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Left-wing activist Anat Matar (right) seen alongside attorney Michael Sfard in the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, April 28, 2019. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
What happens when you call a right-winger a ‘fascist’ in Israel
A known right-wing activist tried to sue left-wing academic Anat Matar for calling him an ‘arch-fascist’ on Facebook. It blew up in his face. A prominent right-wing activist published a statement last week acknowledging that he shouldn’t file lawsuits to resolve political arguments, as part of an agreement to settle a lawsuit he filed. Left-wing…
By Oren Ziv May 8, 2019
Palestinians participate in the March of Return, Galilee, May 2, 2017. (Maria Zreik/Activestills)
‘Israel has never recognized its Palestinian citizens’
Thousands of Palestinians participated in the March of Return on Tuesday, gathering at the site of the destroyed village of Al-Kabri in the Galilee. Below is a translated transcript of the speech given by Anat Matar, a member of the Israeli Committee for Palestinian Prisoners, at the event.  By Anat Matar I am profoundly grateful…
By +972 Magazine May 3, 2017
Abdullah Mubarak, who was recently released from administrative detention. In the background, Raed Andoni is pictured sitting with his head covered. From the film, “Ghost Hunting.”
The eternal jail: Palestinians bring trauma of Israeli prisons to the screen
A new documentary shows how the degradation and physical abuse suffered by Palestinians in Israeli jails means that even after their release, they haven’t escaped prison. By Anat Matar A month ago, on January 29, Abdallah Moubarak was released from a year-long administrative detention. Three weeks later, the film he acted in a short time…
By +972 Magazine March 17, 2017
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A Palestinian displays an Israeli military court summons. Photo by Activestills.org
New book explores Israel’s military legal system
The Israeli military legal system  is one of the most under reported yet crucial components of Israel’s system of control over Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Since 1967, Israel has controlled the entire area of the West Bank using two forms of legal enforcement based on two different legal codes –  one for Israeli…
By Joseph Dana September 6, 2011
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