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Screenshots from the websites of Jusoor News and the Center for Peace Communications. Background image shows the ruins of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. (Doaa Albaz/Activestills)

The viral Arabic media outlet hiding its ties to Israel

Jusoor News says it reflects the pulse of the Arab street. But leaked files suggest links to Israeli intelligence and a pro-Israel agenda with deep roots.

By Yossi Bartal and Amin Al Magrebi July 13, 2026

IDF Spokesperson, Brigadier General Effie Defrin, December 12, 2025. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit Facebook page; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Inside the Israeli army’s propaganda wing

Psy-op campaigns, selective leaks, exclusive reporter access: Soldiers and journalists reveal how the IDF Spokesperson's Unit controls public discourse and promotes Israel's narrative abroad.

By Illy Pe’ery April 8, 2026

Foreign and Israeli journalists stand on a hill overlooking the Gaza Strip in the city of Sderot, southern Israel, October 19, 2023. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

The legal fight to open Gaza to foreign press has failed. It’s time to change course

As Israel’s Supreme Court continues enabling the government’s foreign media ban, Palestinian journalists are paying the price. Further legal efforts are futile.

By Amos Brison February 6, 2026

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aPalestinian anti-occupation activists Issa Amro is carried on the shoulders of a fellow activist upon his release from Palestinian Authority custody in Hebron, September 10, 2017. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

‘I was arrested for asking the PA to stop intimidating journalists’

Amro, a Palestinian activist known for opposing settlements in the West Bank city of Hebron, was arrested by the Palestinian Authority for criticizing its recent arrests of journalists. Upon his release, Amro called on Mahmoud Abbas to revoke or revise a new law that’s been used to target journalists and activists. By Oren Ziv/Activestills.org A…

By Activestills September 10, 2017

Illustrative photo of Israeli newspapers stuffed into the back of a bus seat, (Maxim Dinshtein/Flash90)

The media’s role in shaping Jewish-Israeli attitudes toward Arabs

Whenever members of the Israeli government make outrageous statements or accusations against the Arab or Palestinian population, they are rarely challenged by the press that broadcasts those allegations into homes. The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, recently held a conference on the media’s role in perpetuating incitement against Arabs in the country.

By Social TV September 6, 2017

Settlers hurl insults at a Palestinian woman while she films them, al-Hariqah, Hebron, August 24, 2017. (B'Tselem)

WATCH: Settlers sexually harass Palestinian woman, soldiers stand by

Settlers in Hebron use loudspeaker to disparage Islam and sexually harass a Palestinian woman in the middle of the night. The settlers of Hebron have never been known for their manners. This time, however, it seems that they have sunk to a new low — even by their standards. Last Thursday night, settlers from the…

By Orly Noy August 29, 2017

Amira climbs next to the Separation Wall in order to see if Israeli soldiers have arrived to open the agricultural gate.

What do Palestinians think of the Green Line?

In the last episode, Rami Younis explored how the Green Line has been effectively erased from the Israeli education system and what that means for the next generation of Israelis. Now he sets out to hear what the Green Lines means for Palestinians.

By Social TV August 21, 2017

A map of Israel (Screenshot/Social TV)

Who’s afraid of the Green Line?

The Green Line, the boundary between Israel and the Palestinian territories recognized by most of the world, has been all but erased by the Israeli education system. Rami Younis, also of +972 Magazine, talks to educators about how it happened, and what it means.

By Social TV August 18, 2017

Richard Spencer (Screenshot/Channel 2 News)

Richard Spencer tells Israelis ‘White Nationalism’ is akin to Zionism

The prominent white supremacist is given a platform on Israel’s top-rated news show, and the host doesn’t once challenge his anti-Semitism or hateful views. By +972 Magazine Staff Israel’s most popular prime-time television news show gave white supremacist Richard Spencer a platform to try and convince Jewish Israelis that White Nationalism is analogous to Zionism,…

By +972 Magazine August 17, 2017

An Israeli bulldozer demolishes homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, August 15, 2017.

WATCH: This is what it looks like when Israel demolishes your home

Israeli authorities demolish homes, car repair shops, and businesses in four different East Jerusalem neighborhoods — in a single day. By Eli Bitan Hundreds of Israeli soldiers, police officers, and municipal inspectors made their way to the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya on Tuesday mornin, to demolish two large apartment buildings, an agricultural business, and…

By +972 Magazine August 16, 2017

Illustrative photo of Palestinian youth in front of a Nakba ruin. (YouTube screenshot)

Meet the Palestinian youth planning their return

A group of young Palestinian citizens from the northern city of Umm al-Fahm, descendants of families displaced in 1948 of their villages, meets every week to discuss identity, national oppression, and the Nakba. As part of the ‘Odna’ project — return in Arabic — the teenagers focus on planning of the return of the Palestinian refugees.

By Social TV August 14, 2017

CCTV footage shows Israeli security forces assaulting a wounded Palestinian man and hospital staff during a raid on Makassed Hospital, East Jerusalem, July 21, 2017.

WATCH: Police assault wounded Palestinian patient, staff at J’lem hospital

Newly-released video shows Israeli security forces storming an East Jerusalem hospital in late July, as they tried to prevent doctors from bringing a wounded Palestinian into surgery. A Palestinian man died on a gurney in a Jerusalem hospital last month, as Israeli police in full riot gear tried to prevent medical staff from wheeling him into…

By Lisa Goldman August 11, 2017

A Palestinian man descends into the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina after climbing over the wall from the West Bank village of a-Ram, July 3, 2015. (File photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

WATCH: What do regular Israelis think of the Green Line?

What is the Green Line, and what does it symbolize for regular Israelis? Has the Green Line been forgotten in society’s consciousness? We hit the streets of Tel Aviv to hear what regular Israelis think of the Green Line. Some of their answers might surprise you.

By Social TV August 7, 2017