Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
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Want to dismantle Israeli apartheid? Start with this law
The crisis over an emergency regulation applying separate legal systems in the West Bank illustrates the tangible ways apartheid can be undone. → Read More
A farewell from +972 Magazine's editor-in-chief
A reflection and goodbye from Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man, +972 Magazine’s outgoing editor-in-chief. When I began working at +972 Magazine nearly seven years ago, I was the organization’s first full-time employee. It was the eve of the 2013 Israeli elections, and looking back all these years later, things felt very different. True, Netanyahu had already been … → Read More
When an American in the IDF meets a Palestinian American in Hebron
An American serving in the Israeli army in Hebron says it's a 'conversation starter' to to meet Palestinians who back home would have full rights like her. → Read More
Jerusalem orders kindergartens not to let 'minorities' visit
J'lem sends instructions to kindergartens ordering that foreigners and 'minorities,' a euphemism for Arabs, not be allowed onto their grounds. → Read More
Stop calling it annexation
By insisting on using the word annexation, the international community is hobbling its ability to respond to Israeli changes on the ground. → Read More
Annexation is more than just a declaration
By drawing a line at formal annexation, the international community is hobbling its ability to respond to Israeli changes on the ground. → Read More
The best outcome of these elections is if things don't get worse
Netanyahu is pretty much a shoe-in for another term, but there is one wildcard. Five thoughts on Israel's upcoming elections. → Read More
Annexation is happening whether Netanyahu is reelected or not
Netanyahu's declaration that he will annex parts of the West Bank is alarming, but it only names a process that was long ago put into action. → Read More
These elections are a choice between resignation and despair
Four years ago, another Netanyahu term meant perpetuating the status quo. Now, the opposition is offering status quo and Netanyahu something far worse. → Read More
Israel spraying herbicides inside Gaza violates int'l law, rights groups say
In an urgent letter to Israeli military officials, three human rights groups demand that Israel immediately stop spraying the dangerous chemicals into Gaza. → Read More
Who gets to vote in Israel’s democracy
Israel is about to hold elections, but not everyone living under Israeli rule gets to vote in them. A breakdown of who has rights and who doesn't. → Read More
This doesn't end well
There are zero prospects of finding a way out of this permanent cycle of violence. Nobody coming to end the occupation, and there will be no end to the violence until the violence of the occupation ends. → Read More
Why I went to a neo-Nazi website to help me process the Pittsburgh massacre
White supremacists were carrying out mass murders in America long before Donald Trump was born, and definitely before ran for president. → Read More
LISTEN: Police ‘warn’ Israeli activist over Khan al-Ahmar activism
A well-known human rights activist received a call warning that law enforcement will ‘take steps against him’ over any illegal ‘speech, act, or behavior’ in relation to Khan al-Ahmar. Activists are camped out in the… → Read More
According to ‘Israel Hayom,’ BDS has nothing to do with the occupation
Israel’s most-read newspaper deletes crucial explanations from an Associated Press article, leaving its readers with zero understanding of why Palestinians might want the world to boycott Israel. The Associated Press published a feature article last… → Read More
The Oslo era is finally over, but it only gets worse from here
In theory, the end of Oslo should be a welcome development. In practice, there is little to celebrate. There is something unsettling about the way the 25-year anniversary since the signing of the Oslo Accords… → Read More
The moment of truth for EU policy on Israel-Palestine
Whether European states follow through on their threats and warnings over the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar will determine a great deal about the EU’s relevance and its ability to influence Israeli policy vis-a-vis the Palestinians.… → Read More
Israel’s family separation law
With the Jewish Nation-State Law on the books, Netanyahu can finally be honest about his intentions: preventing Palestinian families from living together. Many people have been asking what harm Israel’s “Jewish Nation-State Law” actually causes — what rights it infringes… → Read More
Arabic was an official language in Israel for 70 years, 2 months, and 5 days
You can look at the new Jewish Nation-State Law from two angles: the message it sends to Jews, and the message it sends to Palestinians — you don’t belong here. Arabic was an official language… → Read More
A state that belongs to only some of its citizens
According to the proposed ‘Jewish Nation-State Law,’ Israel does not belong to Israeli citizens, more than 20 percent of whom are not Jewish. Instead, it is the state of the Jewish people, roughly half of… → Read More