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British soldiers clear an improvised roadblock during the Arab Revolt. (Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi archives)
The imperial roots of ‘shrinking the conflict’
Long before Israel paved segregated road networks to maintain the separation of Jews and Palestinians, the British had already laid their foundations.
By Shira Pinhas May 17, 2022
An Israeli soldier at a checkpoint examines the ID cards of ’48 Palestinians traveling in a car with yellow, Israeli license plates. (Illustrative photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Driving while Palestinian, across the Green Line
The very nomenclature of ’48 Palestinians and ’67 Palestinians shows how the Nakba remains at the root of Palestinian fragmentation. Roads function as a prime instrument of separation between the two. By Amahl Bishara Israeli policies preventing Palestinians from entering Israel and limiting Palestinian movement within the occupied territories have shaped Palestinian society, and the economy and politics…
By +972 Magazine October 21, 2016
The law requires drivers to take Palestinians, makes it impossible at the same time (Activestills)
Bus company backs driver who refused Palestinian passengers on board
An Israeli bus driver refused to take Palestinian passengers on board, was ordered to do so by police, and took his revenge by forcing them off the bus at the entrance to a settlement. The bus company: “The driver acted exactly as expected of him.” Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, Thursday, two weeks ago: a…
By Haggai Matar August 24, 2012
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Judge Goldstone presides: Apartheid vs. State of Israel
Racked by guilt for having exposed a modicum of the truth regarding Israel’s policies towards the Palestinians, Judge Richard Goldstone does an about-face and becomes a spokesperson for the Israeli right wing. Is Goldstone the new Benny Morris? By Omar Rahman and Abir Kopty Richard Goldstone could give those guys at AIPAC a run for…
By Omar H. Rahman November 3, 2011
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