In this episode of “Occupied Thoughts,” FMEP Non-resident Fellow Peter Beinart is joined by Ziv Stahl (Yesh Din) to sketch out what the new Israeli government has said – and in some cases already started to implement – its policy on settlements, outposts, and Palestinian life in Area C will be. In addition, Ziv discusses the deepening challenges facing human rights organizations and their employees.

Peter Beinart is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace. He is also a Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New York, a Contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, an Editor-at-Large at Jewish Currents, and an MSNBC Political Commentator. Follow Peter: @PeterBeinart, peterbeinart.substack.com.

Ziv Stahl is the Execute Director of the Israeli NGO Yesh Din. Prior to becoming Executive Director Ziv served as the Director of the Yesh Din Research Department for 11 years during which she authored significant reports, including A Life Exposed: Military Invasions of Palestinian Homes in the West Bank (2020) and Mock Enforcement: Law Enforcement on Israeli Civilians in the West Bank (2015). She is a board member of both Zazim – Community Action and Akevot Institute for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Research and holds an MA in political science from Tel Aviv University.

• Resources from Yesh Din
• Over the Border: The institutionalized Israelization of Area C and the violation of Palestinians’ human rights
•  Plundered Pastures: Israeli settler shepherding outposts in the West Bank and their infringement on Palestinians’ human rights
•  The Occupation of the West Bank and the Crime of Apartheid: Legal Opinion