Occupation

How democratic Israelis can win the war against the messianic settler Right - opinion

It is time to wake up and acknowledge that there is no democracy with occupation.

JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.
 Demonstrators hold signs against what they describe as international silence over sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women during the attack by Hamas on southern Israel on October 7, at a protest in Jerusalem, November 27, 2023.

Breaking the individual to break the collective - opinion

JEWS AND Arabs take part in a demonstration against Israeli settlements in the West Bank and to mark the anniversary of the Six-Day War in Haifa, northern Israel, June 6, 2026.

Man arrested for waving Palestine flag at joint Jewish-Arab anti-government protest

Exterior view of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

The EU-ICC assault - opinion


'Occupation' is making a comeback: The legal overhaul's ripple effect - opinion

One of the direct benefits of this change is the return of the word “occupation” to our discourse, a word that over the years has almost turned into a mockery. 

 PLACARDS AT a protest against the judicial overhaul include one which reads: ‘The occupation has succeeded, the state has died,’ near the prime minister’s home in Jerusalem, earlier this year

'Ending that occupation' without a solid peace agreement is impossible. Here's why - opinion

Using legal and humanitarian arguments to justify Palestinian demands ignores Israel’s legitimate claims to Judea and Samaria and its security needs. 

 POLICE AND rescue forces are on the scene of a car-ramming terror attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Resistance to ‘the occupation’ is used to justify terrorism, says the writer

Is Israel on the side of justice in the Palestinian conflict? - opinion

Israel should base its policy on the principle that ultimately there will be an independent, and yes, demilitarized Palestinian state that lives in peace with Israel.

 A Palestinian woman walks in front of a roundabout with a model of a Qassam rocket, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on June 7, 2023.

Four Arab-Israeli conflict myths shattered by one terror incident - opinion

The confrontation between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian Arab terrorists in Jenin on May 29th might seem to have been a routine incident.

Palestinians and pro-Palestinian supporters protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza amid days of conflict between the two sides, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., May 15, 2021

The US State Department’s occupied territory - opinion

In the eyes of the State Department, granting a group of Jews permission to study Torah in a yeshiva in Samaria raises the same level of concern as the murder of Nigerian children.

 JEWISH MEN work in Homesh, May 29.

Celebrating the end of occupation on Jerusalem Day - opinion

There are some who claim that the Six Day War marked the beginning of the “occupation,” but their opinion is unsubstantiated.

A group of paratroopers stands on the Temple Mount after Israel captured the area in the 1967 war.

Palestinian historical revisionism: Shock and deception - opinion

According to the Palestinians, it was they, not the Zionists, who made the desert bloom. And of course, no human being ever walked on the surface of the moon.

 A HI-TECH center in Herzliya Pituah: You may picture Israel’s sunny beaches or marvel at its hi-tech successes, but the Palestinian narrative would prefer you think of the occupation.

Voices from the Arab press: A Black Cleopatra?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 COULD BRAD PITT – seen at the Cesar Awards in Paris, Feb. 24 – play Nelson Mandela?

Israel's persecution of Palestinians is wrong and has to end - opinion

No moral human being can look at what we as Israelis are doing to the Palestinian people and not feel outrage.

 MUSLIMS, JEWS and Israeli security forces are present on the Temple Mount during Passover and Ramadan.

Palestinians should learn from Israeli judicial reform protests - opinion

Israelis are right to rebel against a government bent on altering the laws for the expediency of forming a ruthless coalition government.

 ISRAELI FORCES detain a Palestinian, during a protest in Huwara, last week. Maybe now that Israelis fear for their democracy, they might start thinking about what their government has done to the Palestinians, says the writer.