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An Israeli attack on a U.N. school in Beit Lahiya using white phosphorus, January 17, 2009. (Photo: Muhammad al-Baba)
To understand the violence of Israel’s occupation, know these 30 stories
Violence and whitewashing are the double helix of the occupation's DNA. Here are 30 stories of Palestinians killed or harmed by its brutality, collected by B'Tselem over three decades. And they’re just the tip of the iceberg.
By Hagai El-Ad December 10, 2019
Leader of the Joint List Ayman Odeh (R) and party member Ahmad Tibi arrive for a meeting with party members at the Knesset on September 22, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
For the Israeli right, Jewish-Arab partnership is the stuff of nightmares
As far as Israel’s right is concerned, the very real possibility that the country will be led by a Jewish-Arab partnership is the greatest threat of all.
By Eli Bitan December 7, 2019
A young Palestinian protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask holds a Palestinian flag and looks on during clashes with Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza City, May 4, 2018. (Wissam Nassar/Flash90)
For Gaza’s youth, Palestinian national identity is under siege
In the minds of many young people in Gaza, Palestine is no longer place. Instead it has become a vestige formed by history books, grandparents' stories, news, photos and old songs.
By Salsabeel H. Hamdan November 28, 2019
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Mourners attend the funeral of seven members of the Abu Malhous family killed by an Israeli airstrike, during their funeral, Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, November 14, 2019. (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)
With Gaza behind him, Netanyahu puts Israel’s Palestinians in the crosshairs
With corruption indictments closing in, Netanyahu hopes his scorched earth campaign against Palestinians will give Israelis the sense that they cannot afford change.
By Edo Konrad November 17, 2019
Palestinians survey the destruction following an Israeli air strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 14, 2019. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
On the Gaza fence, a call for stability — not vengeance
The latest round of violence in Gaza has already taken the lives of at least 34 Palestinians. Meanwhile, in Israel's southern towns, residents want stability — not more war.
By Oren Ziv November 15, 2019
Palestinians gather around the home of Palestinian Islamic Jihad field commander Baha Abu Al-Atta after it was hit overnight by an Israeli strike in Gaza City, November 12, 2019 (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)
Why Hamas is staying out of Israel’s fight with Islamic Jihad
Israeli coordination with Hamas has served mutual interests for years. Now Hamas is hoping to stay out of the current fighting to potentially expand its power in the West Bank.
By Menachem Klein November 13, 2019
Palestinians evacuate the wounded from Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on November 12, 2019. Earlier in the day an Israeli air strike killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad field commander Baha Abu Al-Atta. (Fadi Fahd/Flash90)
To save himself, Netanyahu is going to war with Gaza
Even as Israel becomes chronically unable to form a government, the pounding of the Gaza Strip into oblivion persists — and could tip the scales in Netanyahu's favor.
By Edo Konrad November 12, 2019
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)
Israel killed 222 Gaza protestors since 2018. Only one soldier has been indicted
As Othman Hiles began climbing the Gaza fence, an Israeli soldier opened fire and killed the unarmed boy. The soldier’s sentence? Community service.
By Eyal Sagiv November 6, 2019
A Palestinian family sits in their destroyed home in the At-Tuffah district of Gaza City, which was heavily attacked during last Israeli offensive, September 21, 2014.
The unbearable heaviness of finding freedom outside Gaza
‘I am seriously unable to believe that I have the right to move.’
By Salsabeel H. Hamdan November 5, 2019
Palestinians wait at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip. (Mohammed Zaanoun)
My humiliation does not make Israel more secure
The 100-mile journey of leaving Gaza took 12 hours, six checkpoints, and interrogations so humiliating that a year later, I am still reliving the trauma. By Anas Almassri On July 31, 2018 the Palestinian Civil Affairs office called me at 10:08 a.m., while I was sitting at my desk in Gaza on what had begun…
By +972 Magazine September 24, 2019
Palestinian fishermen prepare their nets near the sea in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on March 10, 2019. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90)
What do Palestinians in Gaza really think about the Israeli elections?
On the eve of the elections, four young Palestinians in Gaza open up about their thoughts on Israeli political parties, whether they think there’s hope for change, and what life is like under siege.  By Yuval Abraham Muhammad The electricity cuts out at 2pm in Gaza, but Muhammad has charged his phone in advance so he’ll have enough battery…
By +972 Magazine September 12, 2019
Young Palestinians Mohammed Ehsen, 21, Bassem Abu Ubaid, 33 , who had their legs amputated following injuries during the Great Return March, Gaza Strip, on June 3, 2019. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90)
How to tell the stories of the siege when you cannot enter Gaza
In a new podcast, I hoped to capture the impacts of the Gaza blockade that are mostly invisible to the outside world. There was just one problem: I can’t go there. By Lital Firestone When I first dreamed up the idea of doing a podcast about Gaza, I hoped to use the medium to get answers to…
By +972 Magazine September 3, 2019
Omar Odeh helped establish a follow up committee dealing with the affairs of Palestinian refugees from Syria who fled to Gaza. (Mohammed Al-Hajjar)
Displaced again: Palestinian refugees from Syria struggle to survive in Gaza
With surging unemployment rates and high rents, Palestinian refugees who fled the Syrian war for Gaza are struggling to climb out of poverty. Like many Gazans, they hope to leave the strip in search of a better life. By Amjad Yaghi In mid-2012, Egyptian police arrested Omar Odeh for violating the conditions of his residence permit and overstaying his…
By +972 Magazine August 21, 2019
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