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Declaration of Independence (Government Press Office)
Book review: Unmasking the ‘Jewish and democratic’ state
Israel at once discriminates against Palestinian citizens of the state while trotting out their limited “rights” as proof positive of our “vibrant democracy.” Ben White’s latest book, Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination, and Democracy, is a response to this farce. Palestinians in Israel is a short but compelling read that teases out the tensions inherent…
By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat August 11, 2012
Jonathan Pollak the day he began serving his 3-month jail sentence (photo: Oren Ziv/activestills.org)
Jonathan Pollak’s life partner: Israel may turn into one big prison
The night that Jonathan Pollak was sentenced to three months in jail, I dreamed that I was thrown in jail too. That dream was probably partly a manifestation of the deep connection that all long-term couples feel; but it was also the expression of a growing feeling of apprehension regarding the future of all of…
By +972 Magazine January 12, 2011
Interrogation room
Becoming a GSS state
The government is considering a Terror Bill, which is rather a newfangled thing: at the moment we have that cherished British heirloom, the Defense (Emergency) Regulations of 1945, and some bits and pieces of it haphazardly passed into law. Unfortunately, the suggested bill is likely to make the already unhealthy Israeli democracy even more moribund.…
By Yossi Gurvitz October 7, 2010
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  3. At the Gaza fence, a protest wave revives hopes of Palestinian mobilization
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