Maureen Clare Murphy’s blog

Three vehicles are seen from the back while driving on a road strewn with rocks

Israeli troops shoot medic's feet during raid

Maureen Clare Murphy 25 July 2023

Soldiers detain ambulance crew and order them to remove bulletproof vests. Read more about Israeli troops shoot medic's feet during raid

Two young girls sit on stairs in debris-strewn home with a wall blown open

Israel pulls the trigger, US lets it off the hook

Maureen Clare Murphy 24 July 2023

Palestinians call for urgent accountability as abuses spike. Read more about Israel pulls the trigger, US lets it off the hook

Three men wearing street clothes with their faces covered carry rifles in street

Abbas picks up where Israel left off in Jenin

Maureen Clare Murphy 18 July 2023

Palestinian Authority’s crackdown on armed resistance will only alienate the public. Read more about Abbas picks up where Israel left off in Jenin

Woman sitting in front of table with arched window behind her raises her right hand while talking

Israel expels Palestinian family from their Jerusalem home

Maureen Clare Murphy 12 July 2023

City officials celebrate and call for “Nakba now.” Read more about Israel expels Palestinian family from their Jerusalem home

A crowd of dozens carry two bodies on stretchers wrapped in Palestine flags and kuffiyehs

Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank

Maureen Clare Murphy 7 July 2023

Hamas claims responsibility for shooting soldier near settlement. Read more about Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank

Man seen from above walks along a wide dug-up road with residential buildings on opposite sides

Israel's rampage in Jenin changes nothing

Maureen Clare Murphy 6 July 2023

Compounding injustices only galvanize resistance. Read more about Israel's rampage in Jenin changes nothing

Journalists hold up cameras as paramedics push a stretcher carrying a man with bandaged legs

Eight killed as Israel bombs, bulldozes Jenin refugee camp

Maureen Clare Murphy 3 July 2023

Resistance factions call Palestinians to rally to camp’s defense. Read more about Eight killed as Israel bombs, bulldozes Jenin refugee camp

Fire-damaged photos of baby are strewn on top of clothing dirty with soot

After settler pogroms, even worse genocidal violence to come

Maureen Clare Murphy 24 June 2023

Itamar Ben-Gvir calls for killing “hundreds, if not thousands” of Palestinians. Read more about After settler pogroms, even worse genocidal violence to come

Man holds cloth to his face while walking in front of scorched single-story residential building with its front door and windows destroyed

Palestinian killed in settler pogrom in West Bank town

Maureen Clare Murphy 21 June 2023

Girl dies after being shot in head by Israeli soldier during Jenin raid. Read more about Palestinian killed in settler pogrom in West Bank town

Soldier wearing gaiter over his face looks toward camera while standing in front of area marked with ribbon at gas station as other armed personnel stand around

Four Israelis killed in settlement shooting attack

Maureen Clare Murphy 20 June 2023

Two alleged Palestinian gunmen shot dead in what may amount to extrajudicial executions. Read more about Four Israelis killed in settlement shooting attack