The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
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Mar 2, 2026
CODEPINK Update: Calling for a 16-year-old to be raped?
No one should have to live under the rule of an occupying army. No one…
Free 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi
On December 18, 2017, in the middle of the night the Israeli army burst into…
Take Action: Palestinian leader’s son abducted by Israel
This is how Israel marked Human Rights Day. Please call the following (ask for the…
Israel and the US are trying to prevent publication of a ‘blacklist’ of companies doing business in the West Bank
Business Insider/Julie Bort Josef Federman, Josh Lederman, Jamey Keaten, Business Insider, November 27, 2017 Israel…
Israel no longer bothers with the illusion of legal proceedings
Israel is so confident of its ability to expel Palestinian communities that it no longer…
The Sumud Freedom Tour
This is our moment of unity, of coalition building Holy Land Trust Mission Holy Land…
Israel sunk in ‘incremental tyranny’, say former Shin Bet chiefs
Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, 6 April 2017
Banksy Customizes A West Bank Hotel, Offering Rooms With A View Of The Wall
Bill Chappell, NPR, March 3, 2017 A doorman stands at the entrance of The Walled…
Israeli forces raid At Tuwani after women and children’s nonviolent action
Operation Dove, February 12, 2017 More information on Operation Dove This Saturday morning residents of…
A Dangerous Road to Education
Dear Friends, It is absolutely bizarre to be watching Trump’s policies of hatred unfold from…
Palestinians protest moving US embassy to Jerusalem
Israeli forces suppress weekly marches in Bilin, Kafr Qaddum Ma’an News Agency, January 21, 2017…
Diana Buttu & Gideon Levy on Israeli Settlements, Kerry, Military Aid & End of Two-State Solution
Democracy Now!, December 30, 2016
Israel rejects ‘shameful’ UN resolution amid criticism of Netanyahu
Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, 24 December 2016
What the UN Security Council resolution means for the US and Israel
Oren Liebermann, CNN, December 26, 2016
Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project!
Find out what happened at last night's hearing . . . and join us for…
Reversing 2013 decision, Boulder makes Nablus a sister city
Boulder City Council members vote 7-2 in favor of sister city proposal Alex Burness, DailyCamera…
2016.10.22 Update: Wisconsin Book Festival: The Way to the Spring
C-SPAN video link: c-span.org/video/?416995-3/ben-ehrenreich-discusses-way-spring Wisconsin Book Festival The Way to the Spring Ben Ehrenreich 10/22/2016…
2016.10.20: Novelist Ben Ehrenreich on WORT
Thursday, October 20 “A Public Affair” 12:00 – 1:00 pm Allen Ruff’s Thursday guest…
Fall fundraising appeal from MRSCP
Luci Lights for Rafah and Playground finish for Hebron Dear Members and Friends of MRSCP,…
2016.08.23 Update: Discussion with U.S. Representative Mark Pocan
Following his recent trip to Israel and Palestine Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church 203…
U.S. criticizes Israeli settlement expansion, demolitions
Ruth Eglash and Carol Morello, The Washington Post, July 28, 2016 JERUSALEM — The Israeli…
Breaking Ground at Cinema Hebron
Rabbi Brant Rosen, Shalom Rav, July 17, 2016 This past Friday, I had the honor…
Ben Ehrenreich Writes a Love Letter to Palestine
“Next we meet Hani Amer, whose farm lay on the route of the infamous wall.…
Israel releases Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar after imprisonment of 15 months
Khalida Jarrar greets speaks to reporters in her hometown, the West Bank city of Ramallah,…
Israeli Court Rules to Keep Palestinian Clown in Jail Without Trial
Mohammed Abu Saha’s arrest sparked an international campaign by circus performers for his release. Though…
Amira Hass: Israel Incapable of Telling Truth About Water It Steals From Palestinians
Water is the only issue in which Israel (still) finds it difficult to defend its…
Amira Hass: Israel Admits Cutting West Bank Water Supply, but Blames Palestinian Authority
Israel says region’s intense heatwave combined with Palestinian Water Authority’s refusal to approve additional infrastructure…
Israel Adds $20 Million in Funding for Settlements in the West Bank
While strengthening the settlements, Israel has continued to demolish unlicensed Palestinian homes and livestock pens…
Ramadan 2016: Israel 'cuts off water supply to West Bank' during Muslim holy month
Peter Yeung, The Independent, 17 June 2016
Urge the Democratic Platform Committee to call for ending the occupation of the West Bank
Just Foreign Policy, 6/16/16 The Forward reports that former Congressman Robert Wexler is putting pressure…
Palestinian activist Haitham Salawdeh on WORT
Karma Chavez, WORT 89.9FM A Public Affair, September 9, 2015 Today Karma Chavez talks with…
2014.11.07-08: Voices for Peace and Justice in Palestine
Searching for Peace The Capital City Hues October 30, 2014 From Barbara Olson and The…
Judith Laitman: A Jewish grandmother’s plea to Barack Obama
UDITH LAITMAN, Cap Times, Jul 25, 2014
