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Ezra Nawi arrives to the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, July 16, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Farewell to Ezra Nawi, a Mizrahi Jew who refused to live by Zionism’s rules

Nawi gave his body, mind, and possessions to the most vulnerable Palestinians. This made him a threat to the Israeli regime — and its easiest prey.

By Orly Noy January 31, 2021

Israeli left-wing activist Jonathan Pollak is led to the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court for a hearing, January 30, 2020. (Oren Ziv)

Israeli activist persecuted by far-right group marks one month in custody

Israel has been holding Jonathan Pollak in custody since the beginning of January, after an extreme-right group filed a suit against him for protesting in the West Bank.

By Oren Ziv February 4, 2020

Israeli activist Jonathan Pollak seen in the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, arrested as part of an unprecedented private suit by Ad Kan, January 7, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Arrest of Israeli activist shows extreme-right group working with the state

Anti-occupation activist Jonathan Pollak's arrest could only have come about as a result of coordination between the police, the courts, and the extreme-right group suing him.

By Oren Ziv January 8, 2020

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Jonathan Pollak, right, at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court after being arrested at his place of work, January 6, 2020. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Undercover police arrest prominent Israeli anti-occupation activist

Officers arrest Jonathan Pollak at his workplace in south Tel Aviv after he refused to appear in court over a private prosecution filed against him by extreme-right group Ad Kan.

By Oren Ziv January 6, 2020

Jonathan Pollak seen inside the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, December 27, 2010. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Prominent anti-occupation activist assaulted in Tel Aviv

Left-wing Israeli activist Jonathan Pollak attacked by two assailants outside his workplace in south Tel Aviv. The attackers reportedly yelled ‘leftist asshole’ as they beat him before one of them pulled out a knife and lightly wounded him. A prominent left-wing activist was physically assaulted by two unknown assailants as he left work in Tel Aviv on Sunday. The…

By Oren Ziv July 8, 2019

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

eft-wing activist Ezra Nawi is led into the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, January 21, 2016. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

The persecution of Ezra Nawi

The fabrication of criminal cases against activists, particularly anti-occupation activists, has become an almost routine tool. Every one of us could find themselves the target of a similar right-wing campaign. Two years ago, Israeli officials, right-wing activists, and the media put veteran left-wing activist Ezra Nawi in their crosshairs. After an investigative television show partnered…

By Orly Noy May 28, 2018

Activists listen to a speech given by a Palestinian elder from Sarura, West Bank, May 19, 2017. (Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

What happens when teaching diaspora Jews about occupation gets ‘too political’

An item on Israel’s top news program falsely accused a volunteer program that allows young diaspora Jews to directly engage with the occupation, of sending its members to clash with IDF soldiers, causing it to lose its main source of funding. Now one of ‘Achvat Amim’s organizers is speaking out: ‘I hadn’t experienced being lied about and mischaracterized in…

By Edo Konrad September 19, 2017

Screenshot from Ad Kan's hidden camera, capturing Breaking the Silence interviewing a right-wing mole.

The Israeli media is branding Breaking the Silence as traitors

The campaign against the Israeli Left continues: why did Channel 2 air a segment that paints Breaking the Silence as a traitorous organization that peddles in state secrets? Israel’s Channel 2 news broadcasted a segment Thursday evening based on material given to them by the hidden-camera-toting undercover moles of right-wing group Ad Kan. The target…

By Haggai Matar March 20, 2016

Channel 2 reporter Ofer Hadad. (Screenshot)

The rise of the pro-censorship journalist

The latest right-wing sting operation against Israeli human rights groups made it to primetime this week. Israeli journalists, once again, played a central role in shaming those who criticize the occupation. A Channel 2 report that aired Thursday night accused Israeli human rights organization Breaking the Silence of gathering confidential information on Israeli military operations…

By Noam Sheizaf March 19, 2016

Israeli left-wing activists march to protest the recent incitement against "Breaking the Silence" and other left wing NGOs, in central Tel Aviv, December 19, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Political persecution won’t stop us from breaking our silence

The orchestrated onslaught against Israeli anti-occupation groups have led to death threats and physical attacks. But we will not be scared — we are determined to save our country from the same messianic, nationalistic, and racist forces that harm it. By Yuli Novak Over the last few months, as the Israeli government is less helpless…

By +972 Magazine February 20, 2016

Palestinian anti-occupation activist Nasser Nawajah is accompanied by Israeli attorney Gabi Lasky (right) as he enters the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, January 20, 2016. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

It’s open season on anyone opposing the occupation

There is a campaign being carried out against anyone actively opposing the occupation in Israel, and it doesn’t matter if you’re an activist in the field, a human rights attorney or a former soldier talking about what you were ordered to do. “Activists from the shady organization, “Ta’ayush,” who we tracked from within and outside,…

By Noam Sheizaf January 23, 2016

Left-wing activist Ezra Nawi is led into the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, January 21, 2016. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

These are the anti-occupation activists jailed under gag order

Israeli authorities arrest prominent activists Ezra Nawi, Guy Butavia, and Nasser Nawajah. At least one of them was barred from meeting with his attorney for days. In court, one activist says his interrogators used materials taken directly from a right-wing organization. Photos and video by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org The three anti-occupation activists in Israeli custody whose identities…

By Edo Konrad January 21, 2016