from +972’s Sunday Recap
+972Magazine [published in Israel]
April 5, 2026

For the past month, Iddo Elam has been gathering with fellow Israeli radical left activists in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square to protest the war with Iran. As dissent spreads to the political center and these anti-war demonstrations expand, demonstrators face violent crackdowns by Israeli police — while opposition lawmakers are still nowhere to be seen. Also:

• 'They already shoot us for no reason. Now they have a death penalty'
• Israeli leaders are condemning settler attacks. It’s a smokescreen
• Fifty years on, does Land Day still matter for Palestinians in Israel?
• Less Jesus, more Genghis Khan: How Netanyahu sees Israel's place in the world