The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
water
Oct 18, 2026
2025.04.22: Indigenous Water Defenders Paul DeMain and Gracie Waukechon
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson Street, Madison, 7-9 pm
Israeli settlers seen on camera assaulting a Palestinian village. Police arrest only Palestinians.
JULIA FRANKEL, AP, March 28, 2025
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22 Years Later: A Message From Rachel’s Parents
Craig and Cindy Corrie, March 16, 2025
Hard days in Masafer Yatta
Mar 27, 2025
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Wife of Oscar-winning director says he was savagely beaten outside his home
BY JULIA FRANKEL, AP, March 25, 2025
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Israel’s return to war is a prelude to mass expulsion
Ben Reiff, +972 Magazine, March 18, 2025
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2025.03.20: Vigil for Gaza & Palestine
SE Corner of Williamson Steet and Blair, 4:15 to 5:45 pm
ADC Statement on the Collapse of a Ceasefire That Never Was
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), March 18, 2025
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2025.03.23: Update From Palestine
Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd, 9:00 am
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US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians from Gaza
JOSEF FEDERMAN, MATTHEW LEE AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 14, 2025
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MELANIE LIDMAN AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 9, 2025
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Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza to force hand of Hamas
Jason Burke, The Guardian, 9 Mar 2025
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AJP Action Condemns Israel’s Violation of Ceasefire Terms
Americans for Justice in Palestine Action, Mar 3, 2025
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‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary
HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, AP, March 2, 2025
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‘No Other Land’ is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation
MARK KENNEDY, AP, February 5, 2025
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Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza to change ceasefire deal
Julian Borger, The Guardian, 2 Mar 2025
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Families rejoice as hundreds of Palestinian hostages are freed
Lara Kilani, Good Shepherd Collective, Feb 27, 2025
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Netanyahu only ever saw the hostages as his path back to genocide
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 26 February 2025
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Israel drops genocidal leaflets on Gaza
OWEN JONES, BATTLELINES, FEB 22, 2025
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Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Voices For Justice in Palestine, Feb 21, 2025
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