The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Mar 2, 2026
2023.10.15: Palestine olive oil harvest celebration transforms into a demonstration of solidarity
Zach Orlowsky, WKOW 27, Oct 16, 2023
2023.10.15: People gather at Madison’s Tenney Park in support of Palestine
Shaina Nijhawan, WMTV 15, Oct. 16, 2023
2023.10.15: Spectrum News: Madison’s Olive Harvest filled with somber celebrations
RHONDA FOXX, SPECTRUM NEWS 1, OCT. 16, 2023
2023.10.15: Madison Celebrates Palestine and the Olive Harvest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 16, 2023 We will be covering the situation in…
Events in South Hebron Since the Outbreak of the War
Good Shepherd Collective October 14, 2023 At the request of supporters from abroad, we applied…
Settlers go on killing spree in West Bank
Tamara Nassar, THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA, 13 October 2023
“The idols of militarism and force and realpolitik”
News headlines this morning announced what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called war. “Citizens…
Harassment and attacks on human rights activists in Palestine are rarely punished
SAM STEIN, THE PROGRESSIVE, OCTOBER 2, 2023
2023.10.11 & 13: WORT Radio Programs on Gaza and Palestine
WORT radio will have two shows this week on Gaza and Palestine: Tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct.…
Support Sami Huraini
On October 30th, Palestinian Human Rights Defender Sami Huraini will be sentenced by the Israeli…
Administrative Detainee Kayed Fasfous Hunger Strike
View this post on Instagram A post shared by In Palestine Today (@inpaltoday) inpaltoday, Instagram,…
Umm Alkhair is in a big danger..
Awdah Hathaleen, HUMANS OF MASAFER YATTA OCT 1, 2023 On the outskirts of the foothills…
Civil Society Organizations United In Opposition To Israel’s Admission Into The Visa Waiver Program
STATEMENT Washington, DC – September 27, 2023: Civil society organizations representing tens of thousands of…
Statement: The Biden Administration Must Remove Israel from the Visa Waiver Program
Press Contact: Submit a media inquiry here. WASHINGTON, DC, SEPTEMBER 27, 2023—Since the beginning of the…
Thank You from Palestine!
Hello friends, Thank you all so much for helping me to come back to Palestine,…
Israel is committing apartheid in West Bank, former Mossad chief claims
“In a territory where two people are judged under two legal systems, that is an…
Dixon Hopes Israeli Settler’s Trial Draws Attention to Attacks on Palestinians
Jerry Windley-Daoust, The Catholic Worker Movement, September 2, 2023 “These settlers act with impunity because…
Cassandra Dixon Interview on WORT
Sunday, August 27 on WORT’s World View The interview begins at 33:00. Cassandra talks with…
Free Sami Huraini
Started January 10, 2021 Petition to United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and UN High…
2023.09.16: Bright Stars of Bethlehem’s Virtual Fundraising Gala
Join us on Saturday, September 16th at 7 P.M. CDT for Bright Stars of Bethlehem’s…
Stand with Masafer Yatta!
$2,000 of $2,000 on 7/27/23
The Destruction of This Palestinian Community Was Green-Lighted by Israel’s Supreme Court
BASEL ADRA and YUVAL ABRAHAM, THE NATION, JULY 10, 2023
Masafer Yatta on the cover of The Nation
In recent years, our team at Local Call and our partners at +972 Magazinehave been…
‘Why did this happen?’
