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Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, 2011. (photo: Mati Milstein)

Black labor: How a white elite uses black soldiers to enforce its will

A new photo project focuses on the soldiers of Israel’s Border Police, the main military unit used to enforce the occupation of the Palestinians. Shot in various locations across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, ‘Black Labor’ looks at the points of impact where Israel’s elite pits black Jews against Palestinians. Photos by Mati Milstein, text…

By Haokets September 25, 2015

Photojournalist Mati Milstein surrounded by a cloud of tear gas. Bil'in, 31 December 2010 (photo: Fadi Arouri)

In the West Bank, everyone knows there’s no accountability

The death last week of Bil’in resident Jawaher Abu Rhamah, after she inhaled tear gas at a demonstration, has received a great deal of publicity, making her into a symbol of the violent means the Israeli army uses to maintain its control over the West Bank. Many commentators are parsing the incident as if it…

By Lisa Goldman January 9, 2011