The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
United States
Jul 27, 2026
American Cities Are Not Occupied Territory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), January 14, 2026
Alex Pretti, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), arms, discrimination, Homeland Security (DHS), immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israeli, killing, law, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, Renee Good, solidarity, training, United States, video
Statement from the Corries on Gaza and Venezuela
January 10, 2026
American Friends Service Committee Newsletter
AFSC, December 8, 2025
aid, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Arab, arms, artist, Aya Ghanameh, banned books, BDS, Ben and Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, books, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, censorship, children, divest, Gaza, genocide, Hannah Moushabeck, Homeland, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Interlink Foundation, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, land, literature, Madison, Noura Erakat, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, poetry, Rafah, Rashida Tlaib, resources, schools, Sim Kern, solidarity, State Capitol, stories, sumud, take action, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), United States, war, world
Trump’s Plan for Gaza
DROP SITE NEWS, NOV 18, 2025
assassination, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, Board of Peace, Donald Trump, Egypt, Europe, Gaza, Hamas, images, Indonesia, Israel, Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jared Kushner, Jordan, Madison, Mahmoud Abbas, media, Mike Waltz, New York City, occupation, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, prison, Qatar, Rafah, resistance, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States, vote, war, world
Netanyahu is preparing a way out
Elijah J Magnier, Oct 09, 2025
aid, American, arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, Congress, Donald Trump, Egypt, freedom, Gaza, Germany, Hamas, hostages, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jared Kushner, Jordan, law, Lebanon, media, military, negotiations, occupation, Oslo Accords, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority (PA), peace, public opinion, Qatar, resistance, Steve Witkoff, Syria, tech, Turkiye, United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN), United States, war, withdrawal
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and Genocide Funding
The Intercept, Sep 14, 2025
2025.08.28: Film “War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death”
Madison Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin, 6 pm
The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition
Ashley Wu, New York Times, July 30, 2025
Palestine coverage scares off nonprofit news funders
Nicole Froio, Prism, July 23, 2025
James Gunn’s Superman cements Israel’s villain status in the American imagination
MITCHELL PLITNICK, MONDOWEISS, JULY 18, 2025
American, antisemitism, apartheid, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, Betar, books, civilians, Europe, film, Gaza, immigrants, Israel, Israel Lobby, Israeli, justice, Madison, media, Meta, Middle East, military, Muslim, October 7, online, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, Progressives, protest, Rafah, Russia, United States, war, war crimes, world
“Precisely Designed Mass Starvation”: Aid as Weapon in Israel’s War on Gaza
DEMOCRACY NOW! JULY 21, 2025
aid, American, Arab, blockade, civilians, democracy, Gaza, genocide, Germany, healthcare, images, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Israeli, justice, Madison, media, military, Palestinian, peace, Rafah, refugees, sanction, satellite, shelters, snipers, starvation, terrorism, Tufts, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN), United States, video, vote, war, water, women, world
Iron Dome Is Not a Defensive System
Dylan Saba, Jewish Currents, May 25, 2023
aid, American, arms, BBC, BDS, benefit, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, civil rights, civilians, Congress, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Egypt, ethnicity, Gaza, Haaretz, Hamas, hospitals, human rights, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jewish, Joe Biden, journalists, labor, land, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Nathan Thrall, negotiations, New York City, occupation, Operation Cast Lead, Operation Pillar of Defense, Palestine, Palestinian, Progressives, protest, Rafah, Rashida Tlaib, religion, resistance, resources, sanction, solidarity, tech, Tel Aviv, terrorism, two-state, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations (UN), United States, vote, Wall, war, worldUN rapporteur calls for global action to stop ‘genocide’ in Gaza
MANUEL RUEDA, AP, July 15, 2025
apartheid, arms, ban, Benjamin Netanyahu, civilians, Congress, economy, embargo, Europe, Francesca Albanese, Gaza, genocide, Hamas, healthcare, Holocaust, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), Ireland, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, justice, land, law, Madison, media, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Qatar, Rafah, sanction, South Africa, Spain, stories, terrorism, Turkiye, United Nations (UN), United States, war, West Bank, world
New UN report reveals the companies getting rich off Israeli occupation and genocide
JONATHAN OFIR, MONDOWEISS, JULY 6, 2025
Airbnb, Amazon, annexation, apartheid, arms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), benefit, Blackrock, blockade, British Petroleum (BP), Canada, Caterpillar, Chevron, corporations, divest, drones, economy, Egypt, Elbit Systems, Eli Valley, embargo, environment, Europe, FANUC Inc, Francesca Albanese, Gaza, genocide, Google, Hewlett-Packard, hospitals, human rights, Hyundai, IBM, images, indigenous, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, Japan, Jerusalem, Jordan, justice, labor, land, law, Lockheed Martin, Madison, Maersk, Masafer Yatta, media, Microsoft, military, MIT, music, occupation, online, Palantir, Palestine, Palestinian, rabbis, Rafah, resources, sanction, South Africa, students, taxes, tech, terrorism, travel, unions, United States, Vanguard, violations, Volvo, war, war crimes, water, West Bank, worldIsraeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank
Alana Wise, NPR, JULY 12, 2025
Trump as Netanyahu’s Spokesman: U.S. Policy in Gaza Mirrors Israeli Ambitions
Elijah J Magnier, Jul 3, 2025
aid, allies, American, Arab, Benjamin Netanyahu, ceasefire, civilians, Donald Trump, Europe, Gaza, Golan Heights, Hamas, human rights, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, land, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, military, negotiations, occupation, Palestinian, peace, prison, prisoners, Rafah, Steve Witkoff, Sudan, Syria, terrorism, United States, vote, war, West Bank, withdrawal, world
2025.07.25 Update: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa in Madison
First Unitarian Society, 12 noon & Christ Presbyterian Church, 7 pm
American, arms, calendar, California, children, Church of Christ, democracy, doctors, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Europe, Gaza, genocide, healthcare, hospitals, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, Khan Younis, Madison, Middle East, New York Times, NGOs, nurses, Palestine, Palestinian, paramedics, peace, Presbyterian, Rafah, secular, torture, Unitarian, United States, UW-Madison, volunteer, war, world, World Health Organization (WHO), WORT 89.9 FM
Egypt Cracks Down on the “Global March to Gaza”
Emad Mekay, Jewish Currents, Jun 23, 2025
Abdel el-Sisi, aid, Algeria, American, Arab, arms, BBC, blockade, Camp David, Canada, checkpoints, Chicago, Congress, delegation, deportation, disinformation, Egypt, Europe, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, genocide, Germany, Global March to Gaza, Hamas, hasbara, hospitals, human rights, hunger strikes, images, Israel, Israel Katz, Israeli, Jewish, justice, labor, land, law, Lebanon, Madison, media, Middle East, military, Morocco, Muslim, occupation, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, propaganda, protest, Rafah, sanction, solidarity, South Africa, starvation, Syria, Tel Aviv, terrorism, travel, Tunisia, tunnels, Turkiye, UC Berkeley, unions, United States, video, volunteer, war, war crimes, water, world
What Zohran’s Victory Means
Peter Beinart, Jun 25, 2025
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