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

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By turning a blind eye to armed criminals while constraining Palestinian police, Israel is ‘engineering lawlessness’ to deepen its control over the territory.
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What’s behind Israel’s growing assault on West Bank healthcare

Seeking to push Palestinians off their land, Israel is targeting the infrastructure and the institutions long tied to the anti-colonial struggle.
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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 not only for ‘incitement’ but mere criticism of the state — and 3 out of 4 targeted are Arab.
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Members of "Gaza English Corner" meet in a park in Gaza City, August 2026. (Said Alsaloul)

We stitch 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 a place to connect, grieve, and feel human again.
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Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
A psychological barrier has just been shattered in Israel-Palestine
Hamas’ bloody assault and the ensuing Israeli onslaught on Gaza have been described as a ‘game changer.’ This isn’t an overstatement.
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The aftermath of an Israeli air strike on the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza, October 10, 2023. (Mohammed Zaanoun)
Raining missiles on Gaza can never be a solution
Netanyahu's approach to Gaza has bolstered Hamas, destroyed the strip, and endangered everyone in it. Only a political answer can change that.
By Yuval Abraham October 10, 2023
Palestinians inspect the massive destruction caused by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City's Al-Rimal district, October 10, 2023. (Mohammed Zaanoun)
Israel’s government has nothing to offer but revenge
In this time of dark grief, I cling to the one thing I have left to hold on to: the absolute belief that this hell is not predestined. Not for us, nor for them.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the state ceremony marking 50 years since the 1973 war, held at the military cemetery at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, September 26, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
The end of the Netanyahu doctrine
The prime minister's claim that Middle East peace was possible without the Palestinians has been shattered by Hamas' incursion, and the ensuing war.
By Meron Rapoport October 9, 2023
Sderot police station, after Israeli forces regain control of the building following its capture by Hamas militants, October 8, 2023. (Oren Ziv)
In photos: Israel loses control of the south
I have covered every Israeli attack on Gaza from the Israeli side since 2009, and I have never seen anything like this. Chaos pervades everything.
By Oren Ziv October 9, 2023
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed by Israeli warplanes, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
We’re facing unprecedented horror. Why is Biden adding fuel to the fire?
With the climate in Israel-Palestine reviving the fears of May 2021, the U.S. should be preventing further massacres, not allowing Israel to take revenge.
By Rami Younis October 9, 2023
Firefighters try to put out burning cars at the scene where a rocket fired from Gaza landed in a residential area in Rishon LeZion, October 7, 2023. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
Gaza shatters the facade of ‘calm’
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The scene where a rocket fired from Gaza hit and caused damaged in the Israeli city of Ashkelon, October 7, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
Gaza’s shock attack has terrified Israelis. It should also unveil the context
The dread Israelis are feeling after today's assault, myself included, has been the daily experience of millions of Palestinians for far too long.
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Israeli settlers seen invading the Bedouin Palestinian community of Ein al-Rashash with their herd and harassing its residents, West Bank, August 22, 2023. (Omri Eran Vardi/Activestills)
Settler violence is fueling the effects of climate breakdown on Palestinians
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