The secretary-general of the United Nations denounced what he called "an excessive use of force" by Israel on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Israel said the two-day operation targeted Palestinian militants. Elsewhere,...

To see is to believe, says Oren Yakobovich — which is why he helps everyday people use hidden cameras to film dangerous situations of violence, political fraud and abuse. His organization, Videre, uncovers, verifies and publicizes...

Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian activist with an unusual approach to peace-keeping: Be a tourist. The TED Fellow shows how simple interactions with people in different cultures can erode decades of hate. He starts with Palestinians...

In which John Green teaches you about conflict in Israel and Palestine. This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going back thousands of years, and rooted in a clash between religions. Well, that's not quite true. What is true is...

Derek Penslar is the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History. He is the director of undergraduate studies within the department and directs Harvard’s Center for Jewish Studies. Penslar is a resident faculty member at the...

Sign language linguist Carol Padden describes how smaller languages are often much more impenetrable to outsiders than larger languages, due to a combination of grammatical structure and common sense of reference.

At the heart of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict is the mutual inability for each nation to understand the narrative of their counterparts. Palestinians need a homeland, but have been denied a state for decades and now live under...

1916 - During World War I, Britain promises Ottoman Palestine to both the Arabs and the Jews. Britain takes control of the region after the war and starts the colony of Palestine; promising to transition power to the Palestinians when...

Omar al-Qattan has dedicated 20 years to building a museum celebrating Palestinian cultural expression and heritage yet it still lies empty. Why does this museum matter so much?

1916 - During World War I, Britain promises Ottoman Palestine to both the Arabs and the Jews. Britain takes control of the region after the war and starts the colony of Palestine; promising to transition power to the Palestinians when...

1916 - During World War I, Britain promises Ottoman Palestine to both the Arabs and the Jews. Britain takes control of the region after the war and starts the colony of Palestine; promising to transition power to the Palestinians when...

After nearly 100 years, the Zionist movement had come full circle in 1948, declaring Israel an independent state. However, this was amidst chaos and claimed upon land that already had people living there. How do we get from this period...

Munib al-Masri is the world’s richest Palestinian – he’s also one of the most influential. He offers his formula for peace and prosperity in his troubled homeland.

Ongoing disorder and violence has spiralled into retaliatory rocket and air strikes by Israel and Palestinians.

The Gaza Kitchen, a cookbook celebrating the life and recipes of a remarkable Palestinian people living under harsh political oppression in the Gaza Strip.

The Balfour Declaration was penned 100 years ago, but its legacy still resonates in the Middle East today. How did a letter, only 67-words long, ignite 100 years of conflict?

New ReviewThe State of Palestine's new embassy to the UK marks the end of "100 years of relentless struggle", said the state's ambassador Dr Husam Zomlot as he unveiled a plaque at the new diplomatic mission's inauguration.



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New ReviewIsrael turns hundreds of communities across the occupied West Bank into isolated and caged areas with fences, gates, and walls.

New ReviewHow language on covering Gaza deletes Palestinians from view and turns Israel’s genocidal war into a one-sided narrative

New ReviewFrench adviser Bronchtein says Israel rejects Palestinian state, but UN & G7 recognition grows, with most Israelis open if Arabs back Israel

Video has emerged showing Israeli security forces shooting dead two Palestinians who appeared to have surrendered in the occupied West Bank. The incident happened during an ongoing Israeli military operation in the city of Jenin. Watch...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing to block a Palestinian state as the U.N. prepares to vote on a U.S.-backed Gaza stabilization plan. (Scripps News)

Norway’s recognition of Palestine complicates citizenship for Palestinians, extending residency requirements and creating new challenges.

“The Israelis find reasons to kill Palestinians … they continue to kill.”