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Labor party leader Isaac Herzog at campaign headquarters on election night, March 17, 2015. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

No, Herzog, ‘Arab lovers’ is the last thing you can say about Labor

Isaac Herzog’s plea to the Labor Party to shed their ‘Arab-loving’ image is the latest in a series of pathetic attempts to pander to the right. Might offering a viable political and moral alternative to the right do the trick? By Orly Noy Labor leader Isaac Herzog was absolutely right when he said on Tuesday…

By Orly Noy April 20, 2016

President Shimon Peres speaks during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East at the Dead Sea in Jordan, May 17, 2009. (Photo by Nader Daoud/World Economic Forum)

Where is the Palestinian candidate for Israel’s presidency?

When a minority consistently feels disenfranchised and excluded, it retreats from civil society. Now is the time to ensure that Israel’s Palestinian minority and its elected representatives no longer take that route – for the sake of all citizens. By Ilan Manor Following the shameful presidency of convicted rapist Moshe Katzav, most Israelis felt that only…

By +972 Magazine February 6, 2014

Sailing on a wave of racism: A nautical tale

When a pleasant tour of the Sea of Galilee turns into a display of potentially deadly racism, life becomes even more complicated for an Israeli representative. It was a gorgeous day to be on the water, and the water itself was gorgeous. The Sea of Galilee, stroked by springtime winds, overlooked by mountains with names…

By Yuval Ben-Ami May 29, 2013

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Palestinian citizens of Israel return to the destroyed village of al-Ruways, March 30, 2013. All structures in Al-Ruways were destroyed and the original residents forcibly displaced to nearby Tamra by Jewish militias in the Nakba of 1948.

PHOTOS: Palestinians return to village destroyed in 1948 Nakba

Palestinian citizens of Israel return to the village of Al-Ruways, which was destroyed by Zionist military forces during the Nakba. Photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org The Israeli group Zochrot organizes many tours of Palestinian villages depopulated during the Nakba of 1948. What made this Saturday’s tour of Al-Ruways particularly remarkable was the large number of displaced…

By Activestills April 1, 2013

MK Hanin Zoabi says voting in Israeli elections is part of the struggle, after addressing supporters in Kufar Manda, January 2013 (photo: GS)

Palestinian MK Zoabi: Voting in Israeli elections is part of the struggle

The Arab League has called on Palestinian citizens of Israel to vote in Tuesday’s parliamentary elections. The unprecedented move by the multi-national Arab group, which in the past supported the Saudi Peace Initiative with Israel, comes as a voter turnout among the Palestinian citizens of Israel – roughly 20% of the Israeli population – is…

By Roee Ruttenberg January 20, 2013

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If Bernie Goldberg had a son, he’d look nothing like Trayvon Martin

Thank God Fox News is around to remind us how absurd some conservatives can be. On Monday night’s O’Reilly Factor, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s guests included a number of voices speaking about the Trayvon Martin case, in which last month a black teenager walking (presumably home) while carrying snacks one night in Florida was…

By Roee Ruttenberg March 26, 2012

Risk of unrest grows as Israel redraws relations with Arab citizens

Israel sees its Arab citizens as a security threat, and their leaders are increasingly under attack. While cooperation and political participation once seemed feasible, systematic discrimination has led to an untenable situation. Balad’s secretary general on missed opportunities and grim predictions. By Awad Abdelfattah More and more voices among the 1.2 million Palestinians in Israel…

By +972 Magazine March 8, 2012

Minister of Defense Ehud Barak. Would you buy a used car from this man? (photo: Lisa Goldman)

Playing with fire: on the loyalty oath

Every time you think Ehud Barak, our spineless minister of defense, cannot sink any lower, he comes out with a public statement that proves you wrong once again. In this particular case, we are talking about the Loyalty Oath bill. The prime minister has suddenly announced that during the upcoming cabinet meeting, on Sunday, he…

By Yossi Gurvitz October 8, 2010