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A clash over gender segregation reveals the blindness of Israel’s protest leaders
On the religionization of public space, as with the occupation, the leaders of the anti-government protests are out of step with many taking to the streets.
By
Oren Ziv
September 29, 2023
Netanyahu and Raisi are more alike than they’ll admit
Smearing anti-gov't protesters as 'joining forces with the PLO and Iran' is just one of the things making Bibi a grotesque reflection of the Iranian president.
By
Orly Noy
September 28, 2023
Biden’s message to Bibi: Normalization is more important than democracy
At a meeting on the UN sidelines, many anticipated Biden would pressure Netanyahu to halt his anti-democratic agenda. But the U.S. has other priorities.
By
Naim Mousa
September 27, 2023
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Will Israel’s High Court defy the far-right government?
As the Court hears petitions against the first judicial overhaul bill, Palestinian human rights lawyer Hassan Jabareen assesses the state of play.
By
Ghousoon Bisharat
September 15, 2023
My last letter: Speak the words we were taught to fear
+972’s outgoing editor-in-chief reflects on the changes to the site and on the ground during his tenure, and calls for courage to confront reality head-on.
By
Edo Konrad
September 15, 2023
‘I told Arafat: Israel will promise you an inch and not give you a millimeter’
Reflecting on the Oslo Accords 30 years later, veteran politician Hanan Ashrawi recounts her arguments with PLO leaders during the negotiations, and explains why Israel's political crisis is opening cracks in the occupation.
By
Meron Rapoport
September 13, 2023
‘Youth Against Dictatorship’: Meet Israel’s new class of conscientious objectors
Eight new draft refusers speak about the occupation, the anti-judicial reform protests, and conscientious objection as a tool of protest.
By
Oren Ziv
September 5, 2023
A lesson on Israeli ‘democracy’ from an 18-year-old draft refuser
Previous generations of Israelis closed their eyes to the oppression of Palestinians, Mizrahim, and asylum seekers. Our generation can be different.
By
Yahli Agai
September 5, 2023
‘We’re shattered and fed up’: The youth on the frontlines of Israel’s protests
Before this year, many of these teens and twentysomethings had never been to a protest. Now they’re taking to the streets not just to fight the Israeli government, but to change the old order.
By
Oren Ziv
August 24, 2023
Bibi is unmoved by air force refusers — the occupation doesn’t need them
The prime minister's indifference to threats by over 1,000 reserve pilots shows that when it comes to Israel’s security, he’s been bluffing the whole time.
By
Meron Rapoport
August 22, 2023
How mass army refusal is forcing Israelis to rethink their red lines
The dissent of thousands of reserve soldiers offers a rare opening for Israelis to question the army’s primary function: maintaining the occupation.
By
Ariel Bernstein
August 13, 2023
The Arabic media on Israel’s crisis: Don’t interfere with its implosion
Across the Arab world, journalists are debating the implications of Israel's anti-government protests on the state's stability and regional relations.
By
Baker Zoubi
August 3, 2023
The only answer to the Israeli right’s war: A state for all its citizens
Israel’s protest leaders are strengthening an ethnocratic identity that lacks all consistency with their ‘democratic’ mission. But an alternative exists.
By
Ameer Fakhoury
July 30, 2023
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