Alice Rothchild, MD
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Physician, author, & filmmaker on Israel/Palestine. Steering committee: @jvplive Health Advisory Council. @Mondoweiss Contributing Writer.
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My new contemporary middle grade novel 'Old Enough to Know' is being released this month!
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I am so proud my daughter who has been in DC, protesting, dropping banners, getting arrested. Smart, passionate, loud, and proud to be a woman. She is on the left in the second photo below.
Thank you to all at
@womensmarch
and everyone else organizing to
#StopKanavaugh
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My op-ed
@seattletimes
about
#coronavirus
: "More than 2,500 physicians have signed an open letter supporting
#MedicareForAll
. Our patients desperately need an end to the inhumanity of our health-care system exposed once again by this devastating pandemic."
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Two years after Israel killed Palestinian medic Razan Najjar during a protest, please join me in declaring: I support health care workers in Palestine
#PalestinianHealthCareHeros
.
From Palestine to the US: stop killing unarmed people
#GeorgeFloyd
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My op ed in
@seattletimes
was just published online & will appear in print on Sunday: "I can’t support an ideology grounded in Jewish privilege & persecution of Palestinians" Pls consider writing the paper as they will undoubtedly receive pushback:
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#IStandWithIlhan
and this is very disturbing what House Democratic Leaders are doing. Shame on
@SpeakerPelosi
.
Please call your members of Congress and ask them to support Rep. Omar and oppose this resolution. Even a one minute phone call can make a difference.
BREAKING: House Democratic leaders will put a resolution on the floor Wednesday in response to controversial remarks about Israel from Rep. Ilhan Omar
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Along with other members of Jewish Voice for Peace
@jvplive
and many more people around the country:
#IStandWithIlhan
!
Thank you for speaking out against injustice
@IlhanMN
.
#StandWithIlhan
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@PramilaJayapal
As an MD and a constituent in Seattle, I agree. I wrote in the Seattle Times about how
#COVID19
makes clear we need
#MedicareForAll
My op-ed
@seattletimes
about
#coronavirus
: "More than 2,500 physicians have signed an open letter supporting
#MedicareForAll
. Our patients desperately need an end to the inhumanity of our health-care system exposed once again by this devastating pandemic."
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Please read and share: where I come from & why I do this work:
http://t.co/4RptSw7MZ1
#BDS
#Judaism
http://t.co/PpVCHhV5an
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This is not a "clash," these are snipers and a heavily armed military force attacking tens of thousands of civilians protesting nonviolently against the siege and decades of historical injustice:
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I am deeply disturbed that Ilhan Omar is being hammered due to a Twitter comment linking money from AIPAC to political support of Israel as an antisemitic trope.
In an extraordinary rebuke, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House Democratic leaders call on Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar to apologize for "anti-Semitic" comments she made on Twitter.
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Netanyahu & Israel do not represent all Jewish people. Many of us stand with Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib & Ilhan Omar. As I recently wrote in Seattle Times: "I can’t support an ideology grounded in Jewish privilege and persecution of Palestinians"
#BDS
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HAPPENING NOW in Seattle: My daughter has joined other Jewish activists in civil disobedience
#JewsAgainstICE
. ICE office now in lockdown. 700 people arrested by ICE yesterday. This has to stop
#NeverAgainIsNow
#AbolishICE
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Thank you Natalie Portman. This is a powerful statement.
Graphic by Jewish Voice for Peace
@jvplive
who would love to have you as a member!
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My latest article: migrant children at the US/Mexico border & Palestinian children are perceived as OTHER, ENEMY, “invading hordes ready to destroy America,” “Muslim terrorists seeking to kill Israelis.” Understand the parallels
#KeepFamiliesTogether
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@thehill
As a physician my experience is that any sane intelligent educated person would listen to scientists.
The reality of science is it's true whether you believe it or not.
We're all seeing the serious consequences of his willful ignorance: more than 200,000 dead.
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My presentation at Harvard Medical School on May 21 has now been cancelled at 2 different locations...first I was told they "couldn't guarantee my safety" and then that no events could be held during graduation. We are working to hold the event elsewhere or virtually. Stay tuned.
