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 […]
Tag: Gaza
What is the connection between SodaStream and Gaza?
Guest writer: Jacob Udell A few months ago, during the days when the occupation seemed somehow more mundane, back when over 100 senseless deaths in the span of 24 hours would have felt unexpected, Scarlett […]
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 […]
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 […]
Facing the Massacre with Eyes Shut Tight (by Idan Landau)
MRZ: My own process, in which I began to shift from a liberal to a leftist, from a Zionist to a non-Zionist, from someone who generally believed Official State narratives to someone who generally rejects […]
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, […]
Morsi’s Overthrow and Israel’s Disengagement from Gaza– 5 Striking and Unsettling Similarities
This morning, like most political bloggers and writers focused on the Middle East, I’ve been raptly reading the headlines about Egypt (and refreshing my twitter feed). To mix things up, I’ve also been keeping up […]
Jerusalem Protest Art in the Face of War/Murder
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 […]
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 […]
The Leftern Wall 