Israel’s raid on Jenin, through the eyes of one family Hussein Shibly looks out Saturday…
Emergency Aid for Jenin and Petition to Congress
As you know Jenin recently endured an especially deadly and destructive assault by the Israeli armed…
The Armed Revolt: Why Israel Cannot Crush the Resistance in Palestine
Ramzy Baroud, July 1, 2023
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…
400 Israeli Settlers Attacked the Palestinian Town of Turmus’ayya
Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) Omar Qatin, a 27-year-old US-resident and husband and father…
The Appaling Case of Palestinian-American Omar Asaad
Killers walk free after farcical internal ‘investigation’ June 17, 2023 Yesterday, the Israeli military announced…
Hebron Emergency Caves Project
We are getting closer to our goal of providing emergency housing to one family in…
Israeli agents conducted raid against militants in civilian area, killing a child
Videos from a March 16 raid in Jenin show increasingly deadly tactics by Israeli officers…
2023.05.15: Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition hosts Mandela’s grandson & Nakba tour
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2023
2023.05.25: Dr. Don Wagner on Palestinian Rights
Leopold’s Books Bar Caffe 1301 Regent Street, Madison 7 – 9 pm Join us for…
Friends of Hebron: New social media links
Just days ago, Israelis demolished several Palestinian shops in the old Hebron vegetable market. These…
2023.04.16, 20 & 23: Cassandra is Back from Palestine!
MRSCP member and Palestine Partners founder Cassandra Dixon is home safe and (mostly) sound from…
Support Palestinians in Masafer Yatta
“We are staying here, herding our sheep and cultivating our land. Nothing will uproot us…
“Escalating Violence in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank”
A letter to President Biden and Secretary Blinken from Bernie Sanders, Jamaal Bowman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,…
U.S. Senior Citizen Says Her Skull Was Fractured by Israeli Settlers
Mel Frykberg, Daily Beast, March 27, 2023 Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Courtesy Cassandra…
Wisconsin volunteer attacked in West Bank
Ed Treleven, Wisconsin State Journal, March 27, 2023
URGENT! Stand with Masafer Yatta today!
MRSCP has decided to join in an emergency campaign sponsored by Middle East Children’s Alliance…
I Witnessed a Shocking Attack on Palestinian Civilians
Rula Salameh, Time, March 18, 2023
“A Closed, Burnt Huwara”
How Israeli Settlers Launched A Pogrom With Israeli politicians constantly fanning the rhetorical flames, last…
‘Who hits a 64-year-old woman with a bat?’
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, March 13, 2023
The Heartbreak and Defiance of Occupation
WORT 89.9FM Madison 2023-03-12 WORT 89.9FM Madison · The Heartbreak and Defiance of Occupation At…
Email Congress Now to keep Jubbet Ahd Dhib School Standing
Dear Friend, I am writing to you today with an urgent and time sensitive request…
2023.03.12-16: March Events
Sunday, March 12: WORT interview with Masafer Yatta Activist Thursday, March 16: Cindy and Craig…
Why there are no two sides to the Huwara pogrom
Haggai Matar, +972 Magazine, March 2, 2023
The Huwara pogroms by Israeli settlers and military
Demolition Report Good Shepherd Collective, 3 March 2023 Over $5,000,000 in reported damages after the…
The State Department Should Deny Smotrich Entry
Please take this action aimed at the State Department. It is outrageous (and against US…
Between army invasions and settler ‘pogroms,’ the West Bank rises
MONDOWEISS PALESTINE BUREAU, FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Global Day of Online Action #EndEthnicCleansing
Palestine is on fire. Since yesterday night, Palestinian villages of Huwara, Burin, Asira Qabliya, Beita,…
The theft of Harun Abu Aram’s body, home, and life
Yuval Abraham, +972 Magazine, February 16, 2023
‘Badge of Shame for Israel’
Palestinian Shot and Paralyzed by Israeli Forces Two Years Ago Dies of Wounds Harun Abu…
‘It’s our home! Why would we leave?’
Qassam Muaddi, The New Arab, 10 February 2023
Israel is Annexing the West Bank
Tamar Megiddo, Ronit Levine-Schnur and Yael Berda, Just Security, February 9, 2023
Israel probes legality of US giving artifact to Palestinians
Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press, February 3, 2023
160 Organizations Demand Congress Stop Funding Israel’s Massacres
160 organizations representing Palestinian communities, Palestinian solidarity organizations, and the racial justice movement have signed…
A Massacre Took Place in Jenin
January 26, 2023 This morning, Israeli forces murdered at least 9 Palestinians in the occupied…
Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Jenin
Yolande Knell & David Gritten, BBC News, 26 January 2023 Jenin & London — Nine…
2023.01.09: Masafer Yatta Instagram Live!
Monday, January 9th 11:00 am Central Join us for an urgent Instagram live! Tune in…
Rep. Pocan on Israeli demolition in Masafer Yatta
The Israeli government is demolishing homes, schools, farms, water infrastructure, and other basic necessities in…
ACT NOW: Prevent water cistern demolition in Sfai, South Hebron Hills
December 24, 2022 In this time of Hanukkah, while Jews celebrate the miracle of the…
Why Are Palestinian Christians Leaving Jesus’ Birthplace?
Jesus was born here. So where have all the Palestinian Christians gone? Dena Takruri goes…
How the Israeli government will turn its Jewish critics into dissidents
Edo Konrad, +972 Magazine, December 16, 2022
2022 was a record year for settler violence. Next year will be even worse.
YUMNA PATEL, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 15, 2022
Shireen Abu Akleh documentary raises pressure on Biden over inquiry
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, 4 Dec 2022
Film Love Under Occupation
I’d like to you to meet Mahmoud and Emily, a Palestinian and foreigner couple who…
2022.12.11: Film Come and See; Go and Tell
Online Film & Panel Discussion 2:00 pm Central So many people travel, take tours, and…
2022.12.10: Cookie and Crafts Sale for Dar Al Kalima University Scholarships
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg This…
My Aunt #ShireenAbuAkleh
It’s been six months since my aunt #ShireenAbuAkleh was killed, and yet there has been…
FBI investigation is proof that continuous pressure works
Americans for Justice in Palestine (AJP Action) welcomes the U.S. Justice Department’s announcement that the…
FBI opens investigation into killing of Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh
Barak Ravid, Axios, 14 Nov 2022
Israel’s Far-Right Draw on U.S. Funding Despite Terror Labels
Daniel Boguslaw, The Intercept, November 2 2022
Palestine: Where Manufactured Water Scarcity Meets Climate Change
Anna Abraham, Currently, October 12, 2022 The Israeli-occupied territory of Palestine faces both natural and…
Online Film and Discussion: The Settlers
November 132 pm CentralZoom Registration After registration you will receive a link to watch the…
Mazin Qumsiyeh: Palestine Is a Climate Justice Issue
Nov 9, 2022 12 PM Central Zoom Registration Join us to learn the environmental reality…
2022.10.29: “You Can Be the Last Leaf” by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat
Maya Abu Al-Hayyat directs the Palestine Writing Workshop on the West Bank. She’ll read poems…
Palestinians resisting forced removal by moving into caves
The people of Masafer Yatta are using ancestors’ caves to resist Israel’s home demolitions Members…
This is no “terrorist wave”
It is an uprisingGush Shalom, October 18, 2022 The State of Israel is going to general elections, but…
2022.10.16: Emergency Zoom on Conditions in the West Bank
In this time of crisis, I invite you to an Emergency Zoom Forum with the…
Family of dead Palestinian-American rebuffs settlement offer
Associated Press, October 12, 2022
Petition on U.S. Visa Waiver Program
Dear Supporter, On October 20 the Israeli government will implement new procedures for those…
Unilever: Stop doing business in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
SumOfUs, Sep 29, 2022
Israel rejects U.S. call for review of IDF rules of engagement in West Bank
Barak Ravid, Axios, Sep 7, 2022
Israeli army: ‘High probability’ soldier killed reporter
Yellow tape marks bullet holes on a tree and a portrait and flowers create a…
2022.09.10: Lina Abu Akleh at Rebuilding Alliance Benefit
Please join us — in person or online — for a special evening. I am…
Watch now: United for Justice Across Palestine
United for Justice Across Palestine: Defund Israel’s Bombs, Blockade, and Bulldozers Featuring Walaa Sabah from…
