Blog 2019 – Alice Rothchild

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Cyber Bullies at Canary Mission Muzzle Free Speech – December 15, 2019 December 16, 2019Alice Rothchild
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 IN AN ERA OF MALICIOUS social media campaigns, the Canary Mission stands out as a little known but highly effective organization that is a threat to free speech and political organizing in the U.S. ...
Zionism’s uneasy relationship to antisemitism – November 19, 2019 November 20, 2019Alice Rothchild
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 up with a deep love for Israel, the redemptive, out-of the-ashes, kibbutz-loving, feisty little country that could do no wrong, fighting for its life in a sea of hateful Arabs and Jew-haters. ...
Can we talk about Zionism? -October 29, 2019 November 1, 2019Alice Rothchild
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 Oct. 18, ’19 in Brookline and allowing us the privilege of publishing it. Today I’m going to be discussing the recently published book, Reclaiming Judaism from Zionism: Stories of Personal Transformation. The book ...
Preparing for 2020: Advocating for justice for Palestine and beyond – September 13, 2019 October 9, 2019Alice Rothchild
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, and Freedom, was an excellent antidote to the stormy and frightening times in which we live. It is a measure of our failure to be more outraged than we already are ...
Anti-semitism and white supremacy August 25, 2019 August 25, 2019Alice Rothchild
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 policies or the State Department’s expansive definition of anti-Semitism as criticism of Israel or comparison of Israel to Nazi Germany (a comparison that has been made by a number of Israeli ...
A response to Eric Alterman’s question: ‘Does anyone take BDS seriously?’ August 1, 2019 August 2, 2019Alice Rothchild
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 the BDS campaign (boycott, divestment and sanctions) is all symbolism without any real substance or economic impact and that support for BDS has become an empty progressive catch phrase. I feel ...
Getting in, and getting out, of Palestine – June 19, 2019 June 20, 2019Alice Rothchild
first published in Mondoweiss Installation at the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem, Photo by Alice Rothchild. In late March and early April 2019 I traveled to Jordan and the West Bank (Palestine) with two colleagues, Sonia Dettman and S. Komarovsky, first to attend the Lancet Palestine Health Alliance conference in Amman and then to explore and better ...
Beautiful resistance, and teenage angst, inside Aida refugee camp – June 9, 2019 June 20, 2019Alice Rothchild
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 early April 2019 I traveled to Jordan and the West Bank (Palestine) with two colleagues, Sonia Dettman and S. Komarovsky, first to attend the Lancet Palestine Health Alliance conference in Amman ...
The pressing question at a Palestinian health gathering: How to illegally collect sperm from prisoners – June 4, 2019 June 8, 2019Alice Rothchild
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 and S. Komarovsky, first to attend the Lancet Palestine Health Alliance conference in Amman and then to explore and better understand the lives of refugees and the workings of UNRWA, ...
Empty chairs in Amman as Gaza doctors are denied permits to medical conference on Palestine – May 30, 2019 May 30, 2019Alice Rothchild
first published in Mondoweiss The 10th Annual Lancet Palestine Health Alliance conference in Amman, Jordan. (Photo: ICPH/LPHA) In late March and early April 2019 I traveled to Jordan and the West Bank (Palestine) with two colleagues, Sonia Dettman and S. Komarovsky, first to attend the Lancet Palestine Health Alliance conference in Amman and then to explore and ...

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