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Illustrative photo of Palestinian refugees fleeing during the Nakba.

Don’t wait for Israeli archives to prove what Palestinians already know

Israeli authorities are deliberately concealing historical documents to undermine evidence of the state’s dark and violent origins. And the world is still falling for it. The village of Safsaf (“willow” in Arabic) appears on page 490 of the newest edition of Walid Khalidi’s All That Remains, a seminal book that catalogues 418 Palestinian communities that were…

By Amjad Iraqi July 7, 2019

Israeli soldiers arresting a Palestinian man, September 27, 2008. (Photo by Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

The IDF is putting Palestinians on trial for Facebook posts

Roughly 150 Palestinians have been put on trial in Israeli military courts for alleged incitement on Facebook. Now, the army and Shin Bet are having a hard time proving what incitement is, and often times just give up. Instead of releasing suspects as its own courts order, the army is putting them in administrative detention.…

By +972 Magazine March 16, 2016

Palestinian Authority police attempt to prevent youth in Aida Refugee Camp from clashing with Israeli forces, Bethlehem, West Bank, September 27, 2013. (Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

How Israel outsources torture to its Palestinian subcontractor

When the Palestinian Authority does Israel’s dirty work, is it any surprise that so many Palestinians no longer differentiate between the two? By Hagar Shezaf As the latest wave of violence erupted, I drove to cover a demonstration in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh, adjacent to Ramallah. During one of my interviews, a 20-year-old…

By +972 Magazine February 25, 2016

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Channel 2 interview of Gary, an Eritrean man, at the scene where his friend Habtom Zerhom was killed by a mob of Israelis after a terror attack.

Eritrean man’s ‘lynch’ highlights failings of the Israeli press

The Israeli media shares some responsibility for the hysteria on the streets and the phenomenon of ‘accidental’ attacks against Jews, Palestinians, and now Eritreans. By Hagar Shezaf Habtom Zerhom, an Eritrean asylum seeker, was shot by security forces and then lynched by Israelis in Beer Sheva’s bus station after being mistakenly identified as a terrorist…

By +972 Magazine October 20, 2015

Police arrest an Arab protester during an anti-war demonstration in Nazareth. (photo: Activestills.org)

Following wave of protests, Israel arrests scores of Arab activists, minors

Hundreds of Arab citizens of Israel have been detained in recent weeks, including dozens of minors. Abusive interrogations and preemptive arrests suggest that many of the tactics of occupation have crossed the Green Line. By Hagar Sheizaf (Translated by Ofer Neiman) The murder of Muhammed Abu Khdeir and the military onslaught in Gaza have brought about…

By +972 Magazine July 22, 2014

Israel Bunday upon being released from prison after serving 18 months in 2011. (Photo: Israel Bundak's Facebook page)

Former Black Panther jailed for running Mizrahi pirate radio

Former Israeli Black Panther and ‘godfather of Mizrahi music radio’ Israel Bundak goes back to prison for running a pirate radio station. But what role did racism and cultural elitism play in his unprecedented prison sentence? By Hagar Shezaf Former Black Panther and ‘godfather of Mizrahi music radio,’ Israel Bundak, began serving a 50-day prison…

By +972 Magazine July 14, 2013

"My Daughter," a joint work by Michael and Neta Elkayam. From the "Khut Shel Zahav" exhibition. (photo: Michael and Neta Elkayam)

Searching for song and identity, from the Maghreb to the Negev

Neta Elkayam, an upcoming artist and musician based in Jerusalem, tells the story of her multi-faceted identity and presents her own personal mixtape. Café Gibraltar sat down with Elkayam to discuss her experiences growing up in a southern Israeli development town, her life-changing trip to Morocco, and the power of North Africa’s female singers. By…

By Cafe Gibraltar July 9, 2013

Israelis in Cairo: “We envy the Egyptian people”

By Hagar Sheizaf and Bar Rose Two Israelis on holiday in Egypt were caught in the Cairo awakening. This is their report. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo5Fn1-2E8o&has_verified=1[/youtube] ‪The Cairo pro-democratic demonstrations started on Wednesday at about 1:00pm. We were on our way to the Egyptian museum, and just happened to curiously stop by what later became one of the…

By +972 Magazine January 27, 2011