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Classified document reveals IDF ‘firing zones’ built to give land to settlers
In a top-secret meeting held in 1979, revealed here for the first time, then-Agricultural Minister Ariel Sharon explained that firing zones were meant to create 'land reserves' for settlements, as part of his larger plan of establishing 'ethnic borders' between Jews and Palestinians.
By
Yuval Abraham
July 11, 2022
Annexation aims to cut Palestinians out of Israel’s demographic equation
Israel's West Bank plans are driven by the logic of the Gaza Disengagement: control Palestinian land while shirking responsibility for its people.
By
Yehuda Shaul
July 28, 2020
The biggest myth about Israeli politics
It’s tempting to believe that non-politicians are the antidote to bad politicians, but it’s also wrong. In 2011, the Israeli pop singer Roni Superstar released a song called “Adoni” — literally “my lord,” or colloquially, “sir.” For sarcastic overtones, “His highness” will also do. Here is my free translation: “His Highness will tell me what…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
April 24, 2019
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The demolition of Khan al-Ahmar is more than just a war crime
While the imminent destruction of Khan al-Ahmar is an utmost humanitarian concern and quite possibly a war crime, many are overlooking the strategic importance of this tiny hamlet for the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The residents of Khan al-Ahmar have spent the past several weeks waiting for Israeli bulldozers to arrive to demolish their entire village and forcibly…
By
Edo Konrad
July 9, 2018
The Israeli media has kept us in the dark for 50 years
Since 1967, the Israeli media has hid the ugly, everyday reality in the occupied territories. But even if they really knew, would Israelis still choose to end 50 years of military rule over the Palestinians? By Yizhar Be’er According to the democratic-liberal-utopian model, let us assume for a moment that every citizens has access to all the information…
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July 5, 2017
Don’t call it a comeback: Really, please don’t come back
Ehud Barak isn’t the ‘only hope’ to defeat Netanyahu. He is, however, the most dangerous prime minister Israel has ever had. It seems Ehud Barak is planning a return to politics: posters have appeared calling on him to “run” (where exactly is unclear), and now even Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy reluctantly voiced the opinion that…
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Dimi Reider
September 8, 2016
Go ahead Herzog, join the coalition
The fact that the head of Israel’s opposition could soon join forces with Netanyahu may actually bode well for the Israeli Left and Palestinian citizens alike. The Israeli media has been beside itself this week with the possibility that the head of the opposition Isaac Herzog, leader of the Labor Party cum Zionist Union, may…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
May 18, 2016
The life and death of the Israeli peace camp
Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog is channeling the same tropes and spin Ehud Barak used to destroy the peace process 15 years ago. Will we have to wait another decade and a half for him to admit what he’s done? On a balmy evening in October of 2000, Ehud Barak, then the Israeli prime minister…
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Edo Konrad
February 13, 2016
Israelis only understand force — and it makes them angrier, polls show
New polls find that a majority of Jewish Israelis support the ‘voluntary transfer’ of West Bank Palestinians, a majority want to strip East Jerusalem Palestinians of Israeli residency. It’s true that most peace efforts followed war and violence — but not because the Israeli public wants them. Even in times of crisis, a brave leader can…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
October 29, 2015
Wave of stabbings show Israel’s wall isn’t about security
If the separation barrier neither stops terrorists nor marks an actual border between Israel and Palestine, then what is it actually for? The vast majority of stabbing attacks carried out inside Israel over the past couple of weeks have been carried out by West Bank Palestinians. Most of the attackers did not have permits to…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
October 11, 2015
The lie Israel sold the world — settlement ‘outposts’
The Israeli government’s policy proves that the outposts are effectively settlements – only you’ll never hear them being called that. “The outposts are not ‘hilltop youth.’ It is a carefully planned seizure of strategic points, the outposts have been coordinated with the prime minister.” – Adi Minz, former Yesha Council Chairman, 2004. By Yossi Gurvitz for…
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April 3, 2015
The mirage of Israel’s ‘diplomatic horizon’
The term ‘diplomatic horizon,’ a catch-phrase among Israeli politicians and the media, points to the need to offer a viable diplomatic plan together with military efforts against Palestinian violence. But can it offer Palestinians a real vision for their longing for statehood? By Prof. Elie Podeh Israeli political jargon occasionally invents “laundered” terms designed to create an…
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September 26, 2014
Israel needs a new strategy in Gaza
Ariel Sharon’s strategy in Gaza of “Divide and Rule” failed, and we are yet to see a successful military solution for the Strip. Is there anyone in the Israeli leadership with the courage and power to lead a political solution? By Lev Grinberg The Israeli government has drawn the IDF and the entire country into…
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August 30, 2014
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