open menu
close menu
October 7 war
Gaza
Settler violence
ICJ
Crackdown on dissent
Newsletter
close menu
B696146A-7C75-40FC-8B38-383B61520B38
Created with sketchtool.
SUPPORT US
Topics
October 7 war
Gaza
Settler violence
ICJ
Crackdown on dissent
About
Our writers
The +972 Podcast
Contact us
Local Call
SUPPORT US
Follow us
twitter
facebook
instagram
Developed by
RGB Media
Powered by
Salamandra
segregated communities
facebook
email
twitter
link
Israel policy myth #2: Separation between Jews and Arabs is not racist
Racist attitudes against Arabs are widespread in Israel. Numerous official policies segregate and separate Jews from Palestinians, with a vastly discriminatory effect and intent. Justifications alluding to security needs, or alleging that separation is based on citizenship rather than ethnic origin, do not withstand close scrutiny. One of the most acrimonious controversies surrounding Israeli policy…
By
Roi Maor
June 22, 2011
Israel builds town to ensure “the Arabs won’t rear their heads”
The State of Israel is building a town in the country’s north. Its purpose: to make sure “the Arabs won’t rear their heads” and to “put them in proportion.” Anybody objecting to this goal should “go live with the Palestinians” and is “harming Israel’s security.” Last week, the Knesset passed a bill that legalizes “acceptance…
By
Roi Maor
March 28, 2011
Knesset passes segregation law
The Knesset passed a segregation bill today. Palestinian Israelis are not allowed to live in Jewish localities built on land confiscated from them. Government policy also makes sure they cannot build on the little private land that was left in their ownership. How long can Jewish Israelis continue pretending that Palestinians do not exist? In…
By
Roi Maor
March 22, 2011
Subscribe to The Landline
+972's weekly newsletter
Sign up
Error message after subscribing form
Latest
Knesset to pass “separate but equal” communities bill
The new law will allow Jewish communities, built on state land, to reject non-Jews who wish to purchase properties within them. Needless to say, no such settlements are built for Arabs Dr. Nimrod Luz Perceiving ourselves as true liberals and humanists is a nice image we like to see reflected in the mirror. Some of…
By
+972 Magazine
March 21, 2011
Segregation law: Continuity and change
The Israeli establishment is in the midst of a pushback against efforts to change long-standing racist and suppressive practices. The increasing assertiveness of Palestinians demands for fairness and equality is met by increasingly explicit racism by Israeli elites. This is why long-held practices are being formally enshrined, rhetoric is becoming more blunt, and differences between…
By
Roi Maor
October 30, 2010
Introducing ethnic segregation: the Q’aadan curse
How and why Zionist discrimination against non-Jews is made legal Our story begins with a middle class couple, who wanted to build themselves a house in a country settlement. The time was the early 1990s, and the couple was facing one major problem. ‘Aadel and ‘Iman Q’aadan were not, as their names attest, good Jews.…
By
Yossi Gurvitz
October 28, 2010
Most Read
Day
Week
Month
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
Iran is acting more rationally than Israel — for now
‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza
Six months after October 7, a lament for the paths not chosen
Netanyahu isn't the only one interested in prolonging the war
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
Netanyahu isn't the only one interested in prolonging the war
‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza
Iran is acting more rationally than Israel — for now
‘The colors and joy have disappeared’: Gazans return to decimated Khan Younis
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza
The spiraling absurdity of Germany's pro-Israel fanaticism
Even without a UN veto, Gaza remains hostage to American power
Why do Israelis feel so threatened by a ceasefire?
Subscribe to The Landline
+972's weekly newsletter
Sign up