by Jocelyn Qassis , March 2026 From Escalation to Entrenchment In the months following October 7, 2023, mobility across the West Bank tightened in ways that were immediately visible yet historically familiar. Entrances to Palestinian towns were sealed with earth mounds and metal gates. Flying checkpoints appeared without warning along major transport corridors linking northern […]
by Jocelyn Qassis , March 2026 “When they burned the hives, it wasn’t just honey we lost.” At sunrise in the hills south of Hebron, a beekeeper lifts the lid of a wooden hive. The air is sharp with thyme. Bees rise and settle in a controlled hum. Inside, order prevails: wax foundations, carefully formed […]
by Jocelyn Qassis – February 2026 – They did not leave all at once. They left slowly, until nothing was left. In conflicts shaped by headlines, numbers often blur into abstraction. Yet sometimes statistics point to something far more concrete: land that is no longer accessible, homes that no longer stand, and communities that no […]
A Reality Beyond the Headlines At 5:30 in the morning, the bulldozers arrive before the sun. In parts of the occupied West Bank — from the rural hills of Masafer Yatta to the divided streets of the old city of Hebron — families wake not to alarm clocks, but to demolition orders and military patrols. […]
As we move into 2026, we do so with clarity rather than illusion. The past year was marked by escalating state violence, intensifying settler attacks, forced displacement, and deepening political fragmentation. For many human rights defenders, 2025 was a year of growing isolation. But it was also a year defined by presence. In a moment […]
” It’s clear that Netanyahu’s ‘messianic fantasy’ is full control of the territory. Staying silent is complicity”
– by Oren Ziv – 1/1/2025 This article was first published in +972 and we are grateful to share it here with permission. Oren is an activist , community advocate, and joint found of the political photography collective Activestills. Here he interviews two Israeli teenage conscientious objectors as they were about to enter military prison for their decision […]
– by Fred Schlomka – 17/12/2024 It is only a 12-mile cycle ride from Jerusalem to Bethlehem but it is a world apart from modern-day Israel, where, despite the ongoing killings and displacement in Gaza and the West Bank, Jerusalem’s Jewish residents bustle through the city, going to work, shopping in well-stocked supermarkets, and picnicking […]
– by Sami Hureini – 6/11/2024 This article was first published in +972 and we share it here with their permission. Members of the Green Olive Collective have worked with activists in Tuwani for many years, and attended the same nonviolent demonstration in 2021 that resulted in his current military court trials and unjust arrest. We stand […]
– by Fred Schlomka – 6/11/2024 After some time abroad, Green Olive Collective’s Fred Schlomka reflects on Israel/Palestine, and the the political fragmentation and dissonances he encounters in this time of ongoing catastrophe and reckoning. It’s a challenging journey. Arriving back in Israel/Palestine after some time abroad is always a shift of gears. My route […]
– by Sharon Zhang – 19/9/2024 This article by Sharon Zhang was originally published by Truthout and republished here in accordance with licensing regulation. It discusses the recent killing of solidarity activist Aysenur Eygi by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank and the Biden administration’s refusal to conduct an independent investigation into the death of it’s […]
– by Hamdan Ballal Al-Huraini – 9/9/2024 This article was first published in +972 and we are grateful to share it here with the permission of the author. Hamdan is an activist and community advocate from Masafer Yatta in Area C of the occupied West Bank. Here he discusses the joy of the residents of Zanuta after returning […]
