Palestinian culture

Indoctrinating innocents: From the Khmer Rouge to Hamas, the art of child indoctrination

A former Khmer Rouge child soldier speaks to the Magazine about his time in the Cambodian communist organization, and how many Palestinian groups use similar methods of indoctrination.

A child wears a Hamas head banner after Friday prayers in Gaza City.
 Remains of destroyed buildings in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, are pictured through the Egypt-Gaza border, in Rafah, Egypt, July 4, 2024.

‘Traders in our blood’: Gazan pleads to be saved from Hamas ‘before the Jews’

 FAMILY MEMBERS of Hallel, 21, and Yagel Yaniv, 19, who were shot and killed in a terror attack in Huwara in February, speak to the media the next day. Seventy-one percent of Palestinians asked, expressed support the shooting of the brothers

The Palestinian conflict with Israel is rooted in antisemitism - opinion

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken US ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides meet with Israeli emerging leaders at "Feel Beit", an Israeli-Palestinian art and culture collective in Jerusalem, January 31, 2023.

Israeli civic society is our 'north star,' Blinken tells grassroot organizers


PA ministry removes photo of officials with Israeli drinks

Many Israeli products are popular among Palestinians, including many PA ministries and institutions.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas (C)  at a meeting for the Central Council of the PLO, in Ramallah, March 4, 2015

Palestinians voice outrage over Rawabi song festival amid Gaza deaths

Thousands of Palestinians converged on Rawabi last Saturday to attend the “Rawabi Extreme” festival, which was held under the auspices of the Palestinian branch of the XL Energy Drink Company.

Palestinian protesters wave their national flag as they gather during a demonstration at the Israel-Gaza border, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 10, 2018

PA expels 20 families from clan in Yatta after deadly gun battle

Traditional law and forms of justice still hold sway in many Palestinian communities.

Yatta, Hebron

Encountering Peace: A question of honor

The enmity and fear that have deepened with the conflict have dehumanized the way that Israelis and Palestinians view each other. Almost no human contacts exist between them.

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian assailant Hamza Zamarah, during his funeral in Halhoul, in the West Bank February 17, 2018.

New app locates Palestinian trails for cyclists and hikers

The 'Rihleh' app highlights natural hiking and cycling trails across Jerusalem, featuring notable sites in Palestinian history.

Cyclists ride bicycles near the Dead Sea

PA arrests activist in Hebron

The PA security forces arrested Issa Amro after he criticized the PA on Facebook.

 Issa Amro -  a well-known Palestinian activist from Hebron

'Wajib' to be Palestinian Oscars entry

The film, set in the Christian-Arab city of Nazareth, will be entered in the foreign language category.

Scene from 'Wajib'

Israeli scouts movement launches trek to spur Arab-Jewish dialogue

The cross-country trek is launched after weeks of violent unrest between Arabs and Jews with the goal of creating a constructive dialogue.

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Palestinian Journalists Union blasts PA for banning websites

The chairman of the The Independent Commission for Human Rights Ammar Dwaik sharply criticized the decision to block the websites.

Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian film festival opens in Gaza

The festival will feature 25 films, made by Palestinian, Arab and international artists in Gaza, the West Bank and the Israeli-Arab city of Haifa, said festival spokesman Saud Aburamadan.

A film is screened during the third edition of the Red Carpet Film Festival, at the seaport of Gaza City May 12, 2017.