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Screenshot from Benny Gantz's election campaign video, in which the ex-IDF chief boasts of destroying entire neighborhoods in Gaza. The footage was allegedly stolen from a Gaza-based media company.

Palestinian company says ex-IDF chief stole footage of Gaza destruction for campaign video

Gaza-based ‘Media Town’ claims Benny Gantz, who many see as Netanyahu’s only credible opponent in the upcoming elections, cribbed aerial footage of destroyed neighborhoods in Gaza following Operation Protective Edge. A Palestinian media company is claiming that former Israeli army chief and aspiring politician Benny Gantz stole their footage for a campaign video boasting of the death and destruction…

By Oren Ziv January 27, 2019

A Palestinian adjusts his mask during a protest near the Gaza border Strip, near Nahal Oz crossing, October 30, 2015. Since the beginning of October, more than 60 Palestinians have been killed in shootings and clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel, while eight Israelis have been killed in knife and gun attacks. (photo: Ezz Zanoun/Activesills.org)

Palestinians aren’t trying to go to heaven — they are fleeing hell

Despite what Israeli leaders may have you believe, Islamic fundamentalism is not the driving force behind the latest violence. “Say a prayer before leaving your house, dress in your best clothing. Brush your hair well, and smile for the camera. You may end up as another poster on the bleeding walls of the city. No…

By Rami Younis November 3, 2015

Broadcasting towers at Ramallah, sometime between 1934-39. (photo: The American Colony Photo Department in Jerusalem

Radio Ramallah: The cultural bridge that was

Between 1949-1967 there was a radio station that united West Bank Palestinians and Jerusalem Jews. It wasn’t interested in propaganda or demagogy, only playing the most popular Western and Arabic music. A brief history of Radio Ramallah and the legacy it leaves behind. By Niros* Last Saturday night, while walking on Tel Aviv’s Ha’aliya Street,…

By Cafe Gibraltar October 21, 2013

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Largest j14 protest of half million in Kikar Hamedina Sept 3 2011 (Activestills)

Where is the social protest movement in the Israeli elections?

Did the revolution lose its sex appeal? Did the J14 leaders enable politicians to ignore them? Whatever the reason, it is clear that the main benefactor of this state of affairs is Prime Minister Netanyahu. By Ilan Manor With the elections just two weeks away, it has become apparent that the 2013 elections are no…

By +972 Magazine January 13, 2013

According to BBC, Israel has no capital – but Palestine does

If you go to the BBC’s website to read about the countries participating in the upcoming London Olympics, you’ll get some interesting information on Israel and Palestine. According to the BBC sports page’s profile on Israel, it simply has no capital, whereas Palestine does have one, in East Jerusalem. The Israeli Foreign Ministry is of course up…

By Mairav Zonszein July 19, 2012

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi reaches out before making a speech in Tripoli which he sought to defuse tensions after more than 10 days of anti-government protests in Libya, March 2, 2011. (photo: Ahmed Jadallah/Flickr CC)

Covering the media that’s covering Gaddafi

People get their news in different ways. I learned that Gaddafi had been killed (or injured, or captured…as was be reported at various moments through the day) not by watching TV but rather via an unusual observation. I was just checking-in to my hotel in Tunis when I ran into the CNN crew. They were…

By Roee Ruttenberg October 20, 2011