Israel
An intimate look at the life of a gay porn star
Being Jonathan Agassi — International porn icon Jonathan Agassi had a meteoric rise to fame – but at what personal cost? A new film by Tomer Heymann reveals what happens when the camera stops rolling.
Written by: Thomas Curry
Technicolour shots of Tel Aviv’s beach bums
Beach please — Colour, style, and attitude: photographer Alex Farfuri captures the sun-loving beach dwellers of Israel.
Written by: Naomi Zeveloff
The young Israelis imprisoned for refusing to serve in the IDF
Refusenik redefined — Military service is mandatory in Israel, a rite of passage that to some comes with a sense of duty and pride. But conscription means complicity in an illegal occupation. From prisons sentences to strained relationships and the fear of vilification, for the young Israelis who refuse to serve in the IDF, a complicated and arduous journey awaits.
Written by: Rebecca Greig
Photos from this weekend's protest for Gaza in London
#EndTheSiege — With the death toll in Gaza rising as Palestinians continue to demand a right to return to their land, protestors take to the streets of London. Photographer Theo McInnes headed down to join them.
Written by: Theo McInnes
In banning its critics, Israel has proven not all Jews are welcome
From Where I Stand — Groups who criticise Israel have been banned from entering the country, a blacklist including Jewish-led organisations. Israel’s veneer of liberal democracy continues to slip, argues Alon Aviram. The religious nationalist state is abandoning a founding principle - the Jewish right of return - to silence dissent.
Written by: Alon Aviram
Trump's Jerusalem speech will be painful, but the peace process was already dead
From Where I Stand — Most Palestinians already know the Middle East peace process is over. Trump's plans to move the US embassy to Jerusalem just confirms what we thought, writes Alia Al Ghussain.
Written by: Alia Al Ghussain
Exposing the disturbing racism in Israeli football
Forever Pure — Maya Zinshtein’s new documentary follows the stories of two Muslim players who get signed to the notoriously right-wing Beitar Jerusalem FC.
Written by: Biju Belinky
The Palestinians forced to work on illegal Israeli settlements
Employing The Enemy — Employing the Enemy is a new book about the Palestinian men, women and children who work on and help build Israeli settlements in the West Bank: settlements deemed illegal by the international community.
Written by: Matthew Vickery
A Palestinian skater’s struggles in Israel
Partying without papers — Last December, Hasan left his hometown of Qalqilya – a small city in Palestine’s West Bank – to enter Israel on a one-day visitor’s permit. He hasn’t returned since. Now living illegally next to one of the most troubled borders in the world, he shares his stories on skateboarding, filmmaking, and falling in love with the enemy.
Written by: Graham Liddell
The Israeli soldiers breaking their silence, revealing the reality of occupied Palestine
An illegal occupation — Nadav Weiman dreamed of becoming a sniper in the Israeli military, but making that a reality opened his eyes to an unspoken truth: he’d been duped into committing injustice. Now he’s helping others speak out.
Written by: Michael Segalov