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Palestinians couldn't commemorate Land Day this week with the usual protests and marches. So they went online and held digital rallies and speak outs on social media.
on March 31, 2020
News & Analysis
Today is Land Day, but the usual marches planned across Palestine are on hold because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But, being on lockdown is nothing new for Palestinians. "Indeed, Palestinians in the West Bank are confined to what amounts to bantustans..."
on March 30, 2020
Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, events were planned across the country to commemorate two years since the Great March of Return first launched. Now, organizers are calling for these events to take place online. Find your city and see how you can plug in.
on March 17, 2020
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In the last two years alone, Israeli snipers have partially blinded 19 Palestinians who were protesting in occupied Gaza. At least two more Palestinians lost their vision in both eyes.
on February 25, 2020
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As Othman Hiles began climbing the Gaza fence, an Israeli soldier opened fire and killed the unarmed 14-year-old. The soldier’s sentence? Community service.
on November 8, 2019
An Israeli soldier shot and killed an unarmed Palestinian teenager in Gaza last year during protests-- a scene captured on a video that went viral. The result of a military investigation into the sniper's actions? A one-month sentence.
on November 1, 2019
As tens of thousands of Palestinians came out to demand an end to the ongoing siege of Gaza and the right to return to their ancestral land, we speak with Ahmed Abu Artema, the Palestinian poet, journalist and peace activist who inspired the Great March of Return and helped organize it as a cry for help.
on April 3, 2019
"These marches are symbolic of the refugees' strong will to return, and of how they haven't adapted to this reality of being refugees." Meet the man whose words inspired Gaza's Great March of Return.
on April 3, 2019
"A year ago, alongside a group of other Palestinian organizers, I launched the Great March of Return, a weekly grass-roots protest in Gaza calling for Palestinian freedom from Israel’s crippling blockade and the right of refugees to return to our former homes."
on April 3, 2019