Is Jerusalem really united? Our GoPro-wearing correspondent biked the Green Line to find out
Six-Day War – 50 years
How Israel quietly demolished the Western Wall’s Muslim neighborhood
Fifty years later, the story has come to light
The 52 words that foretold the future of Israel's occupation in 1967
What Israel gained - and lost - by unifying Jerusalem
Fear has driven Israel’s behavior in Jerusalem since 1967; from a city formerly associated with majesty and holiness, it has morphed into an alienated real estate project
What I've seen in 30 years of reporting on the Israeli occupation
The occupation has its own language: An Arab is a 'terrorist,' detention without trial is 'administrative,' the occupying power is forever the victim and writing about its crimes is treason
The Real Reason Israel Annexed East Jerusalem
Haaretz’s Jerusalem correspondent covered the story of the city’s unification in the wake of the Six-Day War. Fifty years later he revisits the the dramatic decision that changed the face of the Middle East
How Six-Day War Left Hashemite House’s Dreams of Jerusalem Palace in Ruins
Building work on King Hussein’s summer residence on Tel el-Ful came to an abrupt end in June 1967. The land still belongs to the Jordanian royal family, even if some joke they have forgotten about the structure’s existence
The Forgotten Syrian Secrets in Israel's Golan Heights
From old minefields to pools for Syrian officers, the vestiges of the former sovereigns of the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights are everywhere, if you know where to look
U.S. Jews Divided Over Whether to Celebrate or Mourn 50th Anniversary of Six-Day War
While many on the right regard Israel’s victory and reunification of Jerusalem as a momentous event, others see it as the birth of the occupation and no cause for joy
Why Has the Six-Day War Been All but Overlooked by Israeli Cinema?
Despite all the victory photo albums that flooded Israel after the 1967 war, Israeli filmmakers found it hard to deal with the subject
The Israeli Children of the Six-Day War, Then and Now
Fifty years later, Haaretz revisits the kids who sent in letters and poems immediately after the Six-Day War. Today, they feel mostly disillusionment
Israeli Cabinet Minutes From Six-Day War: From Fear to Euphoria to Arrogance
Fifty years after the Six-Day War, the State Archives are releasing the transcripts of government meetings in 1967
Why Jerusalem Would Be Better Off Divided
The desperate attempts to portray the city as united are just that – desperate. The next time a politician says they want to divide the city, they should go ahead and do it
Editorial A Jubilee of Failure
Fifty years is enough time to judge Israel on its success in Jerusalem, and the picture is one of striking failure
Opinion Lots of Reasons to Celebrate Six-Day War’s 50th Anniversary
At the many conferences marking the Six-Day War (or the 'occupation'), most of the panelists engage in criticism of Israel, sometimes lethal, especially over our relations with the Arabs
Opinion How the Occupation Helped the Palestinians
After the Six-Day War, Israel became an ally of the U.S. and part of the West, from which immigrants began to arrive – and the Palestinians began to develop political independence
50 Years After Six-Day War, East Jerusalem's Palestinians Remain Prisoners in Their City
Study shows how ambivalent Israeli policies and denial of the problem have created a status that doesn't exist anywhere else on earth: Native-born residents who are not citizens of the state in whose capital they live
From Occupation to Infatuation: 8 New Page-turners on Israel-Palestine
The works on this list offer something for everyone, from the disillusioned Zionist to the banned-book fan to the lit-lover with a conscience
Opinion Is Europe More Desperate for a Palestinian State Than the Palestinians?
