international pressure

Palestinians walk through the streets with bags of flour after humanitarian aid trucks arrived via the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing into southern Gaza, in Khan Yunis, July 24, 2025. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Israel’s aid concessions merely offer Gazans survival on a leash

To deflect international outrage, Israel’s strategy is clear: maintain enough control to kill with impunity, and enough relief to look humane while doing it.

By Mohammed R. Mhawish July 28, 2025

A large billboard in Jerusalem depicts U.S. President-elect Donald Trump urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war, January 13, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Forget Trump — agreeing to a ceasefire was Netanyahu’s own calculation

In Israel, the war in Gaza has become a burden on the government, the military, and society as a whole. Trump only gave Netanyahu an excuse to cut his losses.

By Meron Rapoport January 17, 2025

Graffiti of a police officer revealing a pristine beach behind the separation wall in the Palestinian village of Abu Dis, near Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, March 6, 2006. (Melanie Fidler/Flash90)

Widening the cracks in Israel’s war machine

Israelis’ waning trust in Netanyahu and the direction of the war, along with shifts in global public opinion and accountability, offer leverage to exploit.

By Meron Rapoport January 8, 2025

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An Israeli soldier closes an agricultural gate in the West Bank wall after Palestinian farmers crossed through during the olive harvest near the village of 'Azzun 'Atma, occupied West Bank, October 19, 2022. (Anne Paq/Activestills)

‘Israel always sold the occupation as legal. The ICJ now terrifies them’

Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu unpacks the ICJ opinion on Israel's military regime, and the lessons of turning international law into action.

By Ghousoon Bisharat July 23, 2024

Families and supporters of Israelis held hostage in Gaza and protest for their release at "Hostage Square" outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, October 26, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Israeli leaders are ignoring our calls for a ceasefire. You shouldn’t

We are being held hostage by politicians who have no plan and only know how to bomb. We need the world to step in — now.

By Noam Shuster-Eliassi November 15, 2023

Rafat Sub-Laban protesting outside his family's home in the Old City of Jerusalem, after they were expelled to make way for Jewish settlers, July 11, 2023. (Yahel Gazit)

‘Israel wanted a silent, perfect victim. We refused’

After settlers took over his family's home in Jerusalem’s Old City last month, Rafat Ghaith-Sub Laban reflects on the hardships and lessons of their struggle.

By Yahel Gazit August 15, 2023

Israelis protest against the current Israeli government and its planned judicial reform, Tel Aviv, January 28, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Is Israel’s hasbara bubble about to burst?

For decades, Israel's Western allies have nodded along as it professes to be 'the only democracy in the Middle East.' What happens if they stop?

By Meron Rapoport February 13, 2023

Joint List Chairman Ayman Odeh meets with EU Foreign Policy Chief Frederica Mogherini in Brussels earlier in September (Joint List Spokesperson)

The potential of the Joint List in Brussels

The EU has become effectively paralyzed in its ability to react to and meaningfully impact the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A recent visit by Arab members of Knesset represents an opportunity for both the EU and civil society in Israel to engage in new ways. By Nimrod Goren The EU quite frequently expresses criticism over Israeli policies…

By +972 Magazine September 16, 2018

Palestinian, foreign, and Israeli activists try to block an Israeli bulldozer preparing for the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar, July 4, 2018. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

The moment of truth for EU policy on Israel-Palestine

Whether European states follow through on their threats and warnings over the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar will determine a great deal about the EU’s relevance and its ability to influence Israeli policy vis-a-vis the Palestinians. European powers are going to have to make a crucial choice in the coming week. Two months after five EU…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man September 5, 2018

Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian boy during a protest in the West Bank city of Hebron, following US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, on December 7, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Hiding the occupation doesn’t make it go away

A proposed law, said to be supported by Netanyahu’s government, would criminalize videotaping Israeli soldiers doing the dirty work of the occupation. But hiding something from sight doesn’t make it go away. Or does it? If an Israeli soldier beats a Palestinian and no one is there to catch it on video, did it really…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man June 16, 2018

A Palestinian family outside their tent home in the south Hebron Hills village of Susya (Photo: Activestills.org)

Hagai El-Ad talks war crimes, forced displacement, and int’l pressure

B’Tselem’s executive director speaks to +972 Magazine about his organization’s decision to describe the demolition and displacement of Palestinian villages as ‘war crimes,’ and the role of international pressure in changing Israeli policy in the West Bank. By Joshua Leifer and Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man The international diplomatic and human rights community often couches its criticism…

By Joshua Leifer February 6, 2018

Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian youth during a protest against Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Hebron, West Bank, December 7, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Europe, wake up and smell the coffee

Netanyahu’s Israel openly mocks the values that Europe claims to hold dear. When will European leaders stand up and reject the unacceptable reality of the past 50 years? By Hagai El-Ad European foreign ministers attending Prime Minister Netanyahu’s breakfast in Brussels this Monday may find their thoughts wandering, as the guest of honor once again…

By +972 Magazine December 10, 2017

Senator Bernie Sanders meets with Issa Amro in Washington D.C.

Sanders stands with Palestinian activist. More politicians must do the same

On trial in an Israeli military court for nonviolently opposing the occupation, the odds are stacked against Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro. With the support of U.S. progressives like Bernie Sanders, he might just stand a chance. By Maya Garner It is a big deal when high profile American politicians like Bernie Sanders stand…

By +972 Magazine October 2, 2017