The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Aug 8, 2026
Israel to Cut Ties With U.N. Chief Over Its Inclusion on Sexual Violence Blacklist
Ephrat Livni, New York Times, May 28, 2026
The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times, May 11, 2026 (free account required to share article)
Israel has crushed UNRWA in Gaza – and the rest of the world has done nothing
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), 21 Mar 2026
American Friends Service Committee Newsletter
AFSC, December 8, 2025
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West Bank, Violence, Destruction and Displacement
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (UN…
Netanyahu is preparing a way out
Elijah J Magnier, Oct 09, 2025
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U.N. Formally Finds Israel Is Committing Genocide
ADC, September 16, 2025
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The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition
Ashley Wu, New York Times, July 30, 2025
Milwaukee Solidarity Flotilla shows support for letting aid into Gaza
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Jul 29, 2025
2025.07.25: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa to speak about treating patients in Gaza
Omar Waheed, Madison 365, Jul 25, 2025
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“Precisely Designed Mass Starvation”: Aid as Weapon in Israel’s War on Gaza
DEMOCRACY NOW! JULY 21, 2025
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Dylan Saba, Jewish Currents, May 25, 2023
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MANUEL RUEDA, AP, July 15, 2025
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Alana Wise, NPR, JULY 12, 2025
In a boost to BDS, UK Co-op divests from Israel
Middle East Monitor, Jun 25, 2025
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2025.06.25: ‘Global Palestine: What is Happening to the Middle East and Where is it Headed?’
Online, 12-1:30 pm CT
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U.S. INTEL SAYS IRAN ISN’T A NUCLEAR THREAT
Nick Turse, The Intercept, June 17, 2025
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Israeli fire kills 140 in Gaza in 24 hours, medics say, as attention shifts to Iran
Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters, June 18, 2025
‘Death and hunger’: Evidence points to Israeli gunfire in Gaza aid site shooting
Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Mohammad Al-Sawalhi and Madalena Araújo, CNN, June 5, 2025
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