animal rights

A Palestinian donkey (photo: Palestine Animal League)

Meet Palestine’s animal rights activists

An invitation to visit the site slated for Palestine’s first vegan cafeteria led me to discover the buzzing, if incipient, world of animal rights activism in the West Bank. I have a confession to make: I, how shall I put this, don’t like animals. Whether it’s the annoying dog wagging his tail next to me on…

By Samah Salaime August 16, 2016

Kittens being driven from their homeland. (Illustrative photo by Shutterstock.com)

Israeli minister weighs population transfer — of kittens

Arguing that spaying and neutering violates Jewish law, Israel’s agriculture minister proposes a crime against humanity — against cats. We knew it would happen sooner or later. The occupation has finally come home to roost. The darkest of Israel’s injustices, mass displacement and population transfer, is now threatening the Tel Aviv left-wing establishment’s holiest of…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man November 2, 2015

Over 15,000 Israelis march through Tel Aviv during the biggest animal rights protest in the history of the country, October 3, 2015. (photo: Keren Manor/Activestills.org)

WATCH: The largest animal rights protest in Israel’s history

Over 15,000 animal rights activists marched through the streets of Tel Aviv earlier this month to raise awareness over animal abuse in Israel. The rally, which ended in Rabin Square, was attended by several high-profile speakers who spoke to the crowd about the cruelty of animal testing and the meat industry.

By Social TV October 27, 2015

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Police officers arrest an activist outside Kibbutz Sde Boker during a protest against the demolition of two Bedouin towns to make room for a Jewish settlement in their place, November 10, 2013. The Israeli cabinet held a special meeting at the kibbutz to approve the plan. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

From revenge attacks to demolition threats: A week in photos – November 7-13

This week: An arson attack in response to the killing of an Israeli soldier, the Wall encircles Al Walaja, Palestinians observe the anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s death, a Palestinian prisoner is released, activists protest the demolition of Bedouin villages, animal rights activists take action in supermarkets, checkpoints divide Hebron, and Susiya lives under threat of…

By Activestills November 14, 2013

Animal rights activists wrapped in plastic packaging with barcoded 'human flesh' stickers, resembling slabs of meat in the market, during a protest organized by the 269life group.

Can animal rights take precedence over human rights?

Animal rights movements in Israel have grown in size and power in recent years. At the same time, a growing number of people are questioning the relationship between animal rights and the ongoing violation of Palestinian human rights. Vegan guru Gary Yourofsky, who is scheduled to speak in the West Bank settlement of Ariel, has…

By Haggai Matar November 12, 2013

"Thier lives are in your hands" in Tel Aviv (Keren Manor / Activestills)

The rise of Israel’s animal rights movement

The last week has been action packed for Israeli animal rights activists, offering further proof of the movement’s growing influence over Israeli society. Read part 2: Can animal rights take precedence over human rights? It started last Friday, when members of an animal rights group stood silently in the center of Tel Aviv. Each member held…

By Haggai Matar November 9, 2013

A Palestinian youth during the weekly protest against the Wall in the West Bank village of Bil'in, November 1, 2013. One Palestinian youth was shot in the leg with live ammunition during the demonstration and evacuated to Ramallah hospital. (Photo by: Hamde Abu Rahma/ Actviestills.org)

From resistance to existence: A week in photos – November 1-6

This week: Palestinians demonstrate against the Israeli separation wall and U.S. foreign policy, construction and demolition of Palestinian homes, Afghan asylum seekers struggle in Europe, a funeral for a Palestinian who died in Israeli custody, a hearing on the Prawer-Begin Plan, animal rights activists in Tel Aviv, and Palestinians seek water access in the Jordan…

By Activestills November 7, 2013

A Palestinian child watches as Israeli soldiers place a concrete and steel barrier to segregate Palestinian pedestrians from Israeli traffic along a road in the H2 section of Hebron, October 22, 2013. The road connects the Ibrahimi Mosque (Tomb of the Patriarchs) in Hebron's old city with the nearby Israeli settlement Kiryat Arba. Israelis are allowed to drive on the road, but Palestinians are prohibited from driving there without special permission. All settlements in the occupied Paletinian territories are illegal under international law. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

