Everything outside of the Ofer Military Court was too-loudness. Too loud speakers, too loud crashing of metal doors, too loud buzzers to allow one through the spinning iron gates, too loud silence of the Palestinians […]
Tag: Occupation
5 Things the Jerusalem Municipality Should Not Do In Response to Today’s Attack
Reports are coming in right now that there was another violent attack against Israeli civilians in Jerusalem today, in which a driver intentionally ran over pedestrians near the Light Rail station in the neighborhood of […]
8 Snapshots from the Antiwar Demo Tonight in Tel Aviv
I arrive at the Bima Square for what I pray will be the last Tel Aviv demonstration against the ongoing “Operation Protective Edge.” I am told by a smug looking police officer that “there […]
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 […]
10 Reasons You Should Never Visit the “City of David” [Again]
The “City of David” is one of the most popular tourist sites in Jerusalem. It is a prominent destination for Birthright Trips, synagogue delegations, youth group visits and family vacations. And if you go on […]
All That’s Left– Redrawing the Green Line (Video and Flyers)
June 5th, 2013, 46 years after Israel occupied the Palestinian Territories, All That’s Left members came to Jerusalem to repaint the Green Line. Here’s how and why and my super-objective, wholly-unbiased analysis: And five reasons […]
Trinlingual Spoken Word @ Yesh Gvul’s Alternative Ceremony, 2013
Here is a poem I performed at Yesh Gvul’s Alternative Ceremony, April 15th, 2013 בחור אחד בכלא שאל אותי אז מה, אתה שמאלני What are you, a Leftist? فانا قلت اله: اه Uh huh אכן, […]
Five Actually Really Positive Points in Obama’s Speech (!)
(Palestine. Foreign Army. Anti-Violence. Pro-Nonviolence. Occupation and Expulsion). So. Huh. President Barack Obama just finished his speech here in Jerusalem, a few blocks away from where I am sitting. I want to get some thoughts […]
A Limerick for Obama on the Occasion of his Visit to Jerusalem
Hey there Barack Aren’t you in luck A Holy Land Vacation! As you run a amok Please don’t be that schmuck Who ignores the Occupation. PS. I have no idea what a limerick […]
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 […]
The Leftern Wall 