Special: Law, Loss, and Accountability — A Conversation with Ziv Stahl from Yesh Dinl

In this episode, I speak with Ziv Stahl, the
Executive Director of Yesh Din, an Israeli human
rights organization that documents and challenges violations
against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Ziv holds a
Master in political science and is considering herself an
activist, Ziv is one of the few public voices in Israel who
continue to insist on accountability, equality, and the rule of
law at a time when democratic space is shrinking and violence is
escalating.


Ziv’s commitment to human rights is shaped by profound personal
loss. She grew up in Kibbutz Kfar Aza and
survived the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, during which her
sister-in-law, was killed. Despite this trauma, she has chosen to
continue her work — refusing to abandon the belief that justice
must apply universally, even in moments of national grief.


Under Ziv’s leadership, Yesh Din works to expose and challenge
systemic impunity for settler and military violence in the West
Bank through legal documentation, petitions, and public advocacy.
In this conversation, we talk about her personal journey, the
limits of legal protection for Palestinians, and what it means to
defend human rights in a society where dissent is increasingly
unpopular.


We also discuss the role of international accountability, the
pressures facing civil society, and the moral clarity required to
continue this work despite fear, hostility, and political
backlash.


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Guest: Ziv StahlHost: Shai
Hoffmann


Special thanks to OFEK: The Israeli Center for
Public Affairs, Lea Volz and 365 Sherpas (editorial), Jordi
Kuragari (video snippets), Simon Eichinger
(post-production) 


Links:


https://www.zeit.de/politik/2024-10/hamas-massaker-israel-ziv-stahl-palaestinenser-rechte 


https://www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2024/januar/israels-zivilgesellschaft-zerrieben-zwischen-den-extremen
https://nifcan.org/ziv-stahl/ 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l87o1XvLb8 


https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/krieg-in-nahost/deutschland-blockiert-hilfsgelder-fuer-israelische-ngo-19337943.html 


https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-10-23/ty-article-static/.premium/erased-isr[…]unities-in-the-west-bank/00000199-4787-d6e0-a7fb-cfcfd0400000
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-10-30/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/israel[…]-on-decline-of-democracy/0000019a-3629-ddf1-a1db-fefd25ee0000