I have actively loved my home since April 1st, 1998. I am sure that before that, as a kid in Jerusalem and Haverford, I must have loved my home in an abstract, whelpy sort of […]
Tag: Susiya
The McCarthyist Mole Who Came With ‘’All That’s Left” to Susiya
Shabbat in Susiya. Photo by A. Daniel Roth. June 2015. He looked lonely. That’s the first thing I remember about him from that weekend. He looked lonely, and his nose was very pink from the […]
Center for Jewish Nonviolence – Week of Action (Overview, Schedule & More)
Tomorrow, Monday, October 19th, 2015, in the midst of all of the heartbreak and unfairness and violence and narrowness and collective punishment sweeping Jerusalem in particular and Israel-Palestine in general, hundreds of Jews from all over […]
UPDATE: Susiya’s High Court Discussion Delayed; Demolitions Likely Delayed Also
[Note: This post has been altered to account for updated language and information]. This is the update from Rabbis for Human Rights and “Free Jerusalem,” a few of the many groups of activists and organizers working […]
A Response to the Israeli Embassy’s Response Re: Susiya (Snark Warning).
This morning, I got a response to a form-letter I had sent to the Israeli Embassy in London regarding Susiya. In reading the text, I was immediately struck by how expertly they succeeded in saying almost […]
IDF “discovers” that Palestinian Susiya is Palestinian Owned (Coincidence?)
This was the article on the front page of Haaretz this morning: You can read the full piece here. It is too early to say what this will mean, in practice, but I think it is […]
Two ways to respond to the “Susiya isn’t real” madness
There is no way to justify the demolition of Susiya except by justifying bigotry and oppression. None. The right wing knows this. They know that the real reasons for Susiya’s pending demolition — occupation, racism, […]
As the threat to Susiya grows, so does the need for action.
[Graphic put together by Rabbis for Human Rights] Between July 20th, the end of Ramadan, and August 3rd, the date on which the Israeli Supreme Court will hear Susiya’s case against demolition, there are expected […]
Sunrise in Susiya (a poem)
Sunrise in Susiya (a poem) I woke in the middle of the night laughing from fear of a dog or a coyote or a ghoul that wandered by my head snuffling and grumbling and my god […]
The Leftern Wall 