Duma terror attack

Amiram Ben-Uliel, who was charged with murder over the Duma arson attack in July 2015, arrives to hear his verdict at the Lod District Court, May 18, 2020. (Flash90)

Convicting Jewish terrorists is the exception that proves the rule

The conviction of a Jewish extremist does not erase the fact that Israel turns a blind eye to its systemic violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

By Ziv Stahl and Gilad Grossman May 20, 2020

Palestinians gather at the Dawabsheh family home in the West Bank village of Duma following an arson attack by Jewish terrorists, August 1, 2015. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Jewish terrorism: Ashkenazim provide the fuel, Mizrahim light the match

Israeli leaders have imbued generations of Mizrahim with a hatred for both Arabs as well as their own Arab identity. The results have been deadly.

By Orly Noy May 19, 2020

Israeli soldiers escort and protect Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinian activists in Hebron, occupied West Bank, December 24, 2018. (Issa Amro)

Seven hospitalized in settler attack on Hebron activists

Israeli soldiers reportedly stand by during attack on the ‘Youth Against Settlements’ community center in the occupied city. Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinians who were attempting to rebuild part of a local youth center in the occupied city of Hebron over the weekend, sending seven of them to the hospital with minor injuries. On…

By Edo Konrad December 28, 2018

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Hussein Dawabshe seen outside a court hearing in Lod, during a hearing on the attack on the West Bank village of Duma, where three members of the Dawabshe family were murdered, June 19, 2018. (Roy Alima/Flash90)

Torture ruling unites right and left, but leaves justice by the wayside

Both left and right-wingers hailed a decision by an Israeli court to throw out parts of confessions provided by two Israelis suspected of a murdering a Palestinian family because they were obtained through torture. The shared satisfaction across political camps is rare. It is also flawed and worrying. Both left-wing and right-wing voices lauded an Israeli court…

By Dahlia Scheindlin June 21, 2018

Palestinian farmers from the West Bank village of Qaryut assess the damage done to their olive trees the day before by Israeli settlers, October 20, 2013. Officials from the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture on the scene counted 60 trees damaged belonging to 12 different farmers. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Living in the constant shadow of settler violence

A recent surge in hate crimes against Palestinians in the West Bank has drawn the attention of both local and international media. But the violence is just one part of the settlement system that is pushing Palestinians to abandon their land. In the hills of the northern West Bank, nightfall brings back an old fear. For the…

By Edo Konrad May 10, 2018

Siam Nuwara, the father of Nadeem Siam Nuwara, mourns over his son before his funeral procession in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 16, 2014. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

‘There is no justice in Israel — it’s always postponed’

The Nawara family expected to hear the sentence of the Israeli soldier who killed their son, Nadeem. Instead, they were forced to sit quietly while the soldier’s lawyer argued that it was not his client but Nadeem who was guilty of a crime. The hearing began poorly. Siam Nawara was on the stand, testifying in what was supposed…

By Joshua Leifer January 10, 2018

'Price tag' graffiti in 'Ara, northern Israel, May 24, 2017. (Israel Police Spokesperson's Unit)

Palestinian cars torched in ‘price tag’ attack in northern Israel

Two cars were set on fire and the words ‘price tag’ spray painted on a house in ‘Ara, a Palestinian village in northern Israel. By Yael Marom Residents of ‘Ara, a Palestinian village in northern Israel, awoke on Wednesday morning to find that two of their cars had been set on fire and the words “price…

By +972 Magazine May 24, 2017

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before the UN General Assembly (Kobi Gideon, GPO)

Netanyahu at the UN: Frozen bodies, blatant lies, and imaginary children

Netanyahu didn’t need the Mufti or a bomb diagram at this year’s UN General Assembly. Just a few kind words about a Palestinian victim of Jewish terror, branding Israel as an economic powerhouse, and kissing up to the Americans. 1. Stealing the president’s lines “Ahmed was the victim of a horrible terrorist act perpetrated by Jews……

By Samah Salaime September 24, 2016

And Israel border policeman outside the Abu Khdeir home in Shuafat, East Jerusalem Sept. 7, 2014 (Photo: Tamar Fleishman)

Yes, Israel does differentiate between Jewish and Palestinian terror

When Palestinians demand their attackers receive the same punishments as those who target Jews, the pretense of equal treatment before the law slips away. Some of Israel’s most hardline politicians are fond of saying that they don’t differentiate between terror attacks perpetrated by Jews and Palestinians. In the wake of the Duma arson that killed three…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland September 14, 2016

The Dawabshe grandfather stands in the charred home in which his family members were murdered by extremist Jewish settlers, Duma, West Bank, July 31, 2015. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

A year since the Duma murders: Navigating justice and pain

A year after losing his parents and baby brother, six-year-old Ahmad Dawabshe returns to Duma for the first time. At court hearings for the accused murderers, settler youths taunt the remaining family members. A journey through an unimaginably painful year. “I know you spent a lot of time with the Dawabshe family in the hospital,” said…

By Samah Salaime July 31, 2016

A Palestinian family sits in the remains of their demolished home in the West Bank village of Umm el-Kheir, South Hebron Hills, April 6, 2016. (Wissam Hashlamon/Flash90)

Equality could be the ultimate deterrence to violence

If the Israeli security establishment is looking for a proper way to put an end to violence, a little equality in the eyes of the law might go a long way. By Talal Jabari One of my very first assignments as a young journalist was to go to Shuafat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem to take…

By +972 Magazine July 17, 2016

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (Photo by Activestills.org)

If Israel’s generals are moral, let them prove it

Defense Minister Ya’alon has been heralded as the Left’s newest spokesperson after repeatedly speaking out against Israel’s political leadership. Let’s not forget that this is the same guy who called Breaking the Silence ‘traitors.’ After reserving a spot among the “left-wing pragmatists” for openly stating that executing a dying man, and especially while on camera,…

By Orly Noy May 17, 2016

Illustrative photo of Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli military prison (By ChameleonsEye / Shutterstock.com)

A law banning torture in Israel? Don’t hold your breath

An anti-torture law currently being drafted by the Justice Ministry is not enough to fix an entire legal system that allows the practice to be used against an occupied population. During its review session at the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva on Wednesday, Israel’s representatives informed the committee that the Justice Ministry is drafting…

By Amjad Iraqi May 6, 2016