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Smotrich is about to become the West Bank’s overlord. Here’s what’s at stake
Under the new coalition agreement, millions of Palestinians are about to fall directly at the mercy of one of the most extreme figures in Israeli politics.
By
Eliav Lieblich
December 7, 2022
Abbas is signaling a successor. But will Palestinians accept him?
The nepotistic rise of Hussein al-Sheikh, the PA's key liaison with Israel, is emblematic of much that is wrong with the Palestinian leadership.
By
Omar H. Rahman
June 21, 2022
For Israel, tens of thousands of Palestinian newborns don’t exist
When the Palestinian Authority ended coordination with Israel, it also stopped sending updates of its population registry. Now, over 30,000 babies are barred from traveling.
By
Henriette Chacar
October 12, 2020
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The occupation wears Prada: Meet the new face of ‘economic peace’
When Israeli shoe designer Gal Shukroon decided to start a project bringing together Palestinian and Jewish women to make shoes, the Israeli army couldn’t resist and used it for its own PR purposes. By Meron Rapoport The Israeli military published a video earlier this week featuring Tel Aviv shoe designer Gal Shukroon, who recently launched a new…
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October 4, 2018
Forget BDS: Denied entry to Israel, just because of a last name
Over the past two years, the Israeli army has revoked Palestinian workers’ permits to enter Israel simply because they share a last name with someone who carried out a violent attack against Israelis. The move has already dealt a severe blow to over 2,000 workers in the West Bank, many of whom have been working inside Israel…
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Social TV
September 26, 2018
Israel is making it impossible for foreign nationals to live in the West Bank
The new policy has devastating consequences, not only on family life in the occupied territories, but also for the Palestinian economy. By Yotam Ben-Hillel Over the past year and a half, Israel has pursued a policy which aims to keep foreign nationals out of the West Bank. This policy affects everyone: partners of Palestinian residents of…
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August 17, 2018
Military dictatorship requires dehumanization
A top military official dubiously declares that a Palestinian teen shot in the head by Israeli soldiers actually just had a bicycle accident. Welcome to a new era of Palestinian dehumanization. The evidence was there for all to see. Anyone who wanted to know why 15-year-old Mohammed Tamimi, Ahed Tamimi’s cousin, has only two-thirds of…
By
Edo Konrad
February 28, 2018
The IDF spreads a lie and the Israeli press plays along
Facts show that Mohammed Tamimi was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers. But the facts were not enough for the Israeli army, or the journalists who toe the government line. Let’s start with the facts. On December 15, 2017, 15-year-old Mohammed Tamimi sustained a severe head wound during a demonstration in the West Bank…
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Haggai Matar
February 27, 2018
Israel cannot evade responsibility for the catastrophe in Gaza
A top Israeli news correspondent argues that Israel must form an international coalition to take over Gaza and overthrow Hamas. This concept leaves out decades of Israel’s conduct, which has had very little to do with security and a whole lot to do with punishing Gaza’s residents. By Amir Rotem In his recent column in Yedioth Ahronoth, Channel 10’s…
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December 27, 2017
Rights groups demand IDF allow rescue teams into Gaza tunnel
The Israeli army is preventing search and rescue teams from entering the Gaza buffer zone to retrieve the bodies of Palestinian militants. Rights groups: ‘There is no way to justify the severe and intolerable harm to the lives and dignity of the trapped individuals.’ By +972 Magazine Staff Rights groups are demanding that the Israeli military…
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+972 Magazine
November 3, 2017
IDF using Facebook to threaten to destroy Gaza family’s home
The army says Hamas built a tunnel under a six-story apartment building that houses the Hammad family, threatening to destroy it. Most of the family has already fled. The IDF is using Facebook to threaten to destroy the home of a Gaza family, claiming Hamas has built a tunnel directly underneath it. On August 10, Yoav Mordechai, commander…
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Edo Konrad
October 30, 2017
When the IDF protects Palestinians for the sake of propaganda
The army’s new hasbara video is meant to convince the English-speaking world that it protects Palestinians from settlers during the olive harvest, as if the latter were some kind of untamable beasts. With the beginning of the olive harvest, the IDF has decided to wish all Palestinians a bountiful and safe season! A new video…
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Samah Salaime
October 26, 2017
From whom is the IDF protecting Palestinian farmers?
An IDF video celebrates its efforts to protect Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest. But human rights groups have documented dozens of attacks in just the past couple of weeks. By Yali (Yael) Marom The Israeli military wants you to believe that it alone is responsible for ensuring that Palestinians can harvest their olive trees…
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Yali (Yael) Marom
October 25, 2017
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