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Israeli police repressing anti-war protests with ‘iron fist,’ say activists
Since October 7, Israel's police have systematically banned, restricted, and attacked protests against the army's assault on Gaza, instilling a sense of fear among Jewish and Palestinian citizens alike.
By
Oren Ziv
January 24, 2024
At local festivals, Palestinian cinema steps out of its comfort zone
Two film festivals in Haifa and Jerusalem showcased an appetite for a Palestinian cinema scene that is thriving despite many obstacles.
By
Vera Sajrawi
August 16, 2023
The yoga teacher guiding Palestinians to reclaim their bodies
Maya Odeh craved a yoga space that would understand her experience as a Palestinian woman living under Israeli apartheid. So she created it.
By
Vera Sajrawi
July 18, 2023
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Pro-Israel and racist? Palestinians aren’t surprised in the slightest
Though it may have sparked debate in the Jewish-American community, the idea that Israel can be a cause célèbre for white nationalists is hardly news to Palestinians, whose very existence vies with a state steeped in European, colonial racism. Since his appointment last week as chief White House strategist, sensationalist media maven Steve Bannon—whose editorial…
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Samer Badawi
November 20, 2016
Nakba Day attests to the power of our grandparents’ stories
For young Palestinians, Nakba Day is dedicated to remembering the catastrophes that our grandparents went through. But with every passing year, we realize how much the day belongs to our catastrophes too. My maternal grandfather was born in 1929. Although Alzheimer’s disease eroded his memory during the later years of his life, he had a…
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Amjad Iraqi
May 16, 2016
Would pre-state Zionist militias be terrorists by today’s standards?
A Zionist Union MK gets heat for saying not all Palestinians who use violence against Israeli soldiers are terrorists. Can attacks against uniformed soldiers be considered terrorism? By Tomer Persico Labor MK Zohair Bahloul in recent days raised the ire of Israeli politicians from across the political spectrum, including members of his own party, for…
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April 10, 2016
New children’s book revives legacy of Jewish-Muslim coexistence
On the backdrop of rising discrimination and violence against Israel’s Arab citizens, a new children’s book invokes the spirit of friendship between Arabs and Jews, giving us at least one thing to look forward to in 2016. By Yoni Mendel (Translated from Hebrew by Ami Asher) A new children’s book, “Sweet Tea with Mint And Other Stories” is…
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January 6, 2016
Seven Nights 6: Malawi
On its next to last night, the journey leads away from the cities and, in a way, to another continent. For other nights click here. The papers promised a meteor shower. Here was a great excuse to take a spin out of town. I haven’t been off the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv axis in a while (Bethlehem is…
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Yuval Ben-Ami
August 14, 2015
Ramadan is over, the Muslims are coming
Israeli society is finally beginning to understand the importance of Ramadan to the Muslim population. Just don’t be afraid of us as we invade your cities this weekend, okay? That’s it, Ramadan is over. Thirty brutal summer days have passed. We ate all that was forbidden at night, and the celebrations and carbohydrates are nearing…
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Samah Salaime
July 17, 2015
When will Israel stop seeing Palestinians as a ‘demographic threat?’
Israel’s political and social outlook, rooted in its desire to be a ‘Jewish state,’ makes it impossible to view the Palestinians as anything but an existential problem, even those it accepts as citizens. By Amjad Iraqi Last week, Haaretz’s Ofer Aderet reported about the auctioning of a letter written by Israel’s first prime minister, David…
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Amjad Iraqi
May 31, 2015
Finding my family in Yarmouk — then losing them again
Six decades after the Nakba forced us into different corners of the world, social networks allowed us to reconnect with our families and villages. In Yarmouk, I found the people I should have grown up around—the ones who looked like me and my immediate family. And then war broke out in Syria, Facebook went dark…
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Samah Salaime
April 8, 2015
The Beaten Path: Baha’i Haifa, Banana St. and the ultimate Other (part 3)
From afar, the flight of the fancy complex and the boxy city appear rather harmonious. It is upon close inspection that they are revealed to be made up of entirely contradicting notions. The second stop on Yuval Ben-Ami’s journey to deconstruct Israel’s well-worn tourist trail is something of an exception, in every sense of the word.…
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Yuval Ben-Ami
October 21, 2014
Israel cracks down on dissent
More than 1,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel were arrested by Israeli police during Operation Protective Edge, according to a lawyer representing a number of the detainees. While some were arrested for protesting the Israeli military incursion into Gaza, dozens were held without charge. Maisa Arshid, an attorney for dozens of the detainees, says that 20…
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Mya Guarnieri Jaradat
August 7, 2014
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