Jewish poet, thinker, translator, avid observer of international affairs
Washington, DC
Joined June 2021
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Wow--justice finally prevails. “A Crime of the State”: Mexico’s Attorney General Arrested in Case of 43 Missing Ayotzinapa Students democracynow.org/2022/8/23/m… via @democracynow
Protecting mature and old-growth trees and forests is essential to protecting our climate.
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So Biden won't declare a climate emergency, but he fights to give $52M to the semiconductor industry. Priorities?? apnews.com/article/biden-tec…
The U.S. must hold Israel accountable for the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Shireen Abu Akleh. Suspend aid to Israel immediately! codepink.org/shireen?recruit…
Unbelievable. Israeli police beat mourners--including the pallbearers--of murdered journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. apnews.com/article/shireen-a…
I hate war, but I have so much admiration for the bravery of these Ukrainian fighters. washingtonpost.com/world/202…
Hard to believe that Israel raided Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan - again. Published this poem last year. tikkun.org/dayenu/
OMG.
Russia-Ukraine live updates: 130 survivors emerge but 1,300 remain inside Mariupol theater, officials say washingtonpost.com/world/202…
Yvette Neisser retweeted
For International Women’s Day, a women’s appeal for a ceasefire: nuclearwakeupcall.earth/wome…
Unbelievable.
Journalist shot dead in southern Mexico, taking toll to five this year theguardian.com/world/2022/f…
Art Spiegelman sees the new ban of his book ‘Maus’ as a ‘red alert’ washingtonpost.com/comics/20…
Yvette Neisser retweeted
Blanket COVID boosters risk prolonging pandemic, WHO chief warns aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/2…
“The scenes of destruction in Gaza are still everywhere,” he said. “The message that the protesters want to convey is that the situation is unsustainable and its continuation will lead to more action by the Palestinians.”aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/22…
Yvette Neisser retweeted
If you haven't read 'The Kite Runner' by Khaled Hosseini, perhaps now is the best time. Kabul, a city once vibrant with children running happily on its streets, where honeysuckle and gooseberry were aplenty. Now reduced to rubble, where the kites are no longer flying.
“If things are bad in Gaza, they will be bad in Israel,” says Israeli manager of Israel-Gaza crossing. 972mag.com/gaza-siege-erez-c…
Rabbi Michael Lerner: "Netanyahu has repeatedly used his power to order the IDF to attack civilian targets while expanding a system of terror against Palestinians both in Gaza and the West Bank." tikkun.org/congratulations-t…