With your support, we can do so much more in 2015

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2014 was a bad year in Israel/Palestine.

Immediately after the collapse of peace talks came the kidnapping and murder of four teens – three Israelis and a Palestinian – followed by months of violence. Israel launched the third war on Gaza in six years, which took the lives of more than 2,000 people, the majority of them Palestinian civilians. Mosques, synagogues and schools were attacked. Relations between Jews and Palestinian citizens of Israel fell to an all-time low.

The media generally failed to grasp the nature of these developments, treating them as isolated events or “security” problems. They don’t get that violence and instability are the product of the political status quo. Peace won’t come without justice, freedom and equality.

Throughout this year, +972 Magazine presented a hard-hitting alternative to the dominant media narrative. We documented the effect of the violent escalation on the civilian population, critically examined the line touted by politicians, and highlighted the work of activists and grassroots leaders. We presented a critical view of the dominant discourse, placing a strong emphasis on human rights and democracy.

+972 Magazine was visited this year by millions of readers from all across the world. We launched a new Hebrew site, operated by a collective of Israeli and Palestinian contributors, in partnership with Just Vision and the photographers’ collective Activestills. Stories we broke were cited by local and international publications, such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Haaretz, and more.

With your support, we can do much more: break more stories, expand to more platforms, and reach more readers.

+972 Magazine is a non-profit, which depends completely on grants, donations, and on a community of volunteer bloggers, editors, and translators. We wouldn’t be able to accomplish a fraction of what we do without the support of our readers.

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To a better 2015,

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