Joshua Leifer
+972 Magazine
Israel
Contact Joshua
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Joshua:
Benny Gantz is taking Israel back to the future
Gantz has become the face of the Israeli center today: racist, militarist, and committed to the perpetual subjugation of Palestinians. → Read More
Why are American Jews so afraid of one of their own?
While there is nothing radical about Bernie Sanders’ views on Israel, the Jewish establishment seems bent on portraying him as anti-Semitic. → Read More
The Israeli center's road to endless occupation
'Catch-67' claims to find a middle ground between the left's and right's concerns over the occupation. Its real proposal is to keep the status quo intact. → Read More
Israel's one-state reality is sowing chaos in American politics
Until U.S. lawmakers and major Jewish organizations adjust to the current one-state reality, the acrimony that has marked the last several years under Netanyahu and Trump will only intensify. → Read More
Thousands of Jews protest ICE raids across U.S., 36 arrested in NYC
A growing movement of American Jews is mobilizing against U.S. immigration policy, drawing parallels between past Jewish suffering and the experiences of Latinx immigrants today. → Read More
No, America's activist left is not inherently, or irreparably, anti-Semitic at all
Our commitment to racial or gender equality can't be derailed by one Palestine-related bullet point, or one celebrity's insensitive gaffes. And our community's safety depends on working with our natural allies - not by retreating to the ghetto of 'what's good for the Jews first' → Read More
Israel’s different responses to Jewish and Palestinian stone throwers
Jewish settlers who throw stones at Israeli forces hardly face serious consequences. For Palestinian stone throwers, the consequences can mean death. In the West Bank, the consequences for throwing stones at Israeli soldiers differ dramatically, depending on… → Read More
‘They destroyed everything’: Israel’s decades-long war against the Jahalin Bedouin
Expelled by Israeli forces from the Negev, then forced to live next to a garbage dump, the Jahalin Bedouin have lost their ancestral homes and their traditional way of life. The impending forced displacement of… → Read More
Once charged with killing Palestinian teen, two soldiers will likely walk free
Israeli soldiers shot 16-year-old Samir Awad eight times in the back, killing him. After a two-year delay, they were finally indicted. Now the prosecution has announced that it is dropping the charges against them. Indictments against… → Read More
The demolition of an entire Palestinian village could be days away
With a green light from the Supreme Court, Israel is set to a demolish an entire Bedouin village in the West Bank. Human rights advocates warn that the demolition would constitute a grave violation of international… → Read More
U.S. Embassy move could prove to be ‘the perfect storm’
Policy experts warn that Trump’s decision could amplify Palestinian hopelessness, which along with other events could lead to violence. It could also wake people up to reality, however, and that may not be a bad… → Read More
Israel (still) loves Iran
A 2012 viral social media campaign brought Israelis and Iranians together when it seemed like the region was on the brink of war. With the threat of a conflict between Israel and Iran looming again,… → Read More
A victim is the suspect at the trial of the soldiers who killed him
Samir Awad was unarmed when he was shot in the back eight times by soldiers. During his killers’ trial, the judge and defense treated the dead boy as if he was the one being charged… → Read More
Top court hears first major challenge to IDF’s live fire in Gaza
Human rights groups argue the army’s open-fire regulations violate international law. The government claims the use of deadly force is justified — even against unarmed demonstrators. Israel’s High Court of Justice heard on Monday a major… → Read More
In limbo, asylum seekers await government’s next move
In the absence of a UN deal and with the collapse of Israel’s mass deportation plan, African asylum seekers again face an uncertain future. The roughly 38,000 asylum seekers living in Israel, most of whom… → Read More
‘Nakba Day killings’: Cop gets 9 months prison for killing unarmed teen
Former Border Police officer Ben Deri pled guilty to a reduced charge of negligent manslaughter for killing an unarmed Palestinian teenage boy in Beitunia four years ago. He was not charged with the killing of… → Read More
Thousands of Israelis, Palestinians mark Memorial Day together
After numerous venues backed out of hosting the ceremony and the High Court had to intervene to allow Palestinian participants to join, the crowd exceeded capacity. Right-wing Israelis protest outside. Nearly 7,000 Israelis and Palestinians… → Read More
Attempts to ‘bypass’ Israel’s High Court will create a ‘tyranny of the majority’
The government wants to strip the High Court of Justice of its ability to strike down unconstitutional laws, giving the government carte blanche to violate civil and human rights. The Israeli government has in recent days… → Read More
Liberman goes to war against alternative Memorial Day ceremony
Frustrated but unbowed, organizers of the Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony hope this year’s event will be the biggest yet. Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced Tuesday that Israel would deny entry permits to 110 Palestinians who… → Read More
Hundreds around the world protest Israel’s plan to deport refugees to Uganda
Demonstrators gather in Tel Aviv and in front Ugandan embassies in cities around the world to protest Israel’s plan to deport tens of thousands of Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to Uganda. Asylum seekers and activists… → Read More