Last week’s encounter in the Palestinian town of Tell, in which 4 Palestinians and 2 Israelis were killed, shatters the foolish lie of wayward youth and spontaneous, isolated incidents. The Palestinians were not terrorists. This is a plan: attack Palestinian areas deeper and deeper inside the West Bank, to force them to leave.
Demolitions, colonial farms, and record colonizer violence are accelerating Israel’s de‑facto annexation of large parts of the occupied West Bank
Rights groups and Palestinian officials report homes burned, civilians injured and arrests following deadly clashes near Nablus
The rebellion did not start where standard military analysts expected it to—it ignited in a small farming town among people who decided that fighting back was the only response left to quiet, gradual annihilation.
Sebastia is in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Christian & Islamic tradition holds that John the Baptist was buried there. Its residents have protected the site through generations, despite occupation, restrictions, and repeated Israeli attempts to separate them from their heritage
Solomon’s Pools date back to the second century BCE, and have become a source of recreation for nearby Bethlehem. Ever since an Israeli minister threatened to “erase” the agreements that confirmed Palestinian ownership more than 30 years ago, Israeli settlers & troops have stepped up their presence around the site
We wake up to news of more injustice, more restrictions, more uncertainty. But still, we stay. Because this is our home. And leaving is not so simple when your roots are deep, your heart is broken, and your dignity tells you not to give up what is rightfully yours.
Israeli real estate companies are marketing land belonging to Palestinians in the West Bank to Jewish American buyers. We spoke to the Palestinians who are being displaced in order to make way for new Jewish settlement construction.
Historically, Palestinians have had high rates of literacy, far exceeding global averages. “Education is a central part of Palestinian society’s sense of itself—it’s a crucial crucible for belonging, identity, collective politics.”
“Not just Democrats but Republicans. And these young Americans are going to be the future members of Congress, senators and presidents,” Khanna said.