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Palestinians from the West Bank enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv- Jaffa during the Eid al-Fitr holiday. June 17, 2018. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

On Eid al-Fitr, some Palestinians get their first visit to the sea

Traveling from cities and villages across the West Bank, thousands of Palestinians celebrate the holiday of Eid a-Fitr at the beach. For many, it was their first time there. For others, it was their first time in half a century. By Oren Ziv Thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank celebrated the holiday of Eid…

By Oren Ziv June 18, 2018

What do Israelis know about the occupation? A tour of Qumran. (Bassam Almohor)

Palestinian motorcycle diaries: Why not travel to Ein Gedi?

Upon our visit to the Qumran Caves we appeared to be strange and unusual creatures, as Palestinians do not usually come here. The Israeli family that we met did not even understand why we are not allowed to visit the Dead Sea. By Bassam Almohor On the banks of the Dead Sea is an ancient village belonging to…

By +972 Magazine August 29, 2016

A man reads a newspaper while floating in the Dead Sea. (Author unknown, WikiCommons)

Red-Dead pipeline is the wrong answer, politically and environmentally

Pumping Red Sea water into the Dead Sea to save it from drying up ignores environmental consequences, experts warn. Rights groups decry the plan as an ‘attempt to force the Palestinian population to consent to their own dispossession.’ By Keren Simons Israel and Jordan last Thursday signed a historic agreement to cooperate over their shared bodies…

By +972 Magazine March 5, 2015

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Palestinian activists prepare for the night in Ein Hijleh protest village, in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, January 31, 2014. (Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Palestinians establish new protest village in Jordan Valley

Some 300 Palestinian activists descended on a cluster of palm trees and long-abandoned houses north of the Dead Sea on Friday to establish the protest village of ‘Ein Hijleh.’ The aim of the action was to protest demands made by the Israeli government to retain control of the Jordan Valley and other settlements in the…

By Activestills February 1, 2014

Ahava: Tracking the trade trail of settlement products

This report investigates the business and trade of Ahava – Dead Sea Laboratories which is a private Israeli cosmetics corporation that operates from the occupied West Bank. Ahava Report – Who Profits Who Profits from the Occupation is a research project of the Coalition of Women for Peace. Initiated with relation to the Palestinian call for…

By +972 Resources August 19, 2012