Occupation

Zubin Mehta cancels all Israeli shows, cites Netanyahu's 'treatment of Palestinians'

Zubin Mehta, an Indian conductor who was IPO musical director for 50 years, condemns Netanyahu's policies on Palestine and urges the arts community to speak out.

Conductor Zubin Mehta attends the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Duet Gala at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on November 10, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California; illustrative.
Egyptian Ashraf Mahrous, 44 years old, pulled 20 private cars for a distance of 10 meters on August 1, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt.

Guinness World Records no longer accepting submissions from Israel, Palestinian territories

A person walks past a campaign poster of Turkish Cypriot leader and candidate Ersin Tatar, in the divided city of Nicosia, Cyprus, October 18, 2025

Turkish Cypriots vote for a leader as peace talks hang in balance

A drone view of Al-Arroub refugee camp alongside a new road, part of the expansion of Israeli bypass roads connecting Israeli settlers in the West Bank with Jerusalem, in the West Bank, September 29, 2025.

Spain launches investigation into 158 companies tied to 'Israeli-occupied territories'


Facing reality: Beyond the state of denial in Israeli-Palestinian relations - opinion

I tried to explain that just like us, almost all Palestinians want to control their own destiny and they do not want to live under the oppression and humility of occupation.

 PALESTINIAN RESIDENTIAL buildings and a mosque are seen beyond Israel’s separation wall surrounding the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem.

Susie Becher: Israeli activist who never stops fighting the 'occupation'

“We no longer believe it’s possible to convince the majority of the Israeli public to accept our positions,” Becher said, “so our mission is to advocate overseas for international intervention.” 

 Becher at a demonstration against judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv in January.

Potential ovarian cancer risk for professionals exposed to 18 chemicals agents

Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers were the jobs most frequently exposed to 13 agents, including ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, organic dyes and more.

 A barber gives a client a haircut. (illustrative photograph)

'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.