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A member of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH), a civilian observer mission in Hebron, seen in the West Bank city on January 28, 2019. That year, the Israeli government refused to renew TIPH's mandate, effectively removed the force from the city. (Catherine Curran-Groome)

EDITORIAL: +972 stands with Palestinian rights groups under attack

Israel's labeling of six Palestinian NGOs as 'terrorists' aims to suppress those exposing and challenging apartheid. International actors must intervene.

By +972 Magazine

Na'amod activists following a protest at a Zionist Federation event marking Israeli Ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely's first year in the role, London, October 21, 2021. (Na'amod)

British Jews protest ongoing embrace of Israeli ambassador

Left-wing activists staged a walkout at an event marking Tzipi Hotovely's first year as U.K. ambassador, in protest at her hardline views.

By Ben Reiff

A still from the film "Let It Be Morning," directed by Eran Kolirin, based on the book by Sayed Kashua. (Courtesy of Dori Media/Les Films Du Poisson)

The dilemma of Palestinian representation in Israeli cinema

The cast of Israel's Oscars pick open up about the conflict of sharing a Palestinian story in a country that erases their identity.

By Natalie Alz

Muna Aman, who lost her husband and three daughters to an Israeli air strike. (B'Tselem)

‘It’s a nightmare I can’t shake’: The lives robbed by Israel’s Gaza assault

In a new B'Tselem report, Palestinians recount how their loved ones were killed by Israel's bombing campaign in May.

By Orly Noy

An Israeli soldier carrying a backpack with the Punisher/Star of David insignia near Hebron. (B'Tselem)

ANALYSIS

The US far right hijacked this symbol. Israeli soldiers have too

The Punisher logo, appropriated by U.S. security forces and the far right for years, has become a common sight in the Israeli army.

By Oren Ziv

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A settler in front of Ma'on settlement speaking with Israeli soldiers, South Hebron Hills, September 22, 2012. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills)

What I would’ve told the Knesset about settler violence — if they’d let me

I was the only Palestinian invited to address Israeli settler violence at a Knesset committee. But right-wing parliament members sabotaged the conversation.

By Ali Awad October 15, 2021

(Center left to right) Sachiel Rosen, Hassani Bell, Ahkeel Mestayer, and Julia Retzlaff, four students referred to as the Third World Liberation Front 2016, who were on a hunger strike to defend the funding of the San Francisco State College of Ethnic Studies, raise their joined hands during an emergency press conference in the Quad, May 9, 2016. (Melissa Minton/CC BY 2.0)

How anti-BDS laws paved the way for the assault on critical race theory

Right-wing groups are using similar tactics to silence progressive views on U.S. racism and Israel. So why are many American Jews only opposing the former?

By Abe Asher October 13, 2021

Israeli soldiers hold down prominent Palestinian activist Mohammad Khatib during the olive harvest near a settlement outpost established on Palestinian land in the Salfit area of the West Bank, October 11, 2021. (Matan Golan)

Israeli soldiers beat, arrest Palestinian activist during olive harvest

Mohammed Khatib was brutally arrested with two left-wing Israelis while trying to protect Palestinian farmers from settler and army violence.

By Oren Ziv October 12, 2021

Nur Garabli in "The Occupiers." (Ilan Besor)

A life in Jaffa, shared through dance

For Nur Garabli, dance is a way to untangle her identity and shake up the political power imbalance of being a Palestinian citizen of Israel.

By Natalie Alz October 12, 2021

Police officers and prison guards at the scene of a prison escape of six Palestinian prisoners, outside the Gilboa prison, northern Israel, September 6, 2021. (Flash90)

PODCAST: Resisting apartheid behind Israel’s prison walls

Attorney Abeer Baker unpacks the sweeping nature of Israel’s incarceration regime, and how hunger strikes have been the strongest tool to advance Palestinian prisoners' rights.

By Amjad Iraqi October 8, 2021

Israel’s top news show falsely accuses +972 writer of framing settlers for arson

Channel 12 claims Basil al-Adraa set a structure on fire during a settler pogrom on a Palestinian village. The evidence shows absolutely nothing of the sort.

By Oren Ziv October 7, 2021

I filmed a settler pogrom. Now the Israeli media is smearing me

Channel 12's attempt to frame me for setting a fire during a settler pogrom is part of a desperate effort to stop Palestinians from documenting the violence of occupation.

By Basil al-Adraa October 6, 2021

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets fired from the Gaza Strip over the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, May 16, 2021. (Avi Roccah/Flash90)

Iron Domegate is a victory in disguise for Palestine advocates

The dramatic vote in Congress over extra funding for Iron Dome has widened a public debate on the occupation that Israel and its allies would prefer to avoid.

By Mitchell Plitnick October 6, 2021

The inquisition of Nemi El-Hassan

The campaign to cancel a Palestinian-German journalist is not aimed at fighting antisemitism, but at suppressing Palestinians' political existence.

By Michael Sappir October 6, 2021

Mossi Raz speaks at a Meretz central committee meeting, Tel Aviv, July 28, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)

What keeps this Israeli leftist in a pro-occupation government?

MK Mossi Raz opens up about being part of a coalition that is 'moving to the right' on the occupation, and whether his Meretz party truly promotes Jewish-Arab partnership.

By Yoad Winter-Segev October 4, 2021