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Dr. Abu Shahada after his release from Israeli detention, January 2025. (Courtesy of Mahmoud Abu Shahada)

Beatings, diseases, humiliation: A Palestinian doctor’s year in Israeli jails

Held without charge, Dr. Mahmoud Abu Shahada faced months of physical and psychological abuse after his arrest in Israel’s raid on Gaza's Nasser Hospital.

By Ruwaida Amer February 18, 2025

Demonstration in Nablus in solidarity with hunger strikers, yesterday (Ahmad Al-Bazz / Activestills)

Weeks after prisoner strike ends, Israel not holding up its end of deal

New report by Israeli and Palestinian human rights NGOs shows that Israel is not meeting the conditions to which it agreed in a deal to end a massive hunger strike almost two months ago. Three Palestinians are still on strike, one in mortal danger. Fed with lies? Almost eight weeks have passed since some 1,550…

By Haggai Matar July 5, 2012

Michael Dukakis in tank (photo: youtube)

Hoping Bibi’s Schalit photo-op could be a Dukakis moment

As my colleague Dimi Reider posted yesterday, the social networks are swamped with pictures of PM Binyamin Netanyahu popping up in famous historical photos, after seeing him in almost every picture that the government released yesterday during the Schalit prisoner swap. The momentum seems to be in full swing, and anyone who opened up their…

By Ami Kaufman October 19, 2011

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"Captive" - Schalit poster at Tel Aviv demonstration, 2010 (photo: Lilachd/flickr)

Gilad Schalit, once a captive, is now a soldier again

I have been crying since 10:24 this morning. After three hours, my television was finally on mute, but suddenly my eyes caught a flurry of activity: grainy footage of a tiny but unmistakable youngster, walking in a slanted way and being propped or dragged under his arms by people who obviously controlled him. It was…

By Dahlia Scheindlin October 18, 2011