The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Sep 20, 2026

‘We’re a War Machine as a Nation’
The Truth About American Politics “We prefer war over healthcare. We prefer war over housing.…
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Norman Finkelstein Responds to Bernie Sanders Opposing Gaza Ceasefire
A Response to Bernie Sanders NORMAN FINKELSTEIN NOV 6, 2023 After seeing Senator Sanders’ appearance…
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‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 30: Nearly 10,000 people killed in Gaza
U.S. rejects ceasefire calls, Israel continues ground invasion Hundreds of thousands protested in the Washington…
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Expel all Palestinians from Gaza, recommends Israeli gov’t ministry
An Intelligence Ministry document revealed by Local Call and +972 shows how the idea of…
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Writing while expecting to die
“Can you kindly publish the attached stories if I die?” This is what we have…
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Israel stopped visas for UN human rights workers 3 years ago
OHCHR foreign employees left in limbo amid Israeli crackdown on rights monitors The UN’s…
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The West’s refusal to call for a ceasefire is a green light to Israel’s ethnic cleansing
Western states have provided cover for Israel’s lawless extremism and possible end goal of massive…
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‘Every western politician has the blood of these children on their hands’
Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, calls the deadly attack on al-Ahli al-Arab…
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Human Rights Watch Confirms White Phosphorus Used in Gaza
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, OCT 12, 2023
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The Shift: Oslo at 30
MICHAEL ARRIA, Mondoweiss, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
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In First, Palestinian Displacement Commemorated at United Nations
The event, marking the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians when Israel was created,…
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You Can’t Save Democracy in a Jewish State
Protesters in Tel Aviv hold placards that say “Israeli students fighting for democracy” and “Without…
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Israel probes legality of US giving artifact to Palestinians
Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press, February 3, 2023
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2022.09.27: Light in Gaza Speaking Tour in Milwaukee
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire American Friends Service Committee, Sep 27, 2022 11/17/22…
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Uruguayan National Football Team Cancels Trip to Israel
The Palestine Chronicle, October 12, 2022
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Born of war: How a Palestinian woman responds to trauma through art
Indlieb Farazi Saber, Middle East Eye, 5 January 2022
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Israeli warplanes destroy 12-story residential building in Gaza
Anadolu Agency, May 11, 2021
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Live: Nine children killed in Gaza, Israeli forces storm al-Aqsa again
Middle East Eye, May 10, 2021 Follow MEE's updates from Jerusalem and beyond as tensions…
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2020.03.06-07: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: REFUGEES IN/FROM THE MIDDLE EAST
Policy Implications, Education, and Artistic Representations Pyle Center 720 Langdon St UW-Madison This interdisciplinary conference…
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Regeni murder: If only Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall had been Italian
Kamel Hawwash, Middle East Eye, 21 April 2016
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