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Zaid Abdulnasser, a Palestinian refugee from Syria living in Berlin, and activist with Samidoun, October 1, 2023. (Courtesy)

Germany to strip Palestinian refugee’s status over his activism

Echoing dubious Israeli claims against his advocacy group, Germany could force Zaid Abdulnasser into a legal limbo faced by thousands of Palestinians.

By Hebh Jamal October 2, 2023

The office of the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees following an Israeli army raid, Ramallah, West Bank, August 18, 2022. (Oren Ziv)

Israel storms Palestinian NGO offices after months-long failure to discredit them

Seven NGOs denounce raids as message of impunity against Palestinians and foreign governments, after army seizes equipment and welds office doors shut.

By Oren Ziv August 18, 2022

Birzeit University students involved with various political movements during a strike against the university administration's disciplinary measures against a Hamas-affiliated group on campus, February 2022. (Basil al-Adraa).

At Birzeit, a student strike rallies Palestinians of all stripes

Palestinian students across the political spectrum picketed classes for a month after Birzeit University tried to constrain a Hamas-affiliated group on campus.

By Basel Adra March 7, 2022

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Raja Eghbaria in court. (Courtesy of Free Raja Eghbarieh Facebook page)

The fifty-year persecution of Raja Eghbaria

For decades, Israel has repeatedly targeted and imprisoned activist Raja Eghbaria without charge. Now the Palestinian citizen is being indicted under the same law that banned six human rights groups last month.

By Jonathan Shamir November 25, 2021

Juana Ruiz Rishmawi (center) being escorted by Israeli guards to the military court in Ofer Military Prison., Nov. 10, 2021.(Oren Ziv)

Israel boasts new ‘proof’ of NGO terror ties — by getting the facts wrong

Israel celebrated the conviction of Juana Ruiz Rishmawi as evidence linking Palestinian rights groups to 'terrorists.' That's not exactly what happened.

By Oren Ziv November 11, 2021

Israeli settlers from Yitzhar, accompanied by Israeli soldiers, attack Palestinian harvesters and activists, Huwwara, West Bank, October 7, 2020. (Heather Sharona Weiss/Activestills)

Ask the experts: A guide to Israel’s attacks on Palestinian civil society

Our readers had questions about Israel’s designation of six Palestinian human rights groups as ‘terrorists.’ So we invited experts to answer.

By +972 Magazine November 3, 2021

(L to R): The directors of five Palestinian rights groups declared 'terrorist organizations' by Israel: Shawan Jabarin of Al-Haq, Ubai Al-Aboudi of Bisan Center, Fuad Abu Saif of UAWC, Sahar Francis of Addameer, and Khaled Quzmar of DCI-Palestine, in Ramalah, West Bank. Oct. 28, 2021. (Oren Ziv)

The real terror of Palestinian civil society

Israel’s brazen assault on Palestinian NGOs exposes the true goal of its ‘shrinking the conflict' doctrine: to eliminate opposition to apartheid.

By Amjad Iraqi October 28, 2021

Sahar Francis, Director of Addameer, seen at the organization’s offices in Ramallah, the West Bank on February 19, 2019. (Photo: Mohannad Darabee for +972 Magazine)

‘They targeted us for one reason: We’re succeeding in changing the paradigm’

After being outlawed as 'terrorist organizations' overnight, Palestinian human rights groups talk to +972 about why Israel's allegations are not just unfounded, but amount to an act of political persecution.

By Yuval Abraham October 25, 2021

Palestinians harvest strawberries in a field in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Dec. 30, 2015. (Emad Nassar/Flash90)

How an Israeli smear campaign is ripping away funds from Palestinian farmers

Israel lobby groups are targeting the funding sources of a major Palestinian agricultural union — by dubiously claiming it has ties to 'terrorists.' Other Palestinian organizations are facing the same attacks.

By Alex Kane and Mariam Barghouti January 25, 2021

Illustrative photo of a concert in Gaza City, November 21, 2013. (Emad Nassar/Flash90)

From science to classical music, Israel clamps down on Palestinian culture

The last months have seen Israel crack down on cultural figures and intellectuals in the occupied territories. Critics say the attacks are part of a larger strategy of suppressing Palestinian civil society.

By Robert Swift August 26, 2020

Illustrative photo of an Israeli soldier attempting to block the view of a photographer as soldiers search Palestinian men in the West Bank city of Hebron, on June 22, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

‘The occupation broke her once. Now Israel is trying to break her again.’

Israeli soldiers arrested Birzeit student Mais Abu Ghosh and reportedly tortured her for weeks over political activities on her university campus.

By Jaclynn Ashly February 7, 2020

Palestinian boys dressed up as prisoners protest for the release of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails, Gaza City, April 21 2007. (Ahmad Khateib/ Flash90)

When the Shin Bet rounds up Palestinians, Israeli media stops asking questions

When the Shin Bet announced it arrested 50 Palestinians linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the media simply parroted the agency's talking points.

By Oren Ziv December 19, 2019

Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) upon her release from an Israeli prison, at a checkpoint near the West Bank town of Tulkarem, June 3, 2016. (Haytham Shtayeh/Flash90)

Israeli army arrests Palestinian feminist lawmaker, months after her release

Khalida Jarrar was last released from Israeli custody in February, where she was held for 20 months without charge or trial.

By Jaclynn Ashly November 1, 2019