Lilach Ben David

Palestinian women protest against the occupation on International Women’s Day at the Qalandiya military checkpoint separating Jerusalem and Ramallah, March 7, 2015. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)
WATCH: Is BDS a feminist movement?
Nonviolent tools of resistance tend to be more accessible to women, and the leaders of revolutionary struggles often become the political leaders of tomorrow. Can the Palestinian call for BDS be a feminist movement? Can it be a tool for the empowerment of women? ‘Woman to Woman’ sets out to answer those questions and more.…
By Social TV April 24, 2016
A Lebanese and Hezbollah flag fly side by side. (Illustrative photo by John Grummitt / Shutterstock.com)
The problem with calling Hezbollah a terrorist organization
In Israel the question of whether Hezbollah is a terrorist group or an army boils down to the racist idea that Arabs do not have the right to defend themselves. Even asking is considered treasonous. By Lilach Ben-David The Balad (National Democratic Assembly or A-Tajamou’) Hadash and Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality or…
By +972 Magazine March 13, 2016
Amir Farshad Ebrahimi (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Let’s talk about Gaza, Sderot and the racist valuation of lives
A frank discussion about everything we don’t mention when talking about rockets and bombs and Gaza. Let’s talk about fear, about poverty, about angst and about racism. By Lilach Ben David Let’s talk about Gaza. Let’s talk about a small strip of land that god didn’t forget about, but about which we are certainly trying to…
By +972 Magazine July 8, 2014
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