Israel’s Military Court of Appeals has ruled that documents pertaining to the Kafr Qasem massacre, which happened in 1956, may now be declassified. In February 2017, Israeli historian, Adam Raz from the Akevot Institute for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Research filed an application with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) Archive, as well as with the Israeli Military Court of Appeals, asking for access to classified documents about the Kafr Qasem trial. The Kafr Qasem massacre happened on 29 October, 1956, just half an hour before a curfew imposed on the village took effect, resulting in the ambushing and killing of Palestinians who had not yet returned home, since there was no time for the directive to be properly communicated. Israel imposed a … Continue reading The memory of Kafr Qasem has been sealed by Israel for far too long