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Palestinian women cross the Qalandiya checkpoint outside Ramallah, West Bank, into Jerusalem to attend the first Friday of Ramadan prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, July 12, 2013. (photo: Activestills.org)

Not just toxic masculinity: Militarism also feeds gender-based violence

In a society dominated by male hierarchies, violence is not only a pervasive symptom but a defining feature — especially for Palestinian women. The Israeli media has been awash with reports over the past week about the case of a dozen Israeli male teenagers, some minors, accused of gang-raping a 19-year-old female British tourist in…

By Henriette Chacar July 23, 2019

Yonatan Heilo. (Screenshot from Arik Weiss' story for Channel 10)

Seeking freedom for a rape victim who killed his attacker

Criminal sanctions for rape in Israel amount to a few years in prison at best. Yonatan Heilo – an Ethiopian immigrant and rape victim who lives outside the Israeli consensus – will now spend most of his adult life behind bars. He deserves our moral support despite the court’s blind eye. By Naama Katiee (translated from Hebrew by…

By Haokets November 30, 2014

Israeli border police officer chases Palestinian children during land day demonstration in Damascus gate, East Jerusalem on 30 , March 2014 Land Day is held on the anniversary of March 30, 1976, when Palestinian villages and cities across the country witnessed mass demonstrations against the state's plans to expropriate 2,000 hectares of land in Israel's Galilee region. In coordination with the military, some 4,000 police officers were dispatched to quell the unrest. At the end of the day, six Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed by state security forces.

Photos of the week: From Land Day rallies to life in a refugee camp

This week, Land Day commemorations, rape culture protests, asylum seeker rallies, anti-wall demonstrations, and refugee camp life.

By Activestills April 3, 2014

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Roman Polanski with his wife Emmanuelle Seigner at the Cannes film festival in 1992. (Photo: Georges Biard/CC)

How (or how not) to fight rape culture

The way to fight a culture that allows sexual exploitation is by calling out the problematic sides of the people we love and admire. Just don’t ditch that logic when watching a Polanski film. Naama Katiee (Translated from Hebrew by Noam Benishie) In the heat of the Eyal Golan scandal, in which the famous Mizrahi…

By Haokets January 4, 2014

Anti-rape protests in New Dehli, India. (photo: Nilroy (Nilanjana Roy)/CC BY-SA)

Fragmented testimonies: Shattering the rape taboo

One after another, incident after incident, no two of which are alike, yet all linked by a painful silence, film director Michál Aviád shares the stories told to her by women after viewing her film ‘Invisible,’ and explains why it’s important to pass on these stories. By Michal Aviad (Translated from Hebrew by Miriam Erez)…

By Haokets June 22, 2013