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Jonathan Pollak seen inside the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, December 27, 2010. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Prominent anti-occupation activist assaulted in Tel Aviv

Left-wing Israeli activist Jonathan Pollak attacked by two assailants outside his workplace in south Tel Aviv. The attackers reportedly yelled ‘leftist asshole’ as they beat him before one of them pulled out a knife and lightly wounded him. A prominent left-wing activist was physically assaulted by two unknown assailants as he left work in Tel Aviv on Sunday. The…

By Oren Ziv July 8, 2019

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli troops during a protest to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike, Nabi Saleh, West Bank, April 21, 2017. (Flash90)

Nabi Saleh is where I lost my Zionism

By the time I began going to Nabi Saleh, I had spent about four years reporting on what I saw in the West Bank and Gaza, watching detachedly as my politics moved ever leftward. What I witnessed in that small West Bank village was the last straw. A short video of 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi slapping…

By Lisa Goldman December 24, 2017

Members of the Tamimi family prevent from an Israeli solider from arresting Mohammed Tamimi, 11, during the weekly protest against the occupation in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, August 28, 2015. (photo: Muhannad Saleem / Activestills.org)

Seeing the forest of occupation through the trees of Nabi Saleh

A recent episode of Israel’s premier political talk show illustrates how so many Israelis are unable — or unwilling — to see the structural nature of the injustices borne of occupation. By Libby Lenkinski My husband is a psychotherapist – he spends his life thinking about people’s individual psyche and inner worlds. I am a…

By +972 Magazine December 23, 2017

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WATCH: protesters clash with soldiers at Bil’in barrier

Palestinian demonstrators and their supporters have clashed with Israeli soldiers at a weekly gathering in the village of Bil’in in the West Bank. It happened as the demonstrators approached a portion of the controversial separation barrier built by Israel. Soldiers fired back with tear gas after demonstrators drove a bulldozer into part of the barrier.…

By Roee Ruttenberg June 24, 2011

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The Atlantic has not heard of the joint struggle in the West Bank? (UPDATED)

Something caught my eye when looking through photos on The Atlantic of the Nakba day demonstrations which engulfed the West Banks and Israel’s border areas last Sunday. Image 16, reprinted below, carries the following caption: Two Palestinian men struggle after being overcome by tear gas fired during clashes with the Israeli police on May 15, 2011…

By Joseph Dana May 20, 2011

The emergence of the new Israeli Left

Joseph Dana and I have a cover story for The Nation this week on the Israeli activists who takes part in the unarmed protest in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. We discuss the history of the joint struggle, its political significance and the challenges lying ahead. Though we say it in the text several…

By Noam Sheizaf March 13, 2011

Tel Aviv sees largest leftwing demonstration in years

Thousands march to protest Knesset’s decision to probe human rights organizations Tel Aviv – More than 10,000 people marched this evening in protest of recent anti-democratic and racist initiatives by the Israeli government. The march, which started in front of the Likud HQ in King George Street and ended at the Tel Aviv Museum Square,…

By Noam Sheizaf January 15, 2011

Jonathan Pollak the day he began serving his 3-month jail sentence (photo: Oren Ziv/activestills.org)

Jonathan Pollak’s life partner: Israel may turn into one big prison

The night that Jonathan Pollak was sentenced to three months in jail, I dreamed that I was thrown in jail too. That dream was probably partly a manifestation of the deep connection that all long-term couples feel; but it was also the expression of a growing feeling of apprehension regarding the future of all of…

By +972 Magazine January 12, 2011

Israel’s assault on political dissent in full swing

What Adnan Gheith, Mohammad Abu Tir and Jonathan Pollack all have in common The case of Adnan Gheith is just one example of the systematic subjugation and repression suffered by those who dare to speak out and resist Israeli policies. Gheith, an activist against Israeli policies in Silwan’s al-Bustan neighborhood, faces a four-month expulsion from…

By Mairav Zonszein December 27, 2010

Israeli activist to judge: “I won’t ask for leniency or express remorse”

Tel Aviv, 27 December 2010. On the day that marks the second anniversary of Israel’s three-week war on Gaza, also known as Operation Cast Lead, an Israeli activist was sentenced to three months in jail for protesting Israel’s military blockade and siege on the Palestinian territory. Jonathan Pollak, a political activist who is involved in…

By +972 Magazine December 27, 2010

Jonathan Pollak at a Tel Aviv Courthouse. Photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org

Israeli activist sentenced to 3 months in prison for protesting Gaza blockade

Of all the criminals involved with the 2008 Gaza war, an Israeli leftist will be going to jail for riding his bike against the war in Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv Magistrates court judge Yitzhak Yitzhak convicted Israeli leftist Jonathan Pollak of illegal assembly for his participation in a January 2008 Critical Mass ride against the…

By Joseph Dana December 27, 2010

Jonathan Pollak at a Tel Aviv Courthouse. Photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org

The State of Israel vs. Jonathan Pollak

The verdict in the case of Israeli activist Jonathan Pollak, charged with illegal assembly for his participation in a January 2008 Critical Mass ride against the siege on Gaza, will be handed down on December 27, 2010 at 10:00 at the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court. If convicted, Pollak is expected to be sentenced to three…

By Joseph Dana December 19, 2010