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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly 09 April 2026
'Arab in the Corridors of Parliament: My Story and Politics in Israel' by Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi Al Majalla

A window into the experience of Palestinian citizens of Israel

A new book by influential Palestinian Knesset member Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi sheds light on an often-forgotten group of Palestinians—a people dispersed in different directions upon Israel's creation

Mohamed abi Samra 19 June 2025
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Taha

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha: Pulitzer Prize is a recognition of our story

The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.

Houssam Marouf 26 May 2025
Basel Adra GettyImages

Basel Adra: I wanted to make a film as disturbing as my reality

Speaking to Al Majalla, the Palestinian co-director of Best Documentary winner 'No Other Land' says he believes that solidarity with Gaza's suffering was a factor in his film's Oscars success

Houssam Marouf 14 March 2025
Men sit before a wall displaying pictures of killed Palestinians in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on July 5, 2023, after the Israeli army declared the end of a two-day military operation in the area. AFP

Why Israel is threatened by Jenin

The camp's residents show strong social cohesion. Unlike many other cities and villages in the West Bank, it is not characterised by political divisions.

Salem Al Rayyes 05 July 2023
An Israeli settlement Nevi Yakov in eastern Jerusalem. In the background is the Palestinian neighbourhood of Beit Hanina. AFP

Palestinian options at a standstill with no breakthrough in sight

Last year witnessed a significant escalation regarding the Israeli targeting of Palestinians

Majed Kayali 05 February 2023
A Palestinian waitress work at the newly-opened women-only restaurant, called Sabaia VIP, in Gaza City September 6, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo

Sandwiches and A Safe Space: A Gaza Restaurant Run By women, For Women

A Palestinian woman has realized her dream of becoming a chef in the male-dominated Gaza Strip thanks to a new eatery where she heads an all-female staff looking after an all-female clientele. …

12 September 2022
Book Cover.

“Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said”

This American book, and many of the major American comments about it, seem to still have not figured out the real Edward Said. The deeply rooted spirit of Said, starting from Jerusalem, through Cairo…

Mohammad Ali Salih 21 June 2021
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A collage of Israel's policy of destruction and starvation in Gaza. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Unpacking Israel's decisive turn towards savagery

23 April 2026

Israel's gloves-off approach since 2023 didn't emerge out of the blue; it is deeply rooted in Zionist and Israeli military thought.

Majed Kayali
Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

26 April 2026

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

Alex Vatanka
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

28 April 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.

Marco Mossad
A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP
Politics

Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

28 April 2026

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

Haid Haid
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

28 April 2026

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

Ibrahim Adel

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