Itamar Ben Gvir

Palestinians attend a protest condemning the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Haifa, May 11, 2022. (Shir Torem/Flash90)

Israel is using a notorious military tool to arrest its own Palestinian citizens

Administrative detention, long weaponized against Palestinians under occupation, is gradually being directed toward those with citizenship too.

By Baker Zoubi January 8, 2024

Israeli soldiers from the 8717 Battalion of the Givati Brigade operating in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, during a military operation, December 28, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The ‘second Nakba’ government seizes its moment

Israeli leaders are explicit about reusing the methods of 1948 in Gaza today. But what didn’t quell the Palestinians then will not do so now.

By Meron Rapoport January 2, 2024

Palestinian citizens of Israel and left-wing Israeli activists at a protest against Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, in Haifa, May 11, 2023. (Shir Torem/Flash90)

For Israeli leaders, every Palestinian citizen has a seat on the bus to Gaza

From racist incitement to police repression during the Gaza war, Israel is punishing Arab citizens for the crime of belonging to the Palestinian people.

By Samah Salaime November 6, 2023

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Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, July 30, 2023. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

‘Sorry Mohammad’: What’s behind Ben Gvir’s apartheid honesty?

The national security minister’s brazen remarks are simply an expression of what this government was elected to do: rip the mask off Jewish supremacy.

By Edo Konrad August 25, 2023

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the scene where five people were shot dead in the Arab Town of Yafa an-Naseriyye, northern Israel, June 8, 2023. (Fadi Amun/Flash90)

The return of Israel’s military rule over Palestinian citizens

Long wielded in the occupied territories, administrative detention could be the next tool in Ben Gvir's arsenal of repression against Palestinian citizens.

By Orly Noy June 13, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, surrounded by members of his government, seen after a hearing and a vote on the state budget in the Knesset, Jerusalem, May 23, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The Israeli government enters its most dangerous phase yet

While the judicial overhaul is widely seen as the central attack on democracy, it is paramount to show how it is directly linked to rising attacks on Palestinians.

By Haggai Matar June 3, 2023

An Israeli Police Border officer guards during a demonstration against the construction of Israel´s separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bil´in near Ramallah, June 9, 2006. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

The long history of Israel’s war on the Palestinian flag

From terror threat to peace hopes, Israeli views of the Palestinian flag have undergone many shifts over the decades. Now, attempts to outlaw it are back.

By Barak Mayer May 29, 2023

Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir attends the weekly government conference, held at the Western Wall tunnels in Jerusalem's Old City, May 21, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Avoiding an Israeli fascist isn’t the brave move the EU thinks it is

Cancelling an event with Ben Gvir does not make up for a history of European interests that give Israel the green light to carry on with its illegal policies.

By Eitay Mack May 22, 2023

Mourners bid farewell to Palestinian-Russian doctor Jamal Kheshwan and his son ahead of their burial in Gaza City, following early morning Israeli air strikes on the Palestinian territory, May 9, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

War on Gaza is the glue that binds Israel’s opposing camps

The Israeli right and center left have learned time and again that the best way to paralyze the opposition is to launch an assault on the blockaded strip.

By Orly Noy May 9, 2023

Funeral of Diyar Omari, a 19-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel from the village of Sandala, who was shot dead by Jewish citizen Denis Mukin near the community settlement of Gan Ner, May 7, 2023. (Oren Ziv)

‘He thought killing an Arab was easy’

Palestinian citizens decry the shooting of Diyar Omari by a Jewish Israeli, blaming racist politicians for fomenting a trigger-happy atmosphere.

By Baker Zoubi and Oren Ziv May 8, 2023

Israeli security forces stand guard while Muslim worshipers pray outside the Lion's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during the holy month of Ramadan, April 5, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

‘The Israeli police wanted to show that they are in control of Al-Aqsa’

Writer Jalal Abukhater explains the context behind a violent raid in Al-Aqsa, and why the mosque is more than a place of worship for Palestinians.

By Vera Sajrawi April 5, 2023

Yehuda Glick, a prominent Temple Mount activist, visits the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem. (Oren Ziv)

The Temple Mount movement braces for its moment

With its activists now sitting in Israel's government, the once-fringe movement has gained unprecedented influence over the fate of Jerusalem's holiest site. The next weeks could herald even more danger.

By Nate Orbach March 20, 2023

Illustrative photo of Palestinian prisoners in Damoun Prison. (Doron Horowitz/Flash90)

As crackdown intensifies, Palestinian prisoners gear up for Ramadan protest

Prisoners hope the Palestinian public will join collective actions against Israel's punitive measures, which have harshened under the far-right government.

By Sharona Weiss March 16, 2023