The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

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Aug 8, 2026

Palestine: the economy of despair
The West Bank city of Nablus is relatively calm at present. Anyone who can raise…
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Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks a “Myth”
Palestine Media Center (PMC), June 11, 2005 In a report titled “The Myth of Incitement…
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Mezan Center is Key Partner in Palestine
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, May 9, 2005 Madison — The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)…
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A Gift to Rafah
How Madisonians helped create a respite from violence for Palestinian children Kathy Walsh, Isthmus, April…
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2005.04.30: Madison Community Seder
St. Mark’s Lutheran Chapel 605 Spruce St., Madison 7:00 PM This season of Passover is…
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2005.04.10-11: ‘Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision’
A Partners for Peace presentation Sunday, April 10, 2005 — 4 pm Memorial United Church…
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Palestine: the Assault on Health and Other War Crimes
Derek Summerfield, British Medical Journal, October 16, 2004
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Back in Ramallah
Andrea Becker, 04 July 2004 Relatively easy somehow: went through Israeli security ‘lite’: no body…
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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
11 June 2004 Friends, I have just returned from a trip to Lebanon and Syria…
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Gila Svirsky: Working to break the silence
Gila Svirsky, June 6, 2004 Friends, Last week probably set a record for demonstrations…
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Rafah and Gaza emergency
Gila Svirsky, May 18, 2004 Friends, We need your help. There is an emergency situation…
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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…
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Yes, Alice, it does do some good
Gila Svirsky, www.coalitionofwomen4peace.org, 4/21/2004 Dear Alice, You were signature number 2,750 on the petition “Open…
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Checking On The Checkpoints
Linda Grant, The Guardian, 1 February 2004
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A Contrast in Media Coverage
MRSCP, Jan 13, 2004
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Resistance Under Occupation
Ringing In The New Year Kelly Bornshlegel, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), 2 Jan 2004 In…
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The Demographics of American Jews
Lenni Brenner, CounterPunch, October 24, 2003
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2003.09.14-16: Palestinian Labor Tour
South Central Federation of Labor Meeting Monday, September 15 7 pm Madison Labor Temple, 1602…
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2003.09.09: MRSCP Working Meeting
MG&E Innovation Center, 505 S Rosa Rd, Madison, 7:00pm This is a meeting to gear up…
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Israel’s New Citizenship Law
Jewish Peace News, 10 Aug 2003 [Israel’s new citizenship law, passed recently by a wide…
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