After being tortured in a Syrian prison, Muhammad remains separated from his children and wife. Read more about A tragic life that mirrors Palestine's history 

Pro-Israel groups are using free trips and other tactics in effort to win over growing and influential voter bloc. Read more about How the Israel lobby is courting US Latinos 

A cooperation agreement involving a firm that deprives Palestinians of water was signed recently in Rome. Read more about Israel's water apartheid embraced by Italy  

Israel has been trying to transform indigenous farmers into an “urban proletariat” since at least the 1960s. Read more about New SodaStream factory could help destroy Bedouin agriculture 

Europe is paying for services that Israel is legally obliged to provide as the occupying power. Read more about Is EU aid a smokescreen around Palestine's problems? 

Many Palestinians enjoy Valentine’s Day as a light-hearted celebration, but some say it is not in keeping with local traditions. Read more about Celebrating Valentine’s Day with Gaza’s “Ambassador of Love” 

For seven days, Palestinians began to rebuild the village of Ein Hijleh in the Jordan Valley, until Israeli occupation forces expelled them. Read more about In photos: Palestinians take back Jordan Valley village 

Harassment of Palestinians resembles “stop-and-frisk” policies targeted towards African Americans. Read more about “This is apartheid”: rapper Jasiri X on visit to Palestine 

The Israeli authorities have refused to give Ibrahim Bitar’s family full details about his condition. Read more about Gaza rallies in support of critically ill prisoner  

A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine. Read more about The Month in Pictures: January 2014