military regime

An Israeli soldier points his weapon at a Palestinian man during a protest in Hebron, occupied West Bank, April 22, 2022. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

‘Same agenda, just more subtle’: Bennett-Lapid government’s first year in numbers

New figures show surge in killings of West Bank Palestinians and no drop in demolitions during the first 12 months of the ‘government of change.’

By Oren Ziv June 19, 2022

Qalandiya checkpoint,
West Bank, February 25,
2016. (Activestills)

Shot in the head by the IDF? Your entry permit is now revoked

An IDF officer opened fire on a Palestinian taxi, killing a 15-year-old boy, and wounding five others. The driver, who was shot in the head, returned from the hospital to discover his work and entry permits had been revoked. By John Brown* On Tuesday, June 21 at 1:30 a.m., an officer from the IDF’s Kfir…

By +972 Magazine August 6, 2016

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Annual Memorial Ceremony for Yitzhak Rabin, Jerusalem, October 26, 2015. (Haim Zach/GPO)

No Netanyahu, we refuse to keep living by the sword

The Israeli prime minister says Israelis are doomed to a permanent state of war. It’s time to show him that we aren’t willing to come along for the ride — that we believe in a future for us and our children. Although it is likely that Netanyahu didn’t intend it, the prime minister may have…

By Haggai Matar October 26, 2015

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Illustrative photo of digital surveillance. (Shutterstock.com)

Exclusive: The IDF is monitoring what Israeli citizens say on Facebook

Did you post the word ‘demonstration’ in Hebrew on Facebook? The army is keeping an eye on you. Did you use the word ‘Al Quds’ in Arabic in a WhatsApp conversation? You may have just been flagged as a terrorist. How the IDF contracts private tech companies to monitor Israeli citizens on social media. By…

By +972 Magazine July 15, 2015

The home of the Palestinian Adgluni family is demolished by Israeli authorities, East Jerusalem, January 27, 2014. Israeli authorities claimed the house was built on lands that do not belong to the family. (Tali Mayer/Activestills.org)

Every day is Land Day, on both sides of the Green Line

The word 'occupation' evokes the West Bank, but the policies of land expropriation and Judaization were perfected inside Israel long before they were used on Palestinians in the occupied territories.

By Edo Konrad March 30, 2015

Israel's Supreme Court sits as the High Court of Justice, April 1, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills)

Judges aren’t cogs in the occupation, they’re the oil keeping it going

A new report maps out the two separate legal systems in the occupied territories — one for Jews and one for Arabs. At a launch event for the report, senior jurists showed up and argued it’s not their fault whatsoever. Former Supreme Court Justice Dalia Dorner asked: What can we do? The answer: A lot.…

By Haggai Matar December 22, 2014

Israeli border police check the ID of a Palestinian man (File photo by Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Resource: Two legal systems — discrimination under military occupation

One of the most prominent and disturbing characteristics of Israeli military rule in the West Bank is the creation and development of an official and institutionalized legal regime of two separate legal systems, on an ethnic-national basis. The long-standing residence of citizens of the State of Israel, the occupying power, in settlements at the heart…

By +972 Resources December 22, 2014