Iyad al-Hallaq killing

The mother of Iyad al-Hallaq reacts after the Jerusalem District Court acquits the police officer who who shot him dead, July 6, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Chronicle of an acquittal foretold

In the end, the Israeli judge simply played her role in a sideshow of due process. Iyad al-Hallaq was a Palestinian, and that means he had to die.

By Sebastian Ben Daniel (John Brown) July 21, 2023

An Israeli couple watches as the Tel Aviv City Hall lights up in the color of the Lebanese flag, following a devastating explosion at the port of Beirut, August 5, 2020. (Orly Noy)

Tel Aviv’s flag show can’t cover up Israel’s role in Lebanon’s crisis

After decades of war and occupation, Israelis should not act surprised when Lebanese and Palestinians refuse to gush over their gestures of solidarity.

By Orly Noy August 6, 2020

Israeli protesters carry signs saying 'Justice for Iyad' during anti-Netanyahu demonstrations in Jerusalem, July 2020. (Oren Ziv/Activestills)

‘No longer outcasts’: Anti-occupation activists find their place in Israeli protests

Left-wingers tried to insert their messages into mainstream Israeli protests for years, only to be rejected. Today's anti-Netanyahu protests are very different.

By Oren Ziv July 30, 2020

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Israelis protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, July 25, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Who are the Israeli protesters at Netanyahu’s doorstep?

The disparate protest groups filling Jerusalem’s streets have been labeled by Israeli authorities as anarchists and even traitors. But who are the demonstrators, and what do they want?

By Robert Swift July 27, 2020

Illustrative photo of American Jews taking part in New York City's annual 'Celebrate Israel Parade.' (GIli Getz)

Mizrahi-washing: The new face of Israeli propaganda

A new brand of pro-Israel activism is exploiting the oppression of Mizrahi Jews in order to justify the subjugation of Palestinians.

By Lihi Yona June 25, 2020

Thousands of Israeli and Palestinian protesters take part in a demonstration in Rabin Square against the government's annexation plan, Tel Aviv, June 6, 2020. (Oren Ziv)

The murder of Iyad al-Hallaq is the face of Israeli annexation

With the killing of Iyad al-Hallaq and Israel's plan to legitimize land theft, we must echo the slogan inspired by protests in the U.S.: 'Palestinian Lives Matter.'

By Orly Noy June 7, 2020

Hundreds of Jews take part in a protest in support of Black Lives Matter, New York City, August 11, 2016. (Gili Getz)

U.S. Jews are standing up for Black lives. Why aren’t we doing so for Palestinians?

By failing to speak out over the killings of Palestinians like Iyad al-Hallaq, U.S. Jewish groups are devaluing our stance against state violence at home.

By Oren Kroll-Zeldin June 4, 2020

The mother of Iyad Hallak, the Palestinian man with autism who was killed by Border Police officers, holds up a photo of her son, Jerusalem, June 2, 2020. (Activestills.org)

‘Iyad was the flower of the family. They cut him down too early’

The family of Iyad al-Hallaq, the Palestinian with autism killed by police, describes a man who had recently begun to cook and was terrified of Israeli soldiers. 'They took my mother's joy and left a wound that won't heal.'

By Suha Arraf June 3, 2020

Police officers fire tear gas in St.Paul and Minneapolis during protests following the killing of George Floyd, May 28, 2020. (Hungryogrephotos/Wikimedia)

The police were designed to take Black and Palestinian lives, not protect them

The knee that choked George Floyd is part of the same oppressive force that walked away from Ayman Safiah and that pulled the trigger on Iyad al-Hallaq.

By Ashraf Ghandour June 2, 2020

George Floyd protests in Washington DC. Lafayette Square. May 30, 2020. (Rosa Pineda/Wikimedia Commons)

The U.S., like Israel, is wielding the violence of an occupying power

The killing of George Floyd and the ensuing protests bear striking parallels to similar events in Israel-Palestine. Despite their differences, the mechanisms of repression operate in the same way.

By Mairav Zonszein June 1, 2020

Israelis and Palestinians protest in Jerusalem against the killing of Iyad Halak by Israeli Border Police as well as the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, May 30, 2020. (Oren Ziv)

‘Justice for Iyad, justice for George’: Hundreds protest police killing of Palestinian in Jerusalem

Israelis and Palestinians take to the streets to protest police violence, drawing parallels with the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

By Oren Ziv May 30, 2020