The Israeli Occupation has not only controlled Palestinian movement since the occupation of the West Bank in 1967, but has also built a system of unofficial travel ban lists, turning the al-Karama Crossing into a tool of punishment.

The disputes between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar have exposed a deep-seated conflict within the government and brought the term ‘deep state’ back to the forefront in “Israel”.

Israeli intelligence reports have recently begun to speak of growing rifts between the head of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and government institutions, particularly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.