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Writing a book of martyrs
My friend Mohammed, a recent law graduate, offered legal services for the displaced before he was killed by Israel.
Olives, love and hope
These olives were more than just food: they were a symbol of my husband’s unbreakable spirit.
Trading shoes for a mattress
Aid brings relief but providing for ourselves preserves our dignity.
How close is the Israeli army to collapse?
Plummeting morale, mutinous soldiers, a rash of suicides and espionage are wearing Israel down.
A dentist, a lawyer and an accountant make falafel
Three young professionals open a food stand to feed families, but worry about a future without firewood.
A new life in Egypt does not erase memories of Gaza
Each month we struggle to afford rent and the necessities of life.
Grief and cancer fells mother parted from children
Gaza’s deliberately decimated health sector unable to care for cancer patients.
From fear to fear, we live
A poem written by Haneen Alisawi in reaction to the Tabaeen school massacre in August.
Tales of terror from Jabaliya
Apocalyptic situation in northern Gaza, where residents describe “doomsday horrors.”
Relatives of missing-presumed-incinerated endure “ambiguous loss”
Rights group calls for investigation over what weapons Israel has used that caused an estimated 1,760 bodies to vanish without trace.
Reviews
Guardian's Zionist gatekeeper rewrites Holocaust history
22 August 2024
Jonathan Freedland’s book downplays Rudolph Vrba’s heroic criticism of Zionism. Read more about Guardian's Zionist gatekeeper rewrites Holocaust history
Before the flood
17 June 2024
Collection of essays places Gaza war in its “proper historical context.” Read more about Before the flood