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Israel’s protest leaders give the anti-occupation bloc the cold shoulder
A protest marking the occupation's 56th year was rejected by mainstream organizers, showing how messages about Palestinians are still being silenced.
By
Oren Ziv
June 6, 2023
‘A moment of disillusionment’: American Jews torn as Israel turns 75
Grappling with a far-right government and growing awareness of the Nakba, American Jews revealed mixed feelings marking Israel's independence.
By
Emily Tamkin
June 2, 2023
These Israeli youth are burning their draft orders — and no longer feeling alone
Left-wing high schoolers describe how the anti-government protests have provided a window for the mainstreaming of views long deemed illegitimate.
By
Oren Ziv
May 24, 2023
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An Israeli Black Panther’s call for true democracy
We did not get to taste one drop of the promises in the Declaration of Independence. Now we must gather all the oppressed groups we have ignored.
By
Reuven Abergel
May 8, 2023
A pro-government rally reveals the Israeli right’s internal cracks
Netanyahu's far-right partners overestimated their power to pursue the judicial overhaul. Now, they are turning the pressure on the prime minister.
By
Meron Rapoport
May 2, 2023
The problem with ‘reclaiming’ the Israeli flag
By transforming the flag into a symbol of 'resistance,' anti-government protesters exclude Palestinians from their purported struggle for democracy.
By
Oren Ziv
April 27, 2023
The Israeli right once fought for a strong judiciary. What changed?
Scholar Dahlia Scheindlin discusses the history of Israel's struggles over a constitution, and why political camps reversed their positions on the courts.
By
Nate Orbach
April 24, 2023
Debunking the myths of Israel’s Declaration of Independence
If Israeli protesters want to cite Israel’s founding document as a moral guide, they first need to acknowledge its failings.
By
Tom Pessah
April 10, 2023
The Israeli right’s arrogance has made a new struggle possible
The mass protests have opened the possibility, however slight, that Israelis will begin to demand fundamental changes we haven't seen since 1948.
By
Meron Rapoport
March 29, 2023
The dilemmas of the Mizrahi left in the Israeli protest movement
Prof. Smadar Lavie discusses the possibilities and contradictions of the Ashkenazi-dominated protests against the government, and traces the efforts of a small cohort of Mizrahi activists to make their voices heard.
By
Shane Burley
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Ben Lorber
March 28, 2023
How this protest movement is bringing Netanyahu to his knees
A movement that started out against the government's judicial coup has morphed into a successful uprising. Yet questions still loom about what this moment portends for Israeli politics, and above all for Palestinians.
By
Haggai Matar
March 27, 2023
Do Israeli protesters really want democracy?
The true test of this wave of protests will come once victory is secured: will the crowds go home, or will they push for radical change?
By
Orly Noy
March 27, 2023
Israelis, welcome to BDS
Though not named as such, BDS tactics have been central to Israel’s anti-government protests. And the hypocrisy is not lost on Palestinians.
By
Amjad Iraqi
March 19, 2023
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