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Women hold posters depicting imprisoned Palestinian parliamentarian Khalida Jarrar at a protest against administrative detention in Nablus. Jarrar was put under administrative detention before Israel finally indicted her under international pressure, Nablus, West Bank. September 10, 2015. (Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

Mainstreaming administrative detention

Israel is currently imprisoning over 350 Palestinians and three Jewish Israelis without trial and with no way of defending themselves against charges they often aren’t even allowed to see. As Palestinians demand international intervention, Israeli lawmakers move to codify the practice. Activists in the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday demanded that the International…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man September 12, 2015

Palestinian journalists and activists protest against Israel’s detention of journalist Amin Abu Wardeh, Nablus, April 21, 2015. (Ahmad Al-Bazz/ Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Palestinian journalist held in administrative detention

Israel is currently imprisoning and detaining 20 Palestinian journalists, group says. Photos and text by Ahmad Al-Bazz/ Activestills.org Palestinian journalists and activists protested against the administrative detention of Palestinian journalist Amin Abu Wardeh earlier this week. The demonstrators stood outside the Red Cross offices in the West Bank city of Nablus and demanded that the…

By Activestills April 24, 2015

Medics at the Al-Shifa hospital mourn their colleague targeted and killed in Shejaiya neighbourhood earlier today, Gaza Strip, July 20, 104. Spokesman of the Palestinian ministry of health Ashraf al-Qidra said rescue teams evacuated more than 80 dead bodies from destroyed houses in Shejaiya including 17 children, 14 women and 4 elderly people. More than 200 injured people were taken to al-Shifa Hospital. Death toll in the Gaza Strip accedes 392 with over 2650 wounded since the beginning of the Israeli offensive. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

Gaza war diary II: No one is safe, everyone is a target

Walid Abuzaid offers a look into the everyday reality of living in Gaza during the current violence. As the fighting worsens, he asks why Palestinians should settle when they haven’t got the rights they deserve. By Walid Abuzaid Thursday, July 17 It’s 10 p.m. when the power finally returns. The electricity has been down since…

By +972 Magazine July 26, 2014

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Gazans flee the Shejaiya area after Israeli tanks invaded the area, bombarding it heavily, causing over 60 casualties and hundreds wounded, July 20, 2014. (Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Scenes of devastation from deadliest day in Gaza

Israel bombards the Gaza City neighborhood of Shujaiyeh, killing at least 66, with the toll expected to rise. Photos by: Anne Paq and Basel Yazouri/Activestills.org Text by: Noa Yachot [WARNING: This post includes graphic photos.] Israel stepped up its air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip on Sunday, resulting in the deadliest day since…

By Activestills July 20, 2014

An Israeli soldier stands near olive trees in the West Bank village of Tuqu' which were damaged by Israeli settlers, November 25, 2013. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Why won’t the army stop the theft of Palestinian trees?

Time and time again, the saplings in the West Bank village Sinjil are stolen by Israeli settlers. Meanwhile, the army turns the other cheek, neglecting its obligation to protect the occupied population under its rule. By Yesh Din (written by Yossi Gurvitz) In early January 2014, after wandering the bureaucratic desert for over a year,…

By +972 Magazine March 18, 2014

JTF Guard Force Troopers transport a Guantanamo detainee to the detainee hospital located adjacent to Camp Four, Dec. 27, 2007. (photo: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Billings)

After years of false promises, time to close Guantanamo

It has been five years since President Barack Obama promised to close the notorious Guantanamo Bay detention center – and yet 155 prisoners remain imprisoned under harsh conditions. By [Author’s name redacted] Five years ago yesterday, President Barack Obama signed an executive order to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The facility has not…

By +972 Magazine January 23, 2014

PHOTO: French diplomat at the feet of Israeli troops

A French diplomat and several of her European colleagues were manhandled today by Israeli troops near the recently demolished village of Khirbet al-Makhul in the West Bank, Reuters said. The diplomats were accompanying a truck of tents and emergency aid supplies, and the French diplomat, Marion Castaing, was physically dragged out of the truck and…

By Dimi Reider September 20, 2013

Stephen Hawking during the press conference at the National Library of France (Public Domain)

Consensus wisdom: The boycott of Israel is working

The only way to stop its spread is to end the occupation, say a growing number of prominent voices (none of whom, by the way, support the boycott). From reading my digital mail, I see that a lot of people who say they oppose the occupation also oppose the boycott against Israel, and not…

By Larry Derfner June 24, 2013