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Meet the Palestinian man arrested for being sarcastic on Facebook
Anas Abudaabes, arrested for publishing satirical Facebook posts about people celebrating the wildfires in Israel, talks about how Israeli police tried to humiliate him, and explains why he insists on criticizing Arab society in Israel. Like Ludvik, the protagonist in Milan Kundera’s novel “The Joke,” Anas Abudaabes has discovered firsthand the problems that arise when…
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Orly Noy
November 30, 2016
PHOTOS: Arabs and Jews protest planned expulsion of 1,200 Bedouin
Demonstrators march outside Be’er Sheva court, calling on the government not to evacuate two unrecognized Bedouin villages. Text by Yael Marom, photos by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org Over 300 demonstrators marched outside the Be’er Sheva District Court Thursday against the planned demolition of two unrecognized Bedouin villages, Umm al-Hiran and Atir, in Israel’s Negev Desert. Two villages…
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+972 Magazine
March 3, 2016
Cop won’t stand trial for killing Bedouin Israeli
Despite DNA evidence and a failed lie detector test, the police officer who allegedly shot and killed Sami al-Jaar will most likely not face criminal charges. By John Brown* (translated from Hebrew by Ofer Neiman) New and disturbing details on the deadly shooting of a Bedouin man by an Israeli police officer have come to light, after +972’s…
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+972 Magazine
January 10, 2016
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The Year in Photos: Palestine and Israel in 2015
Activestills selects the most powerful, important and moving images of 2015 — in chronological order. Photos by: Oren Ziv, Ahmad al-Bazz, Yotam Ronen, Faiz Abu-Rmeleh, Keren Manor, Hosam Salem, Ezz Zanoun, Anne Paq, Shiraz Grinbaum Editing: Anka Mirkin, Merieke Lauken / Activestills.org …
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December 31, 2015
Activestills photographer Oren Ziv wins first place in photography competition
Ziv wins two awards at the ‘Local Testimony’ competition for series on the firebombing attack in Duma, as well as for series on police violence against Israel’s Bedouin. Activestills photojournalist Oren Ziv won first place in two categories in the annual Israeli photography competition, “Local Testimony” for 2015. Ziv won first place in the news…
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+972 Magazine
December 11, 2015
‘You killed my son’: Cop who shot Bedouin man is back on the job
When Khaled al-Ja’ar called the police to report drug dealers in his neighborhood, he never thought they would kill his son. Now he is turning to Israel’s top court to demand that his son’s killer, who has since been released and put back on the job, be arrested and prosecuted. By Michal Rotem (translated from…
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+972 Magazine
March 5, 2015
To fight police violence, address their racism
The killing of a young Bedouin man from Rahat and the death of another during the funeral have deepened the city’s lack of faith in the authorities. Only anti-racism education for police and young people alike can stop the landslide. By Kher Albaz The Or Commission, which investigated the shooting deaths of 13 Arab demonstrators…
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Haokets
January 31, 2015
A Month in Photos: Police violence, elections and the holy selfie
Editors’ picks of the top photos from Palestine, Israel and beyond for the month of January. This month, terror attacks in France and Tel Aviv, Bedouin citizens of Israel protest against police violence, Israel’s election campaign gets into full swing, Hezbollah attacks the Israeli army on the Lebanese border and snow falls on the West…
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Activestills
January 30, 2015
Devoid of issues, elections devolve into clash of personalities
Instead of discussing increasing violence against civilians, border skirmishes and the assassination of an Iranian general, Israeli politicians are busy putting out tasteless and tactless campaign videos attacking each other with name-calling. It’s not just the occupation and Israel’s violation of basic rights that are missing from this election season, but any reference at all…
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Mairav Zonszein
January 27, 2015
Arab parties likely to announce historic joint election slate in coming days
Islamists, Marxists, women and Jews: The Arab parties have done the seemingly impossible and are likely announce a united election slate in the coming days. By Yael Marom and Nadav Frankovich Israel’s Arab parties are expected to announce the formation of a combined election slate in the lead-up to the upcoming elections. The slate, which…
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+972 Magazine
January 22, 2015
PHOTOS: Bedouin protest deadly police shootings in Israel
Police shoot and kill a Bedouin man during an arrest raid, later killing another man at his funeral. A general strike is called and protests take place across Israel. Text by Yael Marom and Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man Photos and reporting by Activestills.org Protests took place across Israel on Tuesday following the police shooting death of…
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Activestills
January 21, 2015
PHOTOS: Police kill Bedouin man, wound dozens at funeral
Israeli police clash with Bedouin protesters during the funeral of Sami Ja’ar, who was shot by officers last week during a police operation in the southern city of Rahat. Text by Michal Rotem Photos by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org Israeli police shot and killed 43-year-old Sami Ziadna and wounded a 50-year-old man, along with dozens of others…
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Activestills
January 18, 2015
PHOTOS: Deciding the fate of the Bedouin, without consulting any Bedouin
Bedouin activists call for general strike, protests to meet MK Miri Regev and Knesset Interior Committee as they tour areas that will be affected by the Prawer-Begin Plan. Text by Michael Omer-Man Photos by Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen / Activestills.org (Correction amended below) As part of its discussions aimed at advancing the Prawer-Begin Plan…
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Activestills
November 24, 2013
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