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Amiram Ben-Uliel, who was charged with murder over the Duma arson attack in July 2015, arrives to hear his verdict at the Lod District Court, May 18, 2020. (Flash90)

Convicting Jewish terrorists is the exception that proves the rule

The conviction of a Jewish extremist does not erase the fact that Israel turns a blind eye to its systemic violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

By Ziv Stahl and Gilad Grossman May 20, 2020

Israeli policemen scuffle with Palestinian demonstrators in the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem, on July 4, 2018. (Flash90)

For Israel, Khan al-Ahmar residents lack ‘good faith’ displayed by settlers

As far as Israel is concerned, the demolition and displacement of Palestinian communities cannot be prevented, because they lack the good intentions that seemingly only Jewish settlers have. By Sharona Weiss An interim injunction that prevented the demolition and eviction of the Jahalin Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar ends on September 12. Israel will then face the weighty choice…

By +972 Magazine September 11, 2018

Israeli settlers attempt to establish a new outpost in response to the killing of two settlers the night before, near the settlement of Itamar, West Bank, October 2, 2015. (photo: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

The right to own property — for Jews alone

The government never authorized the wholesale annexation of the West Bank. That’s why it’s doing it behind everyone’s backs. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz Our previous post on Yesh Din’s new position paper, “From Occupation to Annexation,” explored the various ways the Israeli government implements the Levy Report. This post will focus on another critical…

By +972 Magazine March 4, 2016

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Israeli settlers and Palestinian demonstrators throw stones at each other, after settlers marched onto the lands of the West Bank villages of Deir Jarir and Silwad where villages were protesting the construction on their land by members of the nearby Jewish settlement of Ofra, May 3, 2013. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

How the government rewards its most violent settlers

One would expect the Israeli government to put an end to attacks by the settlers of Adei Ad on Palestinian civilians. In fact, it rewards them by planning to legalize their West Bank outpost. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz During the second Sukkot holiday and the weekend preceding it, Yesh Din investigators documented…

By +972 Magazine November 6, 2015

Israeli private security guards try to stop Palestinians from working their land in the West Bank village of Sinjil, near the Israeli outpost of Givat Haro'e , August 18, 2013. Three years after settlers invaded their land, following the HCJ injunction order issued in the petition filed by the landowners through Yesh Din, landowners from the village of Sinjil arrive to their land for the first time. (Photo: Activestills.org)

West Bank outposts: An entire system of dispossession

At the core of Israel’s settlement outpost system lies the systemic violation of Palestinian human rights. By Yossi Gurvitz, written for Yesh Din If we had to look for a good example of the meaning of the outpost system – the unofficial settlements Israel builds in the West Bank – we could hardly expect a better one…

By +972 Magazine April 22, 2015

File photo of settlers threatening Israeli activists and Palestinians with sticks in front of the Ma´on settlement, South Hebron hills. (Photo by: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Settlers attack U.S. convoy near West Bank outpost

Settlers from the West Bank outpost of Adei Ad threw rocks at a U.S. Consulate convoy carrying American diplomats on Friday afternoon. The convoy was hit upon arriving at a nearby Palestinian village to examine olive groves that were uprooted a day prior. According to Ynet, American security personnel drew their M16 rifles as settlers…

By Edo Konrad January 2, 2015

Israeli border policemen arrest Palestinian activist Muhammad Khatib during a demonstration commemorating the death of Palestinian minister, Ziad Abu Ein, in the West Bank village of Turmus Aya, north of Ramallah, December 19, 2014. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Army fires tear gas, rubber bullets at commemoration march for PA minister

Photos and by Yotam Ronen, Oren Ziv / Activestills.org Hundreds of demonstrators arrived Friday at the West Bank village of Turmus Aya to mark one week since the death of Palestinian Authority Minister Ziad Abu Ein. The protest took place not far from the Adei Ad outpost, where Abu Ein was attacked last week by…

By Activestills December 19, 2014

Palestinian Minister Ziad Abu Eid after being reportedly struck by Israeli troops. He later died in a Ramallah hospital, December 10, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Palestinian minister dies after reportedly struck by Israeli troops

PA settlement minister was reportedly struck by Israeli security forces at a protest agains the illegal settlement outpost of Adei Ad in the northern West Bank. Abbas calls the killing a ‘barbaric act’; Balad MK calls for immediate commission of inquiry. By Haggai Matar and Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man Palestinian Authority Settlement Minister Ziad Abu Ein died…

By Haggai Matar December 10, 2014

The arrest of 'B' near his village, Krayut. (Photo courtesy of Yesh Din)

The consequences of a culture of lies

The IDF used to take pride in reporting the truth. Nothing good has happened since it stopped. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz Once, quite a long time ago, the IDF used to proudly claim that its troops reported the truth, and that this was the secret of its success. Officers boasted that unlike…

By +972 Magazine September 30, 2013

Farmer and settlers (Anne Paq / Activestills)

Israel’s justice system fails to protect the Palestinians it rules

Many Palestinians have despaired of complaining about violations against them. Yesh Din’s new report, “The Road to Dispossession,” shows why. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz April 14, 2011 was a special morning for the Hizme family from the village of Turmusaya: it was one of the few days they were allowed to work their…

By +972 Magazine April 23, 2013

The quiet population transfer that dares not speak its name

A quiet phenomenon has been taking place over the last decade: the quiet dispossession of the Palestinians from their lands, which in turn increases their despair and leads them to abandon their villages. All this is done in our name and with our funds, but the government makes certain Israelis remain ignorant of the facts. By…

By +972 Magazine April 18, 2013