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


In Between: The movie that has touched a chord throughout the world and in Israel

An interview with the intriguing Maysaloun Hamoud, who wrote and directed the celebrated film ‘In Between.’

Maysaloun Hamoud, director of ‘In Between,’ poses for a picture inside a cinema in Nazareth last month

JPost Editorial: 3G and Israeli-PA coexistence

To succeed in the 21st century, Palestinian companies need fast Internet.

A record year for smartphone sales in Israel

Music from the heart

Solomon Kehati and his Adyabo quintet will perform traditional Ethiopian music with ancient and unique Ethiopian instruments as part of the annual Hullegeb Festival.

ETHIOPIAN-BORN Solomon Kehati (left) together with the other member of the Adyabo quintet.

Tensions rising between Palestinian Authority and refugee camp residents

The clashes left two residents and one PA security force injured.

Hilltop view of the Palestinian refugee camp Balata on the edge of the West Bank city of Nablus

How one popular Palestinian cafe puts women first – and men in the corner

Hiring women is just the beginning of a longer process, said Saadeh.

OWNER JOHN SAADEN posing with members of his staff outside Jasmine Cafe in Nablus.

Abbas pardons PA officer who criticized him for attending Peres funeral

On October 1, Mansour published a Facebook post saying that the Palestinian president would be making a mistake in attending Peres’s funeral.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas attends Shimon Peres’s funeral at Mount Herzl on September 30

Regev in eye of storm over Ophir Awards walkout

‘Sand Storm’ is first Arabic language movie to win Best Picture, represent Israel for Oscar consideration.

Minister Miri Regev

Beduin drama Sand Storm wins 'Israeli Oscar' in an event marred by controversy

In the past, the ministers have confined their remarks to praise for the achievements of Israeli filmmakers. Regev broke decisively with this tradition.

Minister Miri Regev

‘Outrageous’

Most Israelis and Jews might claim that the Geneva Conventions do not apply to Judea and Samaria, and they certainly have a right to believe so.

A CONSTRUCTION site in the West Bank settlement of Givat Ze’ev, near Jerusalem [File]

US-Palestinian comedian brings laughter to Ramallah

Absurdities of life in territories give me new material every day, Amer Zahr says

AMERICAN-PALESTINIAN COMEDIAN Amer Zahr performs at the Movenpick Hotel in Ramallah on Sunday.