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Cyber Bullies at Canary Mission Muzzle Free Speech – December 15, 2019
first published in Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, January/February 2020, pp. 12-13 Special…
Zionism’s uneasy relationship to antisemitism – November 19, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss A folk dance troupe in Kibbutz Dalia, January 5, 1945. (Photo: National Photo Collection of Israel, Photography…
Can we talk about Zionism? -October 29, 2019
First published in The Brookline Chronicle A Shabbos Potluck in Brookline with Dr. Alice Rothchild Special thanks to Dr. Rothchild for…
Preparing for 2020: Advocating for justice for Palestine and beyond – September 13, 2019
First published by the American Friends Service Committee The American Friends Service Committee conference in DC, September 7-8, Preparing for…
Anti-semitism and white supremacy August 25, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss The epithet of anti-Semitism is being hurled fairly loosely these days whether it be Trump’s characterization of…
A response to Eric Alterman’s question: ‘Does anyone take BDS seriously?’ August 1, 2019
First published in Mondoweiss https://mondoweiss.net/2019/08/response-altermans-seriously/ Eric Alterman’s July 29 New York Times opinion piece…
Getting in, and getting out, of Palestine – June 19, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss Installation at the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem, Photo by Alice Rothchild. In late March and early April…
Beautiful resistance, and teenage angst, inside Aida refugee camp – June 9, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss Entrance to Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem, with key symbolizing the right of return. photo by A. Rothchild In…
The pressing question at a Palestinian health gathering: How to illegally collect sperm from prisoners – June 4, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss. In late March and early April 2019 I traveled to Jordan and the West Bank (Palestine) with two colleagues,…
Empty chairs in Amman as Gaza doctors are denied permits to medical conference on Palestine – May 30, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss The 10th Annual Lancet Palestine Health Alliance conference in Amman, Jordan. (Photo: ICPH/LPHA) In late March…
In Jerash refugee camp, 2-minute doctor’s appointments and rage at American visitors – May 27, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss In late March and early April 2019 I traveled to Jordan and the West Bank (Palestine) with two colleagues, Sonia…
UNRWA: A critical but impossible mission – May 21, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss Sunday March 24, 2019 In late March and early April 2019 I traveled to Jordan and the West Bank (Palestine)…
‘Refugees are a tool of war’ — the view from the Syrian border – May 17, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss March 26, 2019 Aerial view of Za'atari refugee camp. In late March and early April 2019 I traveled to…
For Iraqi refugees in Amman, kindness, support and an application to Australia – May 9, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss In late March and early April 2019 I traveled to Jordan and the West Bank (Palestine) with two colleagues, Sonia…
A pipeline protest in Amman – May 3, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss In late March and early April 2019 I traveled to Jordan and the West Bank (Palestine) with two colleagues, Sonia…
From God to art to politics, in Amman – April 28, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss This is Alice Rothchild’s second dispatch from her trip to the Middle East. The first concerned a church devoted…
Falling off the edge: Iraqi and Syrian refugees – April 24, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss March 23, 2019 Amman, Jordan The day begins at The Evangelical Philadelphia Nazarene Church of Marka, a…
Cultural confusion/Cultural imperialism – April 11, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss https://mondoweiss.net/2019/04/cultural-confusion-imperialism/ In late March and early April 2019 I traveled to…
Palestine solidarity work is most effective when done within an anti-racist framework – March 12, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss: https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/palestine-solidarity-effective/ The recent fury and attacks on Ilhan Omar and her…
The double standard when discussing Israeli racism – February 21, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss February 21, 2019 https://mondoweiss.net/2019/02/standard-discussing-israeli/ The ongoing national conversation…
The 2019 Women’s March: privileging victimhood and the power of class – January 22, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss https://mondoweiss.net/2019/01/womens-privileging-victimhood/ Over the weekend I rallied and marched in one of…