The siege of Gaza: Due to attacks on fishermen, now even fish must come thru tunnels from Egypt By Alice Rothchild January 8, 2011 1 A torrential rain sweeps through Nablus, the city of hills, and the street is briefly…
In Bil’in, protesters wear yellow stars with ‘Palestinian’ written on them By Alice Rothchild January 7, 2011 5 If you are going to be tear gassed, I strongly suggest you rub Vicks Vapor…
How I became a human smuggler By Alice Rothchild January 7, 2011 151 I have to confess, we were not prepared. We were not even aware of the…
In Ramallah: ‘Today an orchestra, tomorrow a state’ By Alice Rothchild January 4, 2011 1 A few tales from Ramallah: The dangerous qanun and the intoxication of power We…
Outside Akko, I run into Christian Zionists from Arkansas By Alice Rothchild January 2, 2011 5 I am always jolted by the contradictions of Ben Gurion airport, a bastion of modernity…
What Occupation? News from the good Palestinians By Alice Rothchild June 17, 2010 42 The June 6th NY Times Sunday travel section, which boasted a breezy article entitled “Ramallah…
No Borders By Alice Rothchild June 2, 2010 7 I write with a mixture of outrage and heartbreak as the news unfolds about the…
Hebron leaves us stunned, devastated, drowning in shame By Alice Rothchild January 15, 2010 30 On January 12th, we drive to the southern West Bank city of Hebron. This city…
Getting to the root of the conflict By Alice Rothchild January 13, 2010 2 On January 11, the delegation I’m traveling with visited with Mohammed Jaradat of the BADIL…
‘Take me back to my homeland, even as a rose’ By Alice Rothchild January 9, 2010 135 Today in Israel, a center for culture and science, medicine and high tech, religious revival…
