Hebh Jamal

Hebh Jamal is a Palestinian-American journalist and advocate currently based in Germany.

Recent Articles

Zaid Abdulnasser, a Palestinian refugee from Syria living in Berlin, and activist with Samidoun, October 1, 2023. (Courtesy)

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

Campaign by Amnesty International and Mentalgassi on 'Making the invisible visible,' with the German poster reading 'Your letter can save lives,' Berlin, Germany, December 9, 2011. (Steffi Reichert/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Amnesty is fighting to end Israeli apartheid. Why isn’t its German branch?

From social media to public activities, Amnesty Deutschland has largely avoided promoting its parent organization's campaign for Palestinian rights.

By Hebh Jamal July 31, 2023

Protest against the German Bundestag’s resolution against the Palestinian-led BDS Movement, Berlin, 2019. (Palästina Spricht archives)

IHRA definition is silencing Palestine advocacy across Europe, says report

A European legal center details how the IHRA antisemitism definition has been given 'authoritative power' to target Israel critics in several countries.

By Hebh Jamal June 7, 2023

Berlin police arrest a Palestinian protester during a Nakba Day flash mob, after banning all commemorations of the day in the city, May 1, 2022. (@thequestionislysh)

Where can we Palestinians mourn our catastrophe?

By banning our ability to mourn the Nakba, Germany is opening the floodgates to a new wave of repression against all aspects of Palestinian identity.

By Hebh Jamal May 18, 2023

Berlin police observe a Palestinian protest in Berlin, April 11, 2023. (Courtesy Samidoun)

‘Everyone should be alarmed’: Berlin police ban Palestinian demo for prisoners

A year after police in the German capital banned all Nakba Day protests, Palestinian activists have again been barred from assembling.

By Hebh Jamal May 4, 2023

Hundreds of Palestinians and supporters protest in front of the U.S. embassy against President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Berlin, Germany, December 8, 2017. (Anne Paq/Activestills)

Germany’s anti-Palestinian censorship turns on Jews

Anti-Zionist Jews in Germany are increasingly being targeted with accusations of antisemitism, a charge usually directed at Palestinians.

By Hebh Jamal April 4, 2023

WEF founder Klaus Schwab (left) on stage at the 2023 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2023. (World Economic Forum/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

At Davos, talk of Palestinian prosperity without freedom is ‘a charade’

An outdated initiative for Israeli and Palestinian executives reflects the business world's unwillingness to tackle the conflict's root causes, say insiders.

By Hebh Jamal March 7, 2023

Palestinians and supporters demonstrate against then-U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Berlin, Germany, December 10, 2017. (Anne Paq/Activestills)

Germany just took a drastic step toward criminalizing Palestine activism

A new report by ministers and senators seeks to lay the legal basis for outlawing Palestinian groups, and even banning maps of historic Palestine.

By Hebh Jamal December 21, 2022

Posters and murals supporting the Palestinian struggle in the neighborhood of Neukölln in Berlin, Germany, July 21, 2022. (Oren Ziv)

How Palestine became a ‘forbidden word’ in German high schools

From textbooks to trips, Germany's education system is aggressively pushing a pro-Israel narrative hostile to any Palestinian dissent in the classroom.

By Hebh Jamal December 5, 2022

Visitors browse the exhibitions at documenta fifteen, Kassel, Germany, June 19, 2022. (Dr. Hans-Günter Wagner/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Uniting behind Palestinians, German art festival hits back at antisemitism charges

Curators and artists at the renowned documenta fifteen exhibition faced a torrent of denunciations, including from German officials, for hosting Palestinian collectives and exhibits on Palestine solidarity.

By Hebh Jamal October 24, 2022