Last Sunday, a group of young Jewish members of a new diaspora anti-occupation collective called “All That’s Left” interrupted Naftali Bennett’s keynote address at an End of Year “MASA” gathering, chanting “Diaspora Jews say end […]
Month: May 2013
The Shamasneh Case: How the Nakba Continues in East Jerusalem
{This piece was originally published on the Times of Israel} In Jerusalem, there is a family of ten people. They live in a small house on a quiet street, not far from the Jerusalem bustle […]
All That’s Left: A Diaspora Collective Against the Occupation
Introducing: All That’s Left: A new collective unequivocally opposed to the occupation and committed to building the diaspora angle of resistance. This is worth following (and getting involved with). First things first, our Facebook page was […]
“Jerusalem II” by Moriel Rothman
“Jerusalem II.” Spoken word from Jerusalem’s worst day, yesterday, Jerusalem Day. The sea of flags made me sadder than I have been in a while: most of the marchers probably had no idea that for the few hours leading up to their procession, Israeli police were busy terrorizing, arresting, hitting and clearing out Palestinians so that the march could go through the Damascus Gate (in Occupied Palestine) without the marchers having to see a single counter-protestor, a single Palestinian flag, a single thing that might dampen their day. They seemed to be having a really nice time. Here’s to better days:
And the original, “Jerusalem,” (2012) for those who missed it:
Jerusalem
Your sidewalks are so soft
They feel like jelly donuts
The Leftern Wall 