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After backlash, conference drops Israeli archeologist for settlement university ties
Archeologists criticized the participation of two Ariel University scholars at the international event, citing illegality of excavations on occupied territory.
By
Oren Ziv
May 28, 2023
Eyewitnesses: Settler stabbed Palestinian to death as Israeli forces looked on
Ali Hasan Harb was stabbed while settlers tried to erect a tent on his family's land in the occupied West Bank, eyewitnesses say.
By
Oren Ziv
June 22, 2022
A medical school in the service of colonialism
Ariel University's new medicine faculty is part of a wider effort to normalize illegal settlements — and Israel's national medical body is defending it.
By
Osama Tanous
and
Ghada Majadli
March 3, 2022
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In controversy over Peres remarks, Israeli ‘center-left’ pays lip service to two-state solution
The recent controversy over remarks made by President Peres regarding negotiations with Palestinians exposes how the ‘center-left’ pays lip service to the two-state solution, while still preferring a one-state solution with Jewish supremacy. During the current election campaign, two of the most popular party leaders identified with the center-left have done almost everything in their…
By
Roi Maor
January 1, 2013
Israeli minister aptly compares Ariel settlement with Falklands
Last Tuesday, it became official: the IDF (following approval from Defense Minister Barak) recognized the academic center in the settlement of Ariel as a full-fledged university. International condemnation soon followed. A UK minister, for instance, expressed disappointment regarding Israel’s decision, and labeled it an obstacle to peace. In response, Israeli Education Minister Gideon Saar (Likud)…
By
Roi Maor
December 29, 2012
+972’s Person of the Year: The Settler
The settlement movement registered major victories this year on various fronts. Its representatives are reaching new heights in politics, the judiciary and the media. One out of five residents east of the Green Line is a settler. The expansion of settlements continues unabated, and – most importantly – settlers are in full control of the…
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+972 Magazine
December 26, 2012
Government laughs in the face of economic desperation
A review of the year of social protests – just hours before the demonstration planned against the government’s budget – yields bad news: The government has offered shallow solutions and deepened the roots of economic inequality. Last year’s social paradox During last summer’s social protests, outsiders and curious journalists repeatedly asked me how to explain…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
August 4, 2012
University accreditation for W. Bank college – a step towards one state
Blithely ignoring a bitter academic and political controversy, the Committee for Higher Education (CHE) in Judea and Samaria voted Tuesday evening to grant the Ariel University Center of Samaria (also referred to as Ariel College) the status of a fully accredited university. After a few more formalities, the West Bank institute, established in 1982, is…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
July 17, 2012
J Street, undaunted by reality: Interview with Jeremy Ben-Ami
“It’s much easier to sit at home and lob criticism through blogs and tweets, and post that this isn’t changing the world overnight. But political change happens one step at a time…If you’re sitting on the sidelines critiquing the runners, I have no respect for you. Get in the race, show you can run it…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
March 29, 2012
September journey part 2: What are the chances?
Staying on the move in Israel and the Palestinian Territories through a month of trial. First excursion: Beit Shean and Tel Al-Baida. First experience: Uncertainty. . . Tel Aviv has become such a carnival of protest this summer, that leaving it can be a bit of an emotional zig-zag. On the sherut, or minivan bus,…
By
Yuval Ben-Ami
September 1, 2011
The Palestine Papers: An end to the myth of Israel’s generosity
Instead of going through the commentary on the recently released “Palestine Papers,” I suggest readers start by checking out some of the documents themselves. Even for those suspicious of the “generous Israeli offer vs. Arab rejectionism” narrative of the 2008 talks as I was, some of the documents are quite shocking. Take, for example, this…
By
Noam Sheizaf
January 24, 2011
Ariel settlement in 2007: We are NOT part of Israel
Not long ago, the large settlement which is now at the heart of the controversy over the refusal of Israeli theater actors to perform in its new auditorium, tried to prove in court that officially, it lies outside Israel, and therefore should be exempted from paying VAT Culture Minister Limor Livnat (Likud) was present this…
By
Noam Sheizaf
November 13, 2010
Nov 9: US displeased with plans for settlement construction
The Headlines: East Jerusalem Becomes More Palestinian AND More Jewish > The US is furious (Yedioth) or enraged (Ma’ariv) or disappointed (Ha’aretz, Yisrael Hayom) with the intent to construct 1,300 housing units in East Jerusalem settlements. Ma’ariv is shocked [Heb] that Palestinians in that part of the city, which Israel has illegally annexed, receive services…
By
Roi Maor
November 9, 2010
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