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 […]
Category: Israel’s Military Occupation
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 […]
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 […]
Jerusalem Protest Art in the Face of War/Murder
I was walking in Jerusalem yesterday afternoon a few hours after the siren went off in our city. I saw a small kid run out of his house. I waved to him. He looked at […]
I am under arrest, being held till I am brought before a military judge
Chilling, bro. Chilling. I am not afraid. I am love. I am calm. Yallabye. ;) Update: I’ve been sentenced to 10 days for refusing the order to enlist, in jail 6 near Atlit, in the […]
The American Jewish Civil Rights Narrative and My Decision to Refuse Service in the IDF
[This piece was originally published on The Daily Beast’s Open Zion Blog] American Jews actively supported the civil rights movement. Or so goes the popular narrative in the American Jewish community. For the purposes of […]
Occupation, Imprisonment of Refugees Defile Israeli Identity
[This piece was originally published on +972 Magazine.] Israeli-Jewish identity should be one that pursues justice for the collective and perseveres in the fight against oppression. Plans to destroy hundreds of homes or imprison thousands of refugees […]
How 2-3 Years in the Army Can Buy You 7 Extra Seconds Before You Are Called a Terrorist
At a demonstration, Friday afternoon (surprise). We are passing out fliers, accompanied by the drums of Yassamba (see above). The fliers decry our government’s latest plans of gut-wrenching injustice towards Palestinians (ibid). The crowd in […]
Bruchin is Officically a Settlement! Israel Hayom Reports. Moriel Rothman Translates.
Israel HaYom: “Bruchin outpost in Samaria officially recognized as settlement.” RothmanTranslation: Israel feels so confident that America will do nothing more than cluck its congressional tongue that it has commenced a blatant consolidation of its Apartheid-like […]
The Leftern Wall 