How Jerusalem’s Old City turned into a ghost town before my eyes
As a journalist in Jerusalem, I’ve watched this ancient site slowly become a hostile place for Palestinians.
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As a journalist in Jerusalem, I’ve watched this ancient site slowly become a hostile place for Palestinians.
Shopkeepers complain of harassment by Israeli forces amid ‘zero tourism’.
Human rights defender Diala Ayesh, 28, has been held in administrative detention since January 17.
Palestinian tax revenue destined for Gaza has been frozen by Israel since November – here’s what’s happening now.
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On Sunday, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu turned down a Hamas offer to end the war. It’s only the latest such instance.
The Israeli army carried out a raid metres away from the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters in Ramallah last week.
Al Jazeera speaks to Palestinian resistance fighters in the northern city of Tulkarem amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
While the ICC offers an alternative to Israeli courts, no arrest warrants have been issued against Israeli officials.
The Palestinian villages south of Nablus face severe settler violence and warn the assaults will only increase.
