congress, democracy, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, donors, encampments, fair trade, Gaza War, genocide, Hamas, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jerusalem, Jews, Judaism, law, media, New York City, online, Palestine, Palestinians, Peter Beinart, Progressives, protest, public opinion, Rashida Tlaib, United StatesThe Revolution Will Not Be Digitized: A “No Kings” Debrief
RJ Eskow, The Zero Hour Report, June 17, 2025
I’ll fight against this illegal effort to draw America into a war
Rep. Mark Pocan, Jun 23, 2025
U.S. INTEL SAYS IRAN ISN’T A NUCLEAR THREAT
Nick Turse, The Intercept, June 17, 2025
Easy to start and hard to stop
TIMOTHY SNYDER, JEFF TIEDRICH, AND ANN TELNAES, JUN 22, 2025
Trump Announces U.S. Bombing of Iran
Jun 21, 2025
Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention
SOPHIE BATES AND PHILIP MARCELO, AP, June 20, 2025
Badar Khan Suri, civil rights, Congress, deportation, detainees, Donald Trump, free speech, green cards, Hamas, Homeland Security (DHS), human rights, immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), justice, land, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Mohsen Mahdawi, New Jersey, Palestine, Palestinians, petition, protest, Rafah, United States
Huckabee’s Dangerous and Misguided Post to Trump
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, June 19, 2025
Christian, Christianity, Christians, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Donald Trump, economy, Egypt, Gaza War, healthcare, Hiroshima, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israelis, Jerusalem, Jews, Jordan, Judea, justice, land, Madison, Middle East, Mike Huckabee, military, Nagasaki, nationalism, nuclear, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, protest, Rafah, Zionism
America First or Israel First? Will Trump Join Netanyahu’s War on Iran?
DANIEL LEVY, ZETEO, JUN 17, 2025
Demand NYT Report on Israel’s Crimes! No War With Iran!
CODEPINK, Jun 18, 2025
Israeli fire kills 140 in Gaza in 24 hours, medics say, as attention shifts to Iran
Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters, June 18, 2025
U.S. Senate War Powers Resolution on Iran
Peace Action, Jun 16, 2025
Israel Attacks Iran, Promising Full-Scale Military Operation
MURTAZA HUSSAIN, DROP SITE NEWS, JUN 12, 2025
Meta (Facebook, Instagram) is currently spying on people
Linux Is Best @Linux, Jun 6, 2025
No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign
June 4, 2025
As Israel Slaughters Gazans, US House Progressives Push ‘Block the Bombs Act’
JESSICA CORBETT, COMMON DREAMS, Jun 05, 2025
arms, blockade, civilians, Congress, Donald Trump, Gaza War, Hamas, hospitals, hostages, human rights, images, Islam, Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Joe Biden, justice, law, Madison, Madison Common Council, Mark Pocan, military, negotiations, October 7, Palestinians, peace, Peace Action, prison, Progressives, rabbis, Rafah, Rashida Tlaib, taxes, United States, war crimesVideo Shows Girl Trying to Escape Inferno
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, May 26, 2025
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Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2025
blockade, Canada, Chicago, Christian, Christians, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Church of Christ, CODEPINK, Congress, deportation, Donald Trump, Gaza War, genocide, Grassroots, Hamas, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, labor, law, Madison, Mennonite Action, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), Milwaukee, MRSCP, music, Muslim, nationalism, nonviolence, occupation, October 7, Palestine, Palestinians, peace, podcast, police, prison, protest, Rafah, starvation, United StatesCivil Society Groups Call for Diplomatic Convoy to Get Aid Into Gaza
JULIA CONLEY, COMMON DREAMS, May 19, 2025
aid, blockade, civilians, Donald Trump, Egypt, Gaza War, Hamas, healthcare, human rights, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Itamar Ben-Gvir, justice, law, Madison, media, Middle East, NGOs, Palestine, Palestinians, Rafah, refugees, starvation, war crimes
Multiple British Press Outlets Have Suddenly Pivoted Hard Against Israel
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE, MAY 12, 2025
Hamas and U.S. reach deal on U.S. hostage release
RYAN GRIM, DROP SITE NEWS, MAY 11, 2025
