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Like many American Jews, I was brought up to see Israel as infallible. Living among Palestinians taught me vital truths about the reality of the occupation.

The post How six months in the West Bank undid a lifetime of Zionist indoctrination appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Recognition of the army’s atrocities in Gaza has moved into mainstream Israeli discourse. This alone cannot end the war — but it's a profound shift.

The post For more Israelis, calling out war crimes is no longer taboo appeared first on +972 Magazine.

New polls show broad opposition to Israel's genocide — and that Democrats' intransigence on Gaza greatly reduced turnout in the Nov. 5 election.

The post Israel is losing Americans’ support. Will the Democrats listen? appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Amid an epidemic of gang violence, activists and experts see Israel's deliberate inaction as part of a campaign to dismantle Palestinian society from within.

The post Why Palestinians in Israel believe crime is a ‘strategic project of the state’ appeared first on +972 Magazine.

After building on their land, Israeli settlers attacked and drove out residents of Maghayer Al-Dir, one of the last villages in the southern Jordan Valley.

The post In a single week, a new settler outpost erases an entire Palestinian community appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Ten years after its formation, this experiment in Palestinian unity inside Israel — and its ultimate collapse — shows the need for carefully cultivated alliances.

The post What can the Joint List teach us about building Palestinian political power? appeared first on +972 Magazine.

At 18, Mohamad Saleh has survived five wars on Gaza, lost his leg to an Israeli sniper, and endured several additional surgeries. A new film tells his story.

The post In ‘Severed,’ a Palestinian child pieces together the shattered fragments of his life appeared first on +972 Magazine.

My family clung to our hometown of Al-Fukhari for as long as we could, until Israel's evacuation orders and new assault left us with no choice.

The post Days of terror in Gaza’s ‘Block 76’ appeared first on +972 Magazine.

As Israel destroys Gaza, Israelis and Palestinians gathered in Beit Jala not only to mark the catastrophe of 1948, but to elevate living Palestinian testimonies.

The post Remembering the Nakba while witnessing a genocide appeared first on +972 Magazine.

In a wave of airstrikes from Khan Younis to Jabalia, Israeli forces targeted hospitals and homes, killing over 250 and paralyzing rescue efforts.

The post ‘Israel burned the ground under our feet’: Hundreds killed in intensified Gaza assault appeared first on +972 Magazine.

While airstrikes account for mass casualties, bulldozers and explosives are flattening Gaza from the ground — what soldiers say is a systematic campaign to make the Strip unlivable, a joint investigation reveals.

The post ‘Render it unusable’: Israel’s mission of total urban destruction appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Genocidal rhetoric is not new to Israeli politics. But Gaza's destruction mirrors the apocalyptic language pouring out of the Knesset — where the establishment has gradually absorbed members of a former terrorist group.

The post How Kahanism found its way into the Israeli political mainstream appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Every blocked aid convoy, every broken truce, and every rejected peace offer underscores Israel’s true objective: erasing Palestinians from Gaza.

The post Why Israel’s demand for Hamas to disarm is a red herring appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Since Oct. 7, Israeli police have arrested hundreds for opposing the Gaza war and published degrading photos of several detainees. Seven agreed to be photographed again — this time on their own terms.

The post Portraits of fascism: a special photography project appeared first on +972 Magazine.

With over 70,000 children hospitalized for malnutrition, Israel's blockade on the Strip has left parents to watch helplessly as their children waste away.

The post ‘She’s dying in front of my eyes’: The Gazan children starving under Israeli siege appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Well-meaning dialogue workshops, panels on distant political solutions, but no mention of genocide: these are privileged distractions we can no longer afford.

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The Education Ministry ordered UNRWA-run schools in East Jerusalem to close, citing ‘student welfare.’ 800 may lose their classrooms this month.

The post Israel claims to care about Palestinian students — so it shuts down their schools appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Within hours, Israeli forces demolished homes, wells, and even caves in the West Bank hamlet of Khilet al-Dabe’, leaving families with nowhere to shelter.

The post Palestinians awoke to bulldozers. Their village was destroyed by noon appeared first on +972 Magazine.

In 2024, Israel's military censor banned 1,635 articles from publication and partially redacted another 6,265 — part of a wider assault on freedom of press.

The post Breaking new records, Israel sees unprecedented spike in media censorship appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Since March, hundreds of Israelis have joined silent vigils for slain Gazan children, holding up their photos to try to break through the wall of apathy.

The post ‘We’ve killed so many children — it’s hard to argue with that’ appeared first on +972 Magazine.