Jaclynn Ashly

Jaclynn Ashly is a freelance journalist. Her work centers on politics, human rights and culture in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.

Recent Articles

Illustrative photo of an Israeli soldier attempting to block the view of a photographer as soldiers search Palestinian men in the West Bank city of Hebron, on June 22, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

‘The occupation broke her once. Now Israel is trying to break her again.’

Israeli soldiers arrested Birzeit student Mais Abu Ghosh and reportedly tortured her for weeks over political activities on her university campus.

By Jaclynn Ashly February 7, 2020

Rowaida Abu Eid tries Palestine VR, an app that offers virtual tours of six regions in the West Bank and Gaza. (Screenshot of a a PIPD video)

New VR app circumvents Israel’s travel bans, takes viewers across Palestine

Palestine VR offers virtual tours across the West Bank and Gaza, allowing viewers to ‘see the reality on the ground’ themselves.

By Jaclynn Ashly November 13, 2019

Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) upon her release from an Israeli prison, at a checkpoint near the West Bank town of Tulkarem, June 3, 2016. (Haytham Shtayeh/Flash90)

Israeli army arrests Palestinian feminist lawmaker, months after her release

Khalida Jarrar was last released from Israeli custody in February, where she was held for 20 months without charge or trial.

By Jaclynn Ashly November 1, 2019

Illustrative photo of Israeli soldiers arresting a Palestinian man in the West Bank, on December 8, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Israel is turning Palestinian students into criminals

Israeli authorities have arrested at least 64 Palestinian university students since the start of 2019. That number is only growing.

By Jaclynn Ashly October 31, 2019