On an empty IDF “pillbox” tower in Hebron, someone spray painted, in Arabic: “Gaza. Gaza. Gaza.” On an inhabited Palestinian house in Hebron, someone spray painted, in Hebrew: “Mohammad is a swine.” And a message […]
Month: December 2014
The Leftern Wall’s Top 14 from 2014
2014 was a heartrending year, filled with some devastatingly low lows and a few moments of decency shining between the cracks. There’s been substantial interest in the goings-on here in Israel-Palestine in general (especially in July-August, 2014), and […]
A breathtaking portrait of life in Hebron – in 9 minutes
I am really excited to share this one, with everyone. A few weeks ago, my dear friend, co-organizer and brilliant filmmaker Yuval Orr (he’s guest-posted on this blob, and we co-created the short portrait of […]
Chipping Away at the Wall: Palestinian activists lead 150 Israelis on a tour of Issawiya
This afternoon, a number of Palestinian activists and residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya -home to 18,000 people, all of whom have suffered directly from the Jerusalem Municipality’s policy of collective punishment over […]
Six Palestinians from East Jerusalem talk about life under occupation to 200+ Israelis in West Jerusalem
A curation of live-tweets from last night’s event, in which six Palestinian activists, students and residents of East Jerusalem came to a West Jerusalem bar to take part in an event co-organized by Israeli left-wing […]
The Leftern Wall 