by Omar Zahzah | Apr 19, 2026 | big tech, Book Excerpt, censorship, Excerpt, Internet, Israel, Media, Palestine, Social Media, Surveillance
An outgrowth of the counter-revolutionary Oslo Accords, the Palestinian internet digitally encapsulates the contradictions of anti-colonial resistance in the neoliberal era. As such, the internet today is both an instrument for collective interconnection to Palestinian revolutionary history and struggle as well as a site of suppression and surveillance. As Miriyam Aouragh writes in Palestine…
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by Hassan Herzallah | Apr 18, 2026 | Blockade, ceasefire, Displacement, Gaza, Gaza Blockade, Gaza Ceasefire, Israel, News Analysis, Palestine
In Gaza, it’s not just the prison cells that trap people. The daily restrictions on movement, services, communication, and basic life make every moment of our lives feel like a collective prison without walls, where even the simplest decisions are subject to constant limitations, turning life into a continuous struggle for survival. Since I woke up today, I felt the familiar sensation: that…
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by Hend Salama Abo Helow | Apr 17, 2026 | Capital Punishment, Death Penalty, Gaza, Human Rights, Israel, News Analysis, Palestine, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Prisons
On March 30, 2026, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, wearing a golden noose-shaped pin, popped a bottle of champagne as he toasted the Israeli Knesset’s enactment of a bill making the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians convicted of “terrorist attacks,” under the pretext of “negating the existence of the State of Israel.” The bill — which passed with 62…
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by Shireen Akram-Boshar | Apr 16, 2026 | ceasefire, Displacement, Gaza, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, News Analysis, Occupation, Palestine, PLO, Syria
On April 16, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, set to begin later that day. Although Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomed this announcement, it is unlikely to put a stop to Israel’s expanding occupation of south Lebanon. In the hours before the announcement, Israel continued to bomb Lebanon’s south, bombing a school as well as…
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by Magdy Abu Asr | Apr 16, 2026 | Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Politics and Movements: International, video
Israel’s daily bombing of Gaza may have slowed down since a ceasefire was implemented in October, but the destruction and violence have not stopped. In the bombed-out ruins of Gaza, Palestinian refugees who have managed to survive Israel’s genocidal onslaught are clinging to life in tattered tent cities overwhelmed by rats, rain, cold, and illness. In this on-the-ground report from Gaza, 15-year-old refugee Magdy Abu Asr takes you inside the tent city where she and her family are struggling to survive so you can see it for yourself.
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Filmed by: Magdy Abu Asr
Producer: Ruwaida Amer
Voiceover: Dana Ballout
Post-Production: David Hebden
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The following is a rushed transcript and may contain errors. A proofread version will be made available as soon as possible.
Hello, how are you? Today I’m going to introduce myself. My name is Magdy Abu Asr, I’m 15 years old. As you can see, today I’m going to show you the entrance to our tent. We live by the sea. As you can see, today I’m going to show you the entrance to our tent and how we live. We’re right next to the street. Come, let me show you. This is the entrance to our tent. This is our tent’s screen instead of the wall of our house. You can see how it’s torn apart by the wind and the air. Let me also show you the water container. Of course, we don’t carry water here, unlike at home. We used to open the water tank and water would come out. Now you have to carry water from a far place to find water to wash, perform ablution for prayer, or anything
by Eman Abu Zayed | Apr 15, 2026 | environmental crisis, explosives, Gaza, Israel, malnutrition, maternal health, News Analysis, Palestine, Pollution, Public Health, Toxins, War, weapons
In Gaza, the effects of war do not end when the bombing stops. Beyond the rubble and debris, a silent health crisis is emerging affecting the most vulnerable, particularly pregnant women and their children. Since the start of Israel’s assault on Gaza in 2023, maternity wards have reported alarming increases in miscarriages, premature births, and rare congenital disabilities.
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