19 September 2012
Freedom Theatre co-founder Zakaria Zubeidi refuses to consume food and water or speak after a Palestinian Authority judge approved the extension of his detention without trial or charge. Read more about Freedom Theatre’s Zakaria Zubeidi on “death fast” in PA detention
Jenin refugee camp 1 July 2012
A new play addresses the Palestinian Authority’s addiction to “green medicine” — the $1 billion in foreign aid it receives annually. Read more about Play satirizes how aid donors sideline Palestinians
21 June 2012
This week on the EI podcast, Mahmoud Sarsak ends his epic hunger strike; a report from Moe Ali Nayel in Beirut about the situation in Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp after the Lebanese army killed a teen; and more. Read more about The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast - 21 June 2012
Jenin refugee camp 18 June 2012
Artistic Director Nabil al-Raee is the latest in a string of people affiliated with the Freedom Theatre in Jenin who have been arrested over the past year. Read more about Israel uses Jenin murder probe as pretext to arrest, harass Freedom Theatre staff
29 September 2011
How can one expect any art to take root under Israeli occupation, let alone for a small delegation of artists, DJs and rappers to make any impact? Read more about Film review: Can hip hop be "bigger than the occupation"?
Jerusalem 2 September 2011
Israeli soldiers and security forces have conducted a string of arrests and violent raids at Jenin’s renowned Freedom Theater over recent weeks, in their investigation into the murder of actor and director Juliano Mer-Khamis. Read more about Israeli harassment campaign masquerades as murder probe in Jenin theater
15 April 2011
Palestinians and international solidarity activists around the world are collectively mourning the shocking death of Vittorio Arrigoni, an Italian journalist and solidarity activist. Arrigoni was also an occasional contributor to The Electronic Intifada. Read more about Vittorio Arrigoni, "hero of Palestine"