Comments for Alison Ramer

Comment on Beatings, Arrests, Injuries and Intimidation Continues in Nabi Saleh by Palestinian mother calls for Israel to stop arresting children | Women's Views on News

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:17:03 +0000

[...] Ramer, a journalist who reports on and campaigns against the occupation, has covered the arrests of men, women and children in the [...]

Comment on “Little Red” Video Art and Short Story by Sarah L Cheverton

Sarah L Cheverton — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:36:39 +0000

Wow, Alison, that’s powerful, scary and beautiful – amazing piece of work.

Comment on Video by judith gehrmann,MSW,MFA

judith gehrmann,MSW,MFA — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:46:58 +0000

Keep on working for peace, you are a brave woman and I respect you. The citizens of the world salute you!
Your use of Art for humanity is Art’s highest calling..namaste

Comment on New State of Palestine VISA by Khaled Jarrar: “State of Palestine” | rebel:art

Khaled Jarrar: “State of Palestine” | rebel:art — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:33:13 +0000

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Comment on Veto Obama by Alison Avigayil Ramer

Alison Avigayil Ramer — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:00:11 +0000

Thank you for your response. Let’s leave the history for a moment. Like you said, we are all more or less responsible for the current situation — the current degradation of democracy and democratic ideals. Of course I do hope that these police will be put on trial and “justice” served — that is a big part of why I published this piece. However, I am more disturbed by the reactions of these individuals (the police officers). Under their uniform is a fear of dissident thought and a desire to eliminate and suppress freedom of speech, rather than to protect it.

Comment on Veto Obama by Nitsana

Nitsana — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:28:59 +0000

Alison – with much respect, I dont agree with your determination regarding Israeli democracy. First of all, regarding history: The rift between the Jewish and Arab communities predates the state – and the causes for the Nakba are not simplistic and are not only Jewish propogated. It had little to do with not beng a democracy and have everything to do with the fact that those two communities were at war with each other. We happened to “win” – but it doesnt make us the only perpetrators in this horrible dance that we are playing with each other. Making one side out to be the villains does not help but only exacerbates the situation. Everyone has to take responsibility for the place we are in in order to solve it.

This does not condone the absolutely horrible behavior of the police in this video. But because we do live in a democracy those police can be photographed, and hopefully brought to justice.

Comment on Veto Obama by Alison Avigayil Ramer

Alison Avigayil Ramer — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:10:10 +0000

Unfortunately, Israel didn’t used to be much of a democracy and certainly didn’t begin as one … expelling hundreds of thousands of people from their homes during the 1948 Nakba. And today, well certainly not. Freedom of speech is certainly being stomped out here.

Comment on Veto Obama by Tova Ramer

Tova Ramer — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:33:38 +0000

This is a shame on Israel and America… what kind of Democracy do they consider themselves to be? Not the kind they used to be or began as! Hope the young mad didn’t suffer too much from their brutality.

Comment on New State of Palestine VISA by Alison Avigayil Ramer

Alison Avigayil Ramer — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:24:08 +0000

Thank you for the angry comment — this is a pleasure for me to see that my work motivated you. I do not deny that Jewish values can be interpreted and understood to support human rights. However, the Jewish values that most Jewish people prescribe to in Israel are quite different from the USA. For me, the Jewish people are also a nation or a tribe — at least this is the narrative. That is where the idea of a “club” comes from. Occupation and ethnic cleansing are wrong in all forms — Nazi, Jewish etc. If the story of the Holocaust teaches us anything it should teach us that.

Comment on New State of Palestine VISA by Alison Avigayil Ramer

Alison Avigayil Ramer — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:21:20 +0000

Thank you. The time Anas and I spent together at MHC and Hampshire was amazing. His life was short — but oh, so full. I understand that the social scene may not have fit you. I loved the social scene at my time, but I’m sure it was quite different then. Thanks for you comments.