Anarchists Against the Wall

Members of the Israeli Socialist Left (SHASI) march in Tel Aviv on May Day, May 1, 1990. (Courtesy of the Kaminer family)

Splintered but not broken: A history of Israel’s independent left

From class struggles to women's rights to fighting occupation, Israel's 'independent left' was never a cohesive social movement. Yet its impact is being felt to this day.

By Matan Kaminer and Joel Beinin May 28, 2020

Israeli soldiers remove Israeli activists who stage a sit-in on the route of the separation wall in the West Bank village of Bil'in, West Bank, November 11, 2005. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Ban on Israeli activists from West Bank based on lies and misinformation

Naftali Bennett's decision to bar 30 Israeli activists from the West Bank is an attempt to silence anyone who dares work alongside Palestinians to end the occupation.

By Oren Ziv January 19, 2020

Eran Cohen, who is running for president of the U.K.'s Union of Jewish Students. (Lia Suissa)

Meet the radical Israeli looking to lead Britain’s Jewish students

A radical, left-wing British-Israeli has shaken up the race for the next president of the U.K.’s Union of Jewish students, and drawn international media attention. Eran Cohen talks BDS, diasporism, and being wounded by unfriendly IDF fire. By Matan Kaminer The election campaign for president of the U.K.’s Union of Jewish Students is not the…

By +972 Magazine December 7, 2016

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Israeli activist Renen Raz is seen arrested by Israeli soldiers during a demonstration in the West Bank village Nabi Saleh. Raz passed away in October 2016. (Activestills.org)

Farewell to an Israeli partner in the Palestinian struggle

Renen Raz died last week after a lengthy battle with an illness. For Palestinians activists, he was an example of an Israeli who truly believed in liberation for all. By: Ahmad Al-Bazz / Activestills.org Dozens of Palestinians have been expressing their condolences on social media since the death of Israeli activist Renen Raz last week, following…

By Activestills October 30, 2016

‘A consciousness free of occupation’: Bil’in marks 10 years of popular struggle

The village that managed to unite the world behind the spirit of nonviolent Palestinian protest marks not only a decade of tear gas, night raids and tragedy, but also of co-resistance and victories in its struggle against settlements, the separation barrier and the occupation. Anyone who has visited the West Bank village of Bil’in on…

By Haggai Matar February 26, 2015

Anarchists Against the Wall: Direct Action and Solidarity with the Palestinian Popular Struggle, (Photo: Courtesy of AK Press)

Navigating privilege, solidarity and belonging: A chapter from the new book ‘Anarchists Against the Wall’

As a member of Anarchists Against the Wall, Roy Wagner acts in solidarity with people whose plight and oppression has to do with his privilege. ‘Since I am part of their problem, it’s pointless for me to patronize them over how their communities go wrong.’ When it comes to his beloved hometown of Tel Aviv,…

By +972 Magazine December 7, 2013

C2 – PL Linch by Roi Shapira

Anti-occupation activists aim to fund legal defense in art sale

Art exhibition and sale in Tel Aviv — and online — will try to cover the legal expenses of Israeli and Palestinian activists arrested for their protests against the wall, settlements, military campaigns and all systems of occupation and Apartheid. A great opportunity to support a great cause. Over the past decade or so the popular,…

By Haggai Matar August 21, 2013

Anti-occupation activist Leehee Rothschild photographed with the closed military zone orders, delivered to her and 12 other activists in order to deter them from going to demonstrations against the separation wall. (photo: Activestills)

Police ban Israeli activists from West Bank demonstrations

Thirteen anti-occupation activists were awoken by police officers early Sunday morning to receive closed military zone orders, preventing them from joining Palestinians in weekly demonstrations in the West Bank. By Leehee Rothschild Israeli police officers distributed closed military zone orders for four West Bank villages early Sunday morning to 13 prominent activists in groups such…

By +972 Magazine November 11, 2012

Anarchists: The most important activists on the Jewish Israeli left

A lot of nonsensical accusations are leveled at Israel’s anarchist activists, a small group of citizens engaging in civil disobedience and nonviolent protest against the occupation. Most of them are lies. The fact is that the anarchists are the only group in Israel engaged in serious anti-occupation activism. This is a translation from Hebrew of…

By Noam Sheizaf July 7, 2012

1 injury, 2 fires and 6 arrests in Friday demos across West Bank

Weekly demonstrations by the popular committees in three Palestinian villages in the West Bank on Friday endured the customary IDF means of suppression, including tear gas, skunk water and rubber-coated bullets. One child was injured, two fires erupted and several arrests were made. By The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee ּBi’lin Residents of Bil’in were joined by…

By +972 Magazine July 7, 2012

Thoughts on a joint but unequal Palestinian-Israeli struggle

Israeli activists have joined Palestinians in demonstrations throughout the West Bank for a decade, in what some have come to bill a ‘joint struggle.’ But the apparent disparity between the daily realities of Israelis and Palestinians beckons the question: What is the role of Israelis in the Palestinian struggle for liberation? By Noa Shaindlinger Since 2003,…

By +972 Magazine June 23, 2012

The brothers Amira and their Madonna concert tickets at the wall (from the clip)

WATCH: Palestinians going to Madonna concert stopped by wall

Two brothers from the village of Nil’in got tickets to see Madonna play live in Israel. They started walking to the show, but were stopped by the separation wall built on their lands. “I apologize for being not able to come to your concert for peace,” said one of the brothers. [UPDATE: I’ve been told…

By Haggai Matar May 31, 2012

Madonna invites leftist groups to concert, Anarchists refuse

Over 30,000 people are expected to attend the opening concert of Madonna’s world tour “MDNA” tonight (Thursday) in Israel. The concert is being billed as a “peace concert” and costs more than NIS 15 million to produce. One of Madonna’s dancers, a Palestinian named Ali Ramadani already made headlines after tweeting about his visit to the Al-Aqsa…

By Mairav Zonszein May 31, 2012