Independent news and analysis from Israel-Palestine, home to Palestinian and Israeli journalists committed to equity, justice, and freedom of information.https://bsky.app/profile/972mag.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mlvrlcle4c2r"One of the most successful ethnic cleansing of the 20th century." Listen to the full episode of The +972 Podcast featuring Abed Abou Shhadeh through the link. https://www.972mag.com/podcast-remembering-nakba-urban-palestine/15 May 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvrlcle4c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mltqv6dycs2iThousands marched through Jerusalem today for the annual Flag Day, with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir among them. The march was marked by participants chanting anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian slogans. 📸: Oren Ziv, Charlotte Ritz-Jack, and Standing Together14 May 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltqv6dycs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mltekfcc7s2i‘As doctors, we are effectively blinded’: Inside Gaza’s MRI crisis With all machines destroyed or rendered useless by Israel's siege, we cannot diagnose our patients, forced instead to practice a desperate form of triage. https://www.972mag.com/doctors-blinded-gaza-mri-crisis/14 May 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltekfcc7s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mlsst72rfk2tPODCAST: Remembering the Nakba of urban Palestine Abed Abou Shhadeh traces how the catastrophe of 1948 unfolded in his home city of Jaffa — and what it means to resist erasure across generations. https://www.972mag.com/podcast-remembering-nakba-urban-palestine/14 May 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsst72rfk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mlsf4gqxxk2iIn some cases, like that of the doctor Adnan Al-Bursh, the prisoners died reportedly as a direct result of the sexual abuse they suffered while in custody. From April, 2025 https://www.972mag.com/systematic-sexual-violence-against-palestinians/14 May 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsf4gqxxk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mlsems72ps2iBy asserting that the course of history is dictated by those who emulate Genghis Khan and not Jesus, Netanyahu reveals his worldview. “The weak crumble, are slaughtered, and are erased from history, while the strong, for good or ill, survive.” https://www.972mag.com/netanyahu-genghis-khan-jesus-sparta/14 May 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsems72ps2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mloldvgwk22eWhen Nablus-based journalist Ahmad Al-Bazz received an Israeli travel permit, he rushed to visit nearly 200 villages depopulated in the Nakba. Five years later, his new book offers a visual archive of erasure. Yahel Gazit interviews Ahmad Al-Bazz https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-destroyed-villages-nakba-photography/12 May 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloldvgwk22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mlnhzngho22rMany residents, such as Hatem Baydoun, see self-demolition as the lesser of two evils. “If we let the municipality demolish our home, we will have to pay tens of thousands of shekels, so we decided to do it ourselves.” https://www.972mag.com/al-bustan-east-jerusalem-self-demolition/12 May 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnhzngho22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mllvhcsawc23Our investigation into Israel's use of Azure to store surveillance data on Palestinians continues to have major ripple effects. According to Globes, an internal probe has led Microsoft to place its Israeli branch under the management of Microsoft France.11 May 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllvhcsawc23https://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mlee3vicfc2iNoa Avishag Schnall of The Freedom Flotilla Coalition speaks to +972 Magazine about why she and other activists are again attempting to break the Israeli siege on Gaza.08 May 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlee3vicfc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mle5tekqpc2xThe Israeli left is speaking only to itself Another peace conference at a time of genocide and ethnic cleansing exposes this shrinking movement’s inability to influence our reality. https://www.972mag.com/israeli-left-peace-conference-palestinians/08 May 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle5tekqpc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mlbjrzr5rc2aIsrael’s war on the West Bank comes for Palestinian greenhouses In Jayyous and neighboring villages, Palestinian farmers have been served dozens of new demolition orders intended to push them off their land. @mekomit.bsky.social https://www.972mag.com/jayyous-greenhouses-israel-demolition-west-bank/07 May 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbjrzr5rc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3ml6onqio6k2yPalestinians out, foreign workers in: How Israel is remaking its labor force Frozen out since October 7, low-wage Palestinians have been replaced by an influx of migrant workers in highly precarious conditions. https://www.972mag.com/israel-palestinians-migrant-workers-labor-force/06 May 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6onqio6k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3ml6ezsqmxs2gDespite global outrage, Israel is still blockading our children’s education It’s been three weeks since settlers fenced off my students’ path to school, trying to show that Umm Al-Khair has no future. We refuse to let them win. https://www.972mag.com/umm-al-khair-school-path-israel-settlers/06 May 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6ezsqmxs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mkvi33cj222hIn East Jerusalem, ‘a whole Palestinian community is about to be expelled’ Israel is forcing out Al-Bustan’s 1,500 residents to build a biblical theme park. To avoid paying huge fines, families are demolishing their own homes. https://www.972mag.com/al-bustan-east-jerusalem-self-demolition/02 