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An Israeli soldier walks past a wall of photographs of Israelis still held hostage in Gaza, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, March 10, 2024. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Netanyahu isn’t the only one interested in prolonging the war

A broad coalition of political forces, from Israel's far right to the Zionist left, have differing motivations for turning the war into the new normal.

By Menachem Klein April 9, 2024

Ministers and MKs dance during the 'Victory Conference' for the resettlement of Gaza at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, January 28, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The Israeli public is dispirited. So why is the right euphoric?

The mantra of national unity has abetted the Israeli right’s sense of historic victory. But much of the public appears to be realizing some hard truths.

By Meron Rapoport March 20, 2024

Far-right Polish demonstrators take part in the annual National Independence Day march, November 11, 2022. (Matthias Berg/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

It’s not just Europe’s far right enabling Israeli apartheid

An antisemitic Romanian party is hardly Israel’s first fascist ally. But mainstream European parties have been just as complicit in Israel’s abuses.

By Eitay Mack September 4, 2023

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban seen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on the last day of his official state visit to Israel, July 20, 2018 (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)

How the antisemitic far right fell for Israel

The Israeli right's embrace of Viktor Orbán typifies its convergence with a global far right espousing what scholar Jelena Subotić calls 'pro-Israel antisemitism.' She tells +972 why they have so much in common.

By Natasha Roth-Rowland September 7, 2022

Barak Heymann. (Lorenzo Ferroni)

Why the Polish gov’t has this left-wing Israeli filmmaker in its crosshairs

What happens when a film challenges one of Poland's nationalist myths? Barak Heymann found out the hard way when his latest documentary questioned the number of Poles who saved Jews during the Holocaust.

By Libby Lenkinski July 27, 2022

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with the media as he views construction work on the fence between Israel and Jordan in the Arabah valley, southern Israel, February 9, 2016. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

The Bibi effect: How Israeli media became a far-right echo chamber

Netanyahu turned much of the Israeli press into his personal fiefdom during his 12 years in power — with drastic consequences that resonate to this day.

By Pnina Pfeuffer November 24, 2021

Adaptation of photo of Israeli soldier wearing a 'Punisher' patch (B'Tselem) and a U.S.-Israel joint exercise (IDF).

Brothers in arms

The Punisher skull — whether worn in the United States or Israel — has become a global icon of grievance, hypermasculinity, and violent efforts to assert supremacy.

By Ben Lorber November 18, 2021

An Israeli soldier carrying a backpack with the Punisher/Star of David insignia near Hebron. (B'Tselem)

The US far right hijacked this symbol. Now Israeli soldiers have too

The logo of the Punisher, which was appropriated by U.S. security forces and the far right for years, has become a common sight in the Israeli army.

By Oren Ziv October 19, 2021

Itamar Ben Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit party, holds a press conference in Jerusalem, March 1, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Netanyahu is embracing fascists — and the world is tolerating them

Itamar Ben-Gvir is not an outlier in Israeli politics; he is part of a far-right alliance that the international community has been normalizing for years.

By Sami Abu Shehadeh March 4, 2021

Lehava chairman Benzi Gopstein speaks during a ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Meir Kahane, Jerusalem, November 7, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Leader of Jewish supremacist group charged with anti-Palestinian incitement

Benzi Gopstein, like Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing long-overdue criminal charges. But both men's indictments change nothing about the racist, expansionist systems that produced them.

By Natasha Roth-Rowland November 27, 2019

Germans protest outside a cafe where members of the AfD were celebrating the results of Germany’s general elections, Berlin, September 24, 2017. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

German elections dredge up ghosts of the past

During the first awakening of Germany’s nationalist ghosts after reunification, the country never really had an honest conversation about racism and violence in East Germany. The rise of the AfD and its strong support in the East demonstrates that the country must still be vigilant about protecting its democracy and institutions. By Şeyda Emek I…

By +972 Magazine September 29, 2017

An activist wearing a gas mask, during Turkey's Pride Parade held in Istanbul, June 30, 2013. The parade held more the 30,000 participants. (Shiraz Grinbaum/Activestills.org)

The far-right is wooing LGBTQs for one reason: Islamophobia

From Donald Trump, to Marine Le Pen, to the Israeli government, the far-right is rebranding itself as uniquely equipped to protect LGBTQ communities from homophobia — so long as it is coming from Muslims. On June 13, 2016, Donald Trump gave a speech in response to the mass shooting at an Orlando LGBTQ nightclub the previous night,…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland June 2, 2017

Screenshot of Israelis attacking Channel 2 crew in northern Israeli city of Afula.

Racial attack on Israeli TV crew a sign of extremism turning normal

An attack on a television news crew indicates that the violence of the far right has reached the heart of Israeli cities. A television crew from Israel’s Channel 2 was attacked on Thursday evening by onlookers while covering a stabbing attack in the northern city of Afula. The reporter, Furat Nasser, is an Arab citizen, while…

By Dahlia Scheindlin October 10, 2015