Ukraine invasion

Palestinians hold a vigil in memory of Shireen Abu Akleh in Gaza City, May 11, 2022. (Mohammed Zaanoun/Activestills)

What 2022 taught Palestinians

The past year proved that Israel's impunity on the international stage knows no bounds. But looking ahead to 2023, there are still reasons to be hopeful.

By George Zeidan January 1, 2023

Prominent Palestinian activist Muna el-Kurd and her brother Mohammed return to their home in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, after being detained and interrogated by Israeli police, June 6, 2021. (Oren Ziv/Activestills)

Who gets to speak out against their occupier on social media?

Social media giants are taking action to protect Ukrainians' free speech as they resist a military occupation. Why aren't they doing the same for Palestinians?

By Mona Shtaya March 22, 2022

Jewish refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine land in Ben Gurion Airport, March 6, 2022. (Oren Ziv)

Where refugees become settlers

Europeans may see the backs of Ukrainian Jews running for their lives, but Palestinians see the faces of soldiers and settlers taking over their land.

By Raef Zreik March 22, 2022

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Israeli soldiers in Jezzine, Lebanon, during the First Lebanon War. 1984. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)

In Russia’s invasion, echoes of Israel’s debacle in Lebanon

Israel's 1982 occupation shows military power is not enough when it faces strong resistance and a home front that doesn’t believe in the war's goals.

By Lev Grinberg March 16, 2022

Palestinian students arriving from Ukraine on a rescue flight are welcomed by their families at Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, March 1, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Who is protecting the Palestinians fleeing Ukraine?

Governments are invoking 'diplomatic protection' to help their citizens at Ukraine's borders. But occupied Palestinians are falling through the cracks.

By Itamar Mann March 9, 2022

Palestinian protesters demonstrate and burn tires near the Israel-Gaza fence during the Great Return March, April 13, 2018. (Sliman Khader/Flash90)

Want to understand Putin’s invasion? Look at Israel’s occupation

The way Putin frames Russian state violence in Ukraine is similar to the rhetoric Israel has been using in its wars against Palestinians for decades.

By Meron Rapoport March 1, 2022