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Haj Suleiman Hathaleen protesting in Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills, West Bank. (Emily Glick)
Israeli police shattered this Palestinian elder’s bones — and drove away
An elderly Palestinian activist is clinging to life after an Israeli police tow truck ran him over. Such violence could befall any of us in Masafer Yatta.
By Ali Awad and Awdah Hathaleen January 11, 2022
The sun sets over a road in the occupied West Bank. July 22, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
The night my daughter was born into the occupation
My wife went into labor amid an escalation of settler violence in the South Hebron Hills. Our first dilemma: how do we get to the hospital safely?
By Ahmed Jundeya September 16, 2021
Palestinian women enter an Israeli military checkpoint on their way to Al-Aqsa Mosque for prayers on the first Friday of Ramadan, June 10, 2016. Men and women over the age of 45 were allowed to visit the mosque but Israeli authorities suspended some 83,000 entry permits issued for the Muslim holiday in response to a shooting attack in Tel Aviv. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Why Israel can’t kick its addiction to collective punishment
Israel’s revocation of permits and closure of Yatta this week reflect its need to keep the Palestinian issue at bay by controlling and threatening their people for every action of a few. A Palestinian family from Nablus was supposed to visit their relatives in an Arab town in Israel for Ramadan later this month. They…
By Amjad Iraqi June 11, 2016
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Israeli police seen at a restaurant in Sarona Market following the shooting attack that left four Israelis dead, central Tel Aviv, June 8, 2016. (photo: Israel Police Spokesperson)
After Tel Aviv attack, what is going back to business as usual?
Having a daily routine to go back to that is free of violence is a privilege that most Israelis have and most Palestinians do not. I was out last night in Tel Aviv at a poetry book launch for a good friend when the news flashed on my phone that there was a shooting in…
By Mairav Zonszein June 9, 2016
File photo of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: PPO/Thaer Ghanaim - Handout)
West Bank kidnapping: The Palestinian unity government’s first real test
Regardless of who is responsible, the new Fatah-Hamas unity government will be watched closely for its response to the kidnappings. Hours after a gag order prevented the Israeli media from publishing the story, we can now report that three Israeli teens, who study in the West Bank, have even missing since Thursday night. The IDF…
By Haggai Matar June 13, 2014
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