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The Eritrean flag flies during a protest outside the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 08, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The far-right nationalist movement roiling Eritreans in Israel
The far-right Agazian movement seeks to establish a Tigrinyan Orthodox-Christian state in what is now Eritrea and part of Ethiopia. Its anti-Muslim, militant politics are deepening the divisions within the already fractious Eritrean opposition. By Inbal Ben Yehuda About two years ago, an extremist, far-right movement began operating on the Eritrean political scene. The movement, broadly called Agazian…
By +972 Magazine May 7, 2018
Palestinians hold photos of Palestinian prisoners during a protest to demand the release of their relatives jailed in Israeli prisons, on the Prisoners' Day in the West Bank city of Hebron, on April 17, 2018. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
Why the PA can’t — and won’t — stop paying prisoners’ families
Israel’s demand that the PA stop paying the families of Palestinian prisoners is part of an intentional strategy to block any progress towards resolving the conflict. The problem is that it’s working. By Yoni Mendel The Israeli demand that the Palestinian Authority stop paying the families of prisoners in Israeli jails has spread like wildfire…
By +972 Magazine April 22, 2018
Palestinians take part in a protest against aid cuts, outside the United Nations' offices in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 28, 2018. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90)
The problem with international aid to Palestine
The Palestinian people have become dependent on foreign humanitarian aid to survive, but its adverse effects are strangling their economy. By Liora Sion International aid to the Palestinians is very generous. The United Nations is aiming to raise approximately $540 million per year for the five million Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza. That’s a…
By +972 Magazine March 20, 2018
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A young Palestinian boy walks by a section of the Palestinian side of the Separation Wall in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Abu Dis. September 29, 2014. (Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90)
A one-state solution would bring economic disaster
A one-state reality won’t likely affect the top tiers of Israeli society. Yet those near bottom of the ladder will inevitably face an economic nightmare. The only solution is for both Israelis and Palestinians to have their own functioning nation states. By Omri Eilat Since the 2015 elections, there has been a growing number of campaigns…
By +972 Magazine January 25, 2017
A Palestinian protester holds a flag as Israeli soldiers look on from beyond the separation wall, Bil’in. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
Israel has yet to recognize the Palestinian people
The Netanyahu government insists that Palestinians recognize Israel as the Jewish state, as opposed to just recognizing that it exists. But the Israeli prime minister refuses to recognize the Palestinian people and their rights to exist as a nation, as opposed to just acknowledging the fact that they live here. By Elie Friedman Following World War II, the…
By +972 Magazine November 14, 2016
File photo of Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza City. (Wissam Nassar/Flash90)
Diplomacy or armed struggle? Palestinian factions look ahead
Against the backdrop of a crisis of governance in Palestine and the brewing battle of succession, Palestinian Islamic Jihad is proposing a return to armed struggle. But is that what the Palestinian people want? By Ronit Marzan On October 21 of this year, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader Ramadan Shalah gave a speech marking 29 years…
By +972 Magazine November 4, 2016