Israel occupation
With an Israeli Soldier's Knee on His Neck, This 61-year-old Palestinian Remembered George Floyd
'You want to breathe and you can’t. For a few seconds I couldn’t breathe at all,' says Khairi Hanoun, a veteran anti-occupation protester who was beaten and choked by an Israeli soldier at a demonstration
Hamada Was Dragged From One Israeli Prison to Another and Freed Four Days Later Without Questioning
Israeli soldiers raided the home of Hamada Tamimi, confiscated phones and a camera, beat up his family and took him away. The army said his arrest was due to operational considerations
'I Waited for the Bullet That Would End This Nightmare': Palestinians Brutalized by Israeli Cop Gang Speak Out
Five Border Police officers have been charged in a shocking case of violence against Palestinian workers, which included beatings, humiliation and also robbery. Testimonies of two of the victims
Opinion The Israel-UAE Love-in Was a Nauseating Publicity Stunt, Not a Peace Deal
The media obediently promoted and amplified an illusory ‘breakthrough’ stage-managed by the Trump administration - while this week’s real peacemaker, Qatar, was sidelined
Israeli Military Officer Filmed Kneeling on Palestinian's Head During Arrest
60-year-old says he felt choked ■ Army calls video misleading, says violent rioting was underway ■ Video shows another officer breaking car window, pointing gun
Analysis Israel’s Message to Troops Placing Explosives at Village: Don’t Worry, It’s Combat
The goal of the Palestinian demonstrators at Kafr Qaddum is modest: Open the road to Nablus and stop treating us as inferior. The principle behind it is just as basic: Treat us as human beings
A Mentally Disabled Palestinian Was Shot at an Israeli Checkpoint. His Family Wasn't Notified for Days
When Anwar saw news footage of his brother lying wounded at a checkpoint, days after the incident, he was relieved. At least he was alive
Israel Releases Palestinian BDS Activist After Two-week Detention
'They cannot break us,' says Mahmoud Nawajaa, who was freed without charge after 20 Israeli soldiers raided his home two weeks ago
Analysis The Israeli Army, Seeking Mild Sentence for Unlawful Shooting, Encourages Soldiers to Kill Innocent Palestinians
Ahmad Manasra was shot and killed from a reinforced guard post and for no reason. A plea agreement for the soldier who fired at him shows once again the absurdity of a grotesque military courts system
'It Must Be Complicated to Speak Hebrew Here in Ramallah’
While adapting to a new routine where my partner is in self-quarantine and day care is still closed, a realization of just how far I’ve come ■ Post 19
These Settler Farmers Are All About Peace and Love – Just Don't Mention Land Theft
With its groves of trees, wading pools and peacocks, Omer’s Farm stands opposite a site we visited recently, where Palestinians trying to build a new village are being sabotaged by settlers. A conversation with its owners
Opinion ‘Jenin, Jenin’ Article Is Propaganda Clothed as Journalism
Haaretz piece on soldiers suing Mohammad Bakri is completely one-sided. Are you trying to please right-wing readers?
By the Time Israel Finally Allowed Him in for Urgent Care, This Young Gazan Was Already Dead
After months of hospitalization with a blood disease in the Gaza Strip, Jalal Sharafi needed a bone marrow transplant, which is unavailable there. By the time Israel relented, and gave him an entry permit for treatment here, it was too late
Via Facebook, Israel Is Trying to Change Palestinian Perception of the Occupation
Shin Bet officers, who control the fate of the Palestinians in the territories, are waging psychological warfare on social media
Border Policeman Shoots, Severely Wounds Palestinian in the Head in Case of Mistaken Identity
Police were looking for victim's brother during 'operations against car thieves' when they shot him in the eye before asking for a name to confirm his identity
Analysis The Palestinian Authority Is Harming Its Own People in the Name of National Pride
In response to Israel’s annexation plan the PA has halted both security and civil coordination, but by linking the two the PA is aiding the occupier
Controversy Over Seth Rogen's Israel Comments Exposes Widening Rift With U.S. Jews
Cherry-picked quotes from talk between Rogen and Marc Maron on 'being lied to about Israel' not only ignored the humor in their conversation, but overlooked the fact it was the deepest dive into Jewish identity in modern celebrity culture in recent memory
'It's Like George Floyd. We Have Our Knee on the Palestinians' Necks'
B’Tselem director-general Hagai El-Ad tells Haaretz why organizations like his have become the last form of Israeli resistance to the occupation, and how he copes with being branded a traitor
Opinion Oslo Accords Spared Israel From Handling Coronavirus in West Bank
If not for Palestinian self-ruled enclaves, Israelis and Palestinians would have had endless points of encounter and potential for friction, over everything from eggplants to masks