The Military Rule The Military Rule as mediator between the state and Palestinian citizens: “Discrimination on the basis of race” “According to an order he received – [he] is about to blow up the village of Iqrit” Military Intelligence, The Sarahin Bedouins and the expulsion from Mount Negev: Military Governor’s Brief Security Settlements and the Question of Land: the Ratner Committee report on Military Rule and its Secret Annex File GL-17005/6: the reordering of control over Palestinian citizens of Israel at the late stages of the Military Rule This is Plan Mole: Following the newly declassified records from the Kafr Qasim Massacre trial “The main change is external-psychological that gives a feeling of equality” Hast thou dispossessed, and also taken possession? How the grain of the al-Hozayel tribe ended up in the hands of the former Military Governor “Though some incidents in which military commanders collect architectural relics from historical sites do occur, it is difficult to prevent this” “We are still interested in remaining under the Military Rule” “Due to political considerations, we decided this recommendation belongs in the letter rather than the report” “Without unnecessary brutality” “The abandoned villages remain standing, but they hardly have a soul in them […] this emptiness is a vulnerability in terms of the return of Arab refugees” “The public assumed erroneously that upon the abolition of the Military Rule apparatus, every citizen would be free to travel anywhere.” “Rafiq Halabi doesn’t have to be everywhere” 1948 Suspicions of war crimes in 1948: “If these acts are covered up – the blame lies with the entire government” Classified minutes of cabinet meeting held in July 1948 revealed “According to an order he received – [he] is about to blow up the village of Iqrit” Concealed for 73 years, the Riftin report is finally published in full Tantura revisited: “since I didn’t speak out then, there is no reason for me to talk about it today.” Law Enforcement Failed attempts at law enforcement “There Would Be No End”: The Killing of PWD Workers by Border Police officers Accessing the Archives Israel State Archives: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back Suspicions of war crimes in 1948: “If these acts are covered up – the blame lies with the entire government” Classified minutes of cabinet meeting held in July 1948 revealed National Security or Public Image? The Case of the Jaffa Ghetto Concealing Archival Material from 1948: The case of the Riftin report Concealed for 73 years, the Riftin report is finally published in full Israeli Case Law of Access to the Archives International Principles 1967/8: first year of Occupation MAG briefing on the legal and juridical problems in the territories of the military government Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meetings, June 1967 – June 1968: the complete transcripts. Part 2 These tasks cannot be carried out by usual means Linguistic move Report of the Military Prosecutor in Gaza and North Sinai, July-August 1967 Capital of the West Bank “This was where all the humanism ended, in front of my window”: Discussions in Kibbutz Nachashon after the depopulation and destruction of neighboring Palestinian villages during the 1967 war The Comay-Meron Cable reveals reasons for Israeli position on applicability of 4th Geneva Convention Displacement in the Heights: How the Population of the Golan Heights Vanished in 1967 The Committee of Directors-General: meeting minutes, 1967-1977 Erasure of the Green Line The Death Penalty in the Occupied Territories: the Coordination Committee designs a policy IDF General HQ on future of the Territories: “a conversation with no conclusion” Under the Guise of Security Israel shoots propaganda film. Golan Heights residents flee Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meetings, June 1967 – June 1968: the complete transcripts. Part 3 Research for Teddy Re: West Bank residents’ thoughts and opinions regarding the future Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meetings, June 1967 – June 1968: the complete transcripts. Part 1 Seven Options for the Future of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip A mass grave in Plot 5 The Hebron settlement: “We are not discussing the spiritual side today; we are discussing the practical side.” Deportation policy approved despite warning it violates 4th Geneva Convention Researching the occupation Memorandum – Visit to the office of the military governor of the Gaza Strip “There Would Be No End”: The Killing of PWD Workers by Border Police officers “The committee wishes to particularly emphasize that time is of cardinal importance” “Re: Geneva Convention – Blasting Homes and Deportation” “It should be described as an act of Municipal Fusion, rather than annexation” “Cautionary remarks with respect to the use of certain terms” “Rule and law in the Occupied Territory of Gaza Strip and Northern Sinai” “There is the question of the Arabs and the question of the Jews”: Government discussion on the future of the West Bank, August 20 1967 1967/8: The Occupation’s First Year About the dangers of annexing the West Bank: Eliyahu Sasson’s Letters After the annexation: East Jerusalem problems awaiting resolution Agenda: exchanging views on the Administered Territories Gaza & Sinai 1956/7 What happened in Gaza in 1956? When the archives are silent, stories do the talking Gaza Report. November 1956 – March 1957 The State of Israel and the Laws of Occupation: the Beginning Intelligence and resistance during Gaza’s first Israeli Occupation Palestinian citizens in Israel Refusing to reach an agreement “Re: Display of Palestinian flag at the Jaffa School in Gaza” Police Orders for Land Day – Preparations and Information Gathering “According to an order he received – [he] is about to blow up the village of Iqrit” Israeli Arabs – Situation Assessment and Projection Kafr Qasim Massacre: Document Library Re: Nationalist actions and statements by students and teachers Independence Day as a Loyalty Gauge Intelligence brief from 1948 hidden for decades indicates Jewish fighters’ actions were the major cause of Arab displacement, not calls from Arab leadership “The premise with regards to Arabs in Israel: a security problem” This is Plan Mole: Following the newly declassified records from the Kafr Qasim Massacre trial Fast-tracking the Judaization of the Galilee: “Land reserves for the next 40 years for settlement activity” National Security or Public Image? The Case of the Jaffa Ghetto Palestinian citizens of Israel during a second round: Unfounded assessment Preparations for the first Land Day, 1976: Transcripts of consultation meetings convened by Prime Minister Rabin Big Brother in the Teachers’ Lounge: “We have found out from various sources that the above are communists.” “The main change is external-psychological that gives a feeling of equality” The Khirbet Jalameh affair: “The eviction, carried out without use of force, had no legal expression.” “Though some incidents in which military commanders collect architectural relics from historical sites do occur, it is difficult to prevent this” “We are still interested in remaining under the Military Rule” “A complex, delicate problem” “An intricate issue”: Censorship of Arabic language prose and poetry in Israel Our interest is to preserve Israel as a Jewish state. When we say ‘security,’ that is what’s meant” “The abandoned villages remain standing, but they hardly have a soul in them […] this emptiness is a vulnerability in terms of the return of Arab refugees” “The government [knows] which demonstration is acceptable and which is not acceptable” Mixed Cities: A history of segregation and inequality “It is better to have special areas for Jews and areas for Arabs” “It is Proposed to Relocate the Arab Tribes in Order to Free the Areas They Occupy” Arab Satellite Parties – Another Means of Control Settlements Afforestation – a tool for landgrab Insurance against political risk: Settlements and the Yanai governmental insurance corporation Under the Guise of Security Failed attempts at law enforcement Settlements – yes. Unapproved settlements – no Rafah Salient expulsion: declassified 1969 cable presents plan The Hebron settlement: “We are not discussing the spiritual side today; we are discussing the practical side.” “Initially, the seizure is for security purposes” Unavoidable Necessity: Lands of Aqraba, Lands of Gitit “The fiction of replacing the means with the end may backfire” Israeli government knew building settlements on lands allegedly seized for military needs was unlawful, Document Reveals A Private Initiative: the affair of Elkana D and the death of Ibrahim Al-Aqra A story of two roads and “disrupted lives” Archived documents uncovered by Akevot filed to High Court in petition on settlement jurisdiction allocation Israeli Policy in the Occupied Territories The shape of the occupation to come: Israeli preparations for controlling the occupied territories “Re: Display of Palestinian flag at the Jaffa School in Gaza” Shin Bet recommendations for actions in the Occupied Territories Exiled in Sinai: The story of the Nekhel and Abu Zenima detention facilities Operation Patient: The Hidden Story of the Initiative to Deport Palestinian Prisoners to Jordan Firing Zone 918: a 1967 legal opinion presented to the High Court Afforestation – a tool for landgrab Insurance against political risk: Settlements and the Yanai governmental insurance corporation The Committee of Directors-General: meeting minutes, 1967-1977 Erasure of the Green Line The Death Penalty in the Occupied Territories: the Coordination Committee designs a policy The man behind the “enlightened occupation” Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meetings, June 1967 – June 1968: the complete transcripts. Part 3 Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meetings, June 1967 – June 1968: the complete transcripts. Part 1 Settlements – yes. Unapproved settlements – no The Umbricht Brief: Israel and the 4th Geneva Convention “Initially, the seizure is for security purposes” “Are the Golan Heights now a part of Israel?” “The committee wishes to particularly emphasize that time is of cardinal importance” “The fiction of replacing the means with the end may backfire” Israeli government knew building settlements on lands allegedly seized for military needs was unlawful, Document Reveals Abandoned babies from Sinai sent abroad for adoption Appropriate tools: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Amnesty’s Israel Section, 1969-1977 Archived documents uncovered by Akevot filed to High Court in petition on settlement jurisdiction allocation Human rights and International Law Freedom of Speech Big Brother in the Teachers’ Lounge: “We have found out from various sources that the above are communists.” “The matter herein concerns the competency of a governmental authority to prohibit broadcasting something due to its content and the idea it encapsulates” MAG briefing on the legal and juridical problems in the territories of the military government Exiled in Sinai: The story of the Nekhel and Abu Zenima detention facilities Operation Patient: The Hidden Story of the Initiative to Deport Palestinian Prisoners to Jordan Firing Zone 918: a 1967 legal opinion presented to the High Court The State of Israel and the Laws of Occupation: the Beginning The Comay-Meron Cable reveals reasons for Israeli position on applicability of 4th Geneva Convention “The Geneva Convention – deep trouble” Investigating Torture Allegations – “important for the Shin Bet and important for the rule of law” The Umbricht Brief: Israel and the 4th Geneva Convention Deportation policy approved despite warning it violates 4th Geneva Convention “Are the Golan Heights now a part of Israel?” “Re: Geneva Convention – Blasting Homes and Deportation” “The matter herein concerns the competency of a governmental authority to prohibit broadcasting something due to its content and the idea it encapsulates” Israeli government knew building settlements on lands allegedly seized for military needs was unlawful, Document Reveals Abandoned babies from Sinai sent abroad for adoption Appropriate tools: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Amnesty’s Israel Section, 1969-1977 Bedouins The Bedouin Siyag plan: “Facilitating control on the ground” and “creating enclaves to break contiguity.” Expulsion from Rafah Salient : The Declassified Report of the Commission of Inquiry Military Intelligence, The Sarahin Bedouins and the expulsion from Mount Negev: Military Governor’s Brief Rafah Salient expulsion: declassified 1969 cable presents plan The Protest of Bedouins Following Land Settlement in the Negev Hast thou dispossessed, and also taken possession? How the grain of the al-Hozayel tribe ended up in the hands of the former Military Governor Aims and Means - the podcast Exiled in Sinai: The story of the Nekhel and Abu Zenima detention facilities Operation Patient: The Hidden Story of the Initiative to Deport Palestinian Prisoners to Jordan Displacement in the Heights: How the Population of the Golan Heights Vanished in 1967 Israel shoots propaganda film. Golan Heights residents flee “There Would Be No End”: The Killing of PWD Workers by Border Police officers Unavoidable Necessity: Lands of Aqraba, Lands of Gitit A Private Initiative: the affair of Elkana D and the death of Ibrahim Al-Aqra 1967/8: The Occupation’s First Year Akevot A new project by Akevot identifies sources of current policies and practices in archived documents. Read more Close
