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The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Sep 16, 2026

Israel and Gaza: the threat of further humanitarian catastrophe
The Guardian, 29 May 2026
Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Board of Peace, civilians, Donald Trump, ethnic cleansing, Europe, Gaza, Germany, Hamas, Israel, Lebanon, starvation, United States (US)
American Jews: a future without Zionism in the wake of the Gaza genocide
CALEB KAUFMAN, MONDOWEISS, MAY 13, 2026
American, Gaza, genocide, Hannah Shvets, Jacob Berman, Jews, judaism, Michael Margolin, Quincey Fireside, Sam Poole, United States (US)
2026.06.03: Let Cuba Live: No US War on Cuba Demonstration
Willy and Blair Streets, Madison, 5-6 pm
calendar, Cuba, Madison, protest, United States (US), war
Storied New York food co-op votes to boycott Israeli products after contentious campaign
Alice Speri, The Guardian, 26 May 2026
BDS, boycott, Israel, United States (US)
US Sanctions Peaceful Gaza Flotilla Organizers
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, May 19, 2026
blockade, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Global Sumud Flotilla, Palestinians, sanction, United States (US)
2026.05.17: Author Event: Sahar Mustafah with Fawzy Qamar
A Room of One’s Own, 2717 Atwood Ave, Madison, 3-4 pm
American, calendar, Fawzy Qamar, literature, Palestine, Palestinian, Sahar Mustafah, United States (US)
How the Iran War is Changing the Middle East
JUAN COLE, Informed Comment, 05/09/2026
Iran, Israel, Middle East, NATO, Pakistan, petroleum, Saudi Arabia, solar, South Korea, Turkiye, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States (US), war
We Are Not Numbers Newsletter
April 27, 2026
Canada, education, Europe, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinians, United States (US), We Are Not Numbers (WANN), West Bank, writers
Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto
DON MOYNIHAN, APR 20, 2026
Artificial Intelligence (AI), BDS, boycott, corporations, divest, Gaza, Israel, military, Palantir, sanction, tech, United States (US), war
2026.04.22: Film Earth’s Greatest Enemy, the Environmental Cost of the U.S Military
UW-Madison Humanities, Rm 1101, 455 N Park St, doors 5 pm, film 5:30-7:30 pm
calendar, environment, film, military, United States (US), UW-Madison, World Beyond War
The One-sided Israeli-Lebanese Ceasefire Agreement
Mouin Rabbani, April 16, 2026
ceasefire, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, United States (US), war
This War is All About the Palestinians
PETER BEINART, APR 13, 2026
apartheid, Iran, Israel, occupation, Palestinians, South Africa, United States (US), war
2026.04.24: Teach-In: Roots and Realities of the War in the Middle East
UW-Madison, DeLuca Biochemistry Rm 1125, 420 Henry Mall, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
calendar, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States (US), UW-Madison, war
“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
Massive Israeli Assault on Lebanon Threatens U.S.-Iran Ceasefire
LYLLA YOUNES, DROP SITE NEWS, APR 08, 2026
ceasefire, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, United States (US), war
US Taxpayers Are Funding the Gift Card Israel Uses to Buy US Weapons
STEPHEN SEMLER, COMMON DREAMS, Apr 07, 2026
arms, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, taxes, United States (US)
The US and Israel Are Making Gaza-Style War the New Normal
Branko Marcetic, Jacobin, 04.01.2026
children, civilians, Gaza, genocide, healthcare, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, United States (US), war, war crimes
US Killed Children in Iran Using New Missile That Explodes Into Pellets
Sharon Zhang, TRUTHOUT, March 30, 2026
children, Iran, schools, United States (US), war
The media need to advocate for peace
CODEPINK, April 1, 2026
Iran, Israel, media, petition, take action, United States (US), war
‘Human tragedy’: Leqaa Kordia on how ICE jail echoes life in occupied Palestine
Alice Speri, The Guardian, 1 Apr 2026
corporations, detainees, human trafficking, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Leqaa Kordia, occupation, Palestine, Refaat Al-Areer, United States (US)