Joint List chairman Yousef Jabareen and supporters gather at the party’s election headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth, following the closing of polling stations on Israel’s election night, October 27, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)

Palestinian citizens are the big winners of Israel’s election. It doesn’t matter

The historic result for Arab parties is rendered meaningless by an Israeli opposition that appears unwilling to partner with them to depose Netanyahu.
By Rami Younis
What remained of the house of the author's sister, Haya, after Israeli forces bombed it in May 2024. (Ahmed Dremly)

In a museum in Naples, I felt the ghosts of Gaza

The relics of Pompeii survived centuries buried under lava and ash. I fear the Gaza I knew will survive only inside me.
By Ahmed Dremly
Supporters of the United Arab List (Ra’am) party gather following the release of exit poll results in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026. Photo (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

How Ben Gvir and Smotrich helped drive historic Arab voter turnout

Israel’s far right brought national politics into every Arab home. Palestinian citizens proved that fear and despair need not mean silence.
By Baker Zoubi
Israeli forces prevent Palestinians from reaching their land in the occupied West Bank village of Idhna, where Israeli settlers had burned their crops, May 5, 2026. (Mosab Shawer/Activestills)

‘There are no dreams here’: How Israel’s outgoing government remade the West Bank

Expanded land seizures, mass displacement, and over 100 new Jewish settlements have transformed an already fragmented territory.
By Shatha Yaish, Oren Ziv and Basel Adra
Leena Dallasheh (courtesy)
PODCAST

What’s at stake for Palestinian citizens in Israel’s election?

