Lyd

A right-wing Israeli seen standing in front of Israeli Border Police officers during attacks by security forces, rightists, and settlers on Palestinians in the city of Lyd, central Israel, May 13, 2021. (Oren Ziv)

How Israeli police are colluding with settlers against Palestinian citizens

West Bank settlers swarmed the city of Lyd on Wednesday, where they threw stones and attacked Palestinian residents. Israeli forces who were supposed to enforce a curfew stood idly by.

By Oren Ziv May 13, 2021

A young Palestinian boy and girl stand near a painted mural in Balata Refugee Camp in the West Bank city of Nablus. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

‘In Balata camp, every single child suffers from psychological problems’

Yafa Cultural Center is one of the few places left for Palestinian children from Balata refugee camp to cope with the violence they witness on a daily basis. With funding running low, the center is at risk of closing. When the door opens, I am surprised to see a six or seven-year-old boy on the other…

By Rami Younis February 11, 2019

British rock legend Roger Waters speaks to students at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Jerusalem, June 1, 2009. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)

Roger Waters backs film on legacy of the Nakba

The Pink Floyd frontman to become the executive producer of a new film by Sarah Friedland and +972 writer Rami Younis on the tragic history of one of Palestine’s most important cities. By Yali (Yael) Marom Pink Floyd frontman and human rights activist Roger Waters announced this week that he would be lending his support…

By Yali (Yael) Marom December 14, 2017

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Residents walk through the remains of their homes in the unrecognized village Dahmash, Israel, April 15, 2015. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

High Court to state: Why won’t you recognize Arab village?

Israeli authorities have for years refused to make a decision about Dahmash, leaving its residents without the most basic services and in constant fear of demolitions. Israel’s High Court of Justice this week granted the state 90 days to explain its decades-long refusal to even decide whether to recognize the Palestinian village of Dahmash, located in central Israel. Being…

By Rami Younis July 22, 2016

Thousands of Palestinian citizens of Israel take part in the March of Return, in the lands of the destroyed village of Hadatha, near Tiberias, April 23, 2015. (photo: Omar Sameer/Activestills.org)

To return, we must feel what our grandparents went through

So what if we didn’t liberate Palestine on our rain-soaked March of Return? Each and every one of us got a little taste of what life was like for our forefathers in 1948. There is no doubt that this year’s “March of Return” was the most difficult, physically and mentally, of these past years. The…

By Samah Salaime April 25, 2015

A bulldozer demolishes an apartment building in the unrecognized village Dahmash, April 15, 2015. (photo: Rami Younis)

WATCH: Israel demolishes homes in unrecognized Palestinian village

Bulldozers knocked down three buildings in the village Dahmash, just 20 minutes from Tel Aviv, contrary to a High Court ruling. By Rami Younis and Haggai Matar Israeli bulldozers demolished three structures in the unrecognized Palestinian village Dahmash, near Lyd (Lod in Hebrew) on Wednesday morning. The demolition took place despite both a High Court…

By Rami Younis April 15, 2015

Screenshot from DAM's new video, 'Who Are You?'

WATCH: Palestinian hip hop group tackles patriarchy in new video

Acclaimed Palestinian hip hop group DAM adds a female member, releases new video which looks at patriarchy and feminism in Arab society. Palestinian hip hop group DAM released a new video for their single “Who You Are?” Thursday in a joint project with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The song tackles women’s rights and…

By Rami Younis March 26, 2015

A resident works at a metal recycling compound, in the unrecognised village of Dahamash, Israel, July 22, 2010. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

High Court to rule over fate of unrecognized Palestinian village

The village of Dahmash has been around since 1948, and its residents have the documents to prove it. The authorities, however, have been threatening the unrecognized village with demolition for years. Now residents are taking matters into their own hands and putting together a festival to bring attention to their cause. On Monday, March 16…

By Rami Younis March 13, 2015

Malcolm X. (photo: Ed Ford, Library of Congress

What Malcolm X taught me about my best friend’s murder

Malcolm X’s descriptions of the black experience in the United States helped me understand that Amir’s death was not ‘normal,’ but rather a result of Israel’s policies toward its Palestinian minority. I lost my best friend on the night between June 28-29th, 2000. Amir Qadri (Arafat) was killed by a stray bullet shot by armed…

By Rami Younis February 22, 2015

Hannah al-Naqib (right) as Israeli authorities demolish her home in Lod, February 10, 2015. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Demolishing Arab women’s homes is the easy way out

What are Arab citizens expected to do when the city only builds for Jews, and why do single mothers almost always pay the price? (Translated from Hebrew by Eppie Bat Ilan) On the surface, it was just another illegal dwelling demolished in the city of Lyd (“Lod” in Hebrew). The image of a violence, crime-ridden…

By Samah Salaime February 18, 2015