Sebastian Ben Daniel (John Brown)

Sebastian Ben Daniel (John Brown) is an Israeli academic and blogger.

Recent Articles
Palestinians inspect the remains of a house that was the target of a drone strike by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, September 4, 2023. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
Israel’s armed drones are heralding an era of automated killing
The army's use of UAVs has led to soaring exports and a mounting Palestinian death toll, yet there is no public debate over their legality or morality.
By Sebastian Ben Daniel (John Brown) September 19, 2023
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi during a tour near the border with Lebanon, northern Israel, March 16, 2023. (David Cohen/Flash90)
Israel’s security brass are defending the High Court to save themselves
Israel's top court has consistently shielded soldiers from standing trial. Now they fear the judicial overhaul could expose them to prosecution overseas.
By Sebastian Ben Daniel (John Brown) September 11, 2023
Yehiel Indore, who is suspected of shooting and killing 19-year-old Palestinian Qosai Jammal Mi'atan in the West Bank village of Burqa, arrives for a hearing at the Jerusalem District Court, August 15, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Jewish terrorism: Like father, like son
Israel's terrorists of the '80s faced no real consequences. Now, their children can be found in gov't and media — and committing their own acts of terror.
By Sebastian Ben Daniel (John Brown) August 22, 2023
The mother of Iyad al-Hallaq reacts after the Jerusalem District Court acquits the police officer who who shot him dead, July 6, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Chronicle of an acquittal foretold
In the end, the Israeli judge simply played her role in a sideshow of due process. Iyad al-Hallaq was a Palestinian, and that means he had to die.
By Sebastian Ben Daniel (John Brown) July 21, 2023
Israeli soldiers aim their weapons at Palestinian protesters, Qalandiya checkpoint, West Bank, July 23, 2017. (Oren Ziv)
An Israeli bullet killed Shireen. Denial is the army’s time-tested strategy
Israel's attempts to deny responsibility for Abu Akleh's death is part of its long-standing policy of obfuscating investigations into Palestinian killings.
By Sebastian Ben Daniel (John Brown) July 5, 2022
Most Read
  1. The permit regime is Oslo’s enduring legacy. It must be abolished
  2. 'I told Arafat: Israel will promise you an inch and not give you a millimeter'
  3. 'Your grandparents couldn't return to Al-Sajara. But I know they died hoping'
  4. Israel's armed drones are heralding an era of automated killing
  5. My first letter as +972's new editor-in-chief
  1. 'I told Arafat: Israel will promise you an inch and not give you a millimeter'
  2. The permit regime is Oslo’s enduring legacy. It must be abolished
  3. Will Israel’s High Court defy the far-right government?
  4. Israel's armed drones are heralding an era of automated killing
  5. My last letter: Speak the words we were taught to fear
  1. ‘It’s like 1948’: Israel cleanses vast West Bank region of nearly all Palestinians
  2. 'I told Arafat: Israel will promise you an inch and not give you a millimeter'
  3. ‘Sorry Mohammad’: What’s behind Ben Gvir’s apartheid honesty?
  4. 'Youth Against Dictatorship': Meet Israel's new class of conscientious objectors
  5. 'Don’t raise your voice — you're not in Britain anymore'