Here goes, then. As many of you know, this past October, my partner Kayla and I left Jerusalem –after spending the past 15 and six years there, respectively — and moved to Yellow Springs, Ohio […]
Category: West Jerusalem
Repost from 2015 – A Night of Horror: Stabbing at Jerusalem Pride; Murderous Burning in the West Bank
Originally posted on The Leftern Wall:
Yesterday afternoon, Kayla and I made our way into central West Jerusalem for this year’s Jerusalem Pride Parade. It was a sunny, crisp afternoon, and we met up with a…
This was The Arabs, this
I popped into a cute little craft store. While browsing the cute little crafts, I overheard a conversation between the store’s owner and a potential customer. “This one’s nice!” Said the potential customer. She was […]
On the blood just spilled near my favorite banana stand
I have nothing new to say about violence and nations. Nothing new to say about this place. About this city. Nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing. Just the thought of red blood next to […]
“You stopped him just because he’s Arab!” — “I should stab you, you Leftist!”
I was standing at the Central Bus Station in Jerusalem, after a long day. This day included getting dragged out of the World Zionist Congress with another 15 or so Jews for passing out flyers […]
Fear and a little shame and running in the morning
This morning, I went on my weekly long run. Usually, I go into the Jerusalem forrest, and do a loop, but I’d noticed recently that during each of these runs, I’d be haunted by a […]
Jerusalem is boiling over
Waiting for the light rail next to the Central Bus Station in Jerusalem, It is so hot I can barely think. Everyone I look at is wearing a similar expression, as if the heat is […]
A Night of Horror: Stabbing at Jerusalem Pride; Murderous Burning in the West Bank
Yesterday afternoon, Kayla and I made our way into central West Jerusalem for this year’s Jerusalem Pride Parade. It was a sunny, crisp afternoon, and we met up with a friend, Jenna, whom we’d met in Berkeley […]
Nothing is Apolitical in Jerusalem (A Story)
I am standing in line to deal with some technicality at the Arnona tax office in the Jerusalem municipality. It is hot out (although not Tel Aviv-hot). It is a severely long line. People are […]
48 years since 1967’s occupation. (67 years since 1948). A march, some photos, some thoughts.
I. The Annual General Classical March Against the Occupation is usually held in Tel Aviv. This year – last night, Saturday, May 31st – it took place in the streets of West Jerusalem. This change of […]
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