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Doctors and nurses clean up after conducting open-heart surgery at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, Israel, August 13, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

A Palestinian student briefly deleted her social media. Israel revoked her permit

Police arrested a West Bank medical student at an Israeli hospital and accused her of 'blocking' friends online. Weeks later, she was barred from returning.

By Oren Ziv December 19, 2023

Yael Berda. (Oren Ziv)

‘Israel’s permit regime isn’t about security, it’s about segregation’

The permit system for Palestinians allows Israel to recruit informants, suppress political activity, and create an opaque system of segregation and control. Just don’t say it’s about security, says Yael Berda. The image should be familiar to every person with even the slightest bit of knowledge about Palestine. Hundreds of middle-aged men huddled together at…

By Edo Konrad January 9, 2019

A full house at the premiere of Naila and the Uprising at the Red Crescent Cinema Hall in the Gaza Strip, September 2018. (Shareef Sarhan)

What it takes to organize a film screening in Gaza

Getting an entry permit from the Israeli army, securing permission to screen the film from Hamas, and how to prepare for inevitable power cuts are only some of the hurdles. Imagine what it takes to coordinate humanitarian aid. By Jen Marlowe We had been talking about organizing the Gaza premiere of Naila and the Uprising for months, but…

By +972 Magazine October 15, 2018

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A Palestinian worker waits to cross Qalandiya checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and East Jerusalem, during the early hours of February 25, 2016. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Forget BDS: Denied entry to Israel, just because of a last name

Over the past two years, the Israeli army has revoked Palestinian workers’ permits to enter Israel simply because they share a last name with someone who carried out a violent attack against Israelis. The move has already dealt a severe blow to over 2,000 workers in the West Bank, many of whom have been working inside Israel…

By Social TV September 26, 2018

Palestinians from the West Bank swim in the Mediterranean Sea during Eid al-Adha, Tel Aviv, August 22, 2018. (Oren Ziv)

On Eid, Palestinian children suddenly cease to be security threats

Tel Aviv’s beaches are packed with Palestinians from the West Bank and East Jerusalem this week, due to Eid al-Adha. Walking along the promenade, you can almost imagine what life would be like here without separation. By Oren Ziv Arabic. This was the main language spoken on the beach in Tel Aviv Wednesday. It was…

By Oren Ziv August 23, 2018

Palestinian farmers negotiate with Israeli soldiers at a military gate in the northern West Bank, demanding the Israeli army ease restrictions to allow them to more easily enter and exit, Deir Al Ghusun, July 9, 2017. (Haidi Motola/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: How Israel’s wall keeps Palestinian farmers off their land

Palestinian farmers, along with Israeli and international activists, demonstrate in front of a military gate in the northern West Bank, calling to relax Israeli restrictions on access to their land. Photos and text by Ahmad Al-Bazz and Haidi Motola / Activestills.org Approximately 100 Palestinian farmers protested on Sunday morning in front of an Israeli military gate in…

By Activestills July 10, 2017

Palestinian women and children wade in the sea during Eid al-Adha, September 14, 2016. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org) The Old City of Jaffa is seen in the background.

PHOTOS: Palestinians visit beach during Eid al-Adha holiday

A few times a year, the Israeli army gives Palestinians tens of thousands of entry permits and thousands of Palestinians see the sea for the first time. Photos by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org Most of the West Bank is no more than an hour’s drive from the beach, but the Palestinians who live there cannot visit the…

By Activestills September 15, 2016

Qalandiya checkpoint,
West Bank, February 25,
2016. (Activestills)

Shot in the head by the IDF? Your entry permit is now revoked

An IDF officer opened fire on a Palestinian taxi, killing a 15-year-old boy, and wounding five others. The driver, who was shot in the head, returned from the hospital to discover his work and entry permits had been revoked. By John Brown* On Tuesday, June 21 at 1:30 a.m., an officer from the IDF’s Kfir…

By +972 Magazine August 6, 2016

Employees at the Zarfati Garage in Mishur Adumim vote to strike on July 22, 2014. (Photo courtesy of Ma’an workers union)

A win for labor rights of Palestinians working in Israeli settlements

The management at a West Bank auto repair shop tried to paint Hatem Abu Ziadeh as a ‘security threat’ for organizing other workers. Palestinian workers in settlements are particularly vulnerable to labor abuses and employer retaliation. The Israeli settlement business that arranged for a Palestinian man’s work permit to be revoked on false security charges…

By Haggai Matar April 8, 2016

Israelis and Palestinians march toward the 'tunnels checkpoint' in the West Bank, in a joint demonstration against the occupation, February 5, 2016. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Israel revokes entry permits for dozens of Palestinian peace activists

Dozens of Palestinians active in joint peace groups will no longer be able to cross into Israel to give workshops on reconciliation and dialogue. The Israeli army’s Civil Administration, formerly known as the military government, recently informed dozens of joint Israeli-Palestinian peace organizations that it would retroactively revoke entry permits for Palestinian peace activists from…

By Haggai Matar February 8, 2016

Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Obama in the Oval Office, March 2012 (photo: The White House / Flickr)

What Netanyahu can easily offer Obama on Gaza

Three ‘gestures’ Israel can easily make that will radically improve the lives of at least thousands of Palestinians — all without compromising one inch on its own security concerns. By Amir Rotem In the hall of mirrors that is international diplomacy, all is being polished for the Netanyahu-Obama summit. Lists of gifts the two are…

By +972 Magazine November 9, 2015

Palestinians in the West Bank village of Duma carry the body of 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabshe after he was slain in an arson attack during the early hours of the morning, July 31, 2015. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

A Month in Photos: After violence, the joy of Eid becomes a blur

A Palestinian family is burned alive in a settler attack, Jerusalem’s Pride Parade ends in terror, and three Palestinian youths are killed by Israeli soldiers. The three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday, during which thousands celebrated on the shores of the Mediterranean, seems like a lifetime ago. Photos by: Oren Ziv, Ahmad al-Bazz, Faiz Abu-Rmeleh, Keren Manor, Mustafa Bader, Anne…

By Activestills August 1, 2015

A Palestinian woman stands in the Mediterranean Sea during the last day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday as the sun sets in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 19, 2015. Israeli authorities issued thousands of permits for Palestinians living in the West Bank, allowing them to visit Israel during the three-day holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (photo: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Palestinians reach the sea to mark end of Ramadan

As the Muslim holy month came to an end, Israel granted thousands of entry permits to West Bank Palestinians. Many took the opportunity to visit the beach and other places they are normally forbidden from reaching. Photos by Oren Ziv, Yotam Ronen, Faiz Abu Rmeleh / Activestills.org Thousands of Palestinian from the West Bank crossed…

By Activestills July 22, 2015