Majd Kayyal

Young activists at a protest against the Prawer Plan in the southern city of Hura, November 30, 2013. (Photo by Activestills.org)

A new activism, a new politics, a new generation of Palestinians in Israel

+972 sits down with four young, prominent, politically active Palestinian citizens of Israel to discuss their demands, how they are different than the generations that preceded them, and their hopes for the Joint List.

By Henriette Chacar March 11, 2015

Israeli journalist Itai Anghel (Courtesy)

Veteran Jewish-Israeli reporter: I was never detained for visiting ‘enemy states’

Unlike Palestinian citizen of Israel Majd Kayyal, veteran Israeli journalist Itai Anghel says he’s never been arrested — or even warned — over his numerous reporting trips to ‘enemy states,’ although he violated the same laws in doing so. By Einat Fishbain / ‘The Hottest Place in Hell‘ (Translated from Hebrew by Dimi Reider) “I wasn’t even planning…

By +972 Magazine April 25, 2014

Palestinian and Israeli activists plant a Palestinian flag at a tent placed by settlers on land belonging to the West Bank village of Khirbet An Nahla, April 18, 2014. All Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian territory are illegal under international law. (Activestills.org)

Photos of the week: Returning from Beirut, returning to Iqrit

This week: Majd Kayyal returns to his home in Haifa after protesting for his right for movement, Palestinian residents of Umm al-Fahm protest against ‘price tag’ mosque arson, Israelis protest for housing and animal rights, and for their right to get high.

By Activestills April 25, 2014

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Palestinian citizens of Israel demonstrate against the Prawer-Begin Plan, BeerSheva, May 12, 2013 (Photo by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

Unafraid: The new generation of Palestinian activists in Israel

For decades, Palestinian citizens of Israel lived in fear of the internal security services. But the new generation of political activists are simply not that impressed by Shin Bet intimidation anymore. By Ala Hlehel / ‘The Hottest Place in Hell‘ (Translated from Hebrew by Dimi Reider) When I was in my second year of university…

By +972 Magazine April 23, 2014

Majd Kayyal at his home in Haifa days after he was released from Shin Bet custody. (Photo by Shiraz Grinbaum/Activestills.org)

‘The Shin Bet was very nice, and therein lies their racism’

Majd Kayyal, the Palestinian journalist from Haifa who Israel detained incommunicado when he returned from Lebanon, speaks to +972 about what it’s like visiting Beirut as a Palestinian, his Shin Bet interrogation and why Israel wants to deter Palestinian citizens of Israel from visiting the Arab world. Text by Rami Younis Photos by Shiraz Grinbaum/Activestills.org…

By +972 Magazine April 23, 2014

How one Palestinian citizen challenged Israel’s ‘enemy state’ policy

Majd Kayyal’s right to travel and participate in a conference in Beirut is far more important than his right to fulfill his role as a journalist. That right belongs to him as a human being, an Arab and a Palestinian who has absorbed the cultural richness of Lebanon’s capital. By Salah Mohsen The release of…

By Haokets April 19, 2014

Illustrative photo of an interrogation room (Photo by Shutterstock.com)

Selective prosecution: In Israel, not all citizens are created equal

What does it say about a democracy when a law is enforced selectively in order to further a political or personal vendetta against a private citizen? In Israel there is something called the Prevention of Infiltration Law, which prohibits citizens from traveling to a list of so-called “enemy states.” The law is little known and…

By Lisa Goldman April 17, 2014

Israeli border police detain Palestinian men and boys at the Bethlehem checkpoint on the last Friday of Ramadan, August 17, 2012. (photo: RRB/Activestills.org)

Israel’s double standard on cross-border loyalties

The arrest of journalist Majd Kayyal is a troubling example of Israel’s fear of ties between its own Arab population and the Palestinian Authority, while claiming the right to have similar ties with Jews around the world. The main segment in the Shin Bet’s (Israeli Security Agency) official comment on the detention of journalist and…

By Haggai Matar April 17, 2014

Palestinian-Israeli journalist on bail after incommunicado arrest

Majd Kayyal, 23, a journalist from Haifa who also works as editor for civil rights center Adalah, is out on bail after days of solitary confinement and interrogation since his arrest on Saturday night. The gag order on the case was lifted hours earlier, after activists in Israel and abroad ignored the ban. Update: The Haifa…

By Dimi Reider April 17, 2014