Sami Sawalmeh

Sami Sawalmeh is a Ramallah-based investigative journalist and writer.

Recent Articles
Palestinian taxi drivers gather at a gas station amid a fuel shortage in the West Bank city of Nablus, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
How Israel manufactured a fuel shortage in the West Bank
Long gas station lines are a symptom of deeper structural problems: banking restrictions, total dependence on Israeli supply, and a PA in financial crisis.
By Sami Sawalmeh September 1, 2026
Israeli soldiers inspect a Palestinian car in the West Bank city of Hebron, August 13, 2024. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
Under Israel’s watch, Palestinian gangs are sowing chaos in the West Bank
By turning a blind eye to armed criminals while constraining Palestinian police, Israel is ‘engineering lawlessness’ to deepen its control over the territory.
By Sami Sawalmeh August 25, 2026
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