On January 30th, 2012, I started this auspicious blob under the completely nonsensical and dumb name of “Of the Strong Eccentric.” I wanted to concentrate my writings, poems, creations and thoughts in one place, generally […]
Month: January 2013
The Supreme Court on Soup Nuts and Susiya
The room is breathtaking, framed by stern pillars and walls of Jerusalem stone, its ceilings arcing skywards, topped by white a circular window flooding the room with white sunlight: the architecture of justice. Behind the […]
A Morning in Silwan
Morning in Silwan. Israeli bulldozers are at work. Again. The details? Nature and Parks Authority. Land that is both privately owned by Palestinians and part of a National Park. Bulldozers. Probably a hundred heavily armed […]
A Vote for Paolo Freire, for Palestine and for True Solidarity
In the first chapter of his book “The Pedagogy of the Oppressed,” Paolo Freire reminds readers that folks from the oppressor class can only truly be in solidarity with folks from the oppressed class when […]
A Reminder of The Occupation’s Cruelty and a Call for Help
If one were to browse Israeli newspapers like Yediot Aharonot, Ma’ariv and Israel HaYom over the last few weeks, they may get the impression that the Occupation and its accompanying cruelty have been put on […]
Why I am Giving My Vote to a Palestinian
[This post was originally published on the Times of Israel, where I am going to start blogging more frequently in an effort to reach a different, less-Lefty audience]. Last month, as the approaching elections began […]
Where Have All the Bloblets Gone? (Updates on Sheikh Jarrah, Natan Blanc, Beit Safafa and More)
Long tiiiime passing. Where have all the bloblets gone? Long time agoooo. What up. As some of you (whoever the You’s out there may be) may have noticed, I’ve been blobbing (and facebooking) much less […]
The Leftern Wall 