Leena Dallasheh discusses the echoes of military rule in today’s crackdown on Palestinian dissent, and the struggle for a more substantive form of citizenship.
By +972 Magazine
Latest
Israeli police. [illustrative photo] (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Nothing to be done about the near-kidnapping of a Palestinian child
When Israeli civilians try to kidnap a Palestinian child, the police do their best not to investigate. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz The date: December 19, 2014. The place: the AM/PM convenience store outside the West Bank village of Hawara. Majed Musa AbdAziz As’ous parks his vehicle across the road from the store,…
By +972 Magazine September 4, 2015
Refugees seen at the central train station in Budapest. (photo: Shahar Shoham)
Why Syrian refugees in a Budapest train station talk about coexistence with Israel
At the central station in Budapest, blankets strewn across the floor form the makeshift homes of thousands of asylum seekers. Most are trying to get to Western Europe by any means necessary, but all paths are blocked. ‘Whoever helps us, we’ll be grateful to them for generations. And if help comes from the Israeli people,…
By +972 Magazine September 4, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress, May 24, 2011. (Photo by Avi Ohayun/GPO)
Netanyahu is the Iran deal’s victor, he’ll just never admit it
For 20 years the Israeli prime minister has been demanding the U.S. and the world put a stop to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and that’s exactly what Obama delivered. And no, there won’t be any consequences for the public fight with the American president. It has become somewhat of a trope in recent months to warn…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man September 3, 2015
JVP Boston activists protest the Veolia transportation company for operating bus lines serving settlements in the West Bank. November 14, 2012. (Tess Scheflan/ Activestills.org)
The quieter, more dangerous boycott
Three recent divestment cases indicate that even when there are no flashy headlines, maybe especially so, boycott and divestment efforts can have a major impact where it hurts. The largest supermarket chain in Luxembourg, Cactus, may be considering taking Israeli produce off its shelves unless suppliers can prove they do not come from occupied territory, Israeli news…
By Dahlia Scheindlin September 3, 2015
U.S. President Barak Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington (White House photo)
Iran deal: Why did Bibi pick a futile fight in Washington?
If the prime minister knew all along that he wasn’t going to win the battle in Congress, why would he throw AIPAC and American Jewry into such a divisive fight? The Israeli prime minister’s proxies and unofficial spokespeople tried their hardest to convince reporters on Wednesday that Benjamin Netanyahu knew all along his chances of…
By Noam Sheizaf September 3, 2015
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Akhbar Salehi at the signing of a roadmap for the clarification of past and present issues regarding Iran’s nuclear program in Vienna. Coburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, 14 July 2015. (Photo: Dean Calma / IAEA)
The day after is here: What the Iran deal means for Israel
With at least 34 votes in the Senate, the Iran deal is a fait accompli. Netanyahu will continue to enjoy a reprieve from pressure about the peace process as a result of the diplomatic energy being spent on implementing the Iran deal and Obama’s efforts to push it through Congress. Israel will also, however, face…
By +972 Magazine September 2, 2015
Members of the Tamimi family prevent an Israeli solider from arresting Mohammed Tamimi, 12, during the weekly protest against the occupation in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, August 28, 2015. (Muhannad Saleem/Activestills.org)
In Nabi Saleh, an occupier’s sense of entitlement
The response in Israel to an attempted arrest of a minor in the West Bank village has been fierce yet predictable. Wrapped up in outraged reactions to the treatment of the soldier himself, however, is Israel’s bruised sense of entitlement. An Israeli soldier’s attempted arrest of a Palestinian minor in Nabi Saleh last Friday, and…
By Natasha Soffer-Roth September 2, 2015
A photo of the cab carrying the Riyada family after it was firebombed, allegedly by Israelis from a nearby settlement. (photo: Israel Police)
No one is put on trial when a Palestinian family is burned alive
Three years before the attack on the Dawabshe family, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a taxi, burning and seriously wounding members of the Riyada family. Despite incontrovertible evidence showing settlers were behind the attack, the case was closed after a two-week investigation. By John Brown* and Noam Rotem August 2012. A Molotov cocktail is thrown…
By +972 Magazine September 1, 2015
Israeli protesters wave red-painted hands and calling against racist and homophobic propaganda disseminated by Israeli government officials and members of Knesset during their speeches in protest against racism and homophobia, Tel Aviv, Israel, August 1, 2015. Protests were held tonight in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Beer Sheva and Gan Shmuel Junction, following recent deadly attacks on the Dawabsha family and the stabbing attack in annual Jerusalem Pride Parade. (Activestills.org)
Photos of the Month: A long, hot summer of hate crimes
A Palestinian family is burned alive in their sleep, a 16-year-old Israeli is stabbed to death during the Jerusalem pride march, a hunger-striker calls the shots, and more. These are the best Activestills photos of the month. Photos by: Keren Manor, Ahmad Al-Bazz, Yotam Ronen, Faiz Abu-Rmeleh, Omer Sameer, Oren Ziv / Activestills, Edited by: Anka Mirkin
By Activestills September 1, 2015
"Night Raid", from the times when soldiers would go on nightly invasion to Bil'in to arrest activists (Hamde Abu Rahma, from the book)
The devastating effects of night raids on Palestinian families
IDF night raids, an everyday occurrence in the occupied territories, ensure that Palestinians cannot feels safe in the one place where safety should be assured. By Salwa Duaibis Over the years, the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC) has collected testimonies from Palestinian women in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza on…
By +972 Magazine August 31, 2015
Most Read
  1. How Ben Gvir and Smotrich helped drive historic Arab voter turnout
  2. Palestinian citizens are the big winners of Israel’s election. It doesn’t matter
  3. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
  4. ‘There are no dreams here’: How Israel’s outgoing gov't remade the West Bank
  5. The battle for Jewish votes among Israel’s Palestinian parties
  1. 50 shades of right: An Israeli election primer
  2. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
  3. ‘There are no dreams here’: How Israel’s outgoing gov't remade the West Bank
  4. The battle for Jewish votes among Israel’s Palestinian parties
  5. How Ben Gvir and Smotrich helped drive historic Arab voter turnout
  1. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
  2. Why ‘NAZA’ terrifies Israel's liberal elite
  3. Debunking Israel’s latest list of ‘terrorist’ journalists in Gaza
  4. Israel’s flailing chatbot army
  5. 50 shades of right: An Israeli election primer