The Institute of Politics, Haymarket Books and Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee present: Omar Barghouti On the Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights With moderator and discussant: Alice Rothchild,… Read More »event with Omar Barghouti
Jamaica Plain Forum A Report From the Ground by Alice Rothchild and Alan Meyers First Church in Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist, 6 Eliot St, Boston,… Read More »ISRAEL AND PALESTINE: ARE PEACE AND JUSTICE POSSIBLE?
Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish & Palestinian Trauma & Resilience. Walpole Public Library 30 Common Street Walpole, MA Rothchild’s talk at the Walpole… Read More »Book reading and conversation
Unitarian-Universalist Dilemmas As UUs of different backgrounds, how do we engage with issues on Israel and Palestine? Explore this challenging topic with other UUs and… Read More »Unitarian-Universalists Dilemmas
The Israel Committee of Temple Sinai invites you to: Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Book reading with Alice Rothchild Temple Sinai 50 Sewall Avenue, Brookline, MA… Read More »Book reading with Alice Rothchild
Dread and loathing at the airport Last night I purged my belongings of almost all evidence that I had been on the West Bank or… Read More »January 16, 2011 Final Thoughts
I thought my last day in Ramallah would be a reflective, low key day to catch up, finish blogging, look at my 700+ emails, and… Read More »January 15, 2011 My last quiet day
For the second week of the delegation, we divide into different interest groups and the medical folks are based in Nablus, working with Palestinian Medical… Read More »January 14, 2011 An NGO is not a health care system
Qalqilyia, a bulge of land protruding westward against the Green Line, was the first city in 2002 to be fully enclosed by the separation wall,… Read More »January 10, 2011 Qalqilyia: On a clear day I can see Tel Aviv
What is this, delusional? We were in the midst of a political tour of East Jerusalem with journalist and activist Abu Hassan, trying to comprehend… Read More »January 09, 2011 East Jerusalem
This is a cozy scene. Three members of the delegation are bent over a Ravensburger Puzzle, Crystals of Enchantment, sorting through the thousand tiny pieces… Read More »January 08, 2011 Pieces of the puzzle
If you are going to be tear gassed, I strongly suggest you rub Vicks Vapor Rub in your nostrils, bring an onion to smell, or… Read More »January 07, 2011 Tear gassed in the Holy Land
A torrential rain sweeps through Nablus, the city of hills, and the street is briefly turned into a rushing river as we come to meet… Read More »January 07, 2011 Breaking the siege of Gaza with SKYPE
As we learn more about the BDS movement, a critical question emerges: what companies are involved with which activities that ultimately sustain the occupation? In… Read More »January 06, 2011 Who profits from the occupation?
