The Electronic Intifada

Bedouin forced to live beside dump contract unknown diseases

Lucy Westcott New York City 3 June 2013

Doctors unable to say what ailment is affecting indigenous people. Read more about Bedouin forced to live beside dump contract unknown diseases

Cover of "Memoirs of an Early Arab Feminist"

Memoir challenges stereotypes of Arab women

Sarah Irving 31 May 2013

Anbara Salam Khalidi’s newly-translated book documents her life spanning three periods of colonialism. Read more about Memoir challenges stereotypes of Arab women

Man holds piece of the rubble of his home, seen in background

Israel razes home of 13-member family

Patrick O. Strickland Beit Hanina 31 May 2013

Badwan al-Salaymeh has been told he will have to pay the bill for the demolition of his own house. Read more about Israel razes home of 13-member family

Protesters march down a highway carrying banners and signs

Israeli "social justice" movement ignores racism

Patrick O. Strickland 30 May 2013

J14 is back on the streets — and still refusing to campaign against abuses of Palestinian rights. Read more about Israeli "social justice" movement ignores racism

Why I have two brothers called Omar

Yousef M. Aljamal Nuseirat refugee camp 30 May 2013

If he hadn’t been killed by Israeli forces, my elder brother would have celebrated his 27th birthday this week. Read more about Why I have two brothers called Omar

Men holding passports crowd at crossing terminal

Mubarak-era cruelty continues at Rafah crossing

Ayah Abubasheer Gaza Strip 29 May 2013

Why is Egypt copying Israel’s policies by preventing young men from traveling? Read more about Mubarak-era cruelty continues at Rafah crossing

Roads to ending Israeli apartheid envisioned in new book

Rod Such 28 May 2013

Denying the Nakba is a central tenet in Israeli supremacy, according to essays in Pretending Democracy. Read more about Roads to ending Israeli apartheid envisioned in new book

Israeli police walk by display of T-shirts marketed to tourists

Israel's tax policies suffocate Palestinian Jerusalem

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours 28 May 2013

High municipal taxes are forcing shopkeepers to close their businesses. Read more about Israel's tax policies suffocate Palestinian Jerusalem

UN soldier atop armored vehicle overlooks Lebanon-Israel border

Why aren't Israeli F-16s over Beirut headline news?

Moe Ali Nayel Beirut 24 May 2013

When Israel claims to shoot down a drone, it is front-page news; when Israel invades Lebanese airspace, it is unreported. Read more about Why aren't Israeli F-16s over Beirut headline news?

Posters of young people against colorful backgrounds

Sexuality and gender taboos challenged by Haifa project

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours Jerusalem 24 May 2013

“Singing Sexuality” aims to create safe space to raise tough questions within Palestinian society. Read more about Sexuality and gender taboos challenged by Haifa project