Photo by A. Daniel Roth. This Shabbat, activists in 15 locations around the world will hold events, actions and Shabbat services under the framework of a Global Shabbat Against Demolition (New York City, London, Pittsburgh, Susiya, […]
Category: Housing Demolitions & Evictions
On Home
I have actively loved my home since April 1st, 1998. I am sure that before that, as a kid in Jerusalem and Haverford, I must have loved my home in an abstract, whelpy sort of […]
My latest in Haaretz, on Jinba and Evil
This piece was published in Haaretz on February 9th. *** Jinba, South Hebron Hills — “They came on Tuesday, and destroyed it. The Jews,” said the boy, Hamudi, holding a jagged block of concrete in […]
When the Cossacks Destroyed Plotsk to Create a Firing Zone
In the early winter of 1916, the Cossacks destroyed much of the Jewish shtetl of Plotsk. Plotsk had been home to around 80 people, pious poor peasants, many children, sweet, sad-eyed kids with dusty faces […]
Stand against racist housing policy and occupation in Silwan, East Jerusalem
Abdallah Abu Nab has lived in his family’s home in Batan al-Hawa, Silwan, East Jerusalem, since he was born; if the settler organization Ateret Cohanim’s plans go through, Abdallah and his family will be made […]
Susiya is in danger. Again. (4 background items & 4 action items)
Susiya is in danger. Again. 1. The legal background: Mairav Zonszein summarized it her recent article on +972 Magazine: ’’Israel’s High Court of Justice on Tuesday [May 5th] gave the army a green light to […]
A 10:00 AM Demonstration Against the Planned Eviction of the Sub Leban Family; Next Steps
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fiddler with No Roof (From Anatevka to Al Araqib)
Check this video By Rabbis for Human Rights. We are become Czar.
The Leftern Wall 