The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Mar 31, 2025
September 19, 2010
PALESTINE: DANGEROUS PASSAGE TO SCHOOLGoodman Community Center 149 Wabesa St, Madison Room Bolz B 5 7 pm [Map] Free…
Netanyahu defies U.S. over Jerusalem settlement
Jeffrey Heller, Reuters, 15 March 2010 JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected…
March 21, 2010
Building Hope for the ChildrenCommemorating the life of Rachel Corrie Sunday, March 21 4:30-5:30 pm Silent Auction viewing and…
Israel accused of rationing water to Palestinians
Patrick Moser, Agence France Presse, Oct 27, 2009 JERUSALEM (AFP) – Amnesty International on Tuesday…
Israel Supreme Court: Open 'apartheid' road to Palestinians
Ilene R. Prusher, The Christian Science Monitor, Oct 23, 2009 Jerusalem – In the first…
AN OPEN LETTER TO GOV. JIM DOYLE ON WATER & ISRAEL
October 7, 2009 Dear Governor Doyle: According to The Business Journal of Milwaukee, you plan…
June 5 – 11, 2009
Film: The Lemon TreeFOR ONE WEEK ONLY! The Lemon Tree | Shajarat limon | Etz halimon (Israel-France-Germany). Based…
April 15, 2009
Anna Baltzer: Life in Occupied PalestineStories & Photos Anna Baltzer, Jewish-American granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, will present her slides, stories,…
January 26, 2009
Live from Bethlehem Lecture and FilmMonday, January 26, 7:30 pm Wisconsin Union Theater UW-Madison Reception to follow Amira Hanania is…
Local Radio on Gaza and Palestine
Forward Forum, WTDY 1070 AM, 7-9 pm A taped interview with a young Madison activist…
April 6-27, 2008
O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, JerusalemO-LIVE! O-LIVE! Silent art auction and other events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem. Location:…
A Playground for Jenin!
Playgrounds for Palestine – Madison 2008 Project: A Playground for Jenin! PfP-Madison is excited to…
Palestinians Fear Two-Tier Road System
“There is already a separate legal system in the territories for Israelis and Palestinians,” said…
January 27 – February 24, 2008
Film Series: The Sorrows of PalestineAll showings will be 7 pm at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street, Madison January…
Israeli army orders confiscation of Palestinian land in West Bank
· Seizure would allow huge expansion of settlements · Move seen as rush to make…
Civil Society and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Beneath the Hideous Veneer of ‘Security’
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, 23 september, 2007 On January 26th 1976 the United Nations Security Council…
Three projects in Palestine
This is a special appeal on behalf of three projects in Palestine: (1) Save Gaza's…
Brothers in Arms: The Triumph of U.S.-Israeli Policy in Palestine
Jennifer Loewenstein, The Progressive, June 26, 2007 Contrary to the many claims that the Hamas…
A Plea for Peace From a Bereaved Palestinian Father
Bassam Aramin, The Forward, February 9, 2007 I fought with my daughter on the day…
B’Tselem: Israeli Security Forces Killed 660 Palestinians During 2006
Haaretz Service Dec 28, 2006 Report: Threefold increase in number of Palestinians killed compared to…
November 3, 2006
Anna Baltzer Talk in Madison: “New Directions for Peace in the Middle East”Edgewood College Anderson Auditorium 5 to 6:30 pm Anna Baltzer gives the keynote address of…
April 8, 2006
Ibdaa Health Committee Panel DiscussionUW-Madison 1345 Health Sciences Learning Center 750 Highland Avenue 7-9:00 pm [pdf-embedder url=”http://madisonrafah.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/healthtourflyer.pdf”] Workers from…
NEW BARK BUT OLD BITE FOR ISRAEL’S SHARON
GEORGE ARIDA, Madison.com, Dec 9, 2005 Despite appearances to the contrary, Ariel Sharon is one…
Re: Regents urged to divest from Israel
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, November 11, 2005 In the Capital Times article on…
Tawfiq Nasser: Palestinian Doctor Tells Of Life Under Occupation
Samara Kalk Derby, The Capital Times, October 10, 2005 To get to work each day,…
October 9, 2005
Dr. Tawfiq Nasser in MadisonA View From Jerusalem – Challenges for Palestinian Health Care Dr. Tawfiq Nasser, CEO of…
Praying with Their Eyes Closed
Reflections on the Disengagement from Gaza Sara Roy, MIFTAH, August 20, 2005 Israel’s disengagement plan…
The settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical
There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…
Goodbye to Gaza
But it is still Israel that can do most to improve the economic lot of…
Amira Hass: What Business Is It of Chirac?
The Jordan Valley, the settlement blocs that continue to merge into each other, the monumental…
Amira Hass: Fooling the High Court of Justice and the Hague
The legalistic deception of the Israeli Civil Administration: “It is all Israel” Amira Hass, Haaretz,…
The reflection in the mirror
Two weeks later, I was at the Aaskar refugee camp, near Nablus. That day, the…
They Broke the Public’s Heart
For years, the news media ignored the injustices the settlers inflicted on their neighbors. Gideon…
Palestine: the economy of despair
The West Bank city of Nablus is relatively calm at present. Anyone who can raise…
Mustafa Barghouti: The liberation of the Israeli and Palestinian people
Israel must understand that the liberation of the Israeli people depends on the liberation of…
Avi Shlaim: Withdrawal is a prelude to annexation
US hypocrisy is not new but Condi Rice has taken it beyond chutzpah The Guardian,…
Palestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
PERSONAL VIEWS British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004 Does the death of an Arab weigh…
Israeli troops probed for killing child
Israeli troops who killed a Palestinian schoolgirl in the Gaza Strip have come under investigation…
Donating to Apartheid
If the donor states now finance the upgrading of Palestinian roads, they will be providing…
August 18, 2004
Rev. Dr. Mitri RahebICB sculpture The Segregation Wall, 09-Nov-03 Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 W. Lacy…
Back in Ramallah
Andrea Becker, 04 July 2004 Relatively easy somehow: went through Israeli security ‘lite’: no body…
Mazin Qumsiyeh: Sleeping on a bus and more
Mazin Qumsiyeh, 5/9/2004 Here is something to inspire you. Read this. It will help you…
Wake up, world! Hear O Israel, wake up!
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 19:30:43 +0200 From: “Gila Svirsky” (gsvirsky@netvision.net.il) Subject: Anarchy in our…
April 26, 2004
Balata Refugee Camp TourImmanuel Lutheran Church 1021 Spaight Street, Madison 1:00 – 3:30 pm: East High School students…
Where day to day living has had its heart cut out
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 19 January 2004 Abu Dis — Fatina Zen stayed until the…
A Contrast in Media Coverage
I found these items side-by-side today. The first account of the event is from AP…
19 Left Dead in Failed Hunt for Master Bomber
This article states that the accused shooter of Tom Hurndall has also been charged with…
And the twins died
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, 1/9/04 The twin girls died one after the other. The first to…
Resistance Under Occupation
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 07:48:29 -0800 (PST) From: Kelly Bornshlegel Subject: Resistance Under Occupation…
Israeli chainsaw massacre
Palestinian farmers seek protection against settlers The Globe and Mail, 12 November 2003 Einabus, West…
