In Every Corner of Palestine, There Is a Story of Dispossession In Every Corner of Palestine, There Is a Story of Dispossession
Today is Land Day, an annual commemoration of those killed protesting Israeli theft of Palestinian lands 46 years ago. But even now, there is a Nakba everywhere you look.
Mar 30, 2022 / Mohammed El-Kurd
As I Write, Settlers and Police Are Attacking My Neighbors in Sheikh Jarrah As I Write, Settlers and Police Are Attacking My Neighbors in Sheikh Jarrah
It began, neighbors say, when an ultra-nationalist Israeli politician “moved” his office onto one of our lawns.
Feb 15, 2022 / Mohammed El-Kurd
Israeli Law & Torture: From Detained Minors to a Prison “Torture Room” Israeli Law & Torture: From Detained Minors to a Prison “Torture Room”
Inside the intensifying Israeli crackdown on Palestinian protest.
Feb 11, 2022 / Mohammed El-Kurd
Let’s Talk About How the Media Covers Gaza Let’s Talk About How the Media Covers Gaza
A conversation with Gaza-based journalist Maram Humaid about the media’s love of misery, disdain for nuance, and distrust of local sources.
Dec 29, 2021 / Q&A / Mohammed El-Kurd
My Neighbor Protested His Family’s Expulsion From Its Home—Now He’s in an Israeli Prison My Neighbor Protested His Family’s Expulsion From Its Home—Now He’