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Kuzu Netanyahu snub (Screenshot)

WATCH: Dutch MP refuses to shake Netanyahu’s hand

‘Oh, okay,’ the Israeli prime minister responds to snub by breakaway former Labour MP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went to the Netherlands on Tuesday as part of his efforts to, in his words, “instill gradually” in Europe the idea that Israel is “preventing the spread of radical Islamic terrorism.” According to press releases from the Prime Minister’s…

By +972 Magazine September 7, 2016

Redheads pose for the record-breaking photo at the Redhead Days festival, Breda, Netherlands. (photo: Haggai Matar)

50 shades of orange: The international redhead festival

Thousands of redheads gathered for one weekend in a Dutch city to celebrate their identity, talk about their hardships, and do a bit of speed-dating for the sake of future generations. And me? I’m still trying to find out where I fall on the ginger spectrum. On Sunday of last week, a new world record…

By Haggai Matar September 13, 2015

Israeli nationalists protest against an African asylum seeker aid organization. (photo: Activestills.org)

Fantasy of superiority: How the Israeli media pits Mizrahim against asylum seekers

Israeli journalists are only inflaming tensions by blaming longtime Oriental Jews residents of south Tel Aviv for the plight of African asylum seekers. So one must ask: why aren’t journalists actually holding the government accountable? Shoshana Gabay (Translated from Hebrew by Benno Karkabe, Shoshana Gabay and Dana Hadadi) May Golan is a young resident of…

By Haokets March 9, 2014

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Truck transporting construction materials in Gaza Strip, May 7, 2012. Due to the blockade, construction materials are lacking in Gaza.

When security isn’t enough: Separating Gaza and the West Bank

When the Dutch prime minister offered a way to safely transport goods from Gaza to the West Bank, Prime Minister Netanyahu made sure to put the kibosh on the plan. Why? Because. That’s just the way it is. Security reasons. By Itamar Sha’altiel You may have read in Haaretz that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the Dutch…

By +972 Magazine December 11, 2013

Demonstration against wall in Al Ma'asara (Activestills)

Europe’s leaders speak out on Israel’s treatment of Palestinian children

While the Israeli public and media failed to take any significant notice of a recent UN report criticizing Israel’s policy on children’s arrests and detention, some European officials and NGOs are speaking out about the abuses. By Galit Saporta (Edited by Ami Asher) It seems that yet another report, this time from the UN Committee…

By Haokets July 13, 2013

Keren Shalom Crossing, Gaza-Israel border (Activestills)

Israel overstates Gaza exports to Europe, won’t budge on West Bank ban

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which regulates the movement of goods into and out of the Gaza Strip, flaunts having allowed limited export of goods from Gaza to Europe. While there is certainly value in the move, Gaza’s economy would be far better served were the ban on similar exports to the West…

By +972 Magazine January 2, 2013