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Palestinian American speech pathologist fired for refusing to sign pledge not to boycott Israel as part of her contract in Texas. Bahia Amawi is suing for her 1st amendment rights. A true American patriot & defender of the constitution
#StandWithBahia
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Thank you to
@mikopeled
for having me on your podcast.
The full interview is available at
Thanks to
@eligerzon
for the video edit.
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Twitter has blocked the account of Palestinian journalist and author, Dr. Ramzy Baroud, claiming that his posts about the Israeli war on the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank have ‘violated the rules’ of the company.
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Clinicians are urging the
@IARPP
: do not hold an international mental health conference in Israel!
Please RT, read the press release, sign the petition, and share with colleagues!
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@BernieSanders
Since this is getting some attention, here's my article in
@seattletimes
about my view on abortion as someone who provided them: "We've come too far to regress on reproductive rights":
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Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council
#WeeklyHumanRightsHero
& Violation for Feb 18, 2019
HERO: MN Rep Ilhan Omar who has exposed and brought to light the massive influence the Israeli lobby group AIPAC has on U.S. lawmakers
#StandWithIlhan
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There are many of us!
@jvplive
is a group of Jewish people of all genders who support Palestinians' including their call for
#BDS
@AliceRothchild
I'ma happy to know an American Jewish woman who supports Palestinian people.
#FreeGaza
#FreePalestine
peace for all.
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Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council
#WeeklyHumanRightsHero
& Violation for Week of Jan 7, 2019
HERO:
@RashidaTlaib
the 1st Palestinian-American in Congress. She was sworn in on Thurs, January 3, 2019 wearing a traditional embroidered Palestinian dress known as a thobe
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And to be clear:
Criticizing Israel is not anti Semitic.
Supporting
#BDS
is not anti Semitic.
And the problems with Israel go far beyond Netanyahu's corruption.
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Israeli cargo ship ZIM is still sitting unloaded in the Seattle Port due to courageous refusal of local dock workers to unload the cargo, w support from pro
#BDS
activists. The Israeli consulate is now pressuring local officials to override the union. Pls sign!
#BlockTheBoat
URGENT ACTION for
#BlockTheBoat
Dock workers have refused to unload an Israeli cargo ship in Seattle in solidarity with Palestinians in protest against Israeli apartheid. Attn
@MayorJenny
@PortofSeattle
Sign to defend unions and freedom to protest:
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The Israeli destruction of the cultural heritage and beauty of Gaza. In August, I visited the Imari Mosque, the gold market, the St Porphyrius Church, and stayed down the street from the Hassaina Mosque, now all rubble.
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Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council
#WeeklyHumanRightsHero
& Violation for Week of Dec 17, 2018
HERO: Auschwitz survivor Esther Bejarano, who supports
#BDS
at 94 years of age. She was born in 1924 in a Jewish community within Germany (thread)
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Please join me in signing: 100+ Jewish leaders have signed this
@jvplive
letter supporting Rep
@BettyMcCollum04
's bill that would prohibit military aid to Israel being used to support the mistreatment of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention:
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Please join me in supporting Palestinians on
#NakbaDay
by sharing a photo of yourself with a key and the hashtag:
#KeyToJustice
. Organized by
@BDSmovement
. More info here:
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For
#Nakba72
my film Voices Across the Divide is available for free on YouTube for the first time: Learn about Israel/Palestine through rarely heard personal stories from people who experienced the expulsion in 1948 and 1967:
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Thoughts with
#GazaUnderAttack
. Physician and activist Mads Gilbert will share his first hand experience treating people in Gaza on our webinar:
Eyes on Gaza
Wed, Dec 4, 2019 8 PM ET
Register here:
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YES! Seattle passes $3B divestment from DAPL. We must respect indigenous right from North Dakota to Palestine
#NoDAPL
#defundDAPL
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A Jew, a Christian, and a Muslim walk into day 2 of the
@afsc_org
#TalkPalestine2020
conference in DC....
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Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council
#WeeklyHumanRightsHero
& Violation for Week of March 11, 2019
HERO: all who made phone calls, sent emails & visited Congresspeople to say
#IStandWithIlhan
. We were able to change the resolution aimed at censoring Rep Ilhan Omar!
