Author Archives: Abir Kopty

About Abir Kopty

Abir Kopty is a Palestinian activist in several movements and social change organizations focused on feminism and human rights and the struggle to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine. She works as media analyst and consultant and is a former city council member in Nazareth & former spokeswoman for Mossawa, the Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel. She holds a Master's in Political Communication from the City University of London.

The ‘Arabwashers’ of apartheid

Israel sends two Palestinian citizens abroad to counter Israeli apartheid week

Posted in Israel/Palestine | Tagged | 6 Comments

Palestinian cars sprayed with unknown materials at Israeli checkpoints

Abir Kopty investigates the spreading of a strange unknown chemical–now used in a Jenin checkpoint–which gasses Palestinian cars in searches by the Israeli military.

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation, On the ground reports | 6 Comments

Damn your fathers, you shot baba!

Palestinian bloggers’ project follows-up on a child of the first Palestinian Intifada, who was filmed in 1988 after her father was killed by Israeli soldiers.

Posted in Activism, Israel/Palestine, On the ground reports, Reports/Video | 19 Comments