It happened after the demonstration -the biggest in Tel Aviv against the war yet, estimates of over 6,000 demonstrators- had mostly dispersed. The now-familiar group of right-wing demonstrators had worked themselves up into a frenzy throughout […]
Category: Violence/Nonviolence
8 questions about the “oops” justification
We are told: There is a fundamental difference between the Israeli regime and the Hamas regime. It is named as “intent.” Hamas intends to kill many (and actually kills few). Israel intends to kill few […]
Meanwhile in Haifa: One demonstrator tells of being punched in the head in the “City of Tolerance”
Guest writer: Samuel Tell I am a demonstrator. I’ve been to demonstrations in Hebron (where I almost took a tear-gas grenade to the head), Nabi Saleh, Bil’in, etc. Tonight was the first time I felt […]
“I have never been more conscious of my womanhood.” (July Story Journal)
Guest writer: Leanne Gale. This piece was originally posted on Leanne’s crucial blog, Fugitive Moments of Compassion. I have never been more conscious of my womanhood. 1. I stood and looked on in the center […]
“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: […]
Clarification: I do not think Palestinians are more moral than Israelis
A story: Jerusalem Day, 2012. I am standing at the Damascus Gate, before the Israeli parade has made its way from West Jerusalem into the occupied parts of the city to celebrate “reunification.” I am […]
“#Hitler Did Nothing Wrong.” 3 Thoughts on anti-Semitism in France and a movement for justice for Palestine.
Reply to the Leftern Wall: Hitler was Right. Hitler did nothing wrong. That was the first thing I saw this morning when I turned on my phone. There is a backstory. Last night, just after […]
Nationalism from a distance, or, how it looks so ugly and absurd from here
I’m heading home tomorrow night, as long as the airport is still functioning. Tonight, we had pasta and wine and in the course of our conversation -which of course sloped political, but not only “our” political, […]
To “Dave” Who is Loved: The Wall in Palestine, as seen from the remains of the Berlin Wall (July Story Journal)
Guest writer: Kayla Rothman-Zecher My fingertips trace years of color. Years of black outlines to words which tell stories. Some serious, some trivial. Like: “I eat cheese” or, “I love Dave”. But, as my fingers trace, […]
Reflections from a visit to the Abu Khdeir family’s home in Shuafat (July Story Journal)
Guest writer: Liana Rothman.* It’s hard to explain the way things have been feeling in this area lately. The way people’s eyes seem just a little more suspicious and dubious these days. The way I […]
The Leftern Wall 