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Jun 29, 2020, 3:38 PM

Annexation is already here

Illustrative. Zidan Badran, mayor of the Israeli portion of the Arab town of Barta’a, stands on the seam that separates the Israeli part of town from its West Bank portion. (Linda Gradstein/JTA)

The Seam Zone - the area beyond the Separation Barrier in the West Bank - is a testing ground for the treatment of Palestinians under annexation, and it's a lousy model

Jun 15, 2020, 4:27 PM

The High Court will not end the occupation, and yet…

Mariam Hammad, of nearby Silwad, points to a piece of land in the West Bank she says belongs to her but was taken by Israelis to build the outpost of Amona, November 2016 (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)

Boycotting the Court because it props up Israeli policy (and yes, it does) will deny every individual Palestinian a chance for justice

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Jessica Montell is Executive Director of HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual