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"Open Bethlehem" film documents fight against wall, settlements

Palestinian film-maker Leila Sansour calls attention to her city’s encirclement.

"Raise the flags for freedom," says rapper Sacramento Knoxx

Video from Detroit MC supports campaign to boycott Israel.

"I don't like you, death" -- Samih al-Qasim's final poem

Thousands of Palestinians pay tribute to the poet of resistance.

Watch: Short film “Gazonto” by John Greyson imagines Toronto bombed like Gaza

The video uses the device of a simulated video game to show how the horrifying effects of Israeli violence against Palestinians are rendered distant or invisible while the violence itself is celebrated.

"Resistance" poet Samih al-Qasim dies at 75

Writer set a fine example for Druze community by refusing to serve in Israeli military.

Sneak peek of indy doc on paralyzed Palestinian fighter's unlikely friendship

New film tells story of former Fatah guerrilla living in an Amman hospital and his Egyptian caretaker.

Listen: “Love in the Time of Genocide” performed by Haidar Eid

Palestinian intellectual and activist Haidar Eid, in Gaza, performs “Love in the Time of Genocide,” adapted from a poem by the late Egyptian poet Abdul Rahim Mansour.

Stories of Palestinian women's lives awarded major short fiction prize

Susan Muaddi Darraj’s forthcoming collection wins Grace Paley Prize from Association of Writers.

Oakland unveils mural in solidarity with Palestine

The Electronic Intifada speaks with artist Nidal El-Khairy about his work in the Middle East and Oakland and why it’s a blessing to be able to communicate his ideas through illustration.

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