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Israel claims to care about Palestinian students — so it shuts down their schools
The Education Ministry ordered UNRWA-run schools in East Jerusalem to close, citing ‘student welfare.’ 800 may lose their classrooms this month.
By
Gil Gertel
May 6, 2025
‘If UNRWA implodes tomorrow, there’d be no alternative’
Still functioning despite Israel's ban, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini explains how the agency is laying the groundwork for future Palestinian institutions.
By
Ghousoon Bisharat
and
Meron Rapoport
February 27, 2025
Trump’s unfinished business for ‘Greater Israel’
From annexation to UNRWA, Trump’s Israel advisors should be taken at their word — and Democrats won’t stand in their way, says Lara Friedman.
By
Jonathan Adler
November 13, 2024
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Israel’s paradoxical crusade against UNRWA
Israeli officials are relying on UNRWA to prevent a polio epidemic — while the Knesset advances laws to expel the agency.
By
Jonathan Adler
October 10, 2024
Even without a UN veto, Gaza remains hostage to American power
The downplaying of the Security Council’s ceasefire resolution shows why the world can no longer look to Washington as the arbiter of a rules-based order.
By
Samer Badawi
April 2, 2024
‘Armchair humanitarianism’: The problem with Gaza’s maritime aid corridor
While aid is desperately needed, critics warn the U.S.-led plan evades the fundamental cause of Gaza’s starvation: Israel’s total control of the Strip.
By
Samer Badawi
March 16, 2024
In Gaza ‘safe zone,’ Palestinians are living out their nightmares
Israel ordered thousands to evacuate to the area of Al-Mawasi, where they are struggling to find food, water, and shelter amid the war and winter cold.
By
Ruwaida Amer
January 4, 2024
Inside Gaza’s ‘tent city’ for displaced families
Hundreds of Palestinians are sheltering in a makeshift encampment in Khan Younis, surviving on limited provisions amid Israel's ongoing assault.
By
Ruwaida Amer
October 23, 2023
Dispelling the myths about Palestinian refugees — in Jenin and beyond
With Israel's Jenin invasion sparking a new round of misinformation, here are the truths behind five hasbara tropes on Palestinian refugees.
By
Anne Irfan
July 9, 2023
Defying PA repression, Palestinian teachers lead biggest strike in years
Amid an economic crisis caused by Israeli policies and PA corruption, teachers are bringing schools and streets to a standstill until their demands are met.
By
Basel Adra
April 18, 2023
UNRWA strike spotlights spiraling conditions in West Bank refugee camps
The protest by workers at the UN agency comes amid funding cuts and escalating pressure to 'eliminate the Palestinian refugee issue.'
By
Basel Adra
February 14, 2023
Amid normalization with Israel, what remains of Gulf-Palestine relations?
Gulf states have a complex history of engagement with the Palestinian cause. Now, regional shifts are forcing them to reassess their role.
By
Katie Wachsberger
February 1, 2022
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
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