first published in Mondoweiss This is Alice Rothchild’s second dispatch from her trip to the Middle East. The first concerned a church devoted to refugees.… Read More »From God to art to politics, in Amman – April 28, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss March 23, 2019 Amman, Jordan The day begins at The Evangelical Philadelphia Nazarene Church of Marka, a church in Amman that… Read More »Falling off the edge: Iraqi and Syrian refugees – April 24, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss https://mondoweiss.net/2019/04/cultural-confusion-imperialism/ In late March and early April 2019 I traveled to Jordan and the West Bank (Palestine) with two colleagues, first… Read More »Cultural confusion/Cultural imperialism – April 11, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss: https://mondoweiss.net/2019/03/palestine-solidarity-effective/ The recent fury and attacks on Ilhan Omar and her forthright statements exposing and criticizing the role of the Israel… Read More »Palestine solidarity work is most effective when done within an anti-racist framework – March 12, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss February 21, 2019 https://mondoweiss.net/2019/02/standard-discussing-israeli/ The ongoing national conversation on the wearing of blackface by prominent politicians, ironically occurring during Black History… Read More »The double standard when discussing Israeli racism – February 21, 2019
first published in Mondoweiss https://mondoweiss.net/2019/01/womens-privileging-victimhood/ Over the weekend I rallied and marched in one of Seattle’s two women’s marches, with speeches from indigenous and immigrant… Read More »The 2019 Women’s March: privileging victimhood and the power of class – January 22, 2019
