Ok. Time for a Twitter-Photo Essay. I'm going to call it.."Just Another Strange Afternoon as a Guest in Occupied East Jerusalem." Here goes: — Mori Rothman-Zecher (@Moriel_RZ) August 3, 2015 1. We arrived in Issawiya, […]
Tag: activism
Notes (and tweets) from a solidarity tour in the Shuafat Refugee Camp
Yesterday, I was part of the biggest group of unarmed Israelis to enter the Shuafat Refugee Camp in over a decade. At least that it what the Palestinian organizers of the tour told me. And […]
JNF, Settler group seek to evict Palestinian family in Silwan (in +972 Mag)
[Originally published in +972 Magazine] Over the past few decades, the Jewish National Fund (JNF-KKL), an organization known to many in the diaspora for its work planting trees in Israel (I gave a portion of […]
16 Snapshots from an Activist Tour to the South Hebron Hills
On Friday, February 6th, around 70 Israelis went on a tour of the South Hebron Hills, led by the indispensable Breaking the Silence and Ta’ayush, and sparked by the rad group of Jerusalem activists who’ve […]
Six Palestinians from East Jerusalem talk about life under occupation to 200+ Israelis in West Jerusalem
A curation of live-tweets from last night’s event, in which six Palestinian activists, students and residents of East Jerusalem came to a West Jerusalem bar to take part in an event co-organized by Israeli left-wing […]
Hundreds of Palestinians, Israelis protest collective punishment in East Jerusalem
[Originally published on +972 Magazine] In the midst of the heightened tension gripping much of Jerusalem over the past few weeks, over 800 people marched peacefully through the village of Issawiya Wednesday, calling for an […]
“Jerusalem will not be silent in the face of racism” (Photos, Flyers, Thoughts)
I returned to Israel-Palestine in the middle of last week, and soon after getting back, I received the same email from six different friends, activists and activist listservs (the emails and Facebook event were all […]
18 Mini-Prayers for This New Year
1. In this new year, may justice rain down like fish. Could also be a metaphor for activism… 2. In this new year, may we find reason to laugh a little more. Palestinian farmers and […]
A Response from Morris, the Man from the Market
Wonders of Facebook, of small communities, of Jerusalem, of attempts at genuine grappling with experiences in public but love-based discourse: within days of posting my most recent blog post, “What To Do When Rammed by a […]
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 […]
The Leftern Wall 