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Moriel Rothman

Moriel Rothman is an American-Israeli writer, activist and poet. He was born in Jerusalem and raised in the U.S. He moved back to Israel-Palestine in 2011, and spent a short period in Israeli Military Jail in 2012 for refusing to enlist in the IDF. He blogs independently at www.thelefternwall.com.

articles/2013/08/09/what-s-wron-with-the-discourse-about-throwing-rocks/stone-bulldozer-openz_l5pilo
Response

What's Wrong With the Discourse About Throwing Rocks?

You can't talk about Palestinian stone-throwing as part of a violent culture without talking about the violence of the Israeli occupation, writes Moriel Rothman.

Moriel Rothman

articles/2012/10/19/why-i-refuse-to-serve-in-the-idf/refusenik-openz-jpeg_i2qbqo
JAIL-BOUND

Why I Refuse to Serve in the IDF

Moriel Rothman

articles/2012/06/20/why-susya-is-illegal/susya-horiz_fszisl
Settlements

Why Susya is "Illegal"

Moriel Rothman takes apart the arguments for dismantling the Palestinian village of Susya and exposes the occupation's moral bankruptcy.

Moriel Rothman

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