Photo essay: The Al Aqsa mosque remains a distant dream for many Palestinians

Palestinians on their way to Al Aqsa for Friday prayer were turned away at Qalandiya military checkpoint, July 28, 2017 Continue reading →

‘We shall remain’: Bedouin of Jabal al-Baba face an uphill battle to keep their land

Published for Mondoweiss on May 10, 2017 Forty-two-year-old Atallah Mazara’a from the Jahalin Bedouin tribe recalls a time when residents were free Continue reading →

Palestinians try to travel from Gaza to Egypt during rare 3-day border opening

Published for Mondoweiss on February 14, 2017 Hundreds of Palestinians gathered at the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt Continue reading →

‘Friedman is a warm Jew’ — Israelis approve of Trump’s ambassador nominee

David Friedman is a hit among Israelis. Donald Trump’s nominee as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel may be controversial Continue reading →

‘We betrayed the legacy of the Holocaust’: Professor Yair Auron pushes Israel to confront complicity with Bosnian genocide

Published on Mondoweiss on December 13, 2016 “We betrayed the legacy of the Holocaust when we’re committing acts like this,” Continue reading →

Arab Bedouins expelled for second time to make way for new Jewish community

Published on Mondoweiss on December 5, 2016 Umm al-Hiran, Negev desert- One-month-old Jowan Abu al-Qi’an will most likely be the Continue reading →