The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
United States (US)
Sep 30, 2026
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
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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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Iron Dome Is Not a Defensive System
Dylan Saba, Jewish Currents, May 25, 2023
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MANUEL RUEDA, AP, July 15, 2025
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New UN report reveals the companies getting rich off Israeli occupation and genocide
JONATHAN OFIR, MONDOWEISS, JULY 6, 2025
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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
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2025.07.25 Update: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa in Madison
First Unitarian Society, 12 noon & Christ Presbyterian Church, 7 pm
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Egypt Cracks Down on the “Global March to Gaza”
Emad Mekay, Jewish Currents, Jun 23, 2025
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What Zohran’s Victory Means
Peter Beinart, Jun 25, 2025
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Israel ‘disappeared’ 377,000 people in Gaza, half of them children: report
The New Arab, Jun 24, 2025
U.S. INTEL SAYS IRAN ISN’T A NUCLEAR THREAT
Nick Turse, The Intercept, June 17, 2025
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2025.06.23: Iran war teach-in
Online, 7 PM CT
Trump Announces U.S. Bombing of Iran
Jun 21, 2025
Huckabee’s Dangerous and Misguided Post to Trump
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, June 19, 2025
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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
