Ofek Buchris

Israeli activists graffitied anti-occupation slogans across Tel Aviv in the run-up to the 2016 pride parade. (photo: Activestills.org)
Why I interrupted a pro-army LGBTQ event in Tel Aviv
Our community’s struggle is one for human and women’s rights. It is a struggle for liberation and justice. Those who support the oppression of another people are disparaging 100 years of struggle by women and LGBTQs. By Alma Biblash This past week saw the launch of a new project that calls to integrate women and LGBTQ Israeli…
By +972 Magazine February 25, 2017
A soldier from the Nahal Infantry Brigade at the end of a training exercise in the Negev, Israel, February 16, 2015. (Evan Lang & Adi James Brown, IDF Spokesperson's Unit/CC 2.0)
The problem with Israel’s heroism addiction
The flip side of Israel’s need for heroes created in uniform, weapon in hand, is the urge to preserve the ideals associated with them and to shield them from criticism — the ramifications of which have become disturbingly clear in the case of Elor Azaria. “A nation without heroes is a house without doors.” So says the…
By Natasha Soffer-Roth January 13, 2017
A protest marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Tel Aviv. (Activestills.org)
+972’s Person of the Year: The women standing up to sexual harassment
The women who spoke out in 2016 executed an unplanned pincer move. As accusations snowballed, women inspired one another to speak up. First and foremost, what 2016 should mean for Israel’s social institutions is that there are limits on power. Whether or not men acknowledge what they did as wrong, title or talent must not protect them.
By +972 Magazine December 30, 2016
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Women protesters shout slogans during a SlutWalk against sexism in Tel Aviv, May 9, 2014. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Why are so many Israeli women subjected to sexual harassment?
Reported incidents of sexual harassment, assault and rape by high-ranking Israeli officials are flooding their way into the media. Why is the violation of women’s bodies and dignity so endemic in Israeli society? Several days ago a story broke in Israel that has been dominating the headlines ever since: a senior Israeli army officer has…
By Natasha Soffer-Roth March 3, 2016
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