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Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council
#WeeklyHumanRightsHero
& Violation for Week of April 8, 2019
Heroes: about 300 Israelis who protested in Tel Aviv on March 30th for the Palestinian right of return - in solidarity with
#GreatReturnMarch
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Excellent article by
@peterfeld
which I agree with as an American Jew:
No, Ilhan Omar Is Not Anti-Semitic For Calling Out AIPAC
"There are plenty of Jews, like me, whose beliefs are voiced by Rep. Omar
@IlhanMN
, not AIPAC":
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The appalling irony & cynicism as Reporters Without Borders
@RSF_inter
accepts prize from an Israeli organization while Israeli government/military targets journalists, killing them in Gaza. By
@AliAbunimah
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Please support the
@WeAreNotNumbers
campaign. I am one of the international mentors for this program which trains young Gazan writers and amplifies their voices. We need to hear from them now more than ever!
#Gaza
#GazaUnderAttack
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Happy to be a contributor to an anthology, Reclaiming Judaism from Zionism: Stories of Personal Transformation, out on April 27 from
@InterlinkBooks
. The book contains 39 personal narratives by Jewish activists and scholars:
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I passed 50,000 followers on Twitter!
I'm so glad that a progressive voice on Palestine has support in these dangerous times.
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My latest essay examining the
#CoronavirusOubreak
and its impact on societies under sanctions in Iran and under siege in
#Gaza
. We must remember the most vulnerable populations facing this global crisis:
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"Israeli settlers are simply the rogue manifestation of Israel’s official policy of expansionism and land theft... white killers are also a rogue manifestation of the US government’s inherent white nationalism." Important analysis by Nada Elia
@Mondoweiss
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Powerful rally downtown Seattle in support of Palestinian rights, end the bombing, lots of cross sectional awareness, more than 2000
#FreePalaestine
#SaveSheikhJarrah
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Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council
#WeeklyHumanRightsHero
& Violation for Week of Dec 24, 2018
HERO: Bahia Amawia, a children’s speech pathologist who was fired for refusing to sign a pledge that she would not boycott Israel.
#StandWithBahia
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Just picked up the
@SeattleTimes
with my op ed. Thank you
@SeaTimesOpinion
for asking me to submit a piece on Judaism and Zionism and for having the bravery to publish it. A tough topic for many readers.
Pls go out and buy the paper! Or read it here:
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@DrLeanaWen
@realDonaldTrump
As a doctor, I concur. His narcissism and ignorance puts everyone at risk, even the secret service guys who would take a bullet for him. But a preventable viral exposure? After the psych eval he deserves a trial and a long time in prison for reckless endangerment.
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Rabbi Michael Lerner of
@tikkunonline
amazing speech at
#MuhammadAliFuneral
: 'Israeli Gov't oppresses Palestinians'
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Help me reach my RIDICULOUSLY high goal of raising $10k to support access to water and land in
#Palestine
!:
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Jewish Voice for Peace - Health Advisory Council
#WeeklyHumanRightsHero
& Violation Aug 19, 2018
Violation: Israeli gov. use of health & health care as a weapon of war - this serious human rights violation comes in conjunction w/ a statement by JVP HAC:
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In an era of malicious social media campaigns, the
@canarymission
stands out as a little known but highly effective organization that is a threat to
#FreeSpeech
and political organizing in the U.S. My latest article in
@WRMEA
#Palestine
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Just joined over 500 people for Jewish Voice for Peace virtual rally on
#PalestinianPrisonersDay
. So moving to hear from Ahed and Bassem Tamimi, poet Dareen Tartour, Brad Parker and Marc Lamont. Then there was a call to action to help prisoners facing
#coronavirus
...
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Palestinians mark 72 years of the Nakba: At least 750,000 Palestinians, nearly half of Palestine's Arab population, became refugees in the months leading up to and following the establishment of the state of Israel:
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Joined thousands of Palestine solidarity activists in Seattle at a rally and march calling for a cease fire in Gaza, humanitarian aid, and a Palestine free from Israeli oppression.
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Human rights advocates say the use of white phosphorus is illegal under international law when the white-hot chemical substance is fired into populated areas.