Blinded by a two-state idealism Palestinians themselves no longer consider realistic, Palestine has become a European project that won't achieve justice
Opinion The Forgotten Arab 'Victors' of 1967 – and How We've Survived Since
For many Israeli Jews, we, the Arabs of Israel, are a fifth column. For West Bank Palestinians, we're sellout traitors, lucky survivors, but never true Palestinians
Ex-Peace Now Activist Launches Hunger Strike Against Occupation in Front of PM's Residence
'My action is a step intended to arouse hope,' archaeologist Avi Ofer, 62, says
The Best Book Ever Written About the Israeli Army
'The Tanks of Tammuz,' Shabtai Teveth’s reporting on the Six-Day War, tells the story of the officers and soldiers who endured real fighting, no walkover — and of the triumphant atmosphere that followed
Opinion As an American Jew, I Celebrated Israel's 1967 Victory. Now I'm Protesting the Occupation
Like many other U.S. Jews, I felt thrilled relief at the outcome of the 1967 Six-Day War. Meeting Palestinians in West Bank villages after Israel's victory changed all that
Telegram to Yitzhak Rabin About Israel's Conquest of Sinai in Six-Day War Goes Up for Auction
'Happy to announce that all our forces are encamped on the banks of the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, the Sinai Peninsula is in our hands. Congratulations to you and to the entire IDF'
Opinion Germany Is Repaying Its post-Holocaust Debts to Israel - but Not to the Palestinians
Europe, whose anti-Semitism led to the Holocaust, also has moral and historical obligations towards the Palestinians, who still suffer its consequences
A Surreal Visit to an Arab Israeli Town Straddling a Contested Border for the Last 50 Years
Half a century after the Six-Day War, the Green Line dividing Barta'a is as pronounced as ever
WATCH Assaf Harel on What 50 Years of Occupation Have Done to Israelis
'Nothing. Everything's just fine'
The First Dissenting Israeli Voices of the Occupation
Amid the euphoria of Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War, a number of intellectuals expressed fears about what would happen next
Opinion Why American Jewish Activists Must Help, Not Headline, Anti-occupation Efforts
Diaspora Jews, parachuting in to ‘end the occupation’, don’t suffer the consequences of their own actions. Israelis and Palestinians will
Israeli Minister Rails at IDF for Failing to Cite 'Liberation' of Jerusalem in Events
Army adheres to government guidelines to mark 50 years since 'unification' of city, without mentioning 'liberation'; Miri Regev calls army's adherence to government guidelines "a disgrace"
Opinion The Truth Behind Israel's Desperate Plan to Set Off a Nuclear Device to Save Itself in 1967
Could Israel really have detonated a nuclear device on the eve of the Six Day War? The lead researcher for this explosive contention describes exposing what's still Israel’s biggest taboo: its nuclear capabilities
Opinion Israelis, Ask Yourselves: At What Point Do Palestinian Lives Matter?
I am a Palestinian millennial, a generation shaped by checkpoints, brutality and frustration. I ask Israelis: Will you choose complicity or justice?
The Israeli Occupation Through the Lens of Acclaimed Photojournalist Alex Levac
As the occupation draws on and becomes bloodier, less Israelis are interested in it. The photos here show a reality that most Israeli newspapers are averting their eyes from - a reality that includes Palestinians
Bernie Sanders in Video Message to Israelis: 50 Years of Occupation Must End
In speech recorded for left-wing party Meretz event marking 50 years to the Israeli occupation, Bernie Sanders says peace means security for both Israelis and Palestinians
Analysis Israel Deceived the World in 1967, and Paid the Price for It in 1973
Israel pretended to be the victim during the Six-Day War, and succeeded in deceiving the world. But it failed to prepare properly for the Yom Kippur War, fearing it would be blamed for starting the next war
Editorial Israel's Longest War
The Six-Day War distorted the justice system so that it became, in part, a tool that judicially sanitizes the occupation
Israel Had a Plan to Nuke Sinai in 1967. But How Close Did It Really Get to Pushing the Button?
'People draw up plans, at no stage was the detonation of an atomic bomb even close,' historian Adam Raz notes
Israeli Ex-general: Setting Off Nuke in Sinai in 1967 Would've Hurt Israel
Three years before his death in 2004, former Chief of Staff Zvi Tzur discussed the 'Samson option.' ■ Newly-released files also reveal Israeli fears of Egyptian strikes on its nuclear reactor
Opinion Israel Is Not a Democracy
A democracy doesn't deny millions their civil rights, plunder their land and resources and deprive them of independence and of a say in their future
When an Embattled Israel Called Them in 1967, They Came - and Never Left
'The Six-Day War is what clinched the deal for me': Five Jewish immigrants from English-speaking countries look back on 50 years, in hope, satisfaction and disappointment too
