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Israeli soldiers seen near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, October 9, 2025. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Israel’s military ‘justice’ system is working exactly as intended

A handful of probes into high-profile massacres in Gaza are a smokescreen: Israel has convicted only two soldiers for harming Palestinians since Oct. 7.

Residents of Bil’in and Kafr Nimah survey the proposed route of the new military road that will run through their lands, with the settlement of Modi'in Illit in the background, Aug. 17, 2026. (Oren Ziv)

‘It’s déjà vu’: Israel moves to seize land in Bil’in — once again

The army issued a confiscation order for a new ‘security road,’ which experts say will help cement a settlement corridor in the West Bank.

Palestinian taxi drivers gather at a gas station amid a fuel shortage in the West Bank city of Nablus, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

How Israel manufactured a fuel shortage in the West Bank

Long gas station lines are a symptom of deeper problems: banking restrictions, total dependence on Israeli supply, and a PA in financial crisis.

By Sami Sawalmeh

Medical staff at the underground level of Rambam Hospital in Haifa, September 2, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The myth of Israel’s Arab doctors

Celebrated as proof of Israeli liberalism and vilified by the right, Palestinian physicians are in fact being quietly shut out of the profession.

Sahar Francis. (Courtesy)

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Sliman Mansour in his studio in Al-Bireh, occupied West Bank, July 25, 2024. (Thomas Dallal)

Farewell to the artist who connected Palestinians to themselves

Sliman Mansour was more than a painter: He created the visual language through which we learned to imagine our land, history, and peoplehood.

By Abed Abou Shhadeh August 27, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, Jerusalem, July 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu’s ‘total victory’ vow kept him in power. Now it may be his undoing

With the coalition trailing in the polls, it seems the severe costs and unattainable goals of Israel’s ever-expanding wars are coming back to bite.

By Meron Rapoport August 27, 2026

Israeli settlers march to celebrate Israel's 71st Independence Day, near the Havat Gilad settlement, in the northern West Bank, May 9, 2019. (Hillel Maeir/Flash90)

Armed Israeli settler ‘hikes’ aren’t new — but they’re becoming deadly

A spate of recent killings have resulted from settlers trekking the West Bank under military escort, expanding Jewish presence at Palestinians’ expense.

By Aharon Porath and Roei Kleitman August 26, 2026

Israeli soldiers inspect a Palestinian car in the West Bank city of Hebron, August 13, 2024. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Under Israel’s watch, Palestinian gangs are sowing chaos in the West Bank

By turning a blind eye to armed criminals while constraining Palestinian police, Israel is ‘engineering lawlessness’ to deepen its control over the territory.

By Sami Sawalmeh August 25, 2026

Mohammed Mutafer, a nurse, is treated by medics after Israeli settlers shot and injured him and two other Palestinians during an attack on the town of Sa'ir, east of Hebron (Al-Khalil) in the southern West Bank, August 14, 2026. (Mosab Shawer/Activestills)

What’s behind Israel’s growing assault on West Bank healthcare

Seeking to push Palestinians off their land, Israel is targeting the infrastructure that sustains life — and the institutions long tied to the anti-colonial struggle.

By Ghada Majadli August 24, 2026

A first grade classroom at an Israeli school in Jerusalem, September 1, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Israel is secretly surveilling its teachers. No prizes for guessing which ones

The Education Ministry is monitoring teachers online, searching not only for ‘incitement’ but mere criticism of the state — and 3 out of 4 targeted are Arab.

By Gil Gertel August 21, 2026

Members of "Gaza English Corner" meet in a park in Gaza City, August 2026. (Said Alsaloul)

We’re stitching our future back together in Gaza, one English word at a time

I founded ‘Gaza English Corner’ to help others grow their language skills. But it’s become something larger: a place to connect, grieve, and feel human again.

By Said Alsaloul August 20, 2026

A centuries-old Islamic tomb seen in front of the fence surrounding Mamilla Pool, Mamilla Cemetery, Jerusalem. (Timna Rose Perets)

In Jerusalem’s Mamilla Cemetery, an entire heritage is being erased

With an ancient pool slated for renovation, the Israeli authorities are more concerned about disturbing toads than centuries-old Muslim graves.

By Tawfiq Da'adli August 20, 2026

Attendees inspect Israeli-made firearms at the Defense Tech Expo in Tel Aviv, February 17, 2026. (Oren Ziv)

Arms sales to Israel are slowing. But that’s only half the story

By continuing to purchase weapons from Israel, foreign states are sustaining the infrastructure, expertise, and financing it needs to wage its next war.

By Sahar Vardi August 19, 2026

Qusai Abu Ridi is seen in his besieged home as Israeli soldiers block activists from reaching him, Qusra, occupied West Bank, August 14, 2026. (Oren Ziv)

Qusra is where Israel’s lies about settler violence hit a wall

Settlers have been besieging a Palestinian family for 10 days in an effort to seize their home. The army’s unwillingness to stop them tells the whole story.

By Oren Ziv August 18, 2026