Hey friends. So, a bunch of you were aware of (and perhaps even helped out with) the campaign to raise funds for 6 year-old Abdallah Abu Kash this past May 2015 (which was a deeply […]
Category: Gaza
Update on Abdallah’s situation
“I began to lose hope that Abdallah would get medical care, until you all made it a reality. Thank you, from deep within a mother’s heart, a heart which is filled with pain for her […]
Please Help – 6 year-old Abdallah from Wadi Gaza needs medical support immediately
A few days ago, a dear friend of mine, Jen Marlowe, called me to ask if I could help with something. She had gotten to know a family, the Abu Kash family, in her recent […]
“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 […]
15,000 Protest for Peace in Tel Aviv: Results surprising, I think good
15,000 people protesting against the occupation and for peace in Tel Aviv. That is a lot of people. Not compared to other eras in Israeli history: some estimate that 400,000 gathered in Tel Aviv to protest the […]
On Empathy, Death & Context: 39+ Recommended Readings about Israel’s Latest Attack on Gaza
Over the past weeks, in addition to writing a lot, I have been reading (and watching), almost non-stop, about Israel’s latest assault on the Gaza Strip. As of now, the ceasefire seems to be holding. This […]
“Following the attack on Gaza, it is as if I feel completely Palestinian.”
Guest writer: Sawsan Nashashibi I heard my phone ring, but I hesitated before answering. I thought twice before answering my phone on the train because it was packed with soldiers, and with Jews in general. […]
Unanthem
Guest writer: Casey Tova Markenson Blue fire rains explosive in my sleep. Faces erased: Omar al-Fyumi. Twenty three. Black shirts pray in protest streets. If I am not for me, who will I be. Hymns […]
An Apology, a Non-Recission & some clarifications re: “Symmetry.”
Last Thursday, I wrote a post entitled “Symmetry,” and I began it as follows: ”Can you imagine– scores of armed men, who do whatever their leaders tell them to do, could kidnap or kill whoever […]
8 Snapshots from the Antiwar Demo Tonight in Tel Aviv
I arrive at the Bima Square for what I pray will be the last Tel Aviv demonstration against the ongoing “Operation Protective Edge.” I am told by a smug looking police officer that “there […]
The Leftern Wall 