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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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Staging exile: A Palestinian refugee epic takes its place in the spotlight
Mona Mansour discusses her play, "The Vagrant Trilogy," about the choices a Palestinian scholar makes in 1967, and the heartbreaks that follow.
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
May 16, 2022
In photos: Returning to Palestine’s depopulated villages
For the past six months, Ahmad Al-Bazz has traveled around the country, documenting what remains of the hundreds of villages, towns, and cities destroyed during the Nakba.
By
Ahmad Al-Bazz
May 15, 2022
Carpets, books, and jewelry: Why looting was central to the Nakba
A recent book documents the rampant looting of Palestinian belongings in 1948, but fails to recognize it as part of Israel's wider goal of dispossession.
By
Avi-ram Tzoreff
March 24, 2022
Refugees of apartheid: Why Israelis need to talk about Palestinian return
Amnesty's bombshell report and Ukraine's refugee crisis are an opportunity for Israelis to rethink their denial of Palestinian return to their homeland.
By
Yaara Benger Alaluf
March 17, 2022
In Berlin, a fight for Palestinian identity — and a place to call home
Berlin's Palestinian community, many of whom are refugees twice over, are striving to carve out a space in a country ambivalent about their presence.
By
Hebh Jamal
February 14, 2022
Why Amnesty is taking aim at the ‘root causes’ of Israeli apartheid
Amnesty International's Saleh Hijazi speaks to +972 about his organization's new report, the Israeli government’s harsh response, and why our analysis of Israeli apartheid needs to begin from 1948.
By
Edo Konrad
February 1, 2022
Israel set to expel Sheikh Jarrah family in the new year
The Salems could be thrown out of their home to make way for settlers, after Jerusalem municipality officials hand an eviction order with no legal recourse.
By
Yuval Abraham
and
Oren Ziv
December 19, 2021
Who fought in 1948?
A new book uncovers letters by Jewish and Arab fighters from the 1948 war, highlighting the personal lives of those who fought to establish Israel and those who tried to defend Palestine.
By
Tom Pessah
September 22, 2021
International law sides with Palestinian refugees. But can it solve their plight?
A new book dives into the myriad laws that protect Palestinian refugees and their right of return. Its proposed solution, though, may be hard to swallow.
By
Sam Bahour
May 2, 2021
No dispossessions left to count
It is the Palestinian refugee who reminds us, as we reckon with our altered reality, that yearning for what we once knew is hardly an act of obstinacy. It is what sustains us. And for many, the cost of abandoning this self-consolation is just too high.
By
Samer Badawi
December 29, 2020
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