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Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour was released from prison on September 20, 2018. She was arrested in October 2015, and later convicted of incitement to terrorism and violence for poems she published on social media. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour set free

Dareen Tatour, who was arrested and jailed for poems she published on social media, is released from prison. Tatour: ‘It will be impossible to stop my writing.’ By Oren Ziv Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour was released today after serving 42 days in prison. Her five-month sentence was reduced by 97 days, the same amount of…

By Oren Ziv September 20, 2018

Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour seen in her home in the village of Reineh, northern Israel. (Oren Ziv)

Meet the poet whose words Israel considers terrorism

After being convicted of incitement to terrorism, and just before she is handed her sentence, Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour opens up in a personal interview about her Kafkaesque trial, the struggle of Palestinian citizens, and why she is a real poet, despite what her critics may claim. By Oren Ziv On Tuesday, July 31, at…

By Oren Ziv July 27, 2018

Reem Banna. (GGAADD/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Bidding farewell to the voice of Palestine

Rim Banna, one of Palestine’s most recognizable and important singers, died on Saturday after a lengthy battle with cancer. She leaves behind a dream of freedom from the occupation, patriarchy, and oppression. Rim Banna, the singer from Nazareth who enraptured millions died on Sunday after a battle with cancer. She was 51 years old. Arabic social…

By Samah Salaime March 26, 2018

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Palestinians from the West Bank enjoy the Mediterranean Sea on the last day of the Eid-al-Fitr holiday, in Tel Aviv, August 11, 2013. The three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Ramadan is over, the Muslims are coming

Israeli society is finally beginning to understand the importance of Ramadan to the Muslim population. Just don’t be afraid of us as we invade your cities this weekend, okay? That’s it, Ramadan is over. Thirty brutal summer days have passed. We ate all that was forbidden at night, and the celebrations and carbohydrates are nearing…

By Samah Salaime July 17, 2015

MK Hanin Zoabi (photo: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)

Attorney General: MK Zoabi likely to stand trial for incitement

The decision is just one of several that have targeted the Arab Knesset member over the past year. Israel’s Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein announced Tuesday that he has decided to indict MK Haneen Zoabi (Balad) for incitement to violence and disgracing a public official. Weinstein summoned Zoabi to a pre-indictment hearing, upon the recommendation of several…

By Edo Konrad January 6, 2015

The Beaten Path: The unholy hierarchies of Nazareth (part 4)

If the heart of Nazareth is sacred, its outskirts are very much the opposite. If anything, they provide a perfect example of a system that stubbornly preserves a hierarchy of communities: Arabs below, Jews on top. The third stop on the reconstructed tourist trail. There is a painting by an Italian master, the great Pierro della Francesca,…

By Yuval Ben-Ami October 27, 2014

Palestnians living in Israel take part in a protest against the attack on Gaza in the city of Lod, Israel, August 3, 2014 (photo: Activestills)

Israel cracks down on dissent

More than 1,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel were arrested by Israeli police during Operation Protective Edge, according to a lawyer representing a number of the detainees. While some were arrested for protesting the Israeli military incursion into Gaza, dozens were held without charge. Maisa Arshid, an attorney for dozens of the detainees, says that 20…

By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat August 7, 2014

Police arrest an Arab protester during an anti-war demonstration in Nazareth. (photo: Activestills.org)

Following wave of protests, Israel arrests scores of Arab activists, minors

Hundreds of Arab citizens of Israel have been detained in recent weeks, including dozens of minors. Abusive interrogations and preemptive arrests suggest that many of the tactics of occupation have crossed the Green Line. By Hagar Sheizaf (Translated by Ofer Neiman) The murder of Muhammed Abu Khdeir and the military onslaught in Gaza have brought about…

By +972 Magazine July 22, 2014

Volunteer from one of the Arab parties canvasing potential voters in Nazareth, Israel, January 2013 (photo: GS)

WATCH: Who is the mayor of Nazareth?

The question of who will be mayor of Nazareth, the “political capital” of Arabs citizens of Israel, remains undecided. Unlike national elections where Arab turnout lower than the national average, turnout in local races often reaches 90 percent in Arab cities and councils. Israel’s Hebrew-language media, however, does not cover those elections. This is the…

By Social TV February 14, 2014

From left to right: MK Hanin Zoabi, Jerusalem Mayor Ron Barkat, Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai (photo: Activestills/U.S. Embassy)

Why are Jerusalem leftists voting for a pro-settlement mayor?

Over 5 million Israelis have the right to vote in the municipal elections today. National politics are not as directly reflected in municipal polls as they were in the past – when Likud and Labor used those as platform for securing their parties’ political machines (plus, there just isn’t much of a competition in the…

By Noam Sheizaf October 22, 2013

Nora Yusuf, the relative of a domestic violence victim, at a demonstration in Nazareth. (Social TV)

Women in Nazareth stand up against domestic violence

Palestinian women citizens of Israel demonstrated against the police’s failure to address domestic violence and violence against women earlier this month. At the start of the October a Palestinian woman and her two children were killed by an ex-husband in a murder-suicide. The woman had asked for police protection months before, but was denied. Following…

By Social TV October 16, 2013

Caesarea industrial zone. (photo: Ori~ / Wikicommons)

Arab-Jewish industrial parks: The last chance for economic equality?

Shared industrial parks have the potential to create local and regional growth engines that would allow Arab towns and Israel’s Arab citizens to achieve economic stability and provide a better future for the younger generation. Israel’s leadership must realize that this is not something to be taken for granted. By Khalil Mari and Ronen Sabag The…

By +972 Magazine July 23, 2013

Sailing on a wave of racism: A nautical tale

When a pleasant tour of the Sea of Galilee turns into a display of potentially deadly racism, life becomes even more complicated for an Israeli representative. It was a gorgeous day to be on the water, and the water itself was gorgeous. The Sea of Galilee, stroked by springtime winds, overlooked by mountains with names…

By Yuval Ben-Ami May 29, 2013