Alice Rothchild

First published in MOndoweiss The announcement that nine cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Gaza filled me with a new level of anxiety and… Read More »Forward global thinking on Covid 19

first published in The Seattle Times Special to The Times As an obstetrician-gynecologist and member of Physicians for a National Health Program, I have long… Read More »Coronavirus: A good argument for Medicare for All – March 18, 2020

first published in Mondoweiss The Trump administration plan for Israel/Palestine, ironically titled “Peace to Prosperity: a vision to improve the lives of the Palestinian and… Read More »Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ is a flawed, ahistorical plan with major health consequences – February 27, 2020

First published in Mondoweiss I was recently passing through customs where I popped my US passport face down on a little machine which then opened… Read More »A hierarchy of vulnerability – February 1, 2020

first published in Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, January/February 2020, pp. 12-13 Special Report By Dr. Alice Rothchild… Read More »Cyber Bullies at Canary Mission Muzzle Free Speech – December 15, 2019

first published in Mondoweiss A folk dance troupe in Kibbutz Dalia, January 5, 1945. (Photo: National Photo Collection of Israel, Photography dept. GPO) I grew… Read More »Zionism’s uneasy relationship to antisemitism – November 19, 2019

First published in The Brookline Chronicle A Shabbos Potluck in Brookline with Dr. Alice Rothchild Special thanks to Dr. Rothchild for transcribing her speech given… Read More »Can we talk about Zionism? -October 29, 2019

First published by the American Friends Service Committee The American Friends Service Committee conference in DC, September 7-8, Preparing for 2020: Advocating for Rights, Justice,… Read More »Preparing for 2020: Advocating for justice for Palestine and beyond – September 13, 2019

first published in Mondoweiss The epithet of anti-Semitism is being hurled fairly loosely these days whether it be Trump’s characterization of Congresswomen Omar and Tlaib’s… Read More »Anti-semitism and white supremacy August 25, 2019

First published in Mondoweiss https://mondoweiss.net/2019/08/response-altermans-seriously/ Eric Alterman’s July 29 New York Times opinion piece asks: “Does Anyone Take the B.D.S. Movement Seriously?” Alterman argues that… Read More »A response to Eric Alterman’s question: ‘Does anyone take BDS seriously?’ August 1, 2019

first published in Mondoweiss Entrance to Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem, with key symbolizing the right of return. photo by A. Rothchild In late March and… Read More »Beautiful resistance, and teenage angst, inside Aida refugee camp – June 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 Dettman… Read More »The pressing question at a Palestinian health gathering: How to illegally collect sperm from prisoners – June 4, 2019