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Settler colonial cultural appropriation of the falafel as part of the ongoing...
The prompt for today is most retro food. Israel’s expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes, villages, and lands in 1948 did not stop with the Jewish militias and the removal...
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Fatayer (Palestinian spinach pies) and the manmade malnourishment crisis in Gaza
Fatayar (meaning savory little bundle of dough in arabic) is a Palestinian spinach pie rich in iron and vitamin C. According to Reed Mangles, editor of Simply Vegan,” beans and dark green leafy...
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Traditional Local Palestinian Dish
Maqlouba (upside down rice) is a traditional Palestinian dish served for company. It can be made with a faux meat, garbanzo beans, or all veggie. #veganmofo #vgnmf15 By Ariel Gold Tweet
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Vegan Anti-Zionist Sweet Potato Challah
I began working on my vegan challah recipe around the time my son was five years old. While raising my vegan son and daughter within the traditional reform Jewish American community, I have always...
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Bameih (Palestinian okra and tomatoes) – fresh and local
For today’s prompt to make a dish entirely from seasonal produce, I chose the Palestinian dish, bameih (okra with tomatoes). You need baby okra for this dish, which I was thrilled to find in my food...
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Back in Palestine: Reporting from the ground – Ariel Gold
I have just arrived back in Palestine. I flew into Tel aviv and easily got through passport control as my name is very easily recognizable as Jewish (this ease of entry is not usually the case for...
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Walls, checkpoints, and Israeli Military Court Appearances
I spent my first night back in Palestine in Jerusalem’s old city. The “tension” some Israeli relative and friends of mine have described to me seemed to be far away from the bustle of the old city,...
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I am sitting in the Tamimi home in Nabi Saleh. There is a group from France visiting and we are sitting around the living room with children running in and out of the room. All the sudden we hear what...
View Article“Every night I dream of soldiers”
“Last night I dreamt that a soldier was arresting Mohammed. He was on the street in the middle of the village and he was crying as the soldier was trying to take him and I was saying, ‘why, why, take...
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The Israeli soldier who arrested me wore faux leather army boots
By Ariel Gold We were at the weekly nonviolent demonstration in the West Bank village of Bil’in trying to get away from the army jeep when two female soldiers jumped from it and grabbed us. They held...
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