Journalism in Palestine
“Journalists holding cameras are considered as armed citizens” For many Palestinians, Journalism is more than a profession. It's how they tell their stories and share their personal accounts of life…
Palestinian Folklore: The main aspects and its revival
Heritage, culture, and history are a big part of an individual's identity. It is a part that connects them to a group of people who share the same social identity…
Explosive Weapons In Populated Areas as a new trend of war practice: its devastating consequences for local Gaza community during the Israel eleven-days attack in May 2021
Over the last years, armed conflicts have been fought increasingly within the cities with typical battlefield weapons (Libya, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Yemen are only a few examples). Thus, civilians were…
‘Where We Come From’, Emily Jacir: Art as a form of resistance
“If I could do anything for you, anywhere in Palestine, what would it be?” This was the question Emily Jacir, a Palestinian artist and activist, proposed to Palestinians living anywhere…
Dashing Palestine’s hope of energetic independence: the Israeli control of Oil & Gas fields in the Levant Basin
Since the first day of the Palestinian territory occupation, the Israeli forces extended their control not only on the administration and the population but also over water, fossil, and mineral…
Based in Palestine, the Bansky artwork
Street artist Banksy has been the subject of a significant debate and growing admiration from people both inside and outside the art world since the very beginning. Many have attempted…
From Ferguson to Palestine: From Collective Resistance into Collective Liberation
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, centred around themes of racial justice and human rights, has revived global political consciousness among African Americans and others sympathetic to their struggle. With…
WISE VOICES STORIES: A Palestinian Israeli Citizen Perspective
WISE VOICES is a column that aims to express another perspective of Palestine through the voices of experts, organizations, and activists living on the ground. Our idea is to give a…
War of Water: between sustainability and human rights
Life for Palestinian farmers is not easy at all, complicated not only by the drought and aridity that afflict large areas of the region but also by the direct effects of the…
Military Defence and Political Protests: A People’s Choice Between Democracy and Survival
The exasperation of a people who forego their own democratic right to vote stresses once again the endemic divergence between the interests of Palestinians and those of their leaders. A…