Dan Owen

Dan Owen is a researcher at Yesh Din and the author of the report ‘The General Staff Whitewashing Mechanism: The Israeli law enforcement system and breaches of international law and war crimes in Gaza.’

Recent Articles
Palestinians search for martyrs and wounded in the rubble of a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, November 6, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
How Israel plans to whitewash its war crimes in Gaza
The Israeli army uses the veneer of internal accountability to fend off external criticism. But its record reveals how few perpetrators are punished.
By Dan Owen July 24, 2024
Israeli anti-government protesters hold up a sign in solidarity with Huwara following the pogrom on the town, Tel Aviv, March 5, 2023. (Oren Ziv)
Israeli protesters chanted for Huwara. Why not for Nablus?
The selective outrage over settler attacks renders only some Palestinians worthy of sympathy, legitimizing a far more dominant form of violence.
By Dan Owen March 12, 2023
Israeli border policemen violently arrest a Palestinian protester during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters in north Ramallah, near the Beit El checkpoint, occupied West Bank, December 22, 2017. (Oren Ziv/Activestills)
The odds of a violent Israeli soldier facing charges? Under 1 percent
New data shows how the Israeli army's complaints mechanism serves as a facade of accountability when it comes to soldiers who harm Palestinians.
By Dan Owen December 29, 2022
Palestinians stand amidst the ruins of a neighborhood of Beit Hanoun which was destroyed by the recent Israeli bombardements , northern Gaza Strip, May 21, 2021. (Mohammed Zaanoun/Activestills)
Thousands of homes destroyed in Gaza. Over 200 killed. Only one investigation
​If Israeli officials had any inkling they would be held accountable, their decision to apply a lethal doctrine in Gaza would not have been made so readily.​
By Dan Owen June 9, 2022
Mourners at the funeral of of Ali Abu Aliya, 15, who was shot dead by Israeli soldiers on Dec. 4, al-Mughayyer, occupied West Bank, Dec. 5, 2020. (Oren Ziv)
Palestine’s ungrievable protesters
From the Greek police to the Israeli army, a rock or a protest is enough reason to shoot anyone who dares to defy their oppression.
By Dan Owen December 15, 2020
A Palestinian student from Birzeit University uses a slingshot to throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes with soldiers at the Atara checkpoint as they protest against Israel's military action on the Gaza Strip. November 19, 2012. (Issam Rimawi / FLASH90)
Why the Israeli left’s obsession with nonviolence reinforces the occupation
By promoting a narrow view of legitimate resistance, the left is unwittingly justifying Israel's repression of Palestinian protests.
By Dan Owen January 22, 2020
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