Omri Najad

Omri Najad is a filmmaker and a political activist.

Recent Articles

An aerial view of the Asi River in Kibbutz Nir David, August 9, 2020. (Menachem Lederman/Flash90)

In one kibbutz, coexistence becomes an existential threat

The struggle to access a river in northern Israel has become a symbol of the discrimination Mizrahim face — and the myths Zionism tells about this land.

By Omri Najad August 16, 2021

Esther Pollard, wife of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, walks past a poster of her husband prior to speaking to press outside her home in Jerusalem, July 29, 2015. (Flash90)

Praising the Ashkenazi spy, punishing the Mizrahi dissident

For Israel, Jonathan Pollard's aiding of the Jewish state erases the criminality of his treason; Mordechai Vanunu's whistleblowing makes him a threat.

By Omri Najad December 31, 2020

Palestinian journalists take part in a solidarity campaign with Moath Amarnih, a Palestinian photographer who lost his eye while covering clashes in the West Bank.

Israel cannot hide the occupation by silencing Palestinian journalists

The solidarity campaign with a Palestinian photographer wounded by Israeli forces is a reminder that try it might, Israel won't stop journalists from covering the occupation.

By Haokets and Omri Najad November 18, 2019