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‘Israel wanted a silent, perfect victim. We refused’
After settlers took over his family's home in Jerusalem’s Old City last month, Rafat Ghaith-Sub Laban reflects on the hardships and lessons of their struggle.
By
Yahel Gazit
August 15, 2023
Israeli courts legitimized the state’s worst policies. We must still protect them
It is hard for critics to stand up for a judiciary that enables many human rights abuses. But the coalition's plans would make the regime far more repressive.
By
Natalie Davidson
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Limor Yehuda
January 23, 2023
In bid to expel Arab MK, Israel manages to break its own record
MK Basel Ghattas will serve two years for smuggling cellphones to Palestinian security prisoners. That’s a longer sentence than the one handed down to an Elor Azaria, who executed an incapacitated Palestinian. Congratulations are in order to the attorney general and the Knesset for the latest Arab they managed be put up on the cross.…
By
Orly Noy
March 18, 2017
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Amona’s evacuation is no victory
After over a decade of legal battles, the state was finally forced to evacuate the illegal West Bank outpost of Amona. But that does not mean we should start celebrating any time soon. I’ll admit it: I feel a certain sense of satisfaction watching the evacuation of Amona, the illegal West Bank outpost built on…
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Orly Noy
February 2, 2017
Never enough evidence to convict ‘price tag’ attackers
It’s hard to avoid the feeling that the police are incapable, even at their best, of obtaining convictions for Jews who burn Palestinian vehicles. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz The deplorable murder of Ali Dawabshe led to a wave of far-reaching, anti-democratic proposals allegedly meant to augment the fight against hate crimes targeting Palestinians. As Yesh…
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August 21, 2015
In Israel’s military court, one’s fate is sealed long before trial
For the vast majority of Palestinians in Israel’s military courts, keeping defendants in prison until the end of legal proceedings is the rule, not the exception. By Yael Stein A visit to Israel’s military court at Ofer Prison can be confusing. A sense of injustice pervades the place, but it is sometimes hard to put…
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+972 Magazine
June 23, 2015
WATCH: ‘Separate and unequal’ – Interview on Israel’s legal system
I recently sat down for an interview with activist and filmmaker David Sheen, as part of a larger project he is working on. We discussed Israel’s legal system and the distortions inherent in it, and the possible avenues for change in Palestine and Israel. I provide a breakdown of the structure of citizenship in Israel and…
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Roi Maor
August 15, 2012
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