On Saturday, in a demonstration marking the 52nd anniversary of the arson attack of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Palestinian protesters in the Gaza Strip were attacked by an Israeli offensive of…
Category: Features
Jerusalem is on fire
Last week, a wild fire broke out west of Jerusalem. The fire lasted about three days and was extinguished on August 20, 2021. Such a fire had a detrimental effect…
Another child murdered by the occupying forces
The occupying forces have again, in blatant violation of international human rights law, killed a Palestinian minor in occupied West Bank. Palestinian teenager Mohammed Munir al-Tamimi had been shot by…
The debilitation of Palestinian healthcare workers
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc worldwide with rising numbers of cases in several countries and the mutation of the virus into deadlier, more contagious strains. Palestine has been…
Muna el-Kurd, youth uprisings, and a new era of activism
Don’t be silent about oppression, suppression of freedoms, political arrest and detention” These are the words of Muna El Kurd, a Palestinian activist who, alongside her twin brother Mohammad El…
Gaza’s water crisis
Gaza’s water is unclean, unsafe, and in short supply. Nearly two million of Gaza’s residents arefaced with a water shortage daily, with even less available during the summer months. Due…
Israeli police forces arrest al-Kurd siblings in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem
On Sunday, Israeli police forces arrested Muna and Mohammad Al-Kurd in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem on charges of alleged participation in riots and the disruption of public security.…
Lifta: The Only Remaining Village of ‘48
Where settlers may enjoy their vacation at a boutique hotel with the view of an ethnically cleansed village Lifta, a historically wealthy village in the outskirts of Jerusalem, was known…
Who is the man likely to be the next Israeli Prime Minister?
Yesterday, Naftali Bennett announced that his party, Yamina, would form a coalition with other parties to replace Benjamin Netanyahu as leader. Under this coalition deal, Bennett will become Prime Minister…
Part 1: A timeline of Palestine- How a land with an indigenous population was and continues to be ethnically cleansed
Part 1: Pre-1948 – 1948 – The Nakba – The catastrophe The history of the Israeli occupation of Palestine begins in the late 1800s & early 1900s, with the creation…