Amos Brison

Amos Brison is an editor at +972, based in Berlin.

Recent Articles

Israeli soldiers from Netzah Yehuda Battalion and family members attend a swearing-in ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on July 10, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90

The ‘gray arm’ of Israeli annexation

A settler-led wing of the army is driving Palestinian displacement on the state's behalf. But as Yagil Levy explains, this devil's bargain comes not without costs.

By Amos Brison September 25, 2026

Alex Sinclair's kippah, returned to him by police after they cut out the Palestinian flag sewn into it. (Alex Sinclair)

Israel’s crackdown on the Palestinian flag veers into the surreal

A mutilated kippah and a confiscated Hungarian flag betray the deep sense of insecurity underlying Israel’s delusions of military grandeur.

By Amos Brison May 1, 2026

Foreign and Israeli journalists stand on a hill overlooking the Gaza Strip in the city of Sderot, southern Israel, October 19, 2023. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

The legal fight to open Gaza to foreign press has failed. It’s time to change course

As Israel’s Supreme Court continues enabling the government’s foreign media ban, Palestinian journalists are paying the price. Further legal efforts are futile.

By Amos Brison February 6, 2026

People walk through Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market, partially closed following ongoing missile attacks from Iran, June 23, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Is Israel’s genocide economy on the brink?

Economist Shir Hever explains how the Gaza war mobilization propped up a ‘zombie economy’ that appears to function but lacks any future horizon.

By Amos Brison December 16, 2025

Richard Peter's "View from the Town Hall Tower to the South, 1945," showing Dresden reduced to dust and ruin in the aftermath of Allied bombings. (Deutsche Fotothek‎)

Germany’s angel of history is screaming

As Israel obliterates Gaza with Berlin's backing, German public support is plummeting. Yet the government is crushing dissent and refusing to change course — all in the name of atoning for Germany's own genocidal history.

By Amos Brison August 1, 2025

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene of an Iranian ballistic missile strike in Tel Aviv, June 17, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Netanyahu’s Iran gambit aimed to realign the world behind Israel. It may backfire

For Iran expert Ori Goldberg, Israel overreached in starting a war with Tehran, and can only avoid getting bogged down by dragging the West into the conflict.

By Amos Brison June 17, 2025

Israelis rally in defense of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at Habima Square, Tel Aviv, March 27, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

The glorious legacy of Israel’s so-called ‘guardian of democracy’

The government’s efforts to oust the AG must be resisted. But even by her own admission, she has proudly signed off on Israel’s crimes against Palestinians.

By Orly Noy and Amos Brison March 28, 2025

Einav Zangauker crawls under the barbed wire barrier near the border fence with Gaza, protesting the resumption of Israel's war, March 18, 2025. (Oren Ziv)

Hostage families left ‘helpless’ after Israel shatters ceasefire

Despite intensifying protests against the resumption of the war, the Israeli government isn't listening — and Trump appears to have lost interest.

By Amos Brison and Oren Ziv March 21, 2025