This morning, I was scanning Twitter, and stumbled across this odd tweet from the IDF Spokesperson. #Balloons are more than just toys. #IDF soldiers use them to stop #terrorist activity on #Gaza border https://t.co/2z1VKhs3na — […]
Tag: “Operation Protective Edge”
“Nonviolence, Dissidence and the Occupation.” A Public Talk at Kehilla Community Synagogue
As the final event in my Bay Area speaking tour this past month, I had the privilege of talking at the amazing Kehilla Community Synagogue in Oakland, CA. I wanted to share the video of […]
“Following the attack on Gaza, it is as if I feel completely Palestinian.”
Guest writer: Sawsan Nashashibi I heard my phone ring, but I hesitated before answering. I thought twice before answering my phone on the train because it was packed with soldiers, and with Jews in general. […]
An Apology, a Non-Recission & some clarifications re: “Symmetry.”
Last Thursday, I wrote a post entitled “Symmetry,” and I began it as follows: ”Can you imagine– scores of armed men, who do whatever their leaders tell them to do, could kidnap or kill whoever […]
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 […]
The Catastrophe of Losing Everything You Own (July Story Journal: Gaza)
Guest writer: Kamal* from Gaza We received warnings from the Israeli military that our whole area in northern Gaza must evacuate. I left home with my wife and seven children and took shelter in the […]
“Symmetry,” or, When Armed Men Don’t Need Terror Tunnels to Kidnap and Kill
Can you imagine– scores of armed men, who do whatever their leaders tell them to do, could kidnap or kill whoever they wanted if they came in through those tunnels? Can you imagine– tens of […]
Pepper Sprayed & Pursued in North Tel Aviv
It happened after the demonstration -the biggest in Tel Aviv against the war yet, estimates of over 6,000 demonstrators- had mostly dispersed. The now-familiar group of right-wing demonstrators had worked themselves up into a frenzy throughout […]
8 questions about the “oops” justification
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 […]
One man holding an olive branch in silence (July Story Journal)
Another demonstration tonight, in Tel Aviv. More than a thousand are gathered. The air is serious, heavy. Not much chatting, as is often the case at demonstrations in central Tel Aviv. Instead: chanting, drumming. Across the […]
The Leftern Wall 