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A house in Ashkelon, Southern Israel, that was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza, early morning on August 26, 2014. (Edi Israel/Flash90)

There’s a way out of our shared hell with Gaza

Life in Gaza is unbearable. Without resolving the crisis there, the lives of Israelis living in the south will continue to be a living hell. By Eric Yellin A few days ago, on Wednesday night, I was on my way to a film screening in Sderot, a city near the fence with Gaza. A minute after…

By +972 Magazine August 9, 2018

Women Asylum seekers and their children protest against the new detention center and call on the Israeli government to recognize their refugee rights, Tel Aviv, January 15, 2014. Asylum seekers marched from south Tel Aviv to the UNHCR offices and the US embassy, in an action following last week general strike and mass protests.

In Photos: Int’l Women’s Day in Israel-Palestine

Photos by Yotam Ronen, Anne Paq, Basel Yazouri, Oren Ziv, Faiz Abu Rmeleh, Ahmad al-Bazz, Keren Manor / Activestills.org From asylum seeker struggles to the assault on Gaza, women were on the front lines of some of the major struggles in Israel/Palestine. In honor of International Women’s Day, Activestills brings you the best photos of the…

By Activestills March 8, 2015

WATCH: Whole Gaza neighborhood destroyed in an hour

A video posted Tuesday by Al Arabiya shows the destruction of the Gaza neighborhood of Beit Hanoun in one hour. According to the Israeli army, residents are given at least three minutes to evacuate their homes before they are bombed. (In some cases, Gazans are given a 24-hour notice to evacuate the entire neighborhood.) Watching…

By Aziz Abu Sarah July 29, 2014

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