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Israel’s armed drones are heralding an era of automated killing
The army's use of UAVs has led to soaring exports and a mounting Palestinian death toll, yet there is no public debate over their legality or morality.
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Sebastian Ben Daniel (John Brown)
September 19, 2023
10 years since ‘Cast Lead’: How Israel first declared total war on Gaza
The firepower, scale of destruction, and numbers of Palestinians killed during Operation Cast Lead were unprecedented in the brutal history of the conflict. Since then, the tactics used have become part of the IDF’s arsenal in its wars on Gaza. By Avihai Stollar Ten years have passed since the Israeli army changed the way it wages war,…
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February 5, 2019
Why I’ll be on the Gaza flotilla this Jewish New Year
In the days before Rosh Hashana, days of introspection and forgiveness, I am reminded that by virtue of my identity as an Israeli citizen I am responsible for the disaster and tragedy befalling the people of Gaza. Introspection begins with opening one’s eyes and recognizing one’s sins, and only then trying to repair them. There is…
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Orly Noy
September 25, 2016
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It’s time to talk about Gaza
For the sake of both the residents of Israel’s south and the Palestinians, we must speak about Gaza as a place with real people, rather than as a science experiment. Over the past few years, the Israeli public discussion has reduced conditions in Gaza to one of two situations: either it’s the place where rockets…
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Haggai Matar
July 3, 2014
When the canons roar, the Israeli Left remains silent
It appears not much has changed since Operation Cast Lead, when opposition leader Haim Oron tragically decided to support the military offensive. Rather than apologizing and giving evasive answers to the media, the Left, led by the failed opposition leader, should be standing up to yell ‘enough!’ By Elinor Davidov It took seven days of “Operation…
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June 23, 2014
‘Israel wants us to be dependent on aid’: Gaza’s economy under siege
The Israeli and Egyptian blockade on Gaza has led to ever-rising unemployment, construction skidding to a halt and water is becoming scarcer than ever. By Avi Blecherman Last week the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics published its most recent unemployment data in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The unemployment rate in Gaza jumped…
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June 4, 2014
Between bloody wars and peace offers: The end of the road for Ehud Olmert
The former prime minister was sentenced to six years in prison. Olmert will appeal to the Supreme Court, but his return to power seems unlikely. Prior to the last elections, Ehud Olmert was still mulling his return to politics. The long deliberation ended with nothing, as the circumstances didn’t seem right: his trials were still under way,…
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Noam Sheizaf
May 13, 2014
Ehud Olmert is going to jail for the wrong crimes
During his premiership, Ehud Olmert was responsible for two of the most horrific military operations of the past decade. More than 1,000 Lebanese, a third of them civilians, and 165 Israelis, a quarter of them civilians, were killed in the Second Lebanon War. In the wake of the war, the IDF developed the Dahiya doctrine,…
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Haggai Matar
May 13, 2014
Between ‘barbarism’ and ‘exceeding authority’
Israel lacks laws for trying soldiers for war crimes – and when IDF soldiers commit them, the results are ludicrous charges, indictments and sentences. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz For boys and girls, and we alongside them Actively Or by quiet agreement, Are nudged, mumbling “necessity” and “vengeance” Into becoming war criminals. –Nathan…
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October 20, 2013
Overplaying the ‘terrorism’ card
The reaction to this week’s killings of two IDF soldiers showed that Israel’s moral condemnation of deliberate civilian killings is a tactic, no more. The most powerful argument Israel makes in its campaign to paint the Palestinians as the bad guys and itself as the good guy is to point out that Palestinians…
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Larry Derfner
September 24, 2013
Baseless accusations: Activists acquitted for ‘Cast Lead’ protest
Four and a half years after 16 activists were arrested in Tel Aviv for protesting Operation Cast Lead, a court acquits them of all charges. The question is why — despite video evidence showing they did nothing wrong — did the police continue to aggressively push to indict the protesters on bogus charges? By Inbal…
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September 10, 2013
‘No Falasteen for you!’ Shin Bet banned me from Israel for 10 years
‘My suspicious ethnic identity coupled with my criticisms of Israel were enough to get me banned from Israel and more importantly, barred from being able to tell stories from the West Bank.’ By Anna Lekas Miller “Do you think we are some kind of joke? Do you think you can start over with us?” The…
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August 31, 2013
‘Wars on Gaza have become part of Israel’s system of governance’: An interview with filmmaker Yotam Feldman
In his new documentary, ‘The Lab,’ Yotam Feldman explores how Israel’s weapons industries interact with the country’s politics, economy and military decision-making. Israeli weapons, military technology and know-how become more valuable because they have been field-tested in its wars and combat against Palestinians and neighboring countries. A conversation with Yotam Feldman about his film, arms…
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+972 Magazine
May 22, 2013
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