Jordan is nominally a constitutional monarchy with regular national and local elections. However, the façade of democracy is thin. Zoe Holman profiles the country.
Some 70,000 Palestinian workers pass through Israeli checkpoints every day. The process, which can take several hours, is disorganized and conditions overcrowded. Those without proper permits often attempt the crossing via gaps in the Israeli wall and mountain routes along the Green Line and run the risk of being arrested or even shot at by Israeli forces. Words & photography by Anne Paq / Active Stills
Palestinians in Gaza have been putting their lives on the line to challenge Israel’s decade long siege of the Strip.
No Turning Back by Rania Abouzeid; Beside the Syrian Sea by James Wolff; Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, translated by Jonathan Wright; Sara by Sakine Cansiz, translated by Janet Biehl.
We review TootArd, from the Golan Heights, with their second album Laissez Passer, and Live at Ronnie Scott’s, by Nitin Sawhney.
The Balfour Declaration was a 67-word statement penned by Foreign Secretary Lord Balfour to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community. Lydia Noon reports
We desperately need effective bodies to promote law and due process, writes William Bell.
An Heirloom Seed Library is rescuing ancient agricultural knowledge in Palestine’s West Bank, Giedre Steikunaite writes.
Israel’s defence minister is a political chameleon and lightning rod for controversy, among other things.
A record number of participants claimed their right to freedom of movement at this year’s marathon. Giedre Steikunaite reports.
Noreen Sadik reports on the aftermath of a very public shooting in the divided city of al-Khalil.
Giedre Steikunaite considers the importance of the Palestine Marathon.
Lydia Noon reports the first vegan bakery in Ramallah’s Jalazoun refugee camp, Palestine.
Graeme Green talks to the Palestinian American author and human rights activist.
Claire Fauset on theshocking situation for Palestinians.
Reconstruction is being hampered by Israel, which is stopping building supplies getting through, says Abedalqader Hammad.
Highlighting the work of artists and photographers from the Majority World.
The daily reality of life in Gaza creates unseen psychological scars, writes psychiatrist Samah Jabr.
Ilan Pappé and Norman Finkelstein analyze the pros and cons of the BDS movement.