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/3mtzalo4mtk2lArmed Israeli settler ‘hikes’ aren’t new — but they’re becoming deadly A spate of recent killings have resulted from settlers trekking the West Bank under military escort, expanding Jewish presence at Palestinians’ expense. https://www.972mag.com/armed-settler-hikes-west-bank/26 Aug 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzalo4mtk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mtxuwuosw22bUnder Israel’s watch, Palestinian gangs are sowing chaos in the West Bank By turning a blind eye to armed criminals while constraining Palestinian police, Israel is ‘engineering lawlessness’ to deepen its control over the territory. https://www.972mag.com/israel-surveillance-palestinian-gangs-lawlessness-west-bank/26 Aug 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxuwuosw22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mtvzvn733k2zToday in Janata, Bethlehem, Israeli settlers attacked a group of journalists and activists. +972 Magazine and @mekomit.bsky.social reporter Oren Ziv was among those assaulted. Following the attack, the Israeli army attempted to confiscate Oren’s camera.25 Aug 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvzvn733k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mtluwymevk2eWe’re stitching our future back together in Gaza, one English word at a time I founded ‘Gaza English Corner’ to help others grow their language skills. But it’s become something larger: a place to connect, grieve, and feel human again. By Said Alsaloul. https://www.972mag.com/mamilla-cemetery-pool-jerusalem-israel-heritage/21 Aug 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtluwymevk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mtiwfvgwmc2tArms sales to Israel are slowing. But that’s only half the story By continuing to purchase weapons from Israel, foreign governments are sustaining the infrastructure, expertise, and financing it needs to wage its next war. By Sahar Vardi. https://www.972mag.com/israel-weapons-exports-embargo/20 Aug 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiwfvgwmc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mtgjzbnfxk2jQusra is where Israel’s lies about settler violence hit a wall Settlers have been besieging a Palestinian family for 10 days in an effort to seize their home. The army’s unwillingness to stop them tells the whole story. https://www.972mag.com/qusra-siege-israeli-army-settlers/19 Aug 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgjzbnfxk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mteohc433s27Palestinian-American Louai Abu Ridi traveled from the U.S. to Qusra in the occupied West Bank to defend his family's home from a settler siege. By Oren Ziv @mekomit.bsky.social18 Aug 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteohc433s27https://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mtdtp3ahkc2vPODCAST: Israel’s genocidal government is dissolving. Its legacy is here to stay ACRI head Noa Sattath reflects on four years of far-right rule, and the paradox of defending democratic institutions in an apartheid state. Listen now. https://www.972mag.com/podcast-israel-government-acri-democracy-apartheid/18 Aug 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdtp3ahkc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mt7delj7z22yGaza’s sick wait for treatment that may never come As medicine runs out under Israel's blockade and care is routinely disrupted, dialysis and cancer patients in the enclave are left to die slowly. https://www.972mag.com/gaza-cancer-dialysis-israeli-medical-blockade/16 Aug 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7delj7z22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mt2ivzkzwk27Life in a laboratory of Israeli ethnic cleansing Al-Mughayyir faces an existential battle against settler-soldier violence and economic siege. But despite the many losses, resident Haroon Bshara insists his village will remain. https://www.972mag.com/al-mughayyir-west-bank-israeli-ethnic-cleansing-laboratory/14 Aug 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2ivzkzwk27https://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mt2i2konhk26Watch: in Qusra, families are trapped in their homes under an ongoing settler siege, while others have been forced out and are unable to return. The army and police have made little effort to evict the settlers, instead taking over some houses themselves. By Oren Ziv @mekomit.bsky.social14 Aug 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2i2konhk26https://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3msyr224nss25“This woman is dying!” a man screamed again and again, as the ambulance carrying 30-year-old Sujoud Fuqaha sat stuck at an Israeli-controlled gate on its way to a hospital in the West Bank city of Ramallah. https://www.972mag.com/west-bank-checkpoints-roadblocks-ambulances/13 Aug 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyr224nss25https://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3msykgtuqis2yWith proliferating closures, checkpoints, and settler attacks, Palestinian medics say routine ambulance journeys have become life-or-death ordeals. https://www.972mag.com/west-bank-checkpoints-roadblocks-ambulances/13 Aug 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msykgtuqis2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3msxpbqqkts24TODAY: Accompanied by government officials, Israeli settlers celebrated the establishment of the Ganim settlement near the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank. Videos by Oren Ziv @mekomit.bsky.social Read Shatha Yaish’s report on settlement projects in Jenin: https://www.972mag.com/oslo-israel-seizing-land-army-base-west-bank-city/13 Aug 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxpbqqkts24https://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3msx7ssfwp22sEven if the elections cannot end settler-colonial rule, Areej Sabbagh-Khoury argues, Palestinians in Israel should use their citizenship to protect their people and the conditions for resistance. https://www.972mag.com/israel-elections-palestinian-participation-citizenship-genocide/13 Aug 