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Jaffa Port (Lisa Goldman)

WATCH: ‘Jaffa flotilla’ marks destruction of Palestine’s cultural capital

Dozens of Palestinians and Israeli Jews sailed along the coast last week to mark the destruction of Jaffa — the former political, cultural and economic capital of Palestine — during the 1948 War. Organized by the Israeli NGO Zochrot, which works to raise awareness of the Nakba and promote the right of return among Israeli…

By Social TV May 22, 2015

Hadash chairman Ayman Odeh at a press conference, February 11, 2015. (Photo by Activestills.org)

No, Arab MKs don’t ‘care too much’ about the occupation

Israel’s Arab politicians are often attacked for ‘dealing too much’ with the Palestinian issue. But if they don’t speak up for a people who lack even the most basic civil rights, who will? One of the most-repeated criticism of Israel’s Palestinian members of Knesset, which always come up around election time, is that they “deal…

By Haggai Matar March 1, 2015

Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum June 2012( World Economic Forum CC BY-SA 2.0)

Turkey must fulfill its pledge to Israel

Netanyahu publicly placed his reputation and his country’s pride on the line in order to appease Obama and improve relations with Turkey; by ignoring its already agreed upon terms, Erdogan will make the Israeli people less likely to support another far-reaching agreement. By Aaron Magid At the end of a much-anticipated trip to Israel in…

By +972 Magazine September 4, 2013

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Ehud Barak and his wife in Istanbul, May 4 2013 (photo: Roee Ruttenberg)

Spotted in Istanbul: Former Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak

Former Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak was spotted at an Istanbul airport this morning (Saturday). Barak was accompanied by his wife and a security guard. The trio was in transit and spent four hours in an airline lounge. Barak served as defense minister during Operation Cast Lead in 2008-2009 and the 2010 flotilla offensive, in…

By Roee Ruttenberg May 4, 2013

IDF soldier shooting live bullets at demonstrators in Nabi Saleh, November 2, 2012 [illustrative] (Photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Legal panel: IDF doesn’t follow own procedures regarding Palestinian civilian casualties

The Turkel Committee, appointed following the deadly raid on the Mavi Marmara, determined that the IDF didn’t follow its own procedures in cases of Palestinian civilian casualties. However, the committee also believes that the IDF should continue to be the one probing its own actions. The Turkel Committee, which was appointed to examine the events…

By Noam Sheizaf February 7, 2013

MK Hanin Zoabi says voting in Israeli elections is part of the struggle, after addressing supporters in Kufar Manda, January 2013 (photo: GS)

Palestinian MK Zoabi: Voting in Israeli elections is part of the struggle

The Arab League has called on Palestinian citizens of Israel to vote in Tuesday’s parliamentary elections. The unprecedented move by the multi-national Arab group, which in the past supported the Saudi Peace Initiative with Israel, comes as a voter turnout among the Palestinian citizens of Israel – roughly 20% of the Israeli population – is…

By Roee Ruttenberg January 20, 2013

MK Hanin Zoabi (photo: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)

Election committee bans Palestinian MK Zoabi from participating in elections

An automatic appeal before the Supreme Court will be heard next week. Zoabi’s party, Balad, has already announced it will withdraw from the elections if the decision is not reversed. Israel’s Central Election Committee (CEC) voted today (Wednesday) to disqualify Palestinian Knesset Member Haneen Zoabi from participating in the coming elections. MK Zoabi is the number two…

By Noam Sheizaf December 19, 2012

Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum June 2012( World Economic Forum CC BY-SA 2.0)

The Iranian nuclear standoff: Where does Turkey stand?

Despite its leaders’ efforts to broker an agreement, Turkey seems to be accepting the possibility of an attack on Iran as a last resort. Now its priority is to prepare for that eventuality, so that a military conflict does not take it by surprise. By Aylin Gurzel FAMAGUSTA – Turkey has tried to broker negotiations between…

By +972 Magazine October 22, 2012

Estelle - The activists' ship (from you-tube)

Activists set to launch new flotilla to break blockade of Gaza Strip

European activists are organizing a new flotilla in solidarity with residents of Gaza. Their boat is expected to leave the Baltic Sea in the coming weeks and pass through several harbors in the Mediterranean for events aimed at raising awareness, before reaching the sealed off Strip. Previous flotillas were intercepted by the Israeli Navy, which…

By Haggai Matar August 3, 2012

The suppression of a popular uprising corrupts the military. IDF troops in Al Ma'asara, 2010. (Photo: Yossi Gurvitz)

With latest flotilla, IDF celebrates overcoming passive activists

The military tries to paint the blocking of two unarmed ships as a major military success – and highlights its own faults in the process Our brave troops have raided, at dawn, two unarmed ships, filled with dangerous and enthusiastic peace activists, and have managed to carry out the operation without casualties. The operation actually…

By Yossi Gurvitz November 6, 2011

IDF boards ships, putting stop to latest Gaza flotilla attempt

Israel Navy forces boarded the ships of a flotilla headed for the Gaza Strip on Friday afternoon, thereby putting an end to the latest attempt of international activists to sail to the coastal territory. Two ships, the Canadian “Tahrir” and the Irish “Saoirse” set sail from Turkey on Wednesday, carrying humanitarian aid in an attempt…

By +972 Magazine November 4, 2011

4 things Israel doesn’t want you to know about the Gaza blockade

IDF statements about the siege of Gaza obscure much more than they reveal According to the “IDFSpokesperson” account on Twitter, “Gaza is under a maritime security blockade according to international law.” The two-boat flotilla known as “Freedom Waves to Gaza,” which the army stopped yesterday from reaching the coastal territory, is, according to the same…

By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat November 4, 2011

The US boat of the 2011 Gaza-bound flotilla at Piraeus port, Greece (photo: Mya Guarnieri)

New flotilla en route to Gaza Strip nearing coast

Update, 10:00 A.M. Friday, Israel time: Flotilla activists report they are some 80 miles from the Gaza Coast. Army Radio reports that Israel Navy ships are already at sea, set to stop the ships from reaching the coastal territory. AFP quotes a flotilla spokesperson who says all ship passengers have pledged not to resist an Israeli…

By Joseph Dana November 2, 2011