Israel declaration of independence

Reuven Abergel, co-founder of the Israeli Black Panthers, speaks to more than 10,000 African asylum seekers gathered in Levinsky Park in support of their struggle, south Tel Aviv, January 7, 2014. (Activestills.org)

An Israeli Black Panther’s call for true democracy

We did not get to taste one drop of the promises in the Declaration of Independence. Now we must gather all the oppressed groups we have ignored.

By Reuven Abergel May 8, 2023

David Ben-Gurion (left) signs the Declaration of Independence held by Moshe Sharett with Eliezer Kaplan looking on at the Tel Aviv museum on Rothschild Boulevard, May 14, 1948. (Israel GPO, PRI OR/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Debunking the myths of Israel’s Declaration of Independence

If Israeli protesters want to cite Israel’s founding document as a moral guide, they first need to acknowledge its failings.

By Tom Pessah April 10, 2023

Avrum Burg (left) and Faisal Azaiza (right), co-chairs of the new All its Citizens party, at the public launch event in Tel Aviv, December 16, 2022. (Oren Ziv)

Can a new Jewish-Arab party breathe life into the Israeli left?

'All its Citizens' wants to unite the left in Israel around the principle of complete equality for all. But can they even agree on what that looks like?

By Ben Reiff December 21, 2022

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Thousands of young Jewish boys wave Israeli flags as they celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall, May 17, 2015. (Flash90)

The destructive potential of Israel’s nation-state bill

The newest version of the nation-state bill, which effectively pulls Israel’s apartheid regime out of the closet, could potentially lead to massive violence against its weakest population. By Marzuq Al-Halabi The “nation-state bill,” which was approved by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday, is no different from the day-to-day political discourse taking place in Israel these…

By +972 Magazine May 9, 2017

New immigrants at Western Wall getting IDs (Jewish Agency/CC BY ND 2.0)

Denying ‘Israeli nationality’ only perpetuates discrimination

One group of Israelis is working tirelessly to ensure that every citizen of Israel feels like they belong, regardless of religion or ethnicity. By Uzzi Ornan (Translated by Jordan Michaeli) There is a discriminatory regime in Israel, a regime under which citizens are granted and denied rights on the basis of whether they are Jews…

By +972 Magazine November 9, 2013

Retired Israel Justice Edmond Levy's record reveals a state bound by the vision of full civic equality for all (Photo: Eyal Warshavsky)

Edmond Levi: Israel’s one-state justice

Retired Supreme Court Justice Edmond Levi was always considered a ‘conservative’ and ‘rightwing’ judge – but a closer reading of his verdicts reveals the constitutional basis for a ‘one state justice.’ By Itamar Mann Israeli Supreme Court Justice Edmond Levi issued his last opinion in January 2012, before retiring. In an important case, the Court upheld…

By +972 Magazine February 24, 2012