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msx7ssfwp22shttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mssbh7peds2bNetanyahu’s most viable route back to power may not require persuading large numbers of new voters to support him, but simply making sure that enough Palestinian citizens stay home. https://www.972mag.com/israel-election-palestinian-parties-stalemate/11 Aug 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssbh7peds2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3msqr2h24a22oA dubious PA election could be the political opening Palestine needs Driven by international pressure that lets Israel off the hook, the upcoming vote still gives Palestinian a rare chance to confront an obstinate leadership. https://www.972mag.com/pa-election-abbas-political-opening-palestinian-politics/10 Aug 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqr2h24a22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3msfzkblxjc2tAs Israel sabotages Gaza talks, Hamas’ new ‘warrior leader’ faces his first challenge Khalil Al-Hayya is a known pragmatist. But the group’s militant wing aided his election — and it won’t accept Israel’s deliberately unworkable demands. https://www.972mag.com/khalil-al-hayya-hamas-gaza-dahlan/06 Aug 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfzkblxjc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mrzqr6mvdk2pPODCAST: Inside Meta’s war on Palestinian content A new report by @7amleh.bsky.social examined over 3,500 cases of digital censorship relating to Palestine. Nadim Nashif explains what they discovered. https://www.972mag.com/podcast-meta-palestine-censorship-suppression/01 Aug 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzqr6mvdk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mrrmx2jsns2y“He has the kindest, most generous heart you’ll ever know in your life. He’s a person who served his community greatly — more than anyone else. Every single day he worked for our rights. He paid for that service with his blood, and now with his life." https://www.972mag.com/awdah-hathaleen-slain-israeli-settler/29 Jul 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrmx2jsns2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mrpt5zzqr22dVideo analysis unravels Israel's account of West Bank shooting By Oren Ziv @mekomit.bsky.social Read more: https://www.972mag.com/tel-palestinian-israeli-settler-unarmed-video-analysis/28 Jul 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpt5zzqr22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mrnktaem2c27What an Israeli settler pogrom feels like For the first time in my life, I found myself completely helpless. My car was engulfed in flames, but all that mattered to me was my family's survival. By Mohammad Hesham Huraini https://www.972mag.com/israeli-settler-pogrom-tuwani-arson/27 Jul 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnktaem2c27https://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mrhjlee7js2qIsrael seizing West Bank heritage sites ‘piece by piece’ The army is expropriating thousands of dunams in Sebastia and Nabi Samwil, using archaeology as a pretext to further isolate Palestinian communities. Shatha Yaish reports https://www.972mag.com/israel-west-bank-archaeology-sebastia-nabi-samwil/25 Jul 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhjlee7js2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mrcybkgi5227‘In Germany, Jews who reject Zionism are seen as not really Jewish’ For violinist Michael Barenboim, Germany’s memory culture has become a tool for upholding complicity in Israel's crimes and rendering Palestinians invisible. https://www.972mag.com/michael-barenboim-interview/23 Jul 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcybkgi5227https://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mraxzw2dqc2l‘Our role is to hold on’: Palestinian artists in Israel after October 7 Three Palestinian creatives grapple with their responsibility to make art that meets the moment while Israeli authorities stifle free expression. https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-artists-israel-october-7-silencing/22 Jul 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraxzw2dqc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mr62i77nus2n‘Our role is to hold on’: Palestinian artists in Israel after October 7 Three Palestinian creatives grapple with their responsibility to make art that meets the moment while Israeli authorities stifle free expression. By Tamer Nafar https://www.972mag.com/palestinian-artists-israel-october-7-silencing/ @mekomit.bsky.social21 Jul 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr62i77nus2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mr5srat33s2uNearly half of Israel’s government joins march vowing Gaza settlements Read the full report by Oren Ziv, in partnership with @mekomit.bsky.social: https://www.972mag.com/gaza-settlement-march-israeli-government/21 Jul 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5srat33s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mr3xgg6qmk2xRima Hassan is breaking Europe’s Palestine taboos. France put her on trial Prosecuted for defending Palestinians’ right to resist, the MEP says Gaza has exposed a ‘complete divorce’ between governments and their publics. Interview by Liam Syed. https://www.972mag.com/europe-palestine-taboo-france-rima-hassan/20 Jul 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3xgg6qmk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mr3wfklqlk2xThe World Cup tested the limits of Egypt’s pro-Palestine solidarity Coach Hossam Hassan and his team have become a vehicle for expressing a popular sentiment that is either repressed or carefully contained at home. Shaimaa Ahmed reports. https://www.972mag.com/egypt-palestine-world-cup-hossam-hassan/20 Jul 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3wfklqlk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/972mag.com/post/3mqu62oztks2tPODCAST: Israel stole Rashid Khalidi’s land. The U.S. is building an embassy on it Listen to the full episode of The +972 Podcast through the link https://www.972mag.com/podcast-rashid-khalidi-us-embassy-jerusalem/17 Jul 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:lcc4e7mhwmtblkk4m2bv4vuq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu62oztks2t