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‘Writing for the sake of collective survival’ — the emotional brilliance of the Palestine Writes Festival – December 9, 2020
first published in Mondoweiss This past year, the isolated loneliness of being a writer has been magnified by the cruelties of the pandemic.…
The pandemic’s savage political revelations, from the U.S. to Palestine – August 8, 2020
First published in Mondoweiss Much of the analysis of COVID-19 and Palestine examines the pandemic through a political lens. Palestinians in Israel…
The twin challenges to Palestinian mental health of occupation and pandemic – July 7, 2020
First published in Mondoweiss On June 25, 2020, the Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council cohosted with founding members of the…
With Apologies to Sholem Aleichem…An Old Rabbinic Tale (truly) – September 23, 2020
There is a Yiddish folktale about a man who lived with his wife, eight children, mother, and father?in?law in a one?room house. He was miserable so…
Who Matters? Pandemic in a time of structural violence – May 5, 2020
First published in Mondoweiss. Focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic as it impacts Israel/Palestine provides us with a unique case study of the…
Forward global thinking on Covid 19
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…
Coronavirus: A good argument for Medicare for All – March 18, 2020
first published in The Seattle Times Special to The Times As an obstetrician-gynecologist and member of Physicians for a National Health…
Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ is a flawed, ahistorical plan with major health consequences – February 27, 2020
first published in Mondoweiss The Trump administration plan for Israel/Palestine, ironically titled “Peace to Prosperity: a vision to improve…
A hierarchy of vulnerability – February 1, 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…