Samah Salaime

Samah Salaime is a feminist Palestinian activist and writer.

Recent Articles

The creation of Shareef Sarhan's Minarat Gaza, seen in Gaza City's port, 2016. (Courtesy)

Archiving as resistance: The battle to save Gaza’s cultural heritage

A new book documents efforts to preserve millennia of culture, refusing to surrender to the enclave’s destruction while laying foundations for its future.

By Samah Salaime July 31, 2026

Hadash MK Ayman Odeh and Ta'al MK Ahmad Tibi seen during a Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Can a renewed Joint List survive until Israel’s elections?

The leaders of Israel’s four Arab parties say they agree on the importance of a unified electoral alliance. Yet they remain divided on the terms of the pact.

By Samah Salaime April 14, 2026

Francesca Albanese, July 27, 2024. (Rafael Medeiros/CC BY-SA 2.0)

‘Impunity won’t last forever’: What gives Francesca Albanese hope

The UN Special Rapporteur points to the way out of the current crisis facing international law, while responding to criticism over her stance on October 7.

By Samah Salaime January 21, 2026

Naftali Bennett poses for pictures with supporters while awaiting the arrival of Evyatar David, an Israeli hostage freed from Hamas captivity, outside David’s home in Kfar Saba, October 26, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

Naftali Bennett wants to be Israel’s next PM. First stop: incite against Bedouins

By taking aim at Palestinian communities in Israel's south, Bennett proves he offers little change from the most racist figures in the current government.

By Samah Salaime November 13, 2025

A demonstrator protests outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City, calling attention to sexual violence against women during Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, December 4, 2023. (Yakov Binyamin/Flash90)

Where’s the outrage over ‘systematic’ sexual violence against Palestinians?

Despite mounting evidence of the army’s gender-based crimes, Israeli women’s groups have largely ignored or denied the UN’s damning new report.

By Samah Salaime April 17, 2025

Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham pictured at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles after their film "No Other Land" won the Oscar for best documentary, March 2, 2025. (Jordan Strauss/AP)

Make no mistake: ‘No Other Land’ is a victory for the Palestinian struggle

While some have accused the Oscar-winning film of normalization, leaders and activists in Masafer Yatta are unwavering in their support for joint resistance.

By Samah Salaime March 7, 2025

Israelis gather in Jerusalem's Independence Park in front of the U.S. Embassy to mourn those killed in Gaza and to call for a ceasefire and an end to the cycle of violence, December 22, 2023. (Aryeh Leib)

Women’s liberation mustn’t stop at either side of the Gaza fence

Feminist principles compel us to stand with both the Palestinian women being slaughtered in Gaza and the Israeli women testifying about sexual violence.

By Samah Salaime December 22, 2023

Vivian Silver. (Courtesy of B8 of Hope)

A tribute to Vivian

I know you will be greeted up above by your Palestinian and Israeli partners in activism, and the thousands of other victims of this pointless war.

By Samah Salaime November 14, 2023

Palestinian citizens of Israel and left-wing Israeli activists at a protest against Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, in Haifa, May 11, 2023. (Shir Torem/Flash90)

For Israeli leaders, every Palestinian citizen has a seat on the bus to Gaza

From racist incitement to police repression during the Gaza war, Israel is punishing Arab citizens for the crime of belonging to the Palestinian people.

By Samah Salaime November 6, 2023

Rockets are fired from the southern part of the Gaza Strip toward Israel, October 10, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)

In this war, Palestinians in Israel are trapped between two painful realities

One moment I’m receiving harrowing news of mass death and expulsion from friends in Gaza. The next I’m sick with worry for my kidnapped Israeli friend.

By Samah Salaime October 13, 2023