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German elections dredge up ghosts of the past
During the first awakening of Germany’s nationalist ghosts after reunification, the country never really had an honest conversation about racism and violence in East Germany. The rise of the AfD and its strong support in the East demonstrates that the country must still be vigilant about protecting its democracy and institutions. By Şeyda Emek I…
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September 29, 2017
Who’s sending death threats to Palestinian advocates in The Hague?
In an interview with +972, the Hague representative of Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights group, talks about the slew of threats she and her organization have received for months, and why she believes the Israeli government is behind them. In a small ceremony in The Hague on April 1, 2015, the Palestinian Authority officially signed…
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Amjad Iraqi
August 17, 2016
Refugee crisis: The long journey through Europe
They arrive as families or individuals. They hail from Syria, Iraq, or Afghanistan. They travel by sea to Greece or by foot through Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, and Austria. Hundreds of thousands of refugees are seeking countries to host them. Activestills photographers were there to capture the journey. Photos by: Yotam Ronen, Oren Ziv, Mareike lauken,…
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September 27, 2015
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Searching for a way into Europe: A photo dispatch from Hungary
One by one, day by day, Europe is closing its gates to refugees desperately searching for a way in. Confused, exhausted and frightened, at times they don’t even know what country they are in. Two Activestills photographers follow refugees as they make their way toward Germany. Photos and text by Keren Manor & Mareike Lauken /…
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September 19, 2015
WATCH: The case for recognizing Palestinian statehood in Europe
Former director-general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Alon Liel, discusses the growing number of European countries recognizing the State of Palestine, and a petition by thousands of Israelis calling on more states to do the same. Watch the full interview here.
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March 31, 2015
Why EU recognition of Palestine isn’t enough
If the European Union wants to play a more active role in Israel-Palestine peacemaking it should first articulate a common policy and decide whether it can continue playing second fiddle to Washington. By Charalampos Tsitsopoulos Much has been made of recent European initiatives to symbolically recognize a Palestinian state in pre-1967 borders. On December 17,…
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January 21, 2015
The world is letting Israel get away with it again
The assault on Gaza has hurt this country’s image, and it doesn’t care. There’s no doubt that this past month of heavily televised overkill in Gaza – well, heavily televised everywhere but here – has hurt Israel’s standing in the world. The IDF has killed too many civilians, wiped out too many families, bombed too…
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Larry Derfner
August 11, 2014
Israel overstates Gaza exports to Europe, won’t budge on West Bank ban
The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which regulates the movement of goods into and out of the Gaza Strip, flaunts having allowed limited export of goods from Gaza to Europe. While there is certainly value in the move, Gaza’s economy would be far better served were the ban on similar exports to the West…
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January 2, 2013
Izzie in HolyLand – Part 23: Europe can go shtup themselves
Izzie in HolyLand is back after the Europeans decide to go all the way with their response to building in E1 and… reprimand! Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! Izzie: Yes Ruthie? Ruthie: Ms. Holyland, Prime Minister David Cameron for you on line 1. Izzie: OK. Cameron: Ms. Holyland? Izzie: Yes, David, how are you? Cameron: I’m good, I’m good.…
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Ami Kaufman
December 4, 2012
European fickleness ahead of UN vote as immature as Israeli response
As I was witnessing how Israel lost European support last week ahead of the Palestinian statehood bid at the UNGA, I felt like it reminded me of something. But I couldn’t remember what. The day after the vote, it dawned on me. As I was watching my daughter play with her kindergarten friends during a…
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Ami Kaufman
December 1, 2012
WATCH: Spanish protesters join European demonstrations against austerity
Madrid, Spain – Thousands of demonstrators took the streets of nearly a dozen Spanish cities on Wednesday, protesting against government plans to cut spending in ways they say unfairly target the poor and working classes. WATCH Roee Ruttenberg reporting from Madrid.
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Roee Ruttenberg
November 14, 2012
WATCH: World boxing champion makes bid for Ukrainian parliament
World Boxing Champion Vitali Klitshchko is running for parliament in Ukraine’s elections on Sunday. KYIV, UKRAINE – A popular personality in a country where sports figures do quite well, Klitshchko is promising to rock the political status quo. Some have said the boxer is being used by political elites to further their own causes,…
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Roee Ruttenberg
October 27, 2012
Heads of Europe’s biggest economies meet in Rome
Rome, Italy — Leaders from Germany, France, Spain and Italy meet in rare 4-way meeting to try to reach consensus on Euro crisis plan ahead of critical summit in Brussels. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, easily the biggest fan of the Euro currency among those who attended the so-called “Mini-EU Summit” alongside her on Friday –…
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Roee Ruttenberg
June 22, 2012
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