At the protest tonight, the first revival of last year’s “Social Protests,” some chanted: כל העם אופזיציה (All the Nation is Opposition) In reference to the recent creation of a new, controversial government coalition […]
Author: Moriel Rothman-Zecher
American-Israeli writer, poet and novelist.
Weird is the day wherein I agree with Avigdor Lieberman
Super original never before said insight of the day: all settlements are illegal. Despite what the cute recent court ruling says (for more on why the Israeli supreme court pretending to be against the occupation […]
Uncommon Post Title: Good News from Silwan!
From Rabbis for Human Rights [read full post here]: “Last evening, on May 7th, 2012, a ruling was delivered from the District Court in Jerusalem concerning the case of the Ruweidi family from Silwan. The […]
Al Arakib and the Splendor of Endurance
Today is the 32nd day of the Omer, the countdown (or up) between Passover and Shavuot, when the Jewish people received the Torah at Sinai. Each week and day of the Omer has a mystical […]
Why things are going to be ok
All of the time someone I know is laughing. Until you are no longer breathing all of the time you are still breathing. All of the time someone is riding a skateboard and/or playing flute. […]
Israel Demolishes Restaurant in Beit Jala, and other downlifting updates
This morning, I went to meet with a bunch of folks from various Israeli, Palestinian and international NGOs. The meeting was in Beit Jala, a common meeting place for Israelis and Palestinians in that it […]
Dream
we were talking about the usual polished stones of ego skimming along the surface of the fuzzy waters of maybe-death talking wall talking arrest talking headlines but there is something different something in the sky […]
More Possibilities
After Wislawa Szymborska I prefer windmills I prefer the faces children draw on sweating windows I prefer the way the droplets slide I prefer sex that is not based on biology I prefer imitating brilliance […]
Two Demonstrations against Racist Land Policies
On Friday, April 26th, over 100 Palestinians from Beit Hanina and other parts of East Jerusalem, along with Israeli and international activists, held a demonstration in front of the house which formerly belonged to the Natche family, […]
The Leftern Wall 