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Israeli soldiers in Deir Abu Mashal, near Ramallah, August 10, 2017. (Flash90)
How did revenge become a military objective?
When Israeli military commanders call bereaved families from the field to confirm they’ve gunned down their child’s accused killer, security considerations are not at play — that’s just an army exacting revenge. There is something almost spellbinding about the speed with which the Israeli government is tearing off the masks that once afforded its policies…
By Orly Noy December 17, 2018
Palestinian schoolchildren begin their day at the Khan al-Ahmar eco-school, October 14, 2018. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Khan al-Ahmar demolition could be imminent, activists fear
Palestinian and Israeli activists who have been camping out in the village, which Israel says it will demolish, say they will resist nonviolently. The residents of Khan al-Ahmar are preparing for the imminent demolition of their village, which activists and residents fear could take place as early as Monday morning. Saturday night saw a record number of people staying…
By Oren Ziv October 14, 2018
Palestinians and Israelis take part in the yearly alternative Memorial Day service organized by Combatants for Peace in 2016. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Israeli government bars Palestinians from joint memorial ceremony
The Israeli Defense Ministry canceled all permits for Palestinian peace activists from the West Bank to attend a joint ceremony on the eve of Memorial Day. For the first time in the 12 years since its founding, Sunday’s joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony will take place in Tel Aviv without Palestinian peace activists. In previous years…
By Haggai Matar April 30, 2017
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