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I got out of Gaza. But I’m still trapped by the war
I left my family in Shuja’iya, crossed an Israeli army checkpoint, and spent weeks in a tent in Rafah in order to leave the Strip. The decision still haunts me.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
April 20, 2024
Six months after October 7, a lament for the paths not chosen
I write to Israelis who believe they have no place in their hearts for Gaza, to understand how we got to this terrible war — and how we must get out of it.
By
Haggai Matar
April 18, 2024
As Iran and Israel collide, will Palestinians pay the price?
The risk of all-out regional war grows more likely with every day that passes without a ceasefire in Gaza, warns expert Khaled Elgindy.
By
Ghousoon Bisharat
April 15, 2024
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The obliteration of Gaza’s multi-civilizational treasures
Israel’s war has brought ruin to thousands of years of rich heritage in Gaza, with Palestinian experts decrying the destruction as a cultural genocide.
By
Ibtisam Mahdi
February 17, 2024
How Israel turned a teacher into a traitor
Social media posts about Oct. 7 got him fired, arrested, and thrown in jail. Now, Meir Baruchin faces a fight to return to a school that wants him gone.
By
Oren Ziv
February 9, 2024
‘What use is this court if it can’t stop the war?’ Gazans react to ICJ ruling
Many Palestinians in Gaza feel dismayed by the ICJ’s failure to demand a ceasefire, fearing its provisional measures will do little to halt the bloodshed.
By
Mahmoud Mushtaha
and
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
February 9, 2024
‘We try every day to escape’: Palestinians struggle to afford Gaza exit fees
With private brokers charging thousands of dollars to coordinate passage through Rafah Crossing, most Gazans are being priced out of safety.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
February 8, 2024
Palestinians abused, forced to chant anti-Hamas slogans in ‘safe corridor’
Tens of thousands of people — including one of this article’s authors — have fled the city of Khan Younis in recent days. Their testimonies reveal the harrowing ordeal of crossing Israel’s checkpoints in Gaza.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
and
Ibtisam Mahdi
February 6, 2024
Israel shirked accountability for decades. Is the ICJ breaking its armor?
From Ben Gurion to Ben Gvir, Israel's dismissiveness of international sanctions has held strong. But the ruling at The Hague may be cracking that impunity.
By
Meron Rapoport
February 5, 2024
How the news cycle misses the predominant violence in Israel-Palestine
The uneventful nature of structural violence renders it unfit for media coverage compared to kinetic violence. But the two are inextricably linked.
By
Alexei Sisulu Abrahams
February 2, 2024
A hostage’s mother says toxic gas from Israeli bombs killed her son. Is she right?
Sources say the Israeli army knows that weapons targeting Gaza tunnels can disperse toxic byproducts, which families fear may have killed three hostages.
By
Yuval Abraham
January 31, 2024
‘My children are crying from hunger. This is a war of starvation’
With insufficient aid and skyrocketing prices across Gaza, Palestinians in the overcrowded city of Rafah are struggling to feed their families.
By
Ruwaida Kamal Amer
January 31, 2024
Turning Zeitoun into Shivat Zion: Israeli summit envisions Gaza resettlement
Undeterred by the ICJ, ministers and settler leaders promoted plans to expel Palestinians and ‘return’ Israelis to Gaza at a major conference in Jerusalem.
By
Oren Ziv
January 30, 2024
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