An Israeli Teenager Defies His Country’s War Machine

RORY FANNING / TomDispatch Feb 26, 2019 Hilel Garmi has long felt the occupation of Palestinian lands to be immoral. Now he counts himself among his country's few refuseniks. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Report: Israeli Cybersecurity Tools Used for Repression Abroad

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Oct 20, 2018 The spy systems were used against LGBT citizens, human rights activists and Muslims in 15 countries, Haaretz finds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Report Details Israel’s Use of Armed Drone That Killed Gazan Children

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Aug 12, 2018 As the victims' family fights for justice, new findings challenge the Israel Defense Forces' compliance with international humanitarian law. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel’s Druze Minority Furious Over ‘Apartheid’ Law

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Aug 1, 2018 After the passage of the “nationality” law, Israel is no longer multicultural. It is a country where national sovereignty lies solely in the hands of its Jewish citizens. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Palestine’s Feminists Are Fighting on Two Fronts

Fadi Abu Shammalah and Jen Marlowe / TomDispatch Jun 17, 2018 Because the protests in Gaza are unarmed and popular in nature, men are supporting women's involvement, raising hopes among activists of a path to greater gender equality. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Nurse, Injure 100 Protesters

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 3, 2018 For the Israelis to shoot unarmed Palestinians simply because they were in a zone declared off limits within Gaza is a war crime. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gaza Hospitals Taxed by Influx of Israelis’ Shooting Victims

FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press Apr 12, 2018 Over a thousand Palestinians were injured by Israeli soldiers during two weeks of mass protests on the Gaza-Israel border, according to a count by the Gaza Health Ministry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

In Wake of Gaza Massacre, Israeli Leaders Should Be Prosecuted for War Crimes

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Apr 8, 2018 The officials who ordered the recent killing of Palestinian protesters were in clear violation of international law. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Gaza Buries Journalist Killed While Covering Mass Protests

FARES AKRAM / The Associated Press Apr 7, 2018 The Israeli military has said it fired only at "instigators" involved in attacks on soldiers and was investigating Yasswe Murtaja's gunshot death amid a very hectic environment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rights Group Calls Gaza Killings Unlawful, Calculated

Human Rights Watch Apr 5, 2018 Senior Israeli officials who ordered the use of live ammunition against Palestinian demonstrators bear responsibility for 14 deaths and the injuring of hundreds, Human Rights Watch says. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Has Israel Become a Middle Eastern Dictatorship?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 2, 2018 The Israeli army snipers who were ordered to shoot unarmed Palestinian protesters at the Gaza border were acting according to the contemporary script of Middle Eastern despots. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israel Kills 16 Gaza Protesters, Injures 1,400 (Video)

Ben Norton / The Real News Apr 1, 2018 Journalist Max Blumenthal tells The Real News about Israel's suffocating blockade of the strip and the biased reporting on the "Great Return March." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )