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Riad al-Gul holds a photo of his brother, Ziad, who died in a workplace accident in Israel. (Mohammed Zaanoun)

Unsupervised and unprotected, Gaza laborers suffer under permit regime

Thousands of Palestinians enter Israel every day from Gaza on permits that don’t cover medical care. When accidents occur, they have nowhere to turn.

By Mohammed Zaanoun August 25, 2023

Palestinian workers squeeze themselves to pass through the Israeli checkpoint of Bethlehem while heading to their work in Israeli cities, Bethlehem, West Bank, March 19, 2017. (Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

Shin Bet: Lose your job if your kid throws stones

Israel’s security service publishes notices in the Palestinian village of Beit Omar threatening to revoke work permits from families whose children are suspected of stone throwing. By Yali (Yael) Marom Residents of the Palestinian village Beit Omar in the West Bank discovered last week that the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, had posted threatening notices on…

By Yali (Yael) Marom January 4, 2018

Qalandiya checkpoint,
West Bank, February 25,
2016. (Activestills)

Shot in the head by the IDF? Your entry permit is now revoked

An IDF officer opened fire on a Palestinian taxi, killing a 15-year-old boy, and wounding five others. The driver, who was shot in the head, returned from the hospital to discover his work and entry permits had been revoked. By John Brown* On Tuesday, June 21 at 1:30 a.m., an officer from the IDF’s Kfir…

By +972 Magazine August 6, 2016

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Palestinian construction workers in an Israeli settlement (Photo by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

Who really profits from Israel’s permit regime?

The number of work permits the Israeli army gives to Palestinian workers nearly tripled, a new Bank of Israel report reveals. Did all those people suddenly become less dangerous, or do the permits serve interests other than security? The normative framework for viewing Israel’s permit regime is that it stems purely from the state’s security…

By Haggai Matar March 6, 2015

Israeli soldiers arresting a Palestinian man, September 27, 2008. (Photo by Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

‘Dad’s in prison’: A young Palestinian woman speaks

I teach writing at a Palestinian university in the West Bank. Several of my students have been gracious enough to share their experiences with +972, albeit anonymously. This is the first of four short essays. It was a sunny day. I woke up at six o’clock to get ready for my new life because it…

By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat March 31, 2014

An African asylum seeker cleans the area outside tents for homeless refugees in Levinsky park, south Tel Aviv, December 20, 2012. The Tel Aviv municipality, along with several NGOs, set up two tents as a temporary winter shelter for homeless refugees in the park. (photo: Activestills.org)

The dark side of Israel’s economy

Israel’s national lore tends to prefer the image of an economic miracle, where Jewish spunk and pluck made the desert bloom and gave rise to an unbeatable hi-tech industry. The reality, however, reveals a far different picture. A tiny exclusive Tel Aviv chef restaurant posted a warm message of support on Facebook for its beloved Eritrean…

By Dahlia Scheindlin January 8, 2014