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Palestinian demonstrators hold a mock wedding during a nonviolent demonstration in the West Bank village Al-Ma'asara, July 31, 2009. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

For the IDF, marriage isn’t a ‘humanitarian need’

What kind of future is Israel offering Palestinian women when they can’t even obtain permits to leave the country in search of a better life? Amira Hass published an article in Haaretz last week about the Israel government rejecting a request by a young woman from Gaza to travel to Turkey in order to get…

By Haggai Matar March 8, 2015

A Israeli border policeman check the bag of a Palestinian woman as she waits to cross Qalandiya checkpoint outside Ramallah, West Bank, into Jerusalem to attend the second Friday Ramadan prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, July 26, 2013. (Photo by: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)

Palestinians ruled by secret regulations even the army can’t explain

Whether they want to attend family gatherings, open a business or visit sick relatives, Palestinians under occupation must adhere to military regulations, the vast majority of which are hidden from public scrutiny. By Maayan Niezna “There are no secret laws in Israel. […] Legislation that is passed secretly and kept away from the eye of the…

By +972 Magazine December 7, 2014