10:00 AM, Sunday, March 22nd: Ahmad Sub Leban, a friend and colleague, welcomes a group of about 60 activists and journalists outside of his family’s home in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City: “We are […]
Author: Moriel Rothman-Zecher
American-Israeli writer, poet and novelist.
Notes (and tweets) from a solidarity tour in the Shuafat Refugee Camp
Yesterday, I was part of the biggest group of unarmed Israelis to enter the Shuafat Refugee Camp in over a decade. At least that it what the Palestinian organizers of the tour told me. And […]
A rare win for E. Jerusalem Ruweidi family facing settler takeover (Update)
[Originally posted on +972 Magazine, and as an update to the piece last week before the Ruweidi family’s hearing: JNF, settler group seek to evict Palestinian family in Silwan] In the context of the absurd reality […]
Before we all sink into despair (5 thoughts on hope after the Israeli elections).
Let’s recall a few things: 1. The Joint List, a justice-seeking and equality-oriented list, led by Palestinian citizens of the Israel, in general, and by the dignified and brilliant Ayman Odeh, in particular, is projected to have […]
One Palestinian from Ramallah explains why he would vote for the Joint List — If he could vote.
Guest post: Mohammad J. Herzallah* I never had the chance to vote, ever, like in any elections, but today I am casting an abstract vote, if you will (as a Palestinian in the Westbank, I […]
Joint List, Meretz, Shas, Kahlon or the Green Party? A Leftern Guide to Voting in the Israeli Elections on March 17th
Hello. Are you still trying to figure out who to vote for? Or just curious as to who you would vote for if you could vote? Or open to being swayed from what you’ve already […]
JNF, Settler group seek to evict Palestinian family in Silwan (in +972 Mag)
[Originally published in +972 Magazine] Over the past few decades, the Jewish National Fund (JNF-KKL), an organization known to many in the diaspora for its work planting trees in Israel (I gave a portion of […]
Ayman Odeh’s speech at the Haaretz Democracy Conference – English Translation
I had about an hour to pass at the airport, and ended up watching this speech by Ayman Odeh, chair of the Joint List, at Haaretz’s Democracy Conference. It’s really important, and I couldn’t find […]
East Coast Talks: February 25th-March 8th, 2015
Hey all. I’ll be coming the US for a few weeks, and will be giving a few talks while I am there. If any of you are in Vermont, Boston, Princeton or Philly, come on by. Wednesday, February […]
The Leftern Wall 