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Opinion/Editorial

Who says Palestinian resistance is dead?

Nour Joudah
3 February 2012

The Arab uprisings are serving Palestinian youth in much the same way solidarity with Palestinian intifadas historically served activists in other Arab countries.

Why is the BBC so afraid of the word "Palestine"?

Amena Saleem
2 February 2012

This week, the BBC issued its final ruling on a controversy which has been raging for nearly a year after the words “Free Palestine” were censored from a freestyle rap played on Radio 1Xtra.

Demanding justice for Yousef, a quiet boy killed by Israeli settlers

Bekah Wolf
27 January 2012

One year after a 17-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed by Israeli settlers as he farmed with his father in his West Bank village, his killers remain unpunished.

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Diaries: Live from Palestine

West Bank couple, deported to Gaza, recount difficult years in Israeli prison

Joe Catron
Gaza City
30 January 2012

A married couple, both former political prisoners from the occupied West Bank, recount their years in detention from Gaza, where the husband was deported to following last October’s prisoner swap.

I saw Sabra hummus for sale at my high school cafeteria and decided to act

Nadine Darwish
12 January 2012

Nadine Darwish felt a strong urge to do something when she saw Sabra hummus for sale in her school’s cafeteria, knowing Sabra’s mother company gives money to the Israeli army.

Human Rights

"We will rebuild": Hebron family resists unrelenting settler violence

Emily Lawrence
Hebron
3 February 2012

Despite chronic attacks on their homes and property by settlers, while Israeli forces continue to confiscate more and more land to serve the nearby settlement, the Jaber family hold fast to both their heritage and their future.

Palestinian families denied rights by Israel's racist marriage laws

Charlotte Silver
27 January 2012

An Israeli law forbidding Palestinians gaining citizenship upon marrying an Israeli leaves thousands of families in limbo.

Activism News

"We won't be silenced," say students arrested over Peres boycott call

Yara Sa'di
24 January 2012

Three Palestinian students at the College of Engineering in Jerusalem have been put under house arrest for a week after calling for a boycott of a speech by Israeli President Shimon Peres.

Art, Music & Culture

New documentary presents shallow view of Arafat

Sarah Irving
1 February 2012

A new documentary on Yasser Arafat accesses big-name Palestinian figures but wastes an opportunity to provide an in-depth look at the late leader.

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