Gaza(The Inside Palestine)- Muhammad al-Hindi learned the terrible news on Facebook. His fiancée Hadeel Arafa had been killed in an Israeli airstrike. At first, Muhammad did not believe what he had read. It was only when he got a phone call from Hadeel’s brother that he accepted it was true. […]
Palestinians denied of water right by Israeli occupation in South Hebron Hills
Hebron (The Inside Palestine)- Abu Hani and his family live only two kilometers from the Israeli settlement outpost of Avigayil in the occupied South Hebron Hills. But unlike Avigayil’s residents, who are connected to Israel’s national water grid, Abu Hani and his children are barred from doing so. Not only […]
Israel’s assault on Gaza in May targeted also animals
Gaza (The Inside Palestine)- Israel’s assault on Gaza in May wrought a heavy human toll. But, in this crowded and impoverished strip of coastline, animals also suffered as the bombs rained down. Their fate is usually – and perhaps understandably, given the human misery – overlooked. But to farmers and […]
Israeli forces demolish Palestinian buildings by day, colonial settlers burn by night
Hebron (The Inside Palestine)- On June 1, Israeli settlers attacked the village of Tuba in the occupied West Bank and burned all the hay my family had bought to feed our sheep. Food that was supposed to last a whole year was burned in just two hours. Settler violence is […]
Every ten-year-old in Gaza experienced violence of three wars
Gaza (The Inside Palestine)- Childhood in the Gaza Strip is unlike anywhere else in the world. Here, every ten-year-old has already experienced the violence of three wars and has spent his entire life under brutal blockade. by Kathryn Shihadah Palestinian children who were killed in Israel’s May attack on Gaza […]
How ‘Israel’ tried to put Gaza out of business
Gaza(The Inside Palestine)- A smashed sewing machine is one of the few things that Muhammad al-Madhoun has been able to retrieve from his workshop. He and his staff used to design and make clothes in the Shorouq tower. The clothes were sold – along with fashion accessories and cosmetics – […]
Death without warning
(The Inside Palestine)- One of the lies told by Israel’s military during the recent bombardment of Gaza was that it aimed to minimize harm inflicted on civilians. The claim was made, for example, in a tweet issued on 17 May. Yet on that date and the two previous days, Israel […]
Living next to Al-Aqsa Mosque comes with a heavy price
Jerusalem( The inside Palestine)- Mohammed Bashiti drives his car through al-Wad Street in the Old City of Jerusalem with extreme caution. At the sign of Bab al-Majlis, he turns left towards his house and parks the car. Together with his wife and daughter, Bashiti walks in the direction of the Israeli […]
Palestinians work to keep the legacy of classic cars alive
By: Sanaa Kamal RAMALLAH, Jan. 21 (The inside Palestine) — Despite financial hardships, a gathering of passionate Palestinian owners of Volkswagen (VW) Beetle cars has been formed in the West Bank to help keep the legacy of the classic car alive. Ramzi Akram, one of the team founders from Nablus […]
Gaza through the eyes of Palestinian Palestinian photographer
Working as a journalist in Gaza, says Palestinian photographer Jehad al-Saftawi, is like walking barefoot in a field of thorns. “You must always watch where you step. Each neighbourhood is composed of its own intimate social network, and travelling through them with a camera makes you a significant suspicion. “You’re caught […]
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