Yitzhak Aharonovitch

Illustrative photo of Israelis taking a shooting class in a Jerusalem gun shop, October 15, 2015. A number of Israeli leaders have called on citizens to arm themselves in response to a wave of Palestinian stabbing attacks, and the owner of this shop reported an increase in demand for personal weapons. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)
More guns will not make Israelis any safer
The immediate solution to every threat or conflict in Israel is to give more weapons to civilians, which often end up killing innocents ad disproportionately affects women. By Tanya Rubinstein These days, and actually most of the time, violence in the streets is making headlines on a near-daily basis. The dangers of citizens arming themselves,…
By +972 Magazine November 25, 2015
The Jenin Freedom Theater in a preformance for kids (Keren Manor / Activestills)
Israeli government shuts down Palestinian children’s theater festival in East Jerusalem
The Ministry of Public Security issues warrant forbidding the festival from taking place, due to its alleged funding by the Palestinian Authority. Hundreds of Israeli artists protest the decision. The 19th annual Palestinian children’s theater festival in the Hakwati theater in East Jerusalem, was due to open on Saturday, June 22, but was blocked by a…
By Haggai Matar June 26, 2013
Prisoners' Day demonstration in Ramallah (Hamde Abu)
Israel admits: Administrative detention unnecessary
By Michael Omer-Man Less than three weeks after at least 1,400 Palestinians in Israeli prisons launched a widespread hunger strike, Israeli Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch on Thursday made several astounding admissions regarding Israel’s use of administrative detention. In private meetings with security officials, Aharonovitch called for reducing Israel’s use of the practice, applying it…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man May 5, 2012
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