Leftists

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, November 8, 2019. (Matt Johnson/CC BY 2.0)

In the US and Israel, the left’s next battle is with the moderate right

Invigorating the left in Israel might seem like a fantasy. But the U.S. progressive movement shows that with clear alternatives, a shift is possible.

By Ariel David November 2, 2020

Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog. (Photo by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

Where have Israel’s leftists gone? The changing face of Labor

The Labor party is convinced that it can somehow disassociate itself with the Left, call itself the ‘center’ and sneak its way back into power with semantic tricks. It will take the entire left-wing camp down with it. By Tom Cohen Last year, a delegation of Knesset members went to visit PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.…

By +972 Magazine July 29, 2015

Israeli Jews wait in line to eat at Jaffa hummus restaurant Abu Hassan, March 17, 2015. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

If there’ll be peace, all the ‘arsim’ will come

By Roy Hasan I just love those socialists who hate capitalism so ostentatiously, wear ugly sandals and torn t-shirts, wrapping themselves in a homeless look without telling a soul about grandma’s inheritance or dad’s real estate (they look homeless too) and criticize the culture of affluence with bombast as if they were prophets of vengeance…

By +972 Magazine July 12, 2015

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Netanyahu (Yotam Ronen / Activestills)

Netanyahu’s fourth gov’t: The good, the bad and the ugly

The next Israeli government will attempt to preserve the status quo in the West Bank and Gaza at all costs. Facing international backlash, the persecution of leftists and Arabs could rise to dangerous levels. It’s quite clear what the fourth Netanyahu government will look like: A coalition of the Likud’s “natural partners.” These are the…

By Noam Sheizaf March 20, 2015

A Jewish youth confronts a Palestinian youth [illustrative photo] (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

Peace Now highlights ‘epidemic’ of incitement in Israel

Video campaign shows selection out of hundreds of thousands of inciting comments against ‘leftists.’ The pro-peace group is far from the only target of recent incitement — even the president is falling victim. Peace Now has launched an online video campaign to raise awareness about incitement, intolerance and hate speech directed specifically at “leftists” in Israel and expressed…

By Mairav Zonszein November 6, 2014

Israelis of Kurdish origin demonstrate in solidarity with the Yazidi community in front of the American Embassy in Tel Aviv, August 13, 2014. The Yazidi community in northern Iraq has recently been attacked by extremists of Islamic State. The protesters called for U.S intervention. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

Fight occupation, anti-Semitism, Islamic State at the same time

The first cause must not be a rival, or a left-wing alternative, to the latter two. From what I read and hear, it seems to me the Left is talking about Israel’s occupation and onslaught in Gaza – but not about rising anti-Semitism in Europe or about Islamic State (IS) and jihadism, or at least…

By Larry Derfner September 4, 2014

Illustrative photo of a militant (Photo: Shutterstock.com)

Syria: The moral imperative to act

Some left-wing writers and spokespeople look to Syria and see Vietnam. They are terribly wrong. The moral and historic duty of any progressive person is to stand by the Syrian people’s struggle for freedom and help them topple the genocidal Assad regime. By Assaf Adiv (translated from Hebrew by Ann Lavi) The U.S.-Russian Geneva agreement on…

By +972 Magazine September 21, 2013

Best day of my life: Making it into the Jewish S.H.I.T List

This is a big day for me. Bigger than my wedding day, bigger than the days my kids were born. From today onwards, my life will be divided in two: my normal life until now, and the rest of my life after making it into the Jewish S.H.I.T List! (click for larger image) Yeah baby!…

By Ami Kaufman July 4, 2013

MK Michael Ben-Ari giving a speech at a protest against African refugees and asylum seekers in Tel Aviv's Hatikva neighborhood on May 23, 2012 (photo: activestills)

Israeli MK incites violence against leftists, Palestinians

It is reassuring to know that in Israel everyone can have their voice heard. Thus, an Israeli anti-war demonstration held last Thursday was countered by a rally supporting the military operation in Gaza by Israeli forces. But there should be a limit on free speech, especially when some of those voices are calling for violence against…

By Roee Ruttenberg November 18, 2012