World Bank Report on Area C and the Future of the Palestinian Economy
World Bank Report No. AUS2922 October 2, 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i. Restrictions on economic activity…
McDonald’s Israel rejects West Bank branch proposal
Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem, The Guardian, 27 June 2013
2013.02.28: Film 5 Broken Cameras
Trailer “5 Broken Cameras” from Guy Davidi on Vimeo. Hummus and a Movie: Screening…
2012.12.16: Palestinian non-violent resistance leader speaks in Madison
Veena Brekke, December 19, 2012 On Sunday afternoon, December 16, citizens of the Madison area…
2012.12.15: Bethlehem Christmas Lutheran Church Benefit
Craft and Cookie Sale to benefit Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem Saturday, December 15 Memorial…
2012.12.16: Talk by Iyad Burnat of the Bilin Popular Committee
Sunday, December 16 Memorial United Church of Christ 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg 2:00 pm [Map]…
2012.12.05: Film 5 Broken Cameras
Memorial Library, Room 126 UW-Madison [Map] 7:00 pm An extraordinary work of both cinematic and…
Stories of Peacebuilding in Gaza and the West Bank
John Quinlan, WORT 89.9 FM – A Public Affair, November 19, 2012 On Monday November…
Loving the Land and It’s People: Palestinian Hospitality
Veena Brekke, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, October 31, 2012 On October 28th we departed the…
2012 West Bank Olive Harvest Delegation
Interfaith Peace-Builders Delegation Arrives in Israel/Palestine Interfaith Peace-Builders, October 23, 2012 October 23, 2012 –…
2012.11.05: Daoud Nassar speaks in Madison
Daoud Nassar: “The most effective way to reach peace is meeting people face-to-face. It’s possible…
Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian, 65, in His Bedroom
Afterward they asked for his identity card Subhiya Awad al-Qawasmeh placed a picture of her…
Israeli Intransigence Lets BDS Into the Mainstream
Alex Kane, December 21, 2010 The world is fed up with Israel, with its continued…
2010.09.19: PALESTINE: DANGEROUS PASSAGE TO SCHOOL
Goodman 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…
2010.03.21: Building Hope for the Children
Commemorating the life of Rachel Corrie Sunday, March 21 Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist…
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…
2009.04.15: Anna Baltzer on Life in Occupied Palestine
Stories & Photos Anna Baltzer, Jewish-American granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, will present her slides, stories,…
Local Radio on Gaza and Palestine
Forward Forum, WTDY 1070 AM, 7-9 pm A taped interview with a young Madison activist…
2008.08.01: Film Occupation 101
Escape Java Joint 916 Williamson Street Madison “Occupation 101” (2006) Made at considerable personal sacrifice…
2008.04.06-27: O-LIVE! O-LIVE! Events to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem
O-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…
Interfaith Peace-Builders
Dear Friends and Supporters, Since the founding of Interfaith Peace-Builders in 2001, one of our…
Israeli army orders confiscation of Palestinian land in West Bank
· Seizure would allow huge expansion of settlements · Move seen as rush to make…
Beneath the Hideous Veneer of ‘Security’
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, 23 september, 2007
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
SIX DAYS OF WAR, 40 YEARS OF OCCUPATION
MIKE MURRAY, Cap Times, Jun 9, 2007 This week marks the 40th anniversary of the…
Nightmares – How Gaza offends us all
Jennifer Loewenstein, Islamic Human Rights Commission, 06 June 2007 Jennifer Loewenstein brilliantly illustrates the horrors…
A Plea for Peace From a Bereaved Palestinian Father
Bassam Aramin, The Forward, February 9, 2007
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…
Jimmy Carter: Israel’s ‘Apartheid’ Policies Worse Than South Africa’s
Former president stands by new book despite criticism, says it is meant to stimulate debate…
Jimmy Carter’s Roadmap
NORMAN FINKELSTEIN, CounterPunch, NOVEMBER 13, 2006
2006.11.03: Anna Baltzer 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…
Re “Settlers, Israeli public part company”
Kathy Walsh, Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, April 4, 2006 In the article “Settlers, Israeli public…
Anglicans Vote to Divest From Concerns in Israel-Occupied Areas
NEELA BANERJEE, New York Times, February 9, 2006 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 – The governing body…
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…
2005.10.09: Dr. Tawfiq Nasser in Madison
A View From Jerusalem – Challenges for Palestinian Health Care Dr. Tawfiq Nasser, CEO of…
The settlers’ retreat was the theatre of the cynical
There was no ‘sensitivity training’ when bulldozers went into Rafah Jonathan Steele, The Guardian, August…
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,…
Twilight Zone: They said they’d kill me
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, July 10, 2005 Here he is – the survivor. His head and…
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…
