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 […]
Category: Violence/Nonviolence
Released from War-Jail into The Jail of War
I arrive in Tel Aviv just in time For the siren deepbreathing leftover jail- Zen I notice the woman scratch- breathing whispering to the driver to let her go, let me out, where is the […]
Why I Refuse: On God/Love, Nonviolence and Israel’s Military Occupation of the Palestinian Territories.
اقراوا الرسالة بالعربية לקרוא את המכתב בעברית My name is Moriel Zachariah Rothman. I am 23 years old and live in […]
מכתב סירוב: על אלוהים/אהבה, אי–אלימות והכיבוש
اقراوا الرسالة بالعربية Read the Letter in English שמי מוריאל רוטמן. אני בן 23. חייתי את רב חיי בארה”ב, אך נולדתי בירושלים, ואני […]
رسالة رفض: عن الاله / الحب، عن مبدأ اللاعنف، وعن الاحتلال العسكري الإسرائيلي للأراضي الفلسطينية
לקרוא את המכתב בעברית Read the Letter in English اسمي موريال زكريا روثمان وعمري 23 سنة. قضيت أغلب حياتي في الولايات المتحدة، ولكني ولدت في القدس (وانا يهودي) […]
“Your Request Has Been Denied.”
“Can I speak to Moriel Rothman?” “Speaking.” “I am calling from the draft office in Jerusalem in connection to your request for a Conscience Committee.” “Okay…” “Your request has been denied. You will be enlisting […]
Stay Strong, Stay Human: A Letter from a Palestinian Friend Regarding My Refusal
This is an excerpt from a letter I received from a Palestinian friend of a friend. I was deeply moved by it and my resolve to refuse strengthened and increased. It is also particularly moving […]
“My Hand in the Plan for Peace,” by Mori Rothman, Age 12.
Wow: If the IDF needs more proof that values of nonviolence and peace have guided me since I was a tiny dweeb, they should read this essay that my parents just found in an box […]
How do you say “Jim Crow” in Hebrew?
Sometimes, truth can be clarified through metaphor. In 1963, four young black man were assaulted by a mob of white men in St. Augustine, Florida. They were brutally beaten, and sent to the hospital with […]
Why The Israeli Left Should Reconsider Protesting Against an Israeli Attack on Iran
Because Israel should attack Iran!!!!!!! Shplaargh!!!! Just Kidding. It shouldn’t. On a serious note, though, I have recently begun to seriously question whether the Israeli Left should be spending time protesting a potential Israeli attack […]
The Leftern Wall 