About Shira Danan
Missives from Gaza
How does it feel to be living in Gaza or have family and friends in Gaza right now? Not many people are blogging from Gaza today because of the lack of electricity. But a little research yielded a few bloggers … Read More
Resources for Bleeding Hearts
Need some help figuring out why Israel’s bombing of Gaza doesn’t sit quite right with you? Luckily for you, I’ve compiled some useful resources. – The Palestinian politician’s perspective: Here’s an article in the Huffington Post by Mustafa Barghouthi, the … Read More
Let’s Just Start Our Own Mainstream
Jewish Voice for Peace (my favorite marginalized Jews for peace nonprofit) is currently conducting a campaign for the Shministim 2008-a group of young conscientious objectors refusing to begin service in the Israeli Army. (They’ve also got about 800 supporters on … Read More
What I Learned About Judaism from Christian Evangelicals
I originally logged on to Campus Life’s (an evangelical Christian organization) "Ignite Your Faith" webzine to make fun of the people who write and read Campus Life’s "Ignite Your Faith" webzine (I gigglingly googled "devotionals for teens" after my friend … Read More