Ramadan 2023 was the last Ramadan to pass peacefully in Gaza. Ramadan is a blessed month in which Muslims worship through prayer, charity, and helping those in need. People welcom ...

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The hours leading up to iftar in the city of Nablus are best experienced in medias res. Sellers moving with their wares; the infinite crowds gathering around qatayf vendors, young boys jostling to ...

Analysts distinguish between a “war of necessity,” waged by a state in response to a genuine threat, and a “war of choice,” launched in the absence of such a threat. Drawi ...

Editor's Note: We interviewed Dr. Tanya Haj Hassan on Oct. 7, 2025, two years into Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza and ...

In Gaza, damaged systems and poor maintenance have made water inaccessible to those who need it, preventing fulfillment of basic needs such as drinking, cooking, and hygiene. UNICEF and other ...

Since the beginning of the genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, the Palestinian economy has been in freefall. In 2024, GDP contracted by 28% overall, with Gaza's output collapsing by 82% and that of ...

Palestine Square, فلسطين الميدان Abundant water flows beneath Palestinian land, controlled by the occupation. Water irrigates Israeli settlements while being denied to the indigenous people, the ...

Layth Malhis is a graduate student at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University. He previously served as the Operations Director at House of Jerusalem (بيت المقدس), an ...

Jwan Zreiq is a Palestinian writer and researcher based in Jordan. She holds a background in digital product development, and her work explores the intersections of identity, resistance, language as a ...

Executive Summary The Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem comprises approximately 14 percent of the Old City. A significant portion of the country's Armenian population resides there, including the lay ...

Corrections were made on April 24, 2025: An earlier version of this article referred to the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East ...