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Editor’s Introduction: The 2015 Global Elections[…]
Category: Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Joint List, Meretz, Shas, Kahlon or the Green Party? A Leftern Guide to Voting in the Israeli Elections on March 17th
Hello. Are you still trying to figure out who to vote for? Or just curious as to who you would vote for if you could vote? Or open to being swayed from what you’ve already […]
Ayman Odeh’s speech at the Haaretz Democracy Conference – English Translation
I had about an hour to pass at the airport, and ended up watching this speech by Ayman Odeh, chair of the Joint List, at Haaretz’s Democracy Conference. It’s really important, and I couldn’t find […]
7 Reasons I am Voting for the Joint Arab List
1. There is nothing more urgent than Palestinian-led, joint Jewish-Arab political action in Israel-Palestine of 2015. Following this past summer of extreme violence and casual bigotry, the need for Palestinian-led, joint Arab-Jewish anti-racist democratic action is more pronounced […]
If I were Prime Minister.
If I were Prime Minister of Israel, I would do my best to negotiate an end to the occupation. When it arose, I would embrace the opportunity, challenging as it might be, to try to […]
“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. […]
“And if I’m a Leftist and an Arab? Double Death?” (July Story Journal)
Tonight I went to an event organized by Breaking the Silence. People read testimonies from Gaza. The first testimony told about how, during Cast Led, three civilians were killed in a mission. The commander said: […]
A Killing, Prawer Pushback, Druze Refusal & Open[ed] Hillel: Four Stories from This Week
A Killing (An Awful Story) This past weekend, a small kid was nationalistically murdered. Which is to say: This past weekend, Wajih Wajdi al-Ramahi, a 14-year old Palestinian boy from the Jalazun refugee camp near […]
Names
Sheikh Jarrah becomes Shimon HaTzadik. Silwan becomes the City of David. Susiya is replaced by Susya. Lest we see this phenomenon as unique to the 1967 Occupation: Sheikh Muwanis becomes Ramat Aviv. Saffuriya becomes Tzippori. […]
The Leftern Wall 