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1 month ago | 
dissentmagazine.org | Joshua Leifer |Michael Sfard
The Abduction of Mahmoud Khalil
If the secretary of state can simply declare a legal permanent resident deportable based on their constitutionally protected activities, the First Amendment no longer applies to noncitizens.
▪ March 14, 2025
Though the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil has been widely covered, it still does not cease to shock.
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1 month ago | 
dissentmagazine.org | Basel Adra |Michael Sfard |Joshua Leifer |Meredith Tax
Settler Terror Continues in the West Bank
Our documentary No Other Land won an Oscar, but the conditions it depicts are only getting worse.
▪ March 6, 2025
Throughout the making of No Other Land—our documentary about the struggle and resilience of the Palestinian residents of Masafer Yatta in the face of Israel’s efforts to expel us—one question persisted: Will anyone even watch this? Will anyone care?
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
dissentmagazine.org | Michael Sfard |Joshua Leifer |Darryl Li |Y. L. Al-Sheikh
What Was I Doing While Israel Was Killing Civilians in Gaza?
Israelis have seemingly grown accustomed to the atrocities of the Gaza war while continuing their day-to-day lives.
▪ November 1, 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is currently engaged in a serious effort to punish Haaretz, the oldest newspaper in Israel and one of the few left-leaning media sources that remain.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
qoshe.com | Michael Sfard
Aa Aa Aa - A + Last week, the Israeli military bombed the town of Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. According to local health services, some 80........ © Haaretz visit website
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
haaretz.com | Michael Sfard
Opinion | Israelis have seemingly grown accustomed to the atrocities of the Gaza war while continuing their day-to-day livesOct 28, 2024 2:26 pm ISTSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Oct 28, 2024 2:26 pm ISTLast week, the Israeli military bombed the town of Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. According to local health services some 80 people were killed by the bombs.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
dawnmena.org | Michael Sfard
The sweeping, 83-page advisory opinion published last Friday by the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory is, as the cliché goes, a legal earthquake. The court explicitly stated that the Israeli presence in the occupied Palestinian territory and domination over it is illegal—and that includes East Jerusalem, for Israelis and others who have forgotten that the Holy Basin is under occupation.
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Jul 13, 2024 | 
qoshe.com | Michael Sfard
A few days ago, the constitutional revolution was completed, but no, not in Israel. Few were aware of it, but the Ben-Gvir-Smotrich-Netanyahu government has conspired to carry out two coups – one in Israel and the other in the West Bank.
Columnists Actual . Favourites . Archive Aa Aa Aa - A + A few days ago, the constitutional revolution was........ © Haaretz visit website
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
haaretz.com | Michael Sfard
A few days ago, the constitutional revolution was completed, but no, not in Israel. Few were aware of it, but the Ben-Gvir-Smotrich-Netanyahu government has conspired to carry out two coups - one in Israel and the other in the West Bank.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
qoshe.com | Michael Sfard
For 57 years, the Israeli occupation enjoyed the protection of a legal flak jacket of near-perfect quality. The gleaming legal armor with which Israeli society covered its unmentionables, shielded all our crimes and protected every abomination we committed.
Columnists Actual . Favourites . Archive Aa Aa Aa - A + For 57 years, the Israeli occupation enjoyed the protection of........ © Haaretz visit website
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
haaretz.com | Michael Sfard
For 57 years, the Israeli occupation enjoyed the protection of a legal flak jacket of near-perfect quality. The gleaming legal armor with which Israeli society covered its unmentionables, shielded all our crimes and protected every abomination we committed.
