Shatha Yaish

Shatha Yaish is a journalist covering East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Recent Articles
Israeli settlers attack the village of Turmus Ayya in the West Bank, June 26, 2025. (Oren Ziv)
With West Bank annexation in the air, settlers revel in their impunity
Israeli settlers have rampaged through Palestinian towns and rioted at a military base in recent weeks, knowing government officials have their backs.
By Oren Ziv and Shatha Yaish July 9, 2025
Palestinians wait at closed Israeli gates at the entrance to Hebron, in the West Bank, June 14, 2025. (Mosab Shawer)
With Iran war as pretext, Israel suffocates the West Bank
After striking Tehran, the army closed hundreds of gates to seal Palestinians inside towns and strand them on roads — proof of annexation in all but name.
By Shatha Yaish June 19, 2025
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  3. With West Bank annexation in the air, settlers revel in their impunity
  4. The Western liberal’s moral collapse in Gaza
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  1. ‘Like a video game’: Israel enforcing Gaza evacuations with grenade-firing drones
  2. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
  3. The Western liberal’s moral collapse in Gaza
  4. Gaza’s Al-Baqa Cafe was a sanctuary amid the genocide. Now it lies in ruins
  5. 'It comes with the territory': How Israel's archaeologists legitimize annexation
  1. ‘The Hunger Games’: Inside Israel’s aid death traps for starving Gazans
  2. Israel's greatest threat isn't Iran or Hamas, but its own hubris
  3. ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
  4. Gaza’s Al-Baqa Cafe was a sanctuary amid the genocide. Now it lies in ruins
  5. Why everything Israelis think they know about Iran is wrong