Story of the Year

Class photo of Israel’s 34th government, May 19, 2015. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
+972’s Story of the Year: The Right has officially taken over
Benjamin Netanyahu and the Right finally took over Israel this year. The right wing successfully isolated and delegitimized the Left, eliminated any serious ideological challengers, put the country’s Palestinian citizens in its crosshairs, and quietly ushered us into an un-democratic one-state era.
By +972 Magazine December 30, 2015
Family and friends of Eyal Yifrah, Gilad Shaar, and Naftali Fraenkel, three Israeli teenagers who were abducted and killed in the West Bank, take part in their funeral in the city of Modi’in, Israel, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Beyond Gaza: Runners-up for 2014’s ‘Story of the Year’
The Gaza war was a clear choice for +972’s selection as story of the year (read it here). But the other nominated stories need to be told, too. +972 bloggers explain why they made their nominations. From the kidnappings to a new paradigm for Jewish-Arab relations to a growing opposition among U.S. Jews. The kidnap-murder…
By +972 Magazine December 31, 2014
A relative of a child killed earlier in a playground in al-Shati refugee camp mourns at a cemetery, Gaza City, July 28, 2014. Reports indicated that 10 people, mostly children, were killed and 40 injured during the attack which took place on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid. (Photo by Anne Paq/Activestills.org)
+972’s Story of the Year: Gaza
Most of us have become so accustomed to Gaza’s suffering that we can hardly imagine a world without it. But imagine we must. During the fighting this summer, and in its aftermath, many believed the war would be a game-changer, that something would have to give — it hasn’t. Activists, intellectuals and diplomats continue to advocate, but…
By Samer Badawi December 30, 2014
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