From walls to evictions: A week in photos – October 17-23

This week: Palestinians face the separation wall and settler violence while harvesting olives, Afghan asylum seekers protest while under pressure in Brussels, Israelis face eviction from public housing, Palestinians debate prisoner exchanges, new barriers are built in Hebron, West Bankers wait for work, and Palestinian children face soldiers and water shortages. …

By Activestills October 25, 2013

The Buycott app allows consumers to make ethical choices. (photo: YouTube screenshot)

WATCH: A new tool for ethical consumerism

It seems there’s no custom more characteristic of the Jewish holidays than the shopping fever. We don’t always know where are money goes and for which purpose, but now it appears that now there is a solution. A new app called Buycott – a combination of the words “buy” and “boycott” – lets consumers learn…

By Social TV September 19, 2013

Relatives of of Jihad Aslan mourn during his funeral at Qalandiya Refugee Camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah, August 26, 2013. In the early hours of August 26, an undercover unit of the Israeli border police entered the refugee camp and tried to arrest a wanted Palestinian man, but the force was discovered by the residents, who clashed with the soldiers. During the clashes, three Palestinians were shot to death: Yunis Jahjouh, 22, Rubeen Abed Fares, 30, and Jihad Aslan, 20. According to Palestinian medics, 19 others were injured. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

From funerals to more protests: A week in photos – August 22-28

This week: mourning three young men killed by Israeli forces, opposing the PA’s cooperation with Israel, Bedouins from al-Arakib appear in court, distributing food to poor Israelis, opposing police harassment in Tel Aviv, marching for animal rights and protesting the occupation in West Bank villages. …

By Activestills August 30, 2013

Israeli soldiers arrest an Israeli settler after he threw stones at Palestinian demonstrators from the West Bank villages of Deir Jarir and Silwad during a protest against construction on their land by members of the nearby Jewish settlement of Ofra on May 3, 2013. Israeli setters marched into the lands of Silwad and deir Jarir, attacking Palestinian protesters as the Israeli army looked on.
After two hours of clashes, border policemen arrested just the one settler and let all the others escape. (hoto: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)

From Jerusalem Day clashes to stone-throwing settlers: A week in photos – May 2-8

This week: Palestinians arrested as Israelis march (and bicycle) to Jerusalem, Israeli settlers and Palestinians throw stones, African immigrant women and children are released from prison, a graphic novel portray the popular struggle, shrink-wrapped animal rights activists ride through Tel Aviv, activists demand more Mizrahi Jews on their bills, and the Separation Wall continues to…

By Activestills May 10, 2013

Tareq and Layla Issawi, the father and mother of Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi, smile with a portrait of their son in their home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, two days after he signed an agreement with Israeli authorities to end his strike, April 24, 2013. Under the terms of the agreement reached late Monday, April 22, Issawi will be released to his hometown of Jerusalem after serving eight more months in jail, after 266 days of refusing food in protest against his rearrest by Israeli forces after being released in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange in October 2011. (Photo by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

From hunger strikes to the Palestine Marathon: A week in photos – April 18-24

This week: Samer Issawi ends his hunger strike, Israeli authorities demolish Palestinian homes and businesses, action for animal rights, West Bank demonstrations, the Boston manhunt, settlement expansion, a new marathon in Bethlehem, and protests by young and old.

By Activestills April 25, 2013

Palestinian activists protest in Deheishe refugee camp against U.S. President Obama's visit to Bethlehem, West Bank, March 22, 2013. (Photo by: Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

From Obama drama to Palm Sunday protests: A week in photos – March 21-27

This week: Protests shadow Obama’s itinerary, a protest village in E1 is built and demolished, animal rights activists are scarred for life, and Palestinians march for water rights, prisoner solidarity, and to protest Israel’s permit regime.

By Activestills March 28, 2013