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Israeli forces search for the attacker around the scene of a shooting at a bar on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv, April 7, 2022. (Oren Ziv/Activestills)

Israel’s false promise of security

Those devising punishments for Palestinians after attacks in Israeli cities offer nothing but a violent ritual in which despair and rage are the order of the day.

By Edo Konrad April 10, 2022

Palestinian children play on an empty street during a strike in Jenin, West Bank, in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, September 11, 2021. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

‘Children in Jenin Refugee Camp end up as prisoners, martyrs, or with a disability’

After years of resisting the ‘bitter reality’ of Israel’s occupation, last week's prison break offered some hope to Palestinians in Jenin, says Freedom Theater's artistic director.

By Yuval Abraham September 13, 2021

Tareq Zbeideh (left) and his father Abed a-Razeq seen in their family home after Tareq was abducted and brutally attacked by settlers near the former settlement of Homesh, Silat a-Dahr, West Bank. (Oren Ziv)

‘I thought I would die’: Settlers abduct, brutally attack Palestinian teen

Tareq Zbeideh describes how he was kidnapped, tied, and beaten by settlers while picnicking with his friends near a settlement outpost.

By Oren Ziv and Ahmad Al-Bazz August 26, 2021

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Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri seen at the Lod District Court on December 21, 2017. (Flash90)

For Palestinian filmmakers in Israel, it’s loyalty or silence

Israel’s persecution of actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri reflects its desire to censor stories of the occupation while gloating about being a ‘democracy.’

By Suha Arraf January 15, 2021

Mohammed Abu Sakha (photo: Courtesy of Addameer)

Israel releases Palestinian clown after two years without trial

Muhammad Abu Sakha, who teaches children with special needs at a circus school in the West Bank, is released after spending two years in Israeli prison. He was never once charged or brought to trial. A moment before the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Israel decided to release Muhammad Abu Saha, a Palestinian clown and educator,…

By Yali (Yael) Marom September 1, 2017

Ramzi Fayyad. (Orly Noy)

‘If this hunger strike succeeds, it could mean revolution’

He entered prison for the first time at the age of 10, was one of the founders of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, and became one of the representatives of Fatah’s security prisoners in Israeli jails. For the last decade, Ramzi Fayyad, who has been working to promote dialogue between representatives of released prisoners, views the the…

By Orly Noy May 13, 2017

A vendor in Nablus uses a candle in his store, after Israel Electric Company deliberately shut down power to the city and the surrounding area. (photo: Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Israel cuts off Palestinian power twice in one week

Photos and text by Ahmad Al-Bazz At the height of a harsh winter season, the Israel Electric Company cut power to two major Palestinian cities in the West Bank twice over this past week. Nearly 650,000 people were left without power for an entire hour in the middle of the day in Jenin, Nablus and 18…

By Activestills February 28, 2015

Israeli army officer next to the site where the bodies of three missing teens were located, June 30 2014 (photo: Activestills)

Analysis: The end of the ‘cheap occupation’ era

Israel may soon have to say goodbye to its tight-knit cooperation with the Palestinian Authority and the relative calm that comes with it. The discovery of the bodies of three Israeli teens who have been missing for the last 18 days, along with the public calls for vengeance heard in Israel today, could mark the…

By Noam Sheizaf July 1, 2014

Israeli soldiers raid the city of Halhul, near Hebron. (photo: Activestills)

‘Parts of West Bank operation were planned ahead of time’

IDF officer admits Operation Brother’s Keeper has little to do with returning the kidnapped teenagers. By Yael Marom Parts of Operation Brother’s Keeper were planned in advance and are being implemented with no connection to their stated purpose – the return of the three kidnapped Israelis teenagers – according to an IDF officer in…

By +972 Magazine June 19, 2014

Jaffa Port (Lisa Goldman)

From Jaffa to Beirut: Re-imagining a borderless Middle East

On a day trip through Israel, one truly understands how close the country is to the great cities of the Middle East. Unfortunately, distances here aren’t measured by kilometers, but rather by border crossings. By Leehee Rothschild Sometimes I think that the greatest tragedy of this place is not what it has become, but what…

By +972 Magazine June 11, 2014

A Palestinian protester arrested by Israeli border police during clashes at Damascus Gate, during a solidarity protest with Jenin Refugee Camp, East Jeruslaem, on March 22, 2014. Dozens of Palestinians protested in Jerusalem against the killing of three Palestinians in Jenin refugee camp. Six protesters were arrested.

Photos of the week: Death in Jenin and dissent in Jerusalem

This week: Killings in Jenin followed by clashes in Jerusalem and the West Bank, housing and labor protests in Israel, refugee demonstrations in Europe, and a ‘price tag’ attack in Beit Hanina.

By Activestills March 28, 2014

Israeli rapper: ‘First burn all jails with Palestinians inside, then destroy Jenin!’

One of Israel’s most popular hip-hop artists, Subliminal, was pretty angry after a Palestinian teen murdered an IDF soldier in his sleep earlier this week. Subliminal posted a photo of the Palestinian, who was bandaged after apparently being roughed up during his arrest, and had some harsh words for the lad. Here are just a few of his…

By Ami Kaufman November 15, 2013

Jenin Freedom Theatre actors Faisal Abu Alhayjaa (left) and Ahmed Alrakh performing Athol Fugard's "The Island," which recently toured the U.S. (Courtesy of Jenin Freedom Theatre)

Same apartheid drama, on a new stage

The Jenin Freedom Theatre wraps its tour of Athol Fugard’s ‘The Island’ in New York City, bringing Palestinian cultural resistance and prisoner experiences to U.S. audiences. NEW YORK — You would think the words “Israel,” “Palestine” and “occupation” would have to be spoken during a theatrical production tackling the Palestinian political prisoner experience. Not so in the…

By Matt Surrusco September 29, 2013