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An Israeli soldier attempts to block the view of a photographer as Israeli soldiers search Palestinian men in the West Bank city of Hebron, June 22, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

The Israeli media has kept us in the dark for 50 years

Since 1967, the Israeli media has hid the ugly, everyday reality in the occupied territories. But even if they really knew, would Israelis still choose to end 50 years of military rule over the Palestinians? By Yizhar Be’er According to the democratic-liberal-utopian model, let us assume for a moment that every citizens has access to all the information…

By +972 Magazine July 5, 2017

Screenshot from Save Jewish Jerusalem's new anti-Palestinian video.

Israeli peaceniks release racist video to ‘save Jerusalem’

A new video portrays a ‘nightmare scenario’ in which Jerusalem residents elect a Palestinian mayor. One would think a group that calls itself “Save Jewish Jerusalem” would hail from the right side of the political spectrum. But when it comes to maintaining Israel’s demographic dominance, it seems there isn’t much of a difference between the…

By Mairav Zonszein June 15, 2016

The wall around Jerusalem - part of our lives here (Oren Ziv / Activestills)

[WATCH] Street Talk: Is Jerusalem divided or united?

Forty-eight years since Israel conquered East Jerusalem and declared the city unified, Social TV took to the streets of Tel Aviv to ask regular folks what they think. You might be surprised by what they had to say. Read more: Jerusalem Day brings tensions in divided city to the fore How Jerusalem makes Palestinians disappear…

By Social TV June 7, 2015

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A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag as he looks over the wall during the weekly protest against the wall and the occupation in the West Bank village of Bil'in, January 4, 2012. The weekly demo was marking the second anniversary of the martyrdom of Jawaher Abu-Rahma, who died after she was injured from tear gas during the Friday demo in the village. (Photo by: Guest photographer Hamde Abu Rahma/ Activestills.org)

Most Jewish Israelis oppose Palestinian state, new poll shows

No poll is perfect, but this one happens to be an accurate reflection of the Israeli government’s policies, much of its rhetoric, and the reality on the ground. A large majority of Jewish Israeli citizens (74 percent) oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state along the pre-1967 borders, according to a new poll conducted by the Jerusalem Center…

By Mairav Zonszein October 19, 2014

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47 years of occupation: Every photo tells a story

Marking 47 years of the Israeli occupation since 1967, we asked Activestills photographers to choose one photograph from their archive and write about it. Oren Ziv Going every week to the protests in West Bank village of Bil’in, I knew most of the people who were attending the demonstrations. One of them was Bassem Abu Rahme,…

By Activestills June 7, 2014

Israeli authorities demolish the Adgluni family home in East Jerusalem, January 27, 2014. (Tali Mayer/Activestills.org) Authorities claim the house was built on lands that do not belong to the family.

A rights-based discourse is the best way to fight dispossession

A solution to the ongoing displacement of Palestinians cannot be based on fruitless negotiations, but rather on the full implementation of international law. By Amjad Alqasis By the end of 2013, an estimated 7.4 million (66 percent) of the global Palestinian population of 11.2 million was made up of forcibly displaced persons. This week we…

By +972 Magazine May 15, 2014

Park Ayalon Canada (SocialTV Screenshot)

WATCH: ‘Canada Park’ built on destroyed Palestinian villages

Israel’s ‘Ayalon Canada Park,’ in the West Bank but abutting the Green Line, is full of cyclists and hikers enjoying the scenery and weather on any given Saturday. A visit to the park shows that few of the Israelis enjoying the trails and picnic sites know the story of the three Palestinian villages that were…

By Social TV December 17, 2013

A member of the Palestinian Ghaith family stands with the belongings of her family after her house was demolished by Jerusalem municipality workers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of At-Tur on April 29, 2013. (Tali Mayer/ Activestills.org)

After 46 years of occupation, land confiscation renders Israeli law obsolete

Since Israel occupied the West Bank and annexed East Jerusalem in 1967, it has continued to engage in legal acrobatics to confiscate Palestinian homes and land. In doing so, the state is actively erasing its internationally recognized border – the Green Line. One thing has become abundantly clear about Israeli policy when it comes to land:…

By Mairav Zonszein June 5, 2013

A Palestinian youth holds a mock rocket as thousands of Palestinians celebrate Hamas' 25th anniversary in the West Bank city of Hebron, December 14, 2012.
This is the first time since 2007 that the Palestinian Authority has allowed Hamas to celebrate its anniversary in the West Bank. (photo by: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)

Key Hamas leader accepts 1967 borders, embraces pragmatism

An interview with a key Hamas figure in al-Monitor published Friday explores a pragmatic potential and a shift in tactics for the movement. ‘Pragmatic’ is certainly the word interviewer Shlomi Eldar, one of Israel’s top television reporters covering Palestinian affairs, wants readers to remember. His subject is Dr. Ghazi Hamad, currently Deputy Foreign Minister of…

By Dahlia Scheindlin April 6, 2013

Beit Safafa residents at construction site of Highway 4 (YotamRonen/Activestills)

A divided Palestinian neighborhood, torn in two by an Israeli highway

Beit Safafa is a Palestinian neighborhood just south of West Jerusalem, inside annexed and occupied East Jerusalem, all within the boundaries of Israel’s vast Jerusalem municipality. It is situated between the Green Line to its northern perimeter, and the Israeli settlement of Gilo on its southern perimeter. (To find Beit Safafa on Ir Amim’s map below, move your…

By Mairav Zonszein March 2, 2013

Protest in front of JNF office in Jerusalem. (photo: Max Schindler)

How to gauge the effectiveness of protest: A response to Roee Ruttenberg

Until we find a way of measuring the efficacy of one form of protest or another, surely we must encourage all forms and enable all those who desire change to express their desire in the way they think will be most effective. By Yonatan Preminger Roee Ruttenberg’s recent post criticized the way a group of…

By +972 Magazine October 11, 2012

Panel appointed by Netanyahu concludes: There is no occupation

The Israeli right celebration of the legal opinion that there is no occupation – written by the Supreme Court Justice that opposed the disengagement – is evidence that public debate has clearly reached a delusional moment. A panel formed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has concluded that Israel is entitled to settle the West Bank…

By Noam Sheizaf July 9, 2012

The wall near Beit Jalla (Oren Ziv / Activestills)

Podcast: +972 bloggers explore Israeli walls and borders

Listen to them discuss the geographical, political and moral implications of a land with shifting limits, in +972’s third podcast. +972 Podcast – Haggai and Yuval discuss Israel’s borders by 972mag View both projects in full: The Wall – 10 Years On The Round Trip Previous +972 podcasts: Pros and cons of…

By +972 Magazine June 7, 2012