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An Israeli Border Police officer points his weapon at journalists and Palestinian paramedics during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters in north Ramallah, near the Beit El checkpoint, occupied West Bank, December 22, 2017. (Oren Ziv/Activestills)

The rebellion of Israel’s second army

Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi hands over to his successor a ‘policing army’ that is more autonomous, settler-led, and lethal than ever.

By Yagil Levy December 26, 2022

An Israeli soldier seen during the annual Purim parade in Hebron's city center, West Bank, March 10, 2020. (Oren Ziv)

Hebron settlers hold Purim parade while Palestinians locked down for coronavirus

Dismissing virus fears, Israeli soldiers and police accompanied 250 settlers in Hebron's city center while preventing Palestinian onlookers from approaching.

By Oren Ziv March 10, 2020

Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference following the dissolving of the Knesset and ahead of the new elections, Tel Aviv, May 30, 2019. (Flash90)

Why are Israeli liberals suddenly courting a far-right nationalist?

Liberman’s political maneuvering may just bring about King Bibi’s downfall, but that doesn’t mean secular liberals should forget the reasons they opposed him all these years. Avigdor Liberman has, over the past decade, exerted a greater impact on Israel’s political discourse than any other lawmaker. In just a few years, he made once unthinkable ideas — such as…

By Edo Konrad May 30, 2019

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A Palestinian woman seen after after crossing the a fence that had been damaged by demonstrators during the protest near the Gaza-Israel border fence, Gaza Strip, September 28, 2018. (Mohammed Zaanoun/Activestills.org)

The most critical issues Israelis won’t be voting on in the next election

Israelis will head to the polls next April to elect a new government. But none of the major parties are offering any real change when it comes to the occupation or social justice issues. This is where the left has a role to play. Amid a number of coalition crises and the possibility of an indictment against Prime Minister Benjamin…

By Haggai Matar December 24, 2018

Elor Azaria, the former Israeli soldier who was convicted of executing an incapacitated Palestinian stabbing suspect, returns to the scene of the crime, Hebron, West Bank, July 3, 2018. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Elor Azaria takes a victory lap in Hebron: He’s still not the problem

Azaria, the Israeli soldier who was recently released from prison after executing an incapacitated Palestinian stabbing suspect, gets a hero’s welcome at the scene of the crime. Ultimately, however, he is not to blame. We are. By David Sarna Galdi Watching news footage of Elor Azaria visiting Hebron feels like watching O.J. Simpson partying in…

By +972 Magazine July 5, 2018

An Israeli soldier attempts to block the view of a photographer as Israeli soldiers search Palestinian men in the West Bank city of Hebron, June 22, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

An attempt to erase the shame of occupation

A Knesset bill that would prohibit filming soldiers on duty is meant not only to make the work of human rights organizations impossible, but also to prevent Israelis from having to confront what soldiers are sent to do in their name. By A. Daniel Roth The Israeli government voted this week to support a bill…

By +972 Magazine June 19, 2018

Israeli soldier Elor Azaria in court to hear the verdict in his manslaughter trial for shooting an unarmed Palestinian attacker in the head, Janary 4, 2017. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

What justice looks like for those who kill Palestinians

Ahed Tamimi was sentenced to eight months in prison for slapping a soldier. Col. Israel Shomer, who shot a Palestinian teenager in the back three times didn’t sit a single day behind bars. Ever since she was arrested in the middle of the night late last December, 17-year-old Ahed Tamimi has been held in Israeli custody. On…

By Yali (Yael) Marom March 22, 2018

Thousands of Israeli Left wing activists particiapted a rally in Rabin Square, Tel-Aviv, calling for talks with Palestinians and in support of the two states solution on May 27'th, 2017. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)

The strange catharsis of hopelessness in Israel

There are no negotiations on the horizon, no deals on the table and no calls to end the violence. This moment in Israeli politics is dismal, yet sobering. It was hard not to feel just a bit giddy in recent weeks about the possibility that corruption investigations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may eventually bear fruit. It…

By Mairav Zonszein March 21, 2018

CCTV footage showing Israeli soldiers beating and arresting a Palestinian man during clashes in Jericho. The man later died, likely of wounds sustained during the beating.

Palestinian man dies following beating by IDF soldiers

A video published Thursday shows soldiers beating 33-year-old Yasin al-Saradih during a raid in the West Bank city of Jericho. Military sources say the beating was likely the cause of death. Video published on social media Thursday appears to show IDF soldiers beating to death a Palestinian man during an arrest raid in the Palestinian city…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man February 22, 2018

Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked next to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, at the ceremony for opening a new year of justice in Tel Aviv, on August 30, 2016. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Justice minister’s attacks on Breaking the Silence may just backfire

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked’s latest crusade has led to a Breaking the Silence spokesperson being questioned under caution. But if she’s so concerned about army abuses against Palestinians, why isn’t she ordering an investigation into the string of unlawful killings carried out by soldiers? In Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked’s latest stunt, Breaking the Silence spokesperson…

By Orly Noy June 24, 2017

Palestinian workers squeeze themselves to pass through the Israeli checkpoint of Bethlehem while heading to their work in Israeli cities, Bethlehem, West Bank, March 19, 2017. (Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

50 reasons to resist the occupation in its 50th year

Fifty reasons to join a growing coalition united in creating a more just future in the region, in order to make the 50th year of the occupation its last. By Talia Krevsky and Isaac Kates Rose 1. January 1: The onset of the 50th year of violating the Fourth Geneva Convention through Israel’s military occupation over…

By +972 Magazine March 30, 2017

Israeli policemen stand guard as bulldozers demolish houses in the unrecognized Bedouin village of Umm el-Hiran, in the Negev desert, January 18, 2017. (Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)

Assault on Palestinian man shows violent effects of police impunity

Even when brutality is documented, Palestinians must live with the knowledge that they are unlikely to receive truth, justice, or respect from the authorities that claim to serve them. In the wake of a video released last Thursday showing an Israeli police officer assaulting a Palestinian truck driver in East Jerusalem, Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh…

By Amjad Iraqi March 25, 2017

Elor Azaria, the Israeli soldier who shot dead a disarmed and injured Palestinian attacker in the West Bank city of Hebron on March 24, 2016, is surrounded by family and friends as he awaits to hear his sentence in a courtroom at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, on February 21, 2017. (Jim Hollander/POOL)

A prison sentence that tells the true story of the occupation

An 18-month prison sentence for Elor Azaria, who shot and killed a wounded Palestinian attacker last year, is a reminder that the occupation has no place for law and justice. There was something about the Elor Azaria trial that felt scripted. I only spent three days in court last year, watching Azaria testify, but while…

By Noam Sheizaf February 21, 2017