Guest writer: Yuval Orr* We gathered on the steps of Tel Aviv’s Cinematheque. As we waited for the bus to pull up, Diaa, one of the night’s stars, handed out popsicles to the twenty or […]
Tag: Occupation
Yom HaAtzmaut: A Third Day of National Mourning?
Yom HaShoah Last week, on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, I drove from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. I flicked on the radio – Gal gal gal galgalatz – and for the next hour, I found […]
A rare win for E. Jerusalem Ruweidi family facing settler takeover (Update)
[Originally posted on +972 Magazine, and as an update to the piece last week before the Ruweidi family’s hearing: JNF, settler group seek to evict Palestinian family in Silwan] In the context of the absurd reality […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Leftern Wall 