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Why is Gaza so central to the Palestinian struggle?
The history of Gaza illuminates how the tiny enclave has long encapsulated Palestinian identity — and why it is now the focal point of a regional crisis.
By
Anne Irfan
January 2, 2024
Thousands fleeing, a deadly explosion: My drive through Gaza’s escape route
After Israel ordered Gazans to evacuate the north, I rushed through the strip's main road to rescue family members. It was the most difficult day of my life.
By
Mohammed Zaanoun
October 14, 2023
Germany to strip Palestinian refugee’s status over his activism
Echoing dubious Israeli claims against his advocacy group, Germany could force Zaid Abdulnasser into a legal limbo faced by thousands of Palestinians.
By
Hebh Jamal
October 2, 2023
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PODCAST: How can the return of Palestinian refugees become feasible?
Lubnah Shomali from BADIL, a Palestinian group that advocates for the rights of refugees, pieces together the practicalities of return.
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In isolation and exile, Ramadan still brings its blessings
Though I could not share an iftar with my Palestinian mother due to the pandemic, she made sure we could savor its pleasures, even from a distance.
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May 20, 2020
Seven decades on, internally displaced Palestinians wait to return home
Muhammad Kayal is one of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian citizens of Israel who remain internally displaced 72 years after the Nakba, and whom Israel will not allow to return to their former — and often empty — land.
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May 15, 2020
PODCAST: The project bringing Palestinian refugees back home
What does the right of return mean to Palestinians, 72 years since the Nakba? Tarek Bakri’s visual documentation project offers a glimpse.
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Catching a train to Beirut after the return of Palestinian refugees
We wondered why, so many years after the return, people were still asking us to talk about the crazy, seemingly impossible idea we put out to the world all those years ago.
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May 15, 2020
In Jerash refugee camp, lockdown means ‘living without eating’
Palestinian refugees in Jordan’s Jerash camp were already suffering from severe poverty and public health challenges. Then COVID-19 hit.
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‘I want to be seen’: Coronavirus lockdown stories from across the Middle East
With a computer, Zoom, and a list of questions, I spoke to young people across the region about how their lives are being affected by COVID-19.
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Yuval Abraham
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Don’t eulogize the two-state solution just yet
Trump’s peace deal may have declared the death of the 'classic' two-state formula, but that doesn't mean we should abandon the idea altogether.
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New VR app circumvents Israel’s travel bans, takes viewers across Palestine
Palestine VR offers virtual tours across the West Bank and Gaza, allowing viewers to ‘see the reality on the ground’ themselves.
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November 13, 2019
Returning to Yaffa, but only as a ‘tourist’
It is hours — days, weeks, maybe some months if we’re fortunate — before my permit expires, when I would have to make my way back to the West Bank, or else Israel will deem my presence in my own ancestral city ‘illegal.’ By Mariam Barghouti If I were given a dollar for the number…
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