the West Bank

Palestinians from the West Bank village of Al Zaeem call for the opening of the Separation Wall gate that leads from Jerusalem to the village, May 8, 2015. The gate is held closed by Israeli authorities for over two weeks. Ahmad al-Bazz / Activestills.org

PHOTOS: West Bank villagers protest: Open our gate!

A-Zaim’s only gateway to East Jerusalem has been closed since a 16-year-old resident carried out an alleged stabbing attempt last month. By Ahmad al-Bazz / Activestills.org Residents of A-Zaim, a village in the West Bank, protested on Friday against the ongoing closure of a gate in the separation wall, which is their only gateway to…

By Activestills May 9, 2015

The Palestinian soccer league: A microcosm of a national struggle

Originally founded in 1928, the Palestinian Football Association endured the many trials of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Ahead of the conclusion of an eventful season, we look at one of the only national institutions that unifies the Palestinians these days. By Yoni Mendel The Palestinian soccer league is experiencing one of the most dramatic moments in…

By +972 Magazine May 1, 2015

Who can travel from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank?

Soccer players yes, poets nein The people of Gisha NGO translated their table showing who can and who can’t travel from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank. Here it is. Note that for a person to be allowed to travel from the Strip in the first place, the IDF and the ISA (Shin…

By Yossi Gurvitz January 26, 2012

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The slow unraveling of Hasbara in America

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmZDyrjr2Lo[/youtube] Something is happening over at the Jewish Daily Forward, one of the pillars of American Jewish media. In recent days, editors at the Forward, notably Gal Beckerman have gone head to head with one of Israel’s Hasbara masterminds, deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon. About two weeks ago, Ayalon was engaged in a heated Twitter…

By Joseph Dana July 27, 2011