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So proud of all the young Jews in DC marching to
#ResistAIPAC
and the occupation of Palestine
#JewishResistance
@AIPAC
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Jews Say Ceasefire Now - one page ad in the NYT
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Does twitter ever block the accounts of violent racist Jewish Israeli settlers?
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In my latest I examine the recent accusations of anti-semitism in the leadership of the
#WomensMarch
. The angry chorus of accusations are coming from white Jews who are accustomed to the privileging of their victimhood and the power of their class:
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I'm extremely concerned Netanyahu is looking for a war in the lead up to Israeli elections in three weeks. The media needs to cover this and cover it with a critical eye.
#Israel
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Early morning action today shutting down Federal Building in Seattle calling on Senator Murray to endorse a ceasefire. Organized by Jewish Voice for Peace and joined by faith leaders and many others.
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Israel plans to deport 40k African refugees. Tell Israel to
#StopDeportingRefugees
Read and sign:
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.
@JoeBiden
you know the pain of losing a child. How many thousands of children must die in Gaza before the US will call for a ceasefire?
#CeasefireNOW
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Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council Human Rights Hero and Violation week 6/4/2018
Human Rights Hero:
#Razan
al-Najjar "Her only weapon was her medical vest."
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I'm at a rally called by La Resistencia at the site of the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. One of the largest ICE detention centers in the US. We are letting prisoners know they are not forgotten. La Resistencia plans to shut down ICE everywhere
#AbolishICE
#CloseTheCamps
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Articles on Israel are never compelled to include the “Palestinian side,” as that is deemed inconsequential, irrelevant, or biased.
My new article in
@Mondoweiss
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I know many of the
#JewsAgainstIce
who took action in Seattle this week are also Jews against the walls, cages, and racist persecution of Palestinians by Israel.
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"A new study by Avner Ben-Amos, a history professor at Tel Aviv University, shows that Israeli pupils learn almost nothing truthful about the occupation, even though many will soon enforce it as soldiers in a supposedly “moral” army":
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Jewish Voice for Peace - Health Advisory Council
#WeeklyHumanRightsHero
& Violation for May 27, 2019
Heroes: Palestinian, Israeli, & international activists arrested while repairing an access road to Palestinian villages near Hebron
More info:
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Attacks on Gaza have caused low birth weights, birth defects - a compilation of Israel's recent health and human rights violations. Written by Jewish Voice for Peace - Health Advisory Council (of which I'm proud to be a member) in
@Mondoweiss
@jvplive
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Noam Chomsky: Israel’s Actions in
#Palestine
are "Much Worse Than Apartheid" in South Africa: via
@democracynow
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Since when is a cultural center a military target? Israeli attacks on Gaza seek to crush the soul and the body:
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I spoke at
@SeattlePacific
University about the health & human rights crisis in Gaza. It was part of the the First Friday’s Colloquium Series which is sponsored by Social Justice & Cultural Studies Major. Hosted by Prof Kimberly Segall. TY to everyone involved!
#HealthCareForAll
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People still ask about my name: I am not part of the famous Rothschild family. Regardless, a conspiratorial focus on that family is an old anti Semitic attack. Here is a post about my name, my family, and why I do this work supporting Palestinians:
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ICYMI: you can order my new book "Condition Critical: Life and Death in Israel/Palestine" via
@justworldbooks
here:
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As I've said before: Criticizing Israel is not anti-Semitic. Boycotting Israel is not anti-Semitic.
And writing an article about a Palestinian led campaign without quoting any Palestinians is a problem. Why weren't any Palestinians interviewed
@SBHendrix
&
@CMorelloWP
?
@jehld
?
Pompeo sets off debate on boycott of Israel, calling it an anti-Semitic "cancer"
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Important article in
@mondoweiss
: "Christians need to know Jewish opposition to Zionism is on the rise." I am happy to see that the newly published book, Reclaiming Judaism from Zionism, is receiving repeated well earned attention:
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Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem is catastrophic, destabilizing, dangerous, ill advised and that's only the beginning - statement from Jewish Voice for Peace
@jvplive
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Amazing! Sanders and Feinstein call the anti
#BDS
bill in congress a threat to free speech - which it is:
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Important article on the weaponization of charges of antisemitism against critics of Israeli policy. People from marginalized communities are being accused of antisemitism. But the real threat comes from rightwing white men:
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