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Israeli security forces at the scene of a shooting attack at the entrance to the Israeli settlement of Givat Asaf, in the West Bank, on December 13, 2018. Two soldiers were killed and several others wounded. Photo by (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

This doesn’t end well

There are zero prospects of finding a way out of this situation. Nobody is coming to end the occupation, and there will be no end to the violence until the violence of the occupation ends. One of the most depressing things about Israel-Palestine is just how predictable and cyclical the violence can be. The almost-war in Gaza,…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man December 13, 2018

Merkava tanks and APC's maneuver near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2014. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

A year after Gaza: The only lesson we can draw from Protective Edge

Both Israel and Hamas are preparing for the next round of fighting. So how does one prevent the inevitable? Hamas is preparing for the next round of fighting. That has been the messaging the Israeli security establishment has dispatched throughout the media in recent days, part of widespread coverage marking one year since the start…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man July 7, 2015

Police investigators collect evidence and ZAKA volunteers collect blood from the spot where an Israeli soldier was stabbed and killed Monday outside a Tel Aviv train station, November 10, 2014. (Photo by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

To stop the attacks, Israelis have to see the whole picture

It’s impossible to understand today’s Israeli-Palestinian reality by looking — without any context — only at stabbings and vehicle attacks. Israel is not the only player in the game, and it must come to grips with that if the flames are to ever die down. A difficult day has come to an end. Two stabbing…

By Orly Noy November 10, 2014

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Israeli soldiers discover a tunnel in the Gaza Strip during ‘Operation Protective Edge,’ July 20, 2014. (Photo by IDF Spokesperson)

Space for perpetuating the conflict: Tunnels, deterrence and profits

Israeli leaders cannot escape the idea that Palestinians must be controlled, all the time and in all areas of life. Indeed, if controlling the Palestinians is everything we want, then the separation wall and the ‘Iron Dome’ are excellent solutions. The longer this snowball rolls, however, any non-military option is ruled out more aggressively, and…

By +972 Magazine September 20, 2014