Like a wave, I woke and felt despair crashing down around me, filling my eyes and nose and my ears. 538 and the New York Times agreed: Our President had mutated into its future self. […]
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Israel Reflection: The Rise of a Palestinian Israel?
Originally posted on Global Elections :
Editor’s Introduction: The 2015 Global Elections[…]
Before we all sink into despair (5 thoughts on hope after the Israeli elections).
Let’s recall a few things: 1. The Joint List, a justice-seeking and equality-oriented list, led by Palestinian citizens of the Israel, in general, and by the dignified and brilliant Ayman Odeh, in particular, is projected to have […]
One Palestinian from Ramallah explains why he would vote for the Joint List — If he could vote.
Guest post: Mohammad J. Herzallah* I never had the chance to vote, ever, like in any elections, but today I am casting an abstract vote, if you will (as a Palestinian in the Westbank, I […]
Joint List, Meretz, Shas, Kahlon or the Green Party? A Leftern Guide to Voting in the Israeli Elections on March 17th
Hello. Are you still trying to figure out who to vote for? Or just curious as to who you would vote for if you could vote? Or open to being swayed from what you’ve already […]
A Vote for Paolo Freire, for Palestine and for True Solidarity
In the first chapter of his book “The Pedagogy of the Oppressed,” Paolo Freire reminds readers that folks from the oppressor class can only truly be in solidarity with folks from the oppressed class when […]
A Reminder of The Occupation’s Cruelty and a Call for Help
If one were to browse Israeli newspapers like Yediot Aharonot, Ma’ariv and Israel HaYom over the last few weeks, they may get the impression that the Occupation and its accompanying cruelty have been put on […]
Why (Maybe) Not to Vote in the Upcoming Israeli Elections
[This piece is in part a response to Mairav’s recent +972 article on the same topic and other conversations on Facebook and with activist friends over the past few weeks] — So. Why (Maybe) Not […]
Round Two
Hello Dear Blobbiters, It’s Jesse again. Since we last spoke, Mori has returned to jail, some folks wrote some more stuff about that, and America had an election. Let’s go in reverse order. The election […]
The Leftern Wall 