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An IDF soldier is seen seconds before shooting a wounded Palestinian man in the head. (Screenshot/B’Tselem)
The camera that made Elor Azaria ‘man of the year’
If B’Tselem volunteer Imad Abu Shamsiyeh hadn’t been in Hebron with his camera ready that March morning, we would have long forgotten about just another ‘neutralized terrorist,’ and none of us would have ever heard the name Elor Azaria. By Yael Marom If an Israeli soldier shoots a Palestinian in the head in Hebron, and there’s no…
By +972 Magazine October 2, 2016
Edward Snowden in Moscow, October 9, 2013. (Screenshot: WikiLeaks)
+972’s Person of the Year: Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden’s disclosures exposing the extent of NSA surveillance taught us more about our relationship with government than any other exposure or event. In fact, we learned about relationships we didn’t even know we had. But the Snowden leaks didn’t just change what we know; they sparked a discussion that could very well change the…
By +972 Magazine December 28, 2013
Abdallah Abu Rahmah at the Ofer Military Court. Photo by Oren Ziv/activestills.org
UPDATE: Bil’in protest organizer to be released this week
From the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Abu Rahmah is expected to be released after having served the 16 months sentence imposed on him by the Israeli Military Court of Appeals for organizing demonstrations. Abu Rahmah will be received by his family, friends and supporters, and will hold a press conference at the prison’s gate on…
By Joseph Dana March 12, 2011
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