May 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvi33cj222hhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mkps542mms2p‘Extraordinarily far-reaching’ Palestine Action trial gets underway in Germany The ‘Ulm 5’ are facing prison time over a break-in at an Israeli weapons firm, in a case experts warn could set a precedent for criminalizing direct action. https://www.972mag.com/palestine-action-trial-germany-ulm-5-elbit/30 Apr 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkps542mms2phttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mkiflqoxps2yWe are proud to announce that +972 Magazine and @mekomit.bsky.social investigative reporter Yuval Abraham has won the award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting at the Fetisov Journalism Awards. This honor recognizes his critical investigations into the genocide in Gaza.27 Apr 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiflqoxps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mki32yu5pk2bIn Gaza, thousands of children have lost their parents — but the law doesn't recognize it. Without proof of death, they can't access inheritance, bank accounts, or legal guardianship. Hear the full story on the +972 Podcast: https://www.972mag.com/podcast-disappeared-of-gaza/27 Apr 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki32yu5pk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mkbcn7fnts2dWhat’s at stake as Palestinians go to the polls for the first time in years With local elections set to take place across the West Bank and one city in Gaza, residents are split as to the vote's legitimacy and potential for change. https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-local-elections-west-bank-gaza/24 Apr 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbcn7fnts2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mk6bbqely22jIn Gaza, thousands of children have lost their parents — but the law doesn't recognize it. Without proof of death, they can't access inheritance, bank accounts, or legal guardianship. Listen through the link: https://www.972mag.com/podcast-disappeared-of-gaza/23 Apr 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6bbqely22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mk6azd43hk2h“Gaza is in ruins, and all refugees have the right to return to their homes in Gaza. And they also have the right to return to the places they were expelled from in 1948.” What a real ‘day after’ for Gaza could look like https://www.972mag.com/gaza-day-after-return-palestinian-refugees-zochrot/23 Apr 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6azd43hk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mk3pjtheak2t‘Here is where hope lies’: Palestinians and Israelis mourn losses in joint ceremony In a secret location due to right-wing attacks in previous years, bereaved families recognized each other's grief and called for a shared future. https://www.972mag.com/joint-israeli-palestinian-memorial-day-2026/22 Apr 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3pjtheak2thttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mjtz2dr45s26"These children are not orphans, and they don’t have parents. They cannot prove to organizations in the way that the law recognizes that they are orphans. It’s affected thousands of families or thousands of children." Listen now: https://www.972mag.com/podcast-disappeared-of-gaza/19 Apr 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtz2dr45s26https://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mjnll65u7s2qIsrael’s push for buffer zones and 'natural borders' suggests the emerging ceasefire is unlikely to halt its ongoing ethnic cleansing in southern Lebanon. https://www.972mag.com/israel-lebanon-ceasefire/16 Apr 2026 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnll65u7s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mjmlwcru6c2qThe missing are not only the dead. They include people taken during military raids, last seen at checkpoints or aid distribution sites, disappeared into detention, or erased by extreme heat that leaves no recoverable remains. Listen now: https://www.972mag.com/podcast-disappeared-of-gaza/16 Apr 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmlwcru6c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mjjndipzrs2eWhy I will not stand for Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day siren https://www.972mag.com/stand-israel-holocaust-remembrance-siren/15 Apr 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjndipzrs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mjf6mdeeks2rFrom the spiritual and theological militarism of hilltop youth and religious settlers, to the secular, liberal militarism prominent among the Israeli bourgeoisie, Israelis see themselves and those around them through a military lens: as soldiers-to-be. https://www.972mag.com/israel-hypermilitarism-everyday-life/13 Apr 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf6mdeeks2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mjf5n7jhe22eSince October 2023, the army has killed four residents of Al-Mughayyir, including, most recently, 14-year-old Mohammed Naasan. By Oren Ziv. @mekomit.bsky.social Read the full investigation: https://www.972mag.com/israel-settler-outposts-west-bank-area-b/13 Apr 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf5n7jhe22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mj4x2ehowc2sNEW: Between October 2023 and December 2024, the Israeli army ran a covert psy-op aimed at shaping public opinion in Israel and abroad, originating from the “campaigns” division of the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, Ha_Makom recently revealed. 🧵10 Apr 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4x2ehowc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3miwwy7gskk2b"It’s very paradoxical. I think that Netanyahu himself risks losing his main asset in the Israeli public discourse: the fear of Iran, the Iranian threat, the existential threat of Iran. If it does not exist, Israel will have to look for a new enemy." Listen now. https://www.972mag.com/israel-iran-paradox-podcast/07 Apr 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwwy7gskk2b