World Cup

Egyptian fans wave a Palestinian flag while watching their team play against Argentina at the 2026 World Cup, Luxor, Egypt, July 7, 2026. (Essam El-Amari)

The World Cup tested the limits of Egypt’s pro-Palestine solidarity

Coach Hossam Hassan and his team have become a vehicle for expressing a popular sentiment that is either repressed or carefully contained at home.

By Shaimaa Ahmed July 17, 2026

Palestinian football fans in Gaza City gather in the Al-Rimal area to watch the match between Egypt and Australia for a place in the round of 16 in the 2026 World Football Cup, 3 July 2026. (Omar Al-Qataa/Activestills)

‘They celebrate goals, we count martyrs’: Watching the World Cup in Gaza

Palestinians are defying Israeli bombings and power outages to follow soccer’s biggest tournament. But many fear the world has abandoned them.

By Ibtisam Mahdi July 8, 2026

Maha Ighbaria (top) at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. (Courtesy)

The first Palestinian World Cup

Despite not qualifying for the tournament, the ubiquity of Palestinian flags and the rejection of Israeli reporters has put Palestine front and center in Qatar.

By Baker Zoubi December 6, 2022

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Villagers and activists watch a World Cup match together in Khan al-Ahmar's schoolyard, July 2, 2018. (Oren Ziv)

‘We aren’t going anywhere’: This Palestinian village is preparing for the worst

The residents of Khan al-Ahmar, a tiny hamlet in the West Bank, live in constant fear of a demolition that could come any day now. Dozens of activists take turns staying the night, passing the time by arguing over politics and the World Cup. But despite the numbers, the villagers know that once the bulldozers…

By Oren Ziv July 3, 2018

Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, whose children were "disappeared" during the Dirty War of the military dictatorship, between 1976 and 1983, protest in 2006. (photo: Roblespepe/CC BA-SA 3.0)

Israelis demand state open up past ties to Argentine junta

Forty years after the fall of Argentina’s murderous military dictatorship, dozens of Argentine-Israelis are demanding the Israeli government open up about its past ties to the junta. By Michael Salisbury-Corech Last week marked 40 years since the military coup that led to the establishment of the junta in Argentina. Recently, a group of dozens of…

By +972 Magazine March 22, 2016

A young Gazan holds the remains of an Israeli missile. (photo: Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

Gaza war diary: ‘A second of silence, then the bombs go off’

Despite the danger, Walid Abuzaid couldn’t be separated from his home in Gaza for very long. And though coming home means facing possible death, he refuses to give in to hate. By Walid Abuzaid Thursday, June 27 I was in Cyprus when it all started. When we heard about the kidnapped teens, we were thrilled…

By +972 Magazine July 19, 2014

A Palestinian cleaning worker argues with Israeli settlers as during a protest against the 'flag march', in which Israeli settlers and Ultra-nationalists march through Damascus Gate in East Jerusalem, on May 28, 2014, celebrating the anniversary of its capture in the 1967 Six-Day War.
Police prevented from Palestinians to gather and protest against the march, and attacked journalists that were covering the event. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

In Jerusalem, Jews and Palestinians pay the price for latest wave of violence

An inside look at the financial and psychological costs of the recent unrest in one of the country’s most segregated cities. By Corey Sherman As the rocket alert sirens rang out in Jerusalem Tuesday night, a group of friends passed around a pungent hashish cigarette on Yohanan Horkanus Street, an alleyway nestled between the commercial center…

By +972 Magazine July 12, 2014

Activists take part in a demonstration against the World Cup also mark 45 years to the Stonewall Inn riots, June 28, 2014. (Keren Manor/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: In Rio, protests against World Cup mark Stonewall riots

Football can be a tool for social change, one protester says, but the poor people here cannot even participate in the games. ‘We are not just LGBT. We are also workers, blacks, women and we can not disconnect from the other social movement.’ Photos & text: Keren Manor and Mareike Lauken/Activestills.org RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil —…

By Activestills June 30, 2014