Women in Black

Hava Keller, right, takes part in a vigil marking the 20th anniversary of the Women In Black movement, Jerusalem, December 28, 2007. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Remembering Hava Keller, a pioneer in the anti-occupation struggle

Hava Keller, who died at the age of 90 this week, was one of the few Israelis who spoke publicly about her role in the Nakba, and was at the heart of several groundbreaking anti-occupation and feminist movements.

By Oren Ziv January 2, 2020

Police detain activists for filming in Paris Square

When filming a protest ‘endangers state security’

Anti-occupation activists say that two soldiers threatened them, and when they called police, the cops detained them instead — on suspicion of endangering state security. By Michael Salisbury-Corech Like every week the past 26 years, a group called “Women in Black” held a demonstration against the occupation in Jerusalem’s Paris Square last Friday. Across the street,…

By +972 Magazine December 6, 2015

Israelis take part in a protest calling for peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Tel Aviv, on August 16, 2014 (Activestills)

Israeli peace activism: Same slogans for a different reality

As a fundamental human desire and right, peace traverses time and context. However, if it is to be realized it must be adjusted to political and social realities. By Nadia Naser-Najjab In a period degraded by extremes of violence and dehumanization, the sight of 10,000 Israeli protestors taking to the streets of Tel Aviv last…

By +972 Magazine August 23, 2014

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Women, many of whom were affected by the Israeli attack, after a psycho-social group session in a private home in Beit Lahiya. Gaza Strip, February 18, 2013. (Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Women leading the struggles in Israel/Palestine

In honor of International Women’s Day, Activestills brings you the best photos of the activist women who push for justice and a better life for all those between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by: Ahmad al-Bazz, Shiraz Grinbaum, Keren Manor, Tali Mayer, Anne Paq, Ryan Rodrick Beiler, Yotam Ronen, Oren Ziv/Activestills.org Read more: Meet the Israeli women who…

By Activestills March 8, 2014

Women in Black. (photo by Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Israeli women who have stood up to the occupation for 26 years

In honor of International Women’s Day, Activestills pays tribute to more than a quarter century of anti-occupation activism by the ‘Women in Black’ group in Israel. Every Friday since 1988, the women have stood in the main squares of cities or at highway junctions with signs calling to end the Israeli occupation. Often spat at, cursed or…

By Activestills March 7, 2014

A demonstrator burning from a molotov intended to be thrown toward the police during Turkey's riot police raid on Taksim Square, Istanbul, June 11, 2013.
Photo by: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org

From Taksim protests to Women in Black: A week in photos – June 7 – June 12

This week: anti-government protesters continue to clash with riot police in Gezi Park near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Israeli police arrest social protesters in Jerusalem and the Angry Grandmothers make a (singing) return to mark the 46th anniversary of the Israeli occupation. …

By Activestills June 14, 2013