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 […]
Tag: jerusalem
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 […]
The Problem is the Policy. 18 Tweets, Photos and Videos from Jerusalem Day 2015.
Only after arriving in jerusalem today did he begin to ask himself: did I really want to come to Jerusalem today? — Mori Rothman-Zecher (@Moriel_RZ) May 17, 2015 The conundrum of this place (&perhaps of […]
Next year in a better Jerusalem (18 Mini-Prayers)
1. May our pharaohs’ hearts be unhardened.
(May we teach our pharaohs how to act by allowing the pharaonic that lives in each of our hearts to be replaced with softness).
2. May those seeking refuge find refuge.
(May those who came here from places like Sudan and Eritrea find hope, rather than scorn).
3. May this city be a city of shelter.
(May the Shamasneh family remain in their home. May the Sub Leban family remain in their home).
4. May we be blessed with real leadership.
(May we rejoice as Ayman Odeh marches up the hill).
5. May we defy the demonic biddings of false prophets.
(Those who intone scriptures of vengeance and bellicosity).
6. May we scorn the comfort of corrupt Kings.
(Those whose doctrines of indifference leave us all without real shelter).
7. May we honor the memory of the holy young man from Shuafat murdered in Jerusalem’s forest.
الله يرحمه
8. May we honor the memories of the beautiful worshippers slaughtered during their morning prayer in Har Nof.
יהי זכרונם לברכה
9. May we honor the memories of all of the others senselessly killed in this city.
Chaya Zissel Braun. Muhammad Sunqrut.
10. May we honor them by doing all that we can to ensure that no more are senselessly killed.
— all that we can, all that we can, all that we can —
11. May the practices of children’s arrests and home demolitions be abolished.
Surely we can see that this is nothing but cruel affliction. Surely we can hear their cries.
12. May the children studying at the bilingual school be allowed to study (peace) in peace.
(May the children studying at all schools be allowed to study in peace).
13. May the bilingual school turn into a trilingual school.
(?פארוואס נישט). Or make it hexalingual: Tigrinya and Russian and Ladino, too.
14. May we allow laughter in when it is possible to do so.
(Sometimes it is possible).
15. May we weep whenever necessary to do so.
(Often it is necessary; how often do we allow ourselves?)
16. May we make room for contradiction, for confusion, for unsureness, for unknown.
( )
17. May we love.
(May we be loved; May we be love)
18. Next year in a better Jerusalem.
(Jerusalem is exactly as holy or as profane as we make it)
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A 10:00 AM Demonstration Against the Planned Eviction of the Sub Leban Family; Next Steps
10:00 AM, Sunday, March 22nd: Ahmad Sub Leban, a friend and colleague, welcomes a group of about 60 activists and journalists outside of his family’s home in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City: “We are […]
A Jerusalem Protest Against Children’s Arrests
This morning, at 11:00 AM, around 60 or 70 Jerusalemites – Palestinian and Israeli – gathered outside the Jerusalem Municipality’s office in West Jerusalem to protest the practice of children’s arrests in East Jerusalem. The […]
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 […]
Chipping Away at the Wall: Palestinian activists lead 150 Israelis on a tour of Issawiya
This afternoon, a number of Palestinian activists and residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya -home to 18,000 people, all of whom have suffered directly from the Jerusalem Municipality’s policy of collective punishment over […]
On the Bilingual School, Racist Arsonists & the Problem with “HaTikvah”
I debated for a little while whether to turn my Facebook status from this morning, which I wrote in Hebrew, into a more filled out blobpost in English. Here’s why I hesitated: 1. It felt […]
The Leftern Wall 