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A pair of glasses resting on a worksheet used to teach Arabic to Israeli students, during an Arabic class at the Branco Weiss School. (Flash90)

Teaching our children Arabic should be elementary

A new study shows that Jewish Israeli teens who studied Arabic in elementary school have a better appreciation for Arab society later on. As the government continues its attacks on Arabic, it is imperative that teachers and parents fight to ensure children learn the language. By Gil Gertel The so-called nation-state bill, which passed its…

By +972 Magazine May 16, 2017

A Palestinian citizen of Israel votes in the 2015 elections, March 17, 2015 Ramle, Israel. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

On our way out of the apartheid closet

By advancing legislation to exclude the Arab minority from the Knesset, Israel is showing the world that its political system is really only intended for one group. By Marzouq El-Halabi The so-called “suspension bill,” which passed its first reading in the Knesset several weeks ago, constitutes another step by the Israeli Right to exclude Arab representatives…

By +972 Magazine April 8, 2016

Anti-occupation activist Nasser Nawaj’ah in a Jerusalem court. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

When criticism of occupation becomes ‘subversion’

The political arrests of anti-occupation activists is just the latest step in the Right’s war against political dissidents. The next stage is anybody’s guess. By Itay Mack The arrest of three anti-occupation activists, Ezra Nawi, Guy Butavia, and Nasser Nawajah, and the refusal to let them meet with their attorneys, did not take place as…

By +972 Magazine January 21, 2016

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Israeli tanks on the Israel-Gaza border. (photo: Activestills.org)

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…

By +972 Magazine August 30, 2014

Rick’s Weekly Wrap-Up: Apartheid, anyone?

While we should congratulate J14 for another successful week of anti-government demonstrations, let’s not forget that an all-too-similar Palestinian protest in annexed East Jerusalem was met with IDF violence Raging Rick Berman gives you this week’s news as it ought to be told By Rechavia “Rick” Berman Welcome to another edition of the Weekend Holyland…

By +972 Magazine August 14, 2011

Myth of Good Israel vs. Bad Israel: Where were the Left MKs?

Where was “the peace camp” when the Knesset decided to probe human rights NGOs? As the Knesset is passing one undemocratic law after the other, many people ask themselves where is the famous Israeli Left. I have long argued that supporting the two-states solution (as many Israelis say they do) doesn’t necessarily relate to support…

By Noam Sheizaf January 11, 2011