The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

West Bank

Jul 28, 2026

2026.01.21: A Conversation with Palestinian Women: “Real Stories, Real People: We Can Speak for Ourselves”
Online, 11 AM CT
calendar, Gaza, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, stories, West Bank, women
2026.01.13: What’s Going on in Palestine with Richard Falk and Phyllis Bennis
Online, 6 PM CT
calendar, Donald Trump, education, Gaza, genocide, human rights, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), law, Madison, online, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, Peace Action, Phyllis Bennis, Rafah, Richard Falk, West Bank
Statement from the Corries on Gaza and Venezuela
January 10, 2026
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2026.01.08: Ta-Nehesi Coates’ “The Message” Book Circle
Online, 6:00 pm social, 6:30 pm program
American, apartheid, calendar, Israel Lobby, justice, Madison, online, Palestine, peace, Rafah, resources, South Africa, stories, Ta-Nehisi Coates, West Bank, women, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Israeli forces fire live rounds and teargas as they storm Birzeit University
Mohammed Turkman in Birzeit, occupied Palestine and Mera Aladam, Middle East Eye, 6 January 2026
Birzeit University, colleges & universities, Middle East, Palestine, prisoners, protest, Ramallah, terrorism, West Bank
Israeli occupation forces raided the campus of Birzeit University
Government Communication Center, @pal_gcc_en, Jan 6, 2026
Birzeit University, colleges & universities, occupation, prisoners, protest, Ramallah, terrorism, West Bank
‘What is the Christian word in the face of genocide?’: Kairos Palestine calls for repudiation of Zionism
JEFF WRIGHT, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 20, 2025
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West Bank Projects
Dec 28, 2025
donate, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP), projects, West Bank
Special End-of-Year Appeal: Help Plant 400 Olive Trees in the West Bank!
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, Dec 28, 2025 Update
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Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank
BRETT WILKINS, Common Dreams, Dec 21, 2025
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2025.12.31: Yoga Therapy Gift Certificate Benefit
Greenroot Yoga LLC, Dec 10, 2025
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Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Michael D. Shear, Daniel Berehulak, Leanne Abraham and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 20, 2025
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2025.12.30: Visit to Taybeh
Online, 11 AM CT
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2025.12.22: Webinar with Palestinian Human Rights Defender Issa Amro
Online, 11 AM CT
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Night guardians of the mountain in the occupied West Bank
Mosab Shawer, Al Jazeera, 15 Dec 2025
Al Jazeera, Al-Mufaqara, ethnic cleansing, Masafer Yatta, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
Israeli Settlers Beat US Citizen, Threatened to Burn Palestinian Grandmother and Kids Alive
Prem Thakker, Zeteo, Dec 11, 2025
citizen, ethnic cleansing, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
2025.12.13: Homemade Holiday Cookies and Crafts Sale
Memorial United Church of Christ, 5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, 9 AM- Noon
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How Israel Organizes and Arms Settler Militias to Terrorize Palestinians in the West Bank
David Schutz, DROP SITE NEWS, DEC 10, 2025
arms, colonialism, ethnic cleansing, Israel, Palestinian, settlers, terrorism, West Bank
How Israel’s Settlement Surge in the West Bank Is Displacing Palestinians
Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim, New York Times, Dec. 4, 2025. Photographs by Daniel Berehulak.
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Go Tell It on the Mountain: Genocide is Wrong
Kathy Kelly, World Beyond War, December 5, 2025
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