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Gazans stranded in Egypt as Rafah rumors swirl
News reports suggest that border crossing will open next month, but there’s been no official announcement.
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Journalist David Sheen faces lawsuit from Israeli general Israel Ziv
Israel’s libel laws make journalists vulnerable to censorship.
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Gazans turn to their rooftops for sustenance
Scarce space, overpopulation, occupation, closure and poverty cannot tamp down human ingenuity.
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Video: Encouraging reading culture in Gaza
The Glow and Thought finds creative means to stress that books are for everyone.
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South Africa marks 12 years of BDS successes
The ordinary person gives this extraordinary movement its internationalist muscle.
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IT disruption panics Gaza’s new Internet entrepreneurs
Generators for phone company held up by Israel, and more disruption could harm online economy.
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"Fuck it, wipe out Gaza," says spokesman for new EU campaign
Avishai Ivri is the face of EU promotional campaign to win favor of Israelis.
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Palestine in Pictures: July 2017
A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
Reviews
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Satire as grotesque as the hypocrisy it skewers
23 August 2017
Comics artist Eli Valley blasts the Zionist construct of the “real” Jew. Read more about Satire as grotesque as the hypocrisy it skewers
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A half-century of pointless peace talks
21 August 2017
Gentle nudging of Israel by its allies won’t change its brutal course. Read more about A half-century of pointless peace talks