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Siam Nuwara, the father of Nadeem Siam Nuwara, mourns over his son before his funeral procession in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 16, 2014. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

‘There is no justice in Israel — it’s always postponed’

The Nawara family expected to hear the sentence of the Israeli soldier who killed their son, Nadeem. Instead, they were forced to sit quietly while the soldier’s lawyer argued that it was not his client but Nadeem who was guilty of a crime. The hearing began poorly. Siam Nawara was on the stand, testifying in what was supposed…

By Joshua Leifer January 10, 2018

Hussein, the father of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was murdered last year, walks outside the district court in Jerusalem on November 30, 2015. (Oren Ziv/Activestills)

Verdict in Abu Khdeir murder delayed by mental health claims

The two minors are convicted of kidnapping and murdering 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir in East Jerusalem last year. Despite the judges’ assessment of guilt, however, no verdict is issued against the main suspect. The reason? A last-minute mental health assessment — in English. A panel of Jerusalem District Court judges on Monday issued a verdict…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland November 30, 2015

Settler who attacked leftist rabbi: ‘If I kill one it’ll be over’

The young settler charged with attacking Rabbi Arik Ascherman blames human rights advocates for causing tension in the West Bank: ‘If I kill one of them it’ll be over. But that isn’t legal.’ The Jewish extremist accused of attacking Rabbis for Human Rights president Arik Ascherman last month was charged in court two weeks ago with causing grievous…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland November 27, 2015

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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

A man is seen crying following a mass stabbing attack against the Jerusalem LGBTQ Pride Parade in Jerusalem, July 30, 2015. (Keren Manor/Activestills.org)

Pride parade stabber found fit to stand trial

Yishai Shlissel, the ultra-Orthodox man arrested for attacking marchers at Jerusalem’s Pride Parade for the second time, has been declared mentally fit to stand trial — again. Yishai Shlissel, the ultra-Orthodox man accused of murdering a teenage girl and injuring five other people in a stabbing attack at the Jerusalem pride parade last month, was declared mentally fit…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland August 20, 2015

The word 'revenge' is seen graffitied on the wall of the Dawabshe house, Duma, West Bank, July 31, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

How Israeli taxpayers subsidize ‘Jewish terror’

Honenu, an organization that provides legal services to suspected terrorists, violent settlers and gives financial support to their families, receives tax-deductible donations in both Israel and the United States. What do Yitzhak Rabin’s assassin, the murderers of Mohammed Abu Khdeir and the arsonists convicted of setting fire to Jerusalem’s Jewish-Arab Hand in Hand school have…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland August 5, 2015

Prime Minister Netanyahu (IsraeliinUSA/CC BY 2.0)

Israeli government willingly lays foundations for Jewish terrorism

When the pogromchiks from Jerusalem go to court, they’ll have a strong case, saying they only did what was expected of them. Israel officially condemned last week the fact Jewish terrorists attacked a Palestinian vehicle with Molotov cocktails, wounding six of its passengers. Prime Minister Netanyahu quickly had an envoy call Palestinian President Abbas, and promised…

By Yossi Gurvitz August 22, 2012

Graves desecrated in Jaffa in a "price tag" attack. (Photo: Activestills)

Government funding institutions supporting Jewish terrorism

Let’s focus on the fact that many prefer to avoid: Jewish terrorism in the territories is directly supported by the Israeli government, and to a large extent also funded by it Brigadier General Nitzan Alon, who left the command of the AYOSH (West Bank) Division yesterday, spoke candidly during his replacement ceremony, and called the…

By Yossi Gurvitz October 26, 2011