Maureen Clare Murphy’s blog

Joe Biden raises his right hand while sitting in chair opposite from a seated Netanyahu with US and Israeli flags behind them

Biden rushes Israel into visa waiver program

Maureen Clare Murphy 27 September 2023

Move entrenches apartheid over Palestinians and extends it to US citizens, civil rights groups say. Read more about Biden rushes Israel into visa waiver program

A distressed man has his arm around a child who is crying

Israel kills six Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza

Maureen Clare Murphy 20 September 2023

Suicide drone strike reportedly targets fighters in Jenin refugee camp. Read more about Israel kills six Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza

Sunlight streams over the shoulders of young men carrying a coffin

Violence in Ein al-Hilweh a prism of regional power struggles

Maureen Clare Murphy 16 September 2023

Recent clashes in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp have far-reaching consequences. Read more about Violence in Ein al-Hilweh a prism of regional power struggles

Crowd of men carry shrouded body on stretcher

Five Palestinians killed in Gaza blast

Maureen Clare Murphy 15 September 2023

Israel says it intercepted explosives hidden in shipment to besieged coastal enclave. Read more about Five Palestinians killed in Gaza blast

Israeli troops kill Palestinian boy near Hebron

Maureen Clare Murphy 12 September 2023

Jenin’s Freedom Theater profoundly impacted by escalating Israeli occupation violence. Read more about Israeli troops kill Palestinian boy near Hebron

Man in uniform stands next to trailer bed loaded high with boxes and crrates

Israel halts exit of goods from Gaza

Maureen Clare Murphy 7 September 2023

Tens of thousands of jobs threatened amid 46 percent unemployment rate. Read more about Israel halts exit of goods from Gaza

Men and boys in Orthodox Jewish dress stand behind police tape at night

Israelis cheer after Palestinian boy is executed in Jerusalem

Maureen Clare Murphy 31 August 2023

Man likely extrajudicially executed at checkpoint after allegedly killing soldier. Read more about Israelis cheer after Palestinian boy is executed in Jerusalem

Soldier carrying rifle walks on median with Palestinian-plated cars in one lane and an empty lane on the other side

Video: Soldier shoots Palestinian man in back of head

Maureen Clare Murphy 21 August 2023

Three Israelis shot and killed in West Bank since Saturday. Read more about Video: Soldier shoots Palestinian man in back of head

Body shrouded in kuffiyeh and Palestine flag is carried on stretcher by crowd of men, some carrying Palestine and Fatah flags

Israeli forces kill two in Aqbat Jabr camp

Maureen Clare Murphy 15 August 2023

West Bank fatalities eclipse record-breaking year. Read more about Israeli forces kill two in Aqbat Jabr camp

Man wearing kippah and civilian clothing points at another civilian with his hand in front of his face as soldiers and others stand nearby

Settlers deliver the state's final blow

Maureen Clare Murphy 14 August 2023

Palestinian herding communities are being forced off their land. Read more about Settlers deliver the state's final blow