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The IDF announces a military operation against Gaza – on Twitter

Using a multi-pronged strategy, the army spokesperson’s office launched a full social media assault via YouTube, Flickr, Facebook and Twitter, with the latter in English, Hebrew, Arabic, French and Spanish. No word yet on the tumblr blog, though. In what is possibly a social media precedent, the Israeli army spokesperson’s office (@idfspokesperson) today announced a…

By Lisa Goldman November 14, 2012

Foreign national injured at weekly West Bank demonstration

A photographer and two women, one reportedly a French national, were injured by rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at this Friday’s anti-occupation demonstration in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. UPDATE: A video of the incident is now embedded, below Three civilians were injured in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh today…

By Lisa Goldman February 3, 2012

The undeniable Palestinian right to resist occupation

Following the killing of Mustafa Tamimi in his village Nabi Saleh, Spokesperson for the IDF presented pictures of a slingshot Tamimi had on him when he was brought to the hospital. This was to be the indicting evidence that the protester was taking part in hostile action against the army – i.e. throwing stones –…

By Noam Sheizaf December 21, 2011

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Senior generals were often politicans in uniform. Lt. Gen. Ganz with incoming and outgoing IDF Spokesmen. (Photo: Israel Defense Forces, CC-BY SA 2.0)

IDF Spokesman hoisted by own petard?

IDF Spokesman, Major Peter Lerner, expresses a political opinion. Problem: That’s forbidden to soldiers Everyone who has had the misfortune to serve in the IDF – most Israeli Jews are forced to – has heard, time and time again, the slogan that “soldiers are not allowed to deal with politics.” Naturally enough, this was never true…

By Yossi Gurvitz November 15, 2011

African asylum seeker at Tel Aviv human rights march, December 2010 (photo: Lisa Goldman)

IDF spokesman endorses proposed anti-NGO legislation

Major Peter Lerner, spokesman for the IDF’s Central Command, appears to endorse proposed legislative bills that would, if approved by the Knesset, severely limit funding for Israeli human rights NGOs. The proposed bills, which received approval from the Knesset Legislative Committee on Monday but have not yet passed a first reading in the Knesset, are,…

By Lisa Goldman November 14, 2011