The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Aug 12, 2026

Rafah crossing opens to 20 aid trucks amid Israeli siege
Al Jazeera, 21 Oct 2023
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Gaza Al-Quds hospital under ‘imminent’ threat’
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No More Deaths, in Gaza or Arizona
Español abajo This week we have seen the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip…
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The facts of the al-Ahli Arab Hospital Bombing
A critical update: Al Ahli Hospital received Israeli orders to evacuate before it was struck…
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Days 5-6: Following Genocidal Statements, Israel Escalates Attacks on Gaza’s Civilians
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 12 October 2023
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Days 4-5: Israel destroys entire residential neighborhoods and intensifies mass killings in Gaza
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), 11 October 2023
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Palestinian human rights organizations call on the international community
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 10 October 2023
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Gaza under Attack: Civilians Targeted by Israeli Retaliatory Strikes
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), 08 October 2023
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Gaza shatters the facade of ‘calm’
Mohammed R. Mhawish, +972 Magazine, October 8, 2023
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Sign Petition to Release UNRWA Food Aid to Gaza
Washington, D.C. | adc.org | September 7, 2023 – The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is…
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‘Why did this happen?’
Israel’s raid on Jenin, through the eyes of one family Hussein Shibly looks out Saturday…
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Israeli forces invade West Bank city, killing at least 8 Palestinians
West Bank residents reported gunfire, drones and explosions as Israel launched extensive air and ground…
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2022.11.01, 11.15, 11.29, 12.13: Jewish Webinar Series on Israel-Palestine
The Shaarei Shamayim synagogue in Madison, along with other Reconstructionist synagogues around the country, is…
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Daniel Levy: Apartheid Label Must Be a Wakeup Call
Daniel Levy, President of the U.S./Middle East Project Meeting of the United Nations Security Council,…
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Rashida Tlaib’s historic resolution to recognize the Nakba
Please read this letter to North Carolina’s US Congressional Representatives from VJP leadership urging them…
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Due to wars and siege, Gaza infrastructure unprepared for climate disaster
TAREQ S. HAJJAJ, MONDOWEISS, MARCH 16, 2022
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Inside the Illinois state pension board seeking to promote Israeli control over the West Bank
FRAN ZELL, MONDOWEISS, FEBRUARY 10, 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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2021.11.18: UN World Children’s Day Webinar
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Greenwich, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Central The Children of…
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Life Under Occupation: The Misery at the Heart of the Conflict
An eviction in East Jerusalem lies at the center of a conflict that led to…
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