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In the West Bank, ‘protective presence is not protecting anyone anymore’

For decades, Israeli and international activists have put their bodies on the line to prevent the expulsion of Palestinian communities. But if they no longer deter violent settlers and soldiers, can they still make a difference?

By Charlotte Ritz-Jack March 27, 2026

Members and supporters of Fordham Students for Justice in Palestine protest the university administration's refusal to register SJP as a student organization, in New York. Jan. 23, 2017. (Joe Catron/Flickr)

This university claims to be pro-justice. So why is it banning Palestine activism?

After a four-year legal battle, Fordham University is still refusing to allow a Palestinian rights club on campus. But students are not letting up.

By Alex Kane February 25, 2021

Human rights lawyer and Mizrahi feminist activist Sapir Sluzker-Amran. (Shiraz Grinbaum)

The Mizrahi feminist archiving the ‘unspoken histories’ of Israel-Palestine

Sapir Sluzker-Amran talks about starting a civic archive that centers disadvantaged groups and challenges the dominant Israeli narrative.

By Natasha Soffer-Roth July 10, 2020

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Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 17, 2011. (Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0)

When white nationalists ask Jews to condemn anti-Semitism

Two American-Jewish activists went to a Republican congressman's town hall and asked him if he would condemn his party's white nationalism and anti-Semitism. Instead, he pointed his finger at progressive women of color and touted his support for Israel.

By Ezra Oliff-Lieberman October 18, 2019

Protesters take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv as part of the global climate strike, September 27, 2019. (Oren Ziv)

PHOTOS: Thousands protest in Tel Aviv as part of Global Climate Strike

Thousands of Israelis march through central Tel Aviv demanding the government join the U.K., Ireland, France, and Canada in declaring a climate emergency. By Haggai Matar and Oren Ziv Thousands of people marched in central Tel Aviv as part of the global climate strike on Friday, demanding that the government declare a climate emergency. The…

By Haggai Matar September 27, 2019

Hundreds of American Jews protest against ICE raids at an Amazon store in New York City, August 11, 2019. (Gili Getz)

Thousands of Jews protest ICE raids across U.S., 44 arrested in NYC

A growing movement of American Jews is mobilizing against U.S. immigration policy across the country. ‘We’re fighting for the soul of our country, for our very humanity.’ NEW YORK CITY — Hundreds of American Jewish demonstrators staged a sit-in at one of Amazon’s flagship stores in New York on Sunday, to protest the company’s ties…

By Joshua Leifer August 12, 2019

Armed Israeli soldiers storm into a Palestinian home in Sur Baher, East Jerusalem ahead of the building's demolition, early the morning of July 22, 2019. (A. Daniel Roth)

‘Our whole lives are here. Where can we go?’

Spending the night with Palestinian families in East Jerusalem, hoping to stop the bulldozers coming to demolish their homes. By A. Daniel Roth I am awakened by the “thud thud thud” of someone pounding and then the sound stops. It feels like I am waking up after only five minutes of sleep. Each of my…

By +972 Magazine July 22, 2019

The Israeli army violently detained Palestinian, Israeli and international activists who were repairing an access road in the South Hebron Hills on May 3, 2019. (Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

Israeli army arrests 17 activists, two journalists in South Hebron Hills

Hundreds of Palestinian, Israeli and international activists partnered together to repair a central access road in the South Hebron Hills. Israeli soldiers then declared the area a closed military zone, forcibly dispersing volunteers. By Arianna Skibell The Israeli army assaulted and forcibly arrested 17 people Friday after a group of more than 125 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists…

By +972 Magazine May 3, 2019

Activists hold a mock separation wall during a protest against the occupation on the West Bank's main Jerusalem-Hebron highway in full view of Israeli settlers, Beit Jala, West Bank, February 5, 2016. (Activestills)

To give up on Jewish-Arab partnership is to give up hope

Most of the people in this land are victims of the Netanyahu government. Partnership between them is the only way to fight its various forms of oppression — including the occupation. By Nisreen Shehada and Alon-Lee Green It’s so easy for those in positions of privilege to criticize any action taken by people doing work…

By +972 Magazine April 23, 2019

Palestinians, Israelis, and diaspora Jewish activists confront the Israeli army during a raid on Sumud Freedom Camp, Sarura, West Bank, May 25, 2017. (Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

Forget about dialogue groups, it’s time to switch to co-resistance

The ‘coexistence model’ is outdated and misleading. Instead, a Palestinian and an Israeli activist talk about eliminating systems of oppression from the bottom up — together. By Renad Uri and Omri Evron As the dispossession of Palestine enters its eighth decade and Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian people its sixth, it is time to finally change the…

By +972 Magazine February 12, 2019

Israeli, international, and Palestinian activists march in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah against an expected new wave of demolitions, January 19, 2019. (Activestills.org)

Hundreds protest new Palestinian evictions in Sheikh Jarrah

Israeli and international activists march in solidarity with the East Jerusalem neighborhood as families brace for a new wave of evictions. By +972 Magazine Staff Hundreds of Israeli and international activists marched from central West Jerusalem to Sheikh Jarrah, a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, on Friday, in solidarity with the families there who Israeli…

By +972 Magazine January 18, 2019

Palestinian, Israeli, and foreign activists attempt to block Israeli equipment brought to prepare for the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar, July 5, 2018. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

LISTEN: Police ‘warn’ Israeli activist over Khan al-Ahmar activism

A well-known human rights activist received a call warning that law enforcement will ‘take steps against him’ over any illegal ‘speech, act, or behavior’ in relation to Khan al-Ahmar. Activists are camped out in the village, hoping to stop the imminent demolition, which the ICC warned would be a war crime. By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man October 17, 2018

Palestinian youth hold a Palestinian flag outside the Aqsa Mosque in the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount compound, East Jerusalem. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

‘This is how you change the status quo’: Rethinking the Palestinian boycott of Jerusalem elections

Aziz Abu Sarah withdrew his historic bid for Jerusalem mayor after Israeli and Palestinian pressures, but he hopes his short campaign ‘provokes’ new ideas on how to build stronger, younger Palestinian political activism in the city. Less than a month after declaring his candidacy to become the first Palestinian mayor of Jerusalem, Aziz Abu Sarah…

By Amjad Iraqi September 28, 2018