I am “off” for some days. That is to say: Last night, I woke up from dreams of explosions, and throughout the last days, my thoughts have flicked constantly, in the screen behind my eyes, to […]
Month: August 2014
Remembering Leibel Fein z”l
I have been struggling to find words to address the sadness I’ve felt in the days since learning that Leibel Fein passed away. I have deleted and rewritten and deleted and rewritten. I guess I […]
15,000 Protest for Peace in Tel Aviv: Results surprising, I think good
15,000 people protesting against the occupation and for peace in Tel Aviv. That is a lot of people. Not compared to other eras in Israeli history: some estimate that 400,000 gathered in Tel Aviv to protest the […]
4 Suggestions for an American Jew navigating Israel-Palestine discourse during the Gaza crisis and in general (Part 1 of 2)
”I come from an orthodox background, and the fact that I am no longer religious makes my opinions even more easily dismissable. Right now I’m just at ‘I refuse to take sides’ and ‘I don’t […]
“I believe very strongly that discourse shapes reality.” [Excerpt from an interview I gave to Al Jazeera]
[Excerpt of an interview given to Mya Guarnieri, writing for Al Jazeera English, called “Israel cracks down on anti-war protesters. Full article here]. Israeli police provide a security presence when Jewish-Israeli leftists protest against the […]
A Simple Manifesto: They Too Are People (Photo Essay by Hannah Stonebraker)
Guest writer and photographer: Hannah Stonebraker One must recognize they too are people. (This may seem simple. This may seem obvious. I wish, these days, all days, it was.) They too are people. (Not animals. Not […]
On Empathy, Death & Context: 39+ Recommended Readings about Israel’s Latest Attack on Gaza
Over the past weeks, in addition to writing a lot, I have been reading (and watching), almost non-stop, about Israel’s latest assault on the Gaza Strip. As of now, the ceasefire seems to be holding. This […]
“Following the attack on Gaza, it is as if I feel completely Palestinian.”
Guest writer: Sawsan Nashashibi I heard my phone ring, but I hesitated before answering. I thought twice before answering my phone on the train because it was packed with soldiers, and with Jews in general. […]
Unanthem
Guest writer: Casey Tova Markenson Blue fire rains explosive in my sleep. Faces erased: Omar al-Fyumi. Twenty three. Black shirts pray in protest streets. If I am not for me, who will I be. Hymns […]
Meters & minutes from the Jerusalem tractor attack…
I am leaving a meeting in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, it’s a bit before 2:00 PM. As I begin walking to catch a bus, I feel my phone buzz. I take it […]
The Leftern Wall 