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Attorney general orders prominent anti-occupation activist released from custody
Left-wing activist Jonathan Pollak has been behind bars for nearly two months, after an extreme-right group filed a suit against him for protesting in the West Bank.
By
Oren Ziv
February 19, 2020
Israeli activist persecuted by far-right group marks one month in custody
Israel has been holding Jonathan Pollak in custody since the beginning of January, after an extreme-right group filed a suit against him for protesting in the West Bank.
By
Oren Ziv
February 4, 2020
Why the Israeli left’s obsession with nonviolence reinforces the occupation
By promoting a narrow view of legitimate resistance, the left is unwittingly justifying Israel's repression of Palestinian protests.
By
Dan Owen
January 22, 2020
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Ban on Israeli activists from West Bank based on lies and misinformation
Naftali Bennett's decision to bar 30 Israeli activists from the West Bank is an attempt to silence anyone who dares work alongside Palestinians to end the occupation.
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Oren Ziv
January 19, 2020
As a Palestinian rights defender, I’m proud to stand with Jonathan Pollak
The Israeli military court where I stood trial for false charges, and the civil court where my friend faces his, are part of the same unjust system.
By
Mohammed Khatib
January 15, 2020
Arrest of Israeli activist shows extreme-right group working with the state
Anti-occupation activist Jonathan Pollak's arrest could only have come about as a result of coordination between the police, the courts, and the extreme-right group suing him.
By
Oren Ziv
January 8, 2020
Undercover police arrest prominent Israeli anti-occupation activist
Officers arrest Jonathan Pollak at his workplace in south Tel Aviv after he refused to appear in court over a private prosecution filed against him by extreme-right group Ad Kan.
By
Oren Ziv
January 6, 2020
Prominent anti-occupation activist assaulted in Tel Aviv
Left-wing Israeli activist Jonathan Pollak attacked by two assailants outside his workplace in south Tel Aviv. The attackers reportedly yelled ‘leftist asshole’ as they beat him before one of them pulled out a knife and lightly wounded him. A prominent left-wing activist was physically assaulted by two unknown assailants as he left work in Tel Aviv on Sunday. The…
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Oren Ziv
July 8, 2019
Nabi Saleh is where I lost my Zionism
By the time I began going to Nabi Saleh, I had spent about four years reporting on what I saw in the West Bank and Gaza, watching detachedly as my politics moved ever leftward. What I witnessed in that small West Bank village was the last straw. A short video of 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi slapping…
By
Lisa Goldman
December 24, 2017
Seeing the forest of occupation through the trees of Nabi Saleh
A recent episode of Israel’s premier political talk show illustrates how so many Israelis are unable — or unwilling — to see the structural nature of the injustices borne of occupation. By Libby Lenkinski My husband is a psychotherapist – he spends his life thinking about people’s individual psyche and inner worlds. I am a…
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December 23, 2017
WATCH: protesters clash with soldiers at Bil’in barrier
Palestinian demonstrators and their supporters have clashed with Israeli soldiers at a weekly gathering in the village of Bil’in in the West Bank. It happened as the demonstrators approached a portion of the controversial separation barrier built by Israel. Soldiers fired back with tear gas after demonstrators drove a bulldozer into part of the barrier.…
By
Roee Ruttenberg
June 24, 2011
The Atlantic has not heard of the joint struggle in the West Bank? (UPDATED)
Something caught my eye when looking through photos on The Atlantic of the Nakba day demonstrations which engulfed the West Banks and Israel’s border areas last Sunday. Image 16, reprinted below, carries the following caption: Two Palestinian men struggle after being overcome by tear gas fired during clashes with the Israeli police on May 15, 2011…
By
Joseph Dana
May 20, 2011
The emergence of the new Israeli Left
Joseph Dana and I have a cover story for The Nation this week on the Israeli activists who takes part in the unarmed protest in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. We discuss the history of the joint struggle, its political significance and the challenges lying ahead. Though we say it in the text several…
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Noam Sheizaf
March 13, 2011
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