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 […]
Category: Stories of Days
A Simple Manifesto: They Too Are People (Photo Essay by Hannah Stonebraker)
Guest writer and photographer: Hannah Stonebraker One must recognize they too are people. (This may seem simple. This may seem obvious. I wish, these days, all days, it was.) They too are people. (Not animals. Not […]
“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 […]
Meters & minutes from the Jerusalem tractor attack…
I am leaving a meeting in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, it’s a bit before 2:00 PM. As I begin walking to catch a bus, I feel my phone buzz. I take it […]
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 […]
30 Stories from this desperate July. A recap of the July Story Journal.
On June 30th, 2014, I publicly committed to telling or posting one story every day for the month of July (July Story Journal- Introduction). Things were tense then, but I did not and could not […]
A Conversation That’s Been Had (a story from a bus in Jerusalem)
[Preface: This is the final installment of The Leftern Wall July Story Journal (I know, it’s no longer July). It is a bit longer than usual, but worth reading every word. Thank you all for […]
The Orange Tree: An Israeli reserve soldier speaks about loss
Guest writer: Elazar Weiss On the 22nd day of your 8th Order* you get 24 hours off. All you want to do is run away, to some small island of sanity. Just for a few […]
The Catastrophe of Losing Everything You Own (July Story Journal: Gaza)
Guest writer: Kamal* from Gaza We received warnings from the Israeli military that our whole area in northern Gaza must evacuate. I left home with my wife and seven children and took shelter in the […]
The Leftern Wall 