Dispatches from Palestine

64 posts

A new year without fireworks: How Gaza welcomes January under siege

Most Palestinians in Gaza received the new year under crushing conditions: in tents within the Strip, or scattered in exile alone and without the ability to plan with friends for the year ahead

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5 Min
By: Hassan Abo Qamar

Israel is still killing Palestinians, including 14 of my relatives

Israel has reportedly violated the ceasefire at least 738 times, including on Nov. 22 when it bombed the homes of my family members

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5 Min
By: Ahmad Abushawish

Mothers in the West Bank risk their lives to meet and grieve their children together

The Mothers of Martyrs and Prisoners League helps women find the strength to continue their lives after Israel’s targeting of young Palestinians

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6 Min
By: Synne Furnes Bjerkestrand

Deadly storm creates yet another bitter struggle in Gaza

More than a dozen people were killed after Storm Byron swept through, flooding tents and collapsing walls of homes already damaged by Israeli bombs

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4 Min
By: Nadera Mushtha

The hidden struggles of people with disabilities in Gaza

Israel’s genocide in Gaza has been cruel to disabled people, whose disabilities have been exacerbated by inadequate access to food, medicine, and support

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6 Min
By: Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

In Gaza, music ‘knows no siege or borders’

During the genocide, musicians have taught children to sing and play instruments, both as a form of therapy and cultural preservation

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5 Min
By: Mohammed Abumhadi

Aid sites were Gaza’s compulsory ‘Squid Game’

The now-defunct sites, coordinated by the U.S. and Israel, required walking into a barrage of bullets for the mere hope of obtaining a bag of flour

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8 Min
By: Logain Hamdan

Gaza still sings, draws, and dreams

Young creatives in Gaza are holding tight to the things that make them feel human amid the horrors of the genocide

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5 Min
By: Ghada Abu Muaileq

Deliberate de-civilization has forced Gaza back to the Stone Age

Before the genocide, Gaza was a vibrant, happening place full of life. Now, we are back to an age without basic modern developments

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5 Min
By: Nour Abo Aisha

Where love and loss share the same breath

Weddings in Gaza used to be a time for celebration. But now, weddings that people once dreamed of only exist in their imaginations

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5 Min
By: Hassan Herzallah

Gaza prepares for another difficult winter despite the ceasefire

With their homes reduced to rubble, many Palestinians in Gaza remain displaced in tents that pose significant hazards as winter approaches

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6 Min
By: Esraa Abo Qamar

International scholarships offer a lifeline to students in Gaza. But some worry it could lead to ‘forced academic exile.’

Some Palestinian students choose between survival and staying in their homeland. Besides individual opportunities to leave, some educators say academia within Gaza also needs rebuilding

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6 Min
By: Athar Ihab Abu Samra

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