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How October 7 has changed us all — and what it signals for our struggle
It can be hard to recognize a historic moment while living through it, but this time in Israel-Palestine, it’s plain for all to see. Here’s what we know, and what we can surmise, one month on.
By
Haggai Matar
November 8, 2023
‘This is political persecution’: Israel cracks down on internal critics of its Gaza war
Palestinians, as well as some left-wing Jews, are being suspended from studies, fired from jobs, or arrested at night — all because of social media posts.
By
Ghousoon Bisharat
,
Oren Ziv
and
Baker Zoubi
October 17, 2023
For Palestinians, social media influence comes with the threat of prison
The persecution of activists like Ramzi Abbassi illustrates Israel’s escalating attempts to stifle Palestinian expression online since May 2021.
By
Sophia Goodfriend
October 2, 2023
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Arrest of Israeli activist shows extreme-right group working with the state
Anti-occupation activist Jonathan Pollak's arrest could only have come about as a result of coordination between the police, the courts, and the extreme-right group suing him.
By
Oren Ziv
January 8, 2020
The persecution of Ezra Nawi
The fabrication of criminal cases against activists, particularly anti-occupation activists, has become an almost routine tool. Every one of us could find themselves the target of a similar right-wing campaign. Two years ago, Israeli officials, right-wing activists, and the media put veteran left-wing activist Ezra Nawi in their crosshairs. After an investigative television show partnered…
By
Orly Noy
May 28, 2018
Why Jewish Israelis should stand with the head of Israel’s Islamic Movement
I’m no supporter of Sheikh Raed Salah, but as Jewish Israelis we have an enormous responsibility to state loudly and clearly that which our privilege still permits us. That means opposing political persecution when we see it. Two years ago Israel outlawed one of the largest popular associations in the country, the Northern Branch of…
By
Orly Noy
August 15, 2017
Blacklists and travel bans aren’t new in Israel — the targets are
Palestinian activists and others have long faced actual travel bans, blacklists, and political persecution. Nevertheless, that some of the same methods are now being used against Israeli and American Jews is a worrying sign. One of the Israeli government’s senior-most ministers said last year that Israeli BDS advocates must be made to pay a price…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
March 22, 2017
Palestinian culture is flourishing — thanks to Miri Regev
Each attempt to silence Palestinian artists only makes our voices grow louder. It’s time to admit that Miri Regev is the best thing to happen to Palestinian culture since Israel’s founding. Period. I generally do not tend to write about the Mizrahi struggle and what kind of effect Regev is having on it. But in my eyes…
By
Samah Salaime
October 18, 2016
When homophobia becomes a tool for political persecution
The campaign against the Left in Israel reaches a new low: a planned protest at the wedding of an anti-occupation group’s director and her wife-to-be. It shows that when dissent is characterized as treason, there is no area of one’s life that is off-limits. It’s a clear sign of the times when protesting at someone’s wedding…
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
January 25, 2016
The Israeli Left must realize it is at war
When will the Jewish Left wake up and come to terms with the fact that the rules of the game have changed? It seems that even the most skeptical of radical left-wing activists in Israel were taken by surprise by the aggressive, relentless, and mounting attacks that we have witnessed over these past few days…
By
Orly Noy
January 20, 2016
Police target second ‘Breaking the Silence’ event in a week
Senior police brass hound venue over minor business license violations. Police shut down a similar Breaking the Silence event last week citing right-wing threats against it. For the second time in a week, Israeli police have imposed restrictions on Breaking the Silence lectures scheduled to take place in private venues. The owners of those venues…
By
Haggai Matar
November 30, 2015
The real danger of outlawing Palestinian political movements
Banning and persecuting political groups like the Islamic Movement and Balad has the effect of disengaging Palestinian citizens of Israel from the state and its political system. That is very, very dangerous. The Israeli government has done very few things that worry me more than its ongoing assault on the country’s Palestinian citizens’ political representation.…
By
Noam Sheizaf
November 18, 2015
Netanyahu’s fourth gov’t: The good, the bad and the ugly
The next Israeli government will attempt to preserve the status quo in the West Bank and Gaza at all costs. Facing international backlash, the persecution of leftists and Arabs could rise to dangerous levels. It’s quite clear what the fourth Netanyahu government will look like: A coalition of the Likud’s “natural partners.” These are the…
By
Noam Sheizaf
March 20, 2015
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