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Israel Holds a Ceremony for a War That Hasn't Ended - Instead of Ending It

Every morning at 8 A.M., the elementary school I attended would hold roll call in the courtyard, and one of the students, sometimes me, would go the...

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Gideon Levy

It's Ideology That Drives Netanyahu, Not Just Power

Maybe we haven't sufficiently denigrated his lifestyle; in any event, he came by all the denigration honestly. But take note that his many detractors...

26.08.2024 90

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Biden's Capitulation to Netanyahu Is a Betrayal of His Values

Only a few hours separated Antony Blinken and Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting in Jerusalem and the moving, impressive speech by the U.S. president at the...

22.08.2024 70

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Gideon Levy

Why Are Israelis Shocked by a West Bank Settler Riot but Blind to a Massacre in Gaza?

How easy it is to shock Israelis over rioting settlers. That's not us, we had nothing to do with it. They're not even part of Israel. They are the...

19.08.2024 100

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In Gaza, Israel's Dehumanization of the Palestinians Has Reached a New Height

The Israel Defense Forces has decided to downsize the Oketz unit, Unit 7142, ahead of its cancellation. The unit for dogs and their trainers has been...

16.08.2024 100

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Gideon Levy

Welcome to Hell: B'Tselem's Ignored Abuse Report Shows Israel's True Face

The B'Tselem report published this week, "Welcome to Hell," isn't only a report about what's happening in Israel's prison facilities; it's a report...

09.08.2024 20

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Remember How We Cheered When Israel Killed a Hamas Chief and Beat Turkey in the Olympics

It was the end of a joyous week, the likes of which we haven't seen in ten months. On Wednesday, we took down Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran; on...

05.08.2024 60

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Shame on the U.S. Senators and Congress Members Who Cheered Netanyahu

Shame on you, senators and congressmen. Last week, you held one of the most shameful sessions ever held on Capitol Hill. You cheered a politician who...

29.07.2024 60

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How Many Dead Children in Gaza Is Mohammed Deif Worth?

The trumpets of victory sounded immediately. The dust did not yet settle over the mangled tents of the displaced in Mawasi before the studios began...

14.07.2024 40

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Israel's Top Commander in the West Bank Is No 'Moralist.' He's Just Another Hypocrite

Like everything in the Israeli military, generals can be divided into three groups. The largest is that of faceless individuals whose names, much less...

12.07.2024 40

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Israel Has No Right to Criticize Roger Waters and Other Deniers of Hamas' Oct 7 Atrocities

Israel is aghast over Roger Waters. Israel is aghast at the October 7 deniers. There is nothing worse today in the eyes of Israelis than to deny the...

08.07.2024 80

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The Reaction to a Gazan Doctor's Release Reveals the Troubling State of Israeli Society

Anyone who wants to learn what's happened to Israelis since October 7 is advised to look at the release from prison of Al-Shifa Hospital's director....

05.07.2024 80

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A Night at the Pharmacy in the West Bank City of Jenin

Evening fell on the now half-ruined Jenin refugee camp, and the group of men met, as usual, at the camp's pharmacy, El Carmel. There were around 10 of...

01.07.2024 20

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Just Smile and Call It a Victory. What Matters Is Getting Out of Gaza

23.06.2024 20

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Photos of Palestinians Are Missing From Tel Aviv's Hostage Square

A picture is missing from the Tel Aviv plaza known as Hostages Square. A few dozen images are also missing from the nearby Kaplan Street...

21.06.2024 50

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Why Did Israel Conceal Hundreds of Gazans' Deaths in 'Perfect' Hostage Rescue Operation?

13.06.2024 30

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Gideon Levy

The Solution to Israel's Entanglement in the North Lies in Ending the War in Gaza

06.06.2024 10

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Gideon Levy

At Last, Justice. But Will Israelis Also Start Waking Up?

At last, justice; the very earliest signs of the beginning of a late, partial justice, yet still a measure of justice. There is no joy in your prime...

23.05.2024 100

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What About the Palestinian Hostages?

Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh was the head of the orthopedic wing at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. During the war, he had to wander from one hospital to the next,...

20.05.2024 100

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Gideon Levy

Israeli Media Has Tears Only for Israeli Children

Eric Clapton has been performing in recent months with a guitar painted black, white, green and red, the colors of the Palestinian flag.

19.05.2024 100

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I Shall Stand at Attention to Remember Them All – Israelis and Palestinians

I shall remember them all Monday. I shall remember Pvt. Gideon Bachrach, after whom I am named. I will stand at attention during the Memorial Day...

15.05.2024 100

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'Are You Jewish?' the Israeli Soldier Asked the Journalist

When photographer Alex Levac wanted to get out of the car for a moment, the soldier asked him: "Are you Jewish?"

11.05.2024 100

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Let Israel's Leaders Get Arrested for War Crimes

All decent Israelis must ask themselves the following questions: Is their country committing war crimes in Gaza? If so, how should they be stopped?...

06.05.2024 100

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Israeli Universities Cannot Teach U.S. Jews the First Thing About Human Rights and Liberty

Here's another record for hypocrisy and lack of self-awareness: Israel's university presidents published a letter saying they are troubled by the...

05.05.2024 100

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This Palestinian-Israeli TV Correspondent Represents Hope for Israel's Future

Almost any attempt to find a sliver of hope in these darkest of dark times is doomed to failure. Having said that, here is a faint ray of light on the...

28.04.2024 60

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More Sanctions on Israeli Army Battalions in the West Bank? I Wish

It was a cold winter night, a few minutes after 3 A.M., but Omar Abdelmajeed As'ad was driving home. Since his return 11 years earlier from a...

26.04.2024 70

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Gideon Levy

Israel's Right-wing Can Never Seem to Get Enough Death and Destruction

Dardaleh! is Israel's new battle cry. Dardaleh – Hebrew slang for a weak kick in soccer – is the latest expression of the right's unquenchable...

22.04.2024 200

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In Calling for Strike on Iran, Gantz Channeled an Unlikely Peace Prize Laureate

Benny Gantz's attendance at Naomi Polani's funeral on Tuesday brought up sweet, pleasant memories of days long gone, before all the troubles began.

18.04.2024 50

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If Iran Attacks Israel, the Blame Lies on Israel's Irresponsible Decision-makers

Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi was killed April 1 in a strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. Two weeks later, Israel is anxiously bracing for what's...

17.04.2024 100

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No Victory Awaits Israel in Rafah. Only More Death and Destruction

The right wants more, more, more. So do many Israelis who don't consider themselves right-wingers. All the dead, disabled, displaced and starving...

11.04.2024 70

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In Six Months in Gaza, Israel's Worst-ever War Achieved Nothing but Death and Destruction

Sunday is the six-month anniversary, and it seems this won't be the war's last six-month milestone; no one in Israel has any idea how to end the worst...

08.04.2024 90

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For Israel, Foreign Aid Workers' Blood Is Thicker Than Palestinians'

03.04.2024 40

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Gideon Levy

The Israeli Left Should Not Preach Morality to B'Tselem

We would all know a great deal less about the occupation were it not for B'Tselem. It wouldn't matter to most Israelis and Israeli media outlets; they...

02.04.2024 50

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Gideon Levy

We Need to Admit It: Israel Wants the War in Gaza

Israel wants war. More and more war, as much as possible, and perhaps even more. Gone are the days of our childhood, when they told us Israel wants...

28.03.2024 30

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Gideon Levy

Four Black Dots in Khan Yunis

Four friends set out. They walk on a road of leveled sand where homes once stood. They walk with determination; from above they don't look scared....

25.03.2024 100

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Every Person Killed in Gaza Has a Name

A pretty woman has her picture taken with others in her family. She rests her head on her hand, gazes softly at the camera, a wisp of a smile on her...

21.03.2024 50

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Gideon Levy

The IDF Commander's Demand for Unity Is Frightening, and Unnecessary

The Israeli military is once again preaching morality to the country as a whole. Every time it seems that Israel has beat its addiction to militarism,...

19.03.2024 50

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Gideon Levy

Israeli Leftists: Shake Off the Shock of October 7 and Open Your Eyes to Gaza

Dear friends and former friends: It's time to sober up from the sobering up.

17.03.2024 100

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When Israel Becomes Like Hamas

Terrible news: Another 27 captives have died in the tunnels of evil; some of illnesses and injuries that went untreated, others from beatings and the...

11.03.2024 100

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After 150 Days of Death and Destruction in Gaza, Israel Is Neither Stronger nor Safer

With the war now having passed the 150-day mark, every Israeli should ask themselves honestly: Are we better off now than on October 6, 2023? Are we...

10.03.2024 100

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Gaza's Night of Death and Hunger

It was a night of death and hunger. When it ended, at least 112 people had been killed and another 760 were injured. Israel tried to deny...

04.03.2024 80

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Israel Has No Real Alternative to Netanyahu

Once again it has been proved that there is no real substitute, no genuine alternative and no true opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu.

27.02.2024 40

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Israel Is Blaming Everyone but Itself for Its Own Disgrace

There are not many countries so desperate for national honor and pride as much as Israel. Whether it's the Olympics, Eurovision or the backgammon...

24.02.2024 100

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Gideon Levy

The World Must Force Peace on Israel

Now is the time for the United States, and in its wake the international community, to make a decision: Will the endless cycle of violence between...

20.02.2024 100

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With the 'Perfect' Rescue Operation, Israel's Dehumanization of Gazans Reached a New Low

Just like the good old days, Israel once again worships its army. The raid that released Louis Norberto Har and Fernando Marman sparked a crescendo of...

15.02.2024 80

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An Israeli Incursion Into Gaza's Rafah Will Be an Unprecedented Humanitarian Catastrophe

All we can do now is to request, beg, cry out: Don't enter Rafah. An Israeli incursion into Rafah will be an attack on the world's biggest displaced...

11.02.2024 100

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Israel's Dignity Will Be Damaged, Hamas Will Be Crowned Winner, but the War Will End

The terms of the emerging deal with Hamas are being presented by Israel as entailing a "painful price." It is based on the assumption that whatever is...

09.02.2024 90

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11,500 Children Have Been Killed in Gaza. Horror of This Scale Has No Explanation

Two hundred and sixty names of babies whose age was 0; names of babies who didn't get to celebrate their first birthday, nor will they ever celebrate...

05.02.2024 400

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Israelis' post-October 7 Humility Is Gone. The Arrogance Is Back

After the Yom Kippur War, Israel humbly bowed its head and reshaped itself. The traumatized country drew into itself and mourned. The post-Six Day War...

01.02.2024 50

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Gideon Levy

Israel's Mainstream Brought Us to The Hague, Not Its Lunatic Fringes

Isaac Herzog, Yoav Gallant, Israel Katz: Israel's president, defense minister and foreign minister. The president of the International Court of...

29.01.2024 100

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