Recent articles by Nir Hasson

14 August 2025
Dates are 'luxury' – and other ways Israel hinders aid trucks from reaching starving Gazans
From restricting truck crossings to preventing proper cargo securing, Israel has imposed layers of bureaucratic and physical obstacles that hinder every stage of delivering food and medical supplies to Gaza.

8 June 2024
I've seen every Jerusalem flag march in last 16 years. This one was the ugliest
The Flag March on Jerusalem Day is an accurate thermometer of the condition of Israeli society. It measures the levels of hatred, racism and violence in the religious Zionist society and the tolerance of the police and the rest of society to these traits. This year's diagnosis is terminal. Wednesday's march was one of the most violent and ugliest I have seen – and I have witnessed every single one over the past 16 years.

31 March 2023
Anti-Christian hate crimes in Jerusalem soaring this year
Church sources accuse Israeli police of downplaying acts of violence towards them, and attribute Jews' vandalism to a growing national legitimisation of discrimination.