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‘We’ve killed so many children — it’s hard to argue with that’
Since March, hundreds of Israelis have joined silent vigils for slain Gazan children, holding up their photos to try to break through the wall of apathy.
By
Oren Ziv
May 1, 2025
The glorious legacy of Israel’s so-called ‘guardian of democracy’
The government’s efforts to oust the AG must be resisted. But even by her own admission, she has proudly signed off on Israel’s crimes against Palestinians.
By
Orly Noy
and
Amos Brison
March 28, 2025
In its fight against fascism, Israeli academia remains blind to a basic truth
The government’s assault on democratic norms can't be separated from its oppression of Palestinians: they are two lobes of the same right-wing brain.
By
Anat Matar
February 26, 2025
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The real reason a former Israeli army chief called out ethnic cleansing in Gaza
Less concerned by the plight of Palestinians, Moshe Ya’alon fears the impact on the defense establishment of Netanyahu’s anti-democratic revolution.
By
Meron Rapoport
December 5, 2024
‘I refuse to take part in a revenge war’: Israel jails teen for opposing army draft
Tal Mitnick is the first Israeli conscientious objector to be imprisoned since Oct. 7. He explains why the current war has only reaffirmed his convictions.
By
Oren Ziv
December 28, 2023
Why Israel’s top court is greenlighting a civil rights crackdown
After a year of fierce battles over the judicial coup, Israel’s Supreme Court seems totally subservient to the state’s policies since Oct. 7. What's changed?
By
Eyal Lurie-Pardes
December 12, 2023
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
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
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