human rights

Campaign by Amnesty International and Mentalgassi on 'Making the invisible visible,' with the German poster reading 'Your letter can save lives,' Berlin, Germany, December 9, 2011. (Steffi Reichert/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Amnesty is fighting to end Israeli apartheid. Why isn’t its German branch?

From social media to public activities, Amnesty Deutschland has largely avoided promoting its parent organization's campaign for Palestinian rights.

By Hebh Jamal July 31, 2023

Israeli settlers from Yitzhar, accompanied by Israeli soldiers, attack Palestinian harvesters and activists, Huwwara, West Bank, October 7, 2020. (Heather Sharona Weiss/Activestills)

Ask the experts: A guide to Israel’s attacks on Palestinian civil society

Our readers had questions about Israel’s designation of six Palestinian human rights groups as ‘terrorists.’ So we invited experts to answer.

By +972 Magazine November 3, 2021

A member of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH), a civilian observer mission in Hebron, seen in the West Bank city on January 28, 2019. That year, the Israeli government refused to renew TIPH's mandate, effectively removed the force from the city. (Catherine Curran-Groome)

EDITORIAL: +972 stands with Palestinian rights groups under attack

Israel's labeling of six Palestinian NGOs as 'terrorists' aims to suppress those exposing and challenging apartheid. International actors must intervene.

By +972 Magazine October 24, 2021

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The Israeli and American flags screened on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City to mark one year since the transfer of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, May 14, 2019. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)

‘Equality’ is finally breaching Washington’s debate on Israel-Palestine

A policy paper centering equal rights for both peoples marks a radical break from the Israel-centric discourse of mainstream U.S. think tanks.

By Mitchell Plitnick May 6, 2021

Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian man as Israeli bulldozers operate on land near the West Bank city of Nablus, March 1, 2020. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

Israel’s coronavirus lockdown is blocking human rights work, but not abuses

Rights groups warn Israel's emergency directives are making it more difficult to monitor and protect Palestinian rights during the pandemic.

By Judith Sudilovsky March 31, 2020

Shoppers walk through Tel Aviv's Carmel Market after the Israeli government ordered all bars, restaurants, and malls to close in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

+972 Magazine in the time of pandemic

A letter from +972's Editor-in-Chief to our readers about our coronavirus coverage and ongoing mission.

By Edo Konrad March 17, 2020

Laith Abu Zeyad and his mother, Zubayda Khatib, in Jerusalem on March 11, 2018.

Why is Israel preventing me from accompanying my mother to chemotherapy?

Israel is punishing human rights defenders for exposing its violations by restricting our movement under the pretense of 'security.'

By Laith Abu Zeyad December 12, 2019

The Philippine Coast Guard presenting a shipment of 70 Israeli-made machine guns at the PCG National Headquarters Port Area on May 7, 2018. (Philippines Coast Guard)

Judge fines petitioners for challenging Israel’s arms sales to Philippines

A judge imposes a fine on petitioners who brought suit against the government in an attempt to end its arms exports to the Philippines, sending a clear message to those protesting Israel’s complicity with some of the world’s most repressive regimes. Judge Gilia Ravid of the Tel Aviv District Court issued a ruling Thursday on the petition filed by human…

By Orly Noy October 17, 2019

Former President of Israel's Supreme Court Aharon Barak. (פרס א.מ.ת/CC BY-SA 3.0)

The man who helped build Israel’s legal infrastructure of oppression

Aharon Barak says he is concerned about Israeli democracy, but he bears responsibility for no small part of where the country is today. By Hagai El-Ad Former Chief Justice Aharon Barak is completely at peace with his ruling on targeted assassinations. On a recent episode of an Israeli investigative TV program, he went so far…

By +972 Magazine July 4, 2019

Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch (Courtesy of Omar Shakir).

PODCAST: Israel wants to deport this human rights defender

On the latest episode of The +972 Podcast, Human Right Watch’s Omar Shakir talks about Israel’s case against him, which he believes is a watershed moment for democracy and free speech in Israel. Listen here: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify For more than a year now, Israel has been trying to deport the Israel and Palestine Director…

By +972 Magazine June 28, 2019

The Abu Mutlaq family, with Ghalib holding a photo of his deceased daughter Aya. (Jen Marlowe)

Permission denied: Gaza children struggle to get medical care

With severe medicine shortages and an overstretched health care system in Gaza, children in need of medical treatments can only find them outside the strip. Yet Israel’s convoluted, arbitrary permit process leaves them waiting in pain, often missing life-saving care. By Jen Marlowe GAZA — Noha Saleh called me at seven in the morning on March 18 from Erez,…

By +972 Magazine June 20, 2019

Palestinians walk through the wreckage of a building that was damaged by Israeli air strikes in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 5, 2019. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Civilians deliberately targeted in Gaza attacks, reports find

Two separate investigations by B’Tselem and Human Rights Watch determine that the Israeli army and Palestinian armed groups unlawfully targeted civilian populations during the most recent Gaza escalation. Israel killed 13 Palestinian civilians who weren’t involved in hostilities or affiliated with militant groups in its latest military campaign in Gaza, according to a new report by B’Tselem released…

By Oren Ziv June 14, 2019

Israeli animal rights activists take part in a protest against animal cruelty, central Tel Aviv, August 24, 2013. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

By going vegan, Israelis can avoid talking about human rights

By choosing an ‘easier’ cause to fight for, some Israelis have decided they can have it all. By showing compassion to animals and their suffering, we can live with the continued blindness to the pain of the humans among us. By Rachel Shenhav-Goldberg Israelis have taken to vegetarianism and veganism perhaps more than any country in…

By +972 Magazine May 22, 2019