Truthout
Palestine

Call Israeli Settlements What They Are: Colonies
A key step in the direction of transformed conversation is the act of seeing the "settlements" and the "occupation" for what they really are.

Infants and Mothers in Gaza Pay the Price for Eight Years of Israeli Siege
The health sector across the Gaza strip has been in a constant state of crisis for nearly a decade.

The Criminalization of the Hunger Strike
From Guantanamo to Israel to Chicago, officials often portray hunger strikes as crimes rather than as protests of last resort.

Green Activism in Palestine
A permaculture project near Ramallah hopes to reconnect the people in this conflict-ridden region with nature.

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How Israel Withholds Labor Rights From the West Bank’s Palestinian Workers
The Israeli government is still choking the development of an independent Palestine.

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UN Agency Pledges to Open Schools for Half a Million Palestinian Refugees
The UN's agency for Palestinian refugees announced it would open schools on time.

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Gaza, 10 Years After “Disengagement“
Ten years after Israel's purported "disengagement" from Gaza, Israel still controls Gaza's borders, coastline and airspace.

The Lived Experience of Israeli Restrictions on Gaza: A Firsthand Testimony
Being a Palestinian means an endless process of suffering.

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Ali Dawabsheh, Cecil the Lion and the Biopolitics of Animal Life
How is it that the firebombing of a toddler by right-wing Israeli terrorists was upstaged in international concern by the senseless killing of Cecil the lion?

Leading US Jewish Voice for Peace: “Give Up on Netanyahu, Go to the United Nations”
Jewish and Palestinian women are holding a hunger strike outside the Prime Minister's residence.