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Splintered but not broken: A history of Israel’s independent left
From class struggles to women's rights to fighting occupation, Israel's 'independent left' was never a cohesive social movement. Yet its impact is being felt to this day.
By
Matan Kaminer
and
Joel Beinin
May 28, 2020
Ban on Israeli activists from West Bank based on lies and misinformation
Naftali Bennett's decision to bar 30 Israeli activists from the West Bank is an attempt to silence anyone who dares work alongside Palestinians to end the occupation.
By
Oren Ziv
January 19, 2020
Meet the radical Israeli looking to lead Britain’s Jewish students
A radical, left-wing British-Israeli has shaken up the race for the next president of the U.K.’s Union of Jewish students, and drawn international media attention. Eran Cohen talks BDS, diasporism, and being wounded by unfriendly IDF fire. By Matan Kaminer The election campaign for president of the U.K.’s Union of Jewish Students is not the…
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+972 Magazine
December 7, 2016
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Israeli interrogated en route home for activism in Palestinian cause
The activist tells of her experience being held for hours, harassed and intimidated by Israel Security Agency officials – for doing nothing illegal or suspicious. By Leehee Rothschild I arrived at Luton airport for my flight back to Israel, after spending one month in the UK and France, participating in Israeli Apartheid Week and BDS…
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+972 Magazine
March 28, 2012
J14 clashes show growing trend of civil disobedience
Israelis employing provocative civil actions to draw attention to a struggle are commonplace in the West Bank. But scores getting violently arrested in the center of Tel Aviv over non-Occupation issues are a relatively new sight, signalling civil disobedience may be a trend on the rise within Israel While reading reports in the top stories…
By
Mairav Zonszein
September 7, 2011
Most important Jewish anti-occupation group needs your support
Facing mounting legal costs, Anarchists against the Wall have issued an urgent plea for donations. This is why I think we should support them Anarchists Against The Wall is, at least in my opinion, the most important progressive political group to operate in Israel in the last decade. It’s hard to note in a short…
By
Noam Sheizaf
June 26, 2011
The emergence of the new Israeli Left
Joseph Dana and I have a cover story for The Nation this week on the Israeli activists who takes part in the unarmed protest in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. We discuss the history of the joint struggle, its political significance and the challenges lying ahead. Though we say it in the text several…
By
Noam Sheizaf
March 13, 2011
Activists change street names in Tel Aviv to those in Hebron
Last Thursday evening, Israeli activists with the Anarchists Against the Wall changed the wording of a number of street signs in the heart of Tel Aviv to mark the closing of Hebron’s Shuhada Street. The action was done in connection with the international day of action to Open Shuhada Street. At 03h30 in the morning,…
By
Joseph Dana
February 26, 2011
Israeli news covers Bil’in, Palestinians are nowhere to be seen
On Saturday night Israel’s most-watched news program on Channel 2, aired a 10-minute “Special Report” on the weekly demonstrations in the Palestinian village of Bil’in. Every Friday, Palestinians of the village demonstrate against the separation fence which was built on their lands, and are joined by Israeli and international activists. Haggai Matar, of Anarchists Against…
By
Haggai Matar
February 13, 2011
Israeli BDS activist detained upon entering the country
Matan Cohen was informed he is classified as ‘a suspect of hostile terrorist activity’; he was released after three hours Israeli activist Matan Cohen was detained by Israel’s internal security agency (ISA, or ‘Shabak’ in Hebrew) at Israel’s international airport yesterday. According to Cohen, his belongings were searched, and he was informed by a policeman…
By
Noam Sheizaf
December 21, 2010
The State of Israel vs. Jonathan Pollak
The verdict in the case of Israeli activist Jonathan Pollak, charged with illegal assembly for his participation in a January 2008 Critical Mass ride against the siege on Gaza, will be handed down on December 27, 2010 at 10:00 at the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court. If convicted, Pollak is expected to be sentenced to three…
By
Joseph Dana
December 19, 2010
Israel’s internal security service going after leftwing protesters
Another activist received an invitation to a meeting with Shabak. After refusing, he was warned that it would be in his best interest to come Yesterday, I reported here on two members of the leftwing group Anarchists against the Wall that were invited to a meetings with a Shabak (Israel’s internal security agency) operator calling…
By
Noam Sheizaf
December 14, 2010
Two more activists invited for “friendly chat” by Shin Bet
One activist warned that his actions are known to the GSS; other chose to decline the invitation Two Israeli activists that take part in protests in the West Bank have been summoned to informal investigations by Israel’s General Security Service, the Shabak (formally Shin Beit). According to the two, they received phone calls inviting them…
By
Noam Sheizaf
December 13, 2010
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