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An Israeli settler (left) films a member of Breaking the Silence group during a tour in Hebron, West Bank, February 24, 2016. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

How to turn human rights activists into ‘traitors’ in a few easy steps

The Israeli right’s years-long effort to portray Breaking the Silence as traitors fell flat on its face this last week. Will the media or the politicians who incited against them apologize? One day in the future, when high school students learn about the transformation of Israel from a nationalistic fortress state into a fascistic one, an entire chapter…

By Orly Noy February 6, 2019

A firefighter stands in front of the charred door of B’Tselem’s offices in Jerusalem. (Photo: Fire Department Spokesperson)

Amid right-wing attacks, suspected arson at B’Tselem offices

Headquarters of Israel’s oldest human rights organization sustain heavy damage. Spokesperson says if fire turns out to be arson, ‘it must be seen in the context of the wave of government incitement and smear campaigns against Israel’s human rights groups, and B’Tselem in particular.’ A fire broke out at Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem’s offices…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man January 11, 2016