Haaretz isn’t taking over the Negev. This piece that I co-wrote with Yariv Mohar was published in Haaretz. :) A few days ago, the Israeli government approved an outline for arranging the settlement of the […]
Author: Moriel Rothman-Zecher
American-Israeli writer, poet and novelist.
One Year Blobversary!
On January 30th, 2012, I started this auspicious blob under the completely nonsensical and dumb name of “Of the Strong Eccentric.” I wanted to concentrate my writings, poems, creations and thoughts in one place, generally […]
The Supreme Court on Soup Nuts and Susiya
The room is breathtaking, framed by stern pillars and walls of Jerusalem stone, its ceilings arcing skywards, topped by white a circular window flooding the room with white sunlight: the architecture of justice. Behind the […]
A Morning in Silwan
Morning in Silwan. Israeli bulldozers are at work. Again. The details? Nature and Parks Authority. Land that is both privately owned by Palestinians and part of a National Park. Bulldozers. Probably a hundred heavily armed […]
A Vote for Paolo Freire, for Palestine and for True Solidarity
In the first chapter of his book “The Pedagogy of the Oppressed,” Paolo Freire reminds readers that folks from the oppressor class can only truly be in solidarity with folks from the oppressed class when […]
A Reminder of The Occupation’s Cruelty and a Call for Help
If one were to browse Israeli newspapers like Yediot Aharonot, Ma’ariv and Israel HaYom over the last few weeks, they may get the impression that the Occupation and its accompanying cruelty have been put on […]
Why I am Giving My Vote to a Palestinian
[This post was originally published on the Times of Israel, where I am going to start blogging more frequently in an effort to reach a different, less-Lefty audience]. Last month, as the approaching elections began […]
Where Have All the Bloblets Gone? (Updates on Sheikh Jarrah, Natan Blanc, Beit Safafa and More)
Long tiiiime passing. Where have all the bloblets gone? Long time agoooo. What up. As some of you (whoever the You’s out there may be) may have noticed, I’ve been blobbing (and facebooking) much less […]
The Rule of Illegal Law in Israel: Another Upcoming Eviction in East Jerusalem
[This piece was originally published on the Huffington Post] “With all the sorrow of such,” wrote Judge Anna Schneider of the Jerusalem District Court, “the defendant has nothing to complain about in this case except […]
The obligation to refuse false democratic-discourse
[This piece was originally published on the Times of Israel] Rabbi Dr Zvi Leshem, whose biography lists him as living in Efrat, recently wrote on this site a piece called the “The Right to Refuse.” Rabbi […]
The Leftern Wall 