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Israel’s latest refuseniks

Tamar Zeevi and Tamar Alon reported at the recruitment base, Tel HaShomer in Ramat Gan, and declared their opposition to the occupation and refusal to join the army, thereby joining a growing group of young Israeli conscientious objectors.

We joined the solidarity protest with our cameras, which, though arranged and attended in support by their family, friends, old refuseniks, activists, and politicians, didn’t proceed without the counter-protest and interruptions of angry and frustrated co-Israelis.

Using tourism to fight racism in Israel

Earlier this year, the Coalition Against Racism led Israelis on a tour through the mixed city of Ramla. The tour took participants to Arab and Ethiopian neighbourhoods where, along with two members of Knesset (MK Aida Touma-Sliman, Joint List, MK Michal Biran, Zionist Union), they learned about the problems facing residents of minority and underprivileged areas.

Can getting to know the Other really make a difference?

Israeli and Palestinian women: It’s time for peace

My latest video article for Social TV where I interviewed activists from the peace movement Women Wage Peace at Jerusalem Post’s annual Diplomacy Conference.

The women (who in October arranged a 20,000 strong ‘March of Peace’ of Palestinian and Israeli women) were standing in front of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem to make themselves heard with the politicians inside – among these were Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Lieberman, Naftali Bennett, and many more who were speaking to an audience of approx. 400 diplomats.

Human rights in Umm el Kheir

The people of Umm el-Kheir, a Palestinian village in the southern West Bank, live under the constant threat of demolitions carried out by Israeli forces, as well as harassment from the army and settlers. On International Human Rights Day, residents and activists spoke about the struggle to access basic rights under occupation.

The harvest season is ending

The olive harvest in the West Bank is joined annually by Israeli and international activists who volunteer to assist the Palestinians and help protect them from settler violence.

In a Palestinian olive field adjacent to the Har Bracha settlement, south of Nablus, members of Israeli human rights groups Breaking the Silence and Rabbis for Human Rights joined the Palestinians in solidarity.

Stop the Russian bombing in Syria

Dozens of Jewish Israelis and Palestinians joined together tonight in front of the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv to protest the bombing of besieged Aleppo, organized by the Israeli Committee for Humanitarian Aid to the Syrian People.

Hebron: From shared life to segregation

A tour of the city of Hebron with Hisham Sherbet (Hebron Protection Committee), where he tells about the historical past of Hebron and presents the narrative of life in the city – from living together to limiting and dangerous control of the Palestinian population. Hisham reviews the situation in Hebron during the Oslo Accords, the massacre in the Tomb of the Patriarchs, and talks about the current reality between the settlers and the Palestinians.

Israeli tours teach about the Nakba

Some 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes in the 1948 war that led to Israel’s establishment. One organization is taking Israelis to visit the ruins of the abandoned villages with the objective of informing the Israeli public about the Palestinian ‘Nakba’.

I joined their tour in Lifta.

Women in the peace process

Learn about the current enrollment of women in peace processes and leadership positions in Israel and Palestine in the context of the UN resolution 1325; which was discussed on a conference, the 3rd IPCRI Forum in Jerusalem.

Friday demonstration in Nil’in

My first attempt with video reporting, both videography and editing.

Every Friday, Palestinians all around the West Bank join together in their towns to demonstrate against the 50-year long military occupation of their land. In Nil’in, the Palestinians have demonstrated since 2008 and keep on going to this day, with Israeli and international activists joining in solidarity, every week.