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Israeli Border Police officers aim assault rifles toward Arab demonstrators in northern Israel during the events of October 2000. (Courtesy of Adalah)

Palestinian citizens will always be enemies in a Jewish state

The Or Commission’s report on the October 2000 events was a symbolic indictment of Israel’s ‘enemy doctrine’ toward its Palestinian citizens. But Israel has not absorbed the lessons of the report, because demands for equality remain anathema to the state’s raison d’être. Twelve years ago, in its report on the events of October 2000, the Or…

By Amjad Iraqi October 7, 2015

A child lays his head next to one of the Palestinians killed by Israeli police in early October 2000. (Photo courtesy of Adalah)

Thirteen killed, no one punished: Remembering October 2000

During a single week in October of 2000, Israeli Police shot dead 13 Palestinians — 12 of them Israeli citizens — who took to the streets to show solidarity with demonstrators in the West Bank and Gaza. The violence profoundly impacted the Palestinian community in Israel. Just as devastating, however, has been the complete absence of…

By Amjad Iraqi October 4, 2015

Palestnians living in Israel take part in a protest against the attack on Gaza in the city of Lod, Israel, August 3, 2014 (photo: Activestills)

Why are Palestinian citizens expected to be loyal to Israel?

Israelis on the Left and Right alike expect Palestinian citizens of Israel to display loyalty to the state, yet they never acknowledge Israeli crimes against Palestinians. It’s high time they took a long look in the mirror. “Is he also going to grow up to be an enemy of Israel like you?” A. asked as…

By Rami Younis September 5, 2014

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