Are you crazy!?! According to the IDF I am… But seriously, you went into East Jerusalem today!?! In the midst of Armageddo- I mean- Intifad– I mean- you know what I mean? I did. I walked […]
Author: Moriel Rothman-Zecher
American-Israeli writer, poet and novelist.
5 Things the Jerusalem Municipality Should Not Do In Response to Today’s Attack
Reports are coming in right now that there was another violent attack against Israeli civilians in Jerusalem today, in which a driver intentionally ran over pedestrians near the Light Rail station in the neighborhood of […]
“Israelis demonstrate against collective punishment in East Jerusalem” (Interview)
Interview with by Sarah Levy, writing for MondoWeiss: ”About 80 Israelis rallied last Wednesday night outside of Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat’s house, chanting and banging drums in protest against the intensified attack on East Jerusalem […]
I’m teaching… Hebrew!
Cool, right? For all you folks in Jerusalem, starting tomorrow and then every Wednesday at 5:30 PM for the next 10 weeks, I’ll be teaching an Intermediate Hebrew course through the auspices of the eminently […]
“Nonviolence, Dissidence and the Occupation.” A Public Talk at Kehilla Community Synagogue
As the final event in my Bay Area speaking tour this past month, I had the privilege of talking at the amazing Kehilla Community Synagogue in Oakland, CA. I wanted to share the video of […]
“Jerusalem will not be silent in the face of racism” (Photos, Flyers, Thoughts)
I returned to Israel-Palestine in the middle of last week, and soon after getting back, I received the same email from six different friends, activists and activist listservs (the emails and Facebook event were all […]
Why I Refuse[d]: On God/Love, Nonviolence and Israel’s Military Occupation of the Palestinian Territories.
Originally posted on The Leftern Wall:
اقراوا الرسالة بالعربية לקרוא את המכתב בעברית My name is Moriel Zachariah Rothman. I am…
Remembering my hero, teacher and grandfather, Philip Rothman
My grandfather, Philip ‘Flip’ Rothman, died on October 6th, 2014, in his home, a few weeks before his 93rd birthday. My grandfather was a lifelong teacher, a source of wisdom and guidance and ethics to so […]
On Ari Shavit in the Berkeley Journal of Sociology
I am honored and thrilled to have just been published in the Berkeley Journal of Sociology, and featured in the journal’s relaunch– ”Instead of publishing traditional research articles, we are writing the history of the present.” […]
5 Quotes About “United Jerusalem” That Will Help You Understand the Recent Takeover in Silwan
First off, the awful news: On Monday night, Jewish settlers affiliated with the radical right-wing organization ELAD entered 23 apartments in Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem. This is a major victory for ELAD, the managers of the “City […]
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