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PODCAST: How Israel wields international law as a license to kill

Neve Gordon explains how wartime protections for civilians can be twisted to legitimize genocide — and what that paradox means for Palestinian liberation.

By +972 Magazine September 10, 2026

Demonstrators call for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, January 18, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

The war will only end when Israelis understand this simple truth

Most Israelis now support a Gaza ceasefire. But they still fail to realize that where there is oppression there will always be resistance.

By Orly Noy January 24, 2025

Palestinians and Israelis protest against Netanyahu's plan to annex parts of the West Bank, Tel Aviv, June 6, 2020. (Keren Manor/Activestills)

Grappling with Jewish fears in a just Palestinian struggle

Recognizing Zionism’s settler-colonial nature shouldn’t prevent us from reimagining a collective Jewish existence in this land, or taking seriously the fears that are weaponized to justify Palestinian subjugation.

By Haggai Matar November 26, 2024

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Campaign by Amnesty International and Mentalgassi on 'Making the invisible visible,' with the German poster reading 'Your letter can save lives,' Berlin, Germany, December 9, 2011. (Steffi Reichert/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Amnesty is fighting to end Israeli apartheid. Why isn’t its German branch?

From social media to public activities, Amnesty Deutschland has largely avoided promoting its parent organization's campaign for Palestinian rights.

By Hebh Jamal July 31, 2023

Israeli settlers from Yitzhar, accompanied by Israeli soldiers, attack Palestinian harvesters and activists, Huwwara, West Bank, October 7, 2020. (Heather Sharona Weiss/Activestills)

Ask the experts: A guide to Israel’s attacks on Palestinian civil society

Our readers had questions about Israel’s designation of six Palestinian human rights groups as ‘terrorists.’ So we invited experts to answer.

By +972 Magazine November 3, 2021

A member of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH), a civilian observer mission in Hebron, seen in the West Bank city on January 28, 2019. That year, the Israeli government refused to renew TIPH's mandate, effectively removed the force from the city. (Catherine Curran-Groome)

EDITORIAL: +972 stands with Palestinian rights groups under attack

Israel's labeling of six Palestinian NGOs as 'terrorists' aims to suppress those exposing and challenging apartheid. International actors must intervene.

By +972 Magazine October 24, 2021

The Israeli and American flags screened on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City to mark one year since the transfer of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, May 14, 2019. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)

‘Equality’ is finally breaching Washington’s debate on Israel-Palestine

A policy paper centering equal rights for both peoples marks a radical break from the Israel-centric discourse of mainstream U.S. think tanks.

By Mitchell Plitnick May 6, 2021

Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian man as Israeli bulldozers operate on land near the West Bank city of Nablus, March 1, 2020. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

Israel’s coronavirus lockdown is blocking human rights work, but not abuses

Rights groups warn Israel's emergency directives are making it more difficult to monitor and protect Palestinian rights during the pandemic.

By Judith Sudilovsky March 31, 2020

Shoppers walk through Tel Aviv's Carmel Market after the Israeli government ordered all bars, restaurants, and malls to close in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

+972 Magazine in the time of pandemic

A letter from +972's Editor-in-Chief to our readers about our coronavirus coverage and ongoing mission.

By Edo Konrad March 17, 2020

Laith Abu Zeyad and his mother, Zubayda Khatib, in Jerusalem on March 11, 2018.

Why is Israel preventing me from accompanying my mother to chemotherapy?

Israel is punishing human rights defenders for exposing its violations by restricting our movement under the pretense of 'security.'

By Laith Abu Zeyad December 12, 2019

The Philippine Coast Guard presenting a shipment of 70 Israeli-made machine guns at the PCG National Headquarters Port Area on May 7, 2018. (Philippines Coast Guard)

Judge fines petitioners for challenging Israel’s arms sales to Philippines

A judge imposes a fine on petitioners who brought suit against the government in an attempt to end its arms exports to the Philippines, sending a clear message to those protesting Israel’s complicity with some of the world’s most repressive regimes. Judge Gilia Ravid of the Tel Aviv District Court issued a ruling Thursday on the petition filed by human…

By Orly Noy October 17, 2019

Former President of Israel's Supreme Court Aharon Barak. (פרס א.מ.ת/CC BY-SA 3.0)

The man who helped build Israel’s legal infrastructure of oppression

Aharon Barak says he is concerned about Israeli democracy, but he bears responsibility for no small part of where the country is today. By Hagai El-Ad Former Chief Justice Aharon Barak is completely at peace with his ruling on targeted assassinations. On a recent episode of an Israeli investigative TV program, he went so far…

By +972 Magazine July 4, 2019

Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch (Courtesy of Omar Shakir).

PODCAST: Israel wants to deport this human rights defender

On the latest episode of The +972 Podcast, Human Right Watch’s Omar Shakir talks about Israel’s case against him, which he believes is a watershed moment for democracy and free speech in Israel. Listen here: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify For more than a year now, Israel has been trying to deport the Israel and Palestine Director…

By +972 Magazine June 28, 2019