Intifada

Palestinians throws stones during clashes with Israeli forces near the illegal settlement of Beit-El, West-Bank, on October 8, 2015. Tension rises in the past weeks in the region with reciprocal violent attacks of both Israelis and Palestinians and clashes around the West Bank, Jerusalem and Palestinian towns in Israel.(Activestills.org)

What’s keeping the Palestinian teenage rebellion alive?

Instead of referring to Palestinians who carry out stabbings ‘child terrorists,’ Israeli society would do well to wake up and realize that this rebellion won’t end until these teenagers have their freedom. By Umar al-Ghubari Over the past few days, the Israeli media marked six months since the beginning of the latest intifada. The media,…

By +972 Magazine March 15, 2016

Palestinian protesters throw stones during clashes with Israeli forces in the neighbourhood of Abu Dis, east Jerusalem, October 11, 2015. (photo: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

East Jerusalem’s youth: Proof that managing the conflict doesn’t work

The blood of East Jerusalem’s children, and the blood of their Israeli victims, is a reminder of one thing: there is no way to ‘manage’ the conflict. A year of mostly bitter, devastating events has finally come to an end. From the murder of 16-year-old Shira Banki at the Jerusalem pride parade to the grotesque…

By Orly Noy December 29, 2015

Günay Kubilay. (photo: Avi Blecherman)

Pro-Kurdish leader: ‘We extend our hand to the Palestinian people’

Despite President Erdoğan’s control over the Turkish media and political persecution of minorities, the pro-Kurdish ‘Peoples’ Democratic Party’ has managed to become the third largest party in the country’s parliament. Günay Kubilay, one of its highest-ranking members speaks to +972’s Hebrew-language sister site, Local Call, about incitement and violence, Turkey’s disintegrating democracy, and the link between…

By +972 Magazine December 12, 2015

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A Palestinian protester carries an injured child during a demonstration near the Gaza border, at the proximity of Nahal Oz crossing, Northern Gaza Strip, October 16, 2015. Thousands of Palestinians marched towards the border in different locations in the Gaza Strip following a call for protests for a 'day of rage'. Two Palestinians were killed by the Israeli forces during the demonstrations. (photo: Ezz Zanoun/Activestills.org)

Hamas avoiding armed confrontation with Israel — for now

The recent escalation in violence has caused many in Gaza to support renewing armed struggle against Israel. Hamas, however, is wary of firing rockets, preferring to cheer on Palestinians from the sidelines. By Abeer Ayyoub GAZA CITY — While usually considered one of the most volatile places in Palestine, the Gaza Strip seems to be…

By +972 Magazine October 16, 2015

Palestinian protesters sit on top of the separation wall during clashes with Israel security forces in Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, October 11, 2015. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

There’s never been a better time to start building a shared future

No matter what happens next, we must ensure that things do not go back to the way they were. The way things were before this ‘wave,’ or ’round’ of violence was an occupation that is about to turn 50. Israelis have experienced suicide bombings, shootings, tractor attacks, vehicular attacks, and stabbings over the past decade.…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man October 12, 2015

Palestinian youths hold Molotov cocktails on as they sit not he sidelines of clashes taking place in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, October 4, 2015. (Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)

Israel still holds all the cards

The relative quiet on the ground in recent years, enforced by the Palestinian Authority on Israel’s behalf, led Israelis to believe they can enjoy peace and prosperity without ending the occupation. Thirteen years passed between the First Intifada, which broke out in December 1987, and the start of the second in October 2000. Both intifadas…

By Noam Sheizaf October 9, 2015

Ismail Hanniyeh, Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas

10 years after Arafat: Where did the Palestinian leadership go?

In both Gaza and Ramallah the Palestinian leadership hasn’t gotten involved in the latest wave of violence. They’re not condemning it, they’re not supporting it, and they’re certainly not offering Palestinians any vision. But Israelis shouldn’t take comfort. One of the hottest topics in the media recently is the question of whether we can call…

By Haggai Matar November 11, 2014

Palestinian youth throw stones during clashes with Israeli police in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shuafat in East Jerusalem, November 5, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

No one left for Bibi to blame – except, of course, Abbas

Israel is in a crisis – the heaviest Palestinian street violence in a decade, the threat of a full-blown third intifada – and here’s how Netanyahu is managing it: by seizing on the last available scapegoat. Outside of the Netanyahu government and its supporters, does anyone believe that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen)…

By Larry Derfner November 6, 2014

A Palestinian uses a slingshot to throw rocks at Israeli forces in Shuafat refugee camp. Clashes erupted after the body of a Palestinian teenager was found in a Jerusalem forest. (photo: Activestills.org)

Why this isn’t a ‘new’ intifada

What we’re seeing today is not a new intifada, but an ever-more sophisticated version of the one Palestinians have been fighting all along. In a pre-interview with a television news producer yesterday, I found myself stammering over a familiar question: as a Palestinian, do you have any hope for the future? Steeped in the day-to-day of…

By Samer Badawi July 3, 2014

Secretary Kerry Listens to Reporter's Question During News Conference in Juba. (photo: State Department)

U.S. post-mortem on peace talks: Israel killed them

Americans involved in Kerry initiative give interview indicting Netanyahu government and exonerating Palestinian leader Abbas. Yedioth Ahronoth’s Nahum Barnea, Israel’s No. 1 print journalist, has a long interview on Friday with unnamed U.S. officials involved in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, giving their view of why they failed. The interview is quite a bombshell, as well…

By Larry Derfner May 2, 2014

Gazan women celebrate International Women's Day. (photo: Hosam Salem)

Palestinian and proud: Celebrating International Women’s Day in Gaza

In honor of International Women’s Day, Abeer Ayyoub pays respect to her mother, who taught her that being a woman in Gaza is as much about liberation as it is about survival. By Abeer Ayyoub Although March 8th has always marked International Woman’s Day, this year was the first time I ever felt like it…

By +972 Magazine March 10, 2014

An African asylum seeker cleans the area outside tents for homeless refugees in Levinsky park, south Tel Aviv, December 20, 2012. The Tel Aviv municipality, along with several NGOs, set up two tents as a temporary winter shelter for homeless refugees in the park. (photo: Activestills.org)

The dark side of Israel’s economy

Israel’s national lore tends to prefer the image of an economic miracle, where Jewish spunk and pluck made the desert bloom and gave rise to an unbeatable hi-tech industry. The reality, however, reveals a far different picture. A tiny exclusive Tel Aviv chef restaurant posted a warm message of support on Facebook for its beloved Eritrean…

By Dahlia Scheindlin January 8, 2014

Members of the Al Aqsa brigades shoot in the air as they stand in the grave yard in the Qalandiya Refugee Camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah August 26, 2013. (photo: activestills.org)

Between the murder of Israeli civilians and the ongoing violence of occupation

A settler in the Jordan Valley was killed in his yard Thursday night. This is the third such incident in the West Bank in less than a month. A retired Israeli colonel was killed in his home last night (Thursday) in the Brosh Habika settlement in the Jordan Valley. The incident brings the number of…

By Noam Sheizaf October 11, 2013