political violence

Members of Anonymous wear Guy Fawkes masks at the Scientology center in Los Angeles. (Vincent Diamante/CC BY-SA 2.0)
Do I look like a terrorist? The dangers of facial profiling
An Israeli company has developed new technology to help identify terrorists according to their facial characteristics. By Merav Amir An Israeli start-up company recently made international news when it announced a new product that can identify terrorists simply by analyzing facial characteristics. Called Faception, the company offers its product to security agencies worldwide. This is not a…
By +972 Magazine September 4, 2017
Israeli Black Panthers, including Charlie Biton, protesting on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv, May 1, 1973. (Moshe Milner/GPO)
Israel’s Black Panthers remind us what their struggle was about
Back in the 1970s, the deep socioeconomic divide between Ashkenazi and Mizrahi Jews in Israel led to a massive protest movement and the rise of the Israeli Black Panthers. A newly approved official civics textbook in Israel portrays the movement as violent and criminal. We called up three Black Panthers to remind us all of the true…
By Haokets October 11, 2016
Motty Fogel: Grief shouldn’t be used for peace or war
Translation from Hebrew: Dimi Reider Motty Fogel, an Israeli journalist who lost his brother, sister-in-law,  nephews and niece in the terror attack on the settlement of Itamar, spoke yesterday at the joint Palestinian and Israeli memorial ceremony organized by Combatants for Peace. He shared his speech with +972. When they offered me to speak at…
By +972 Magazine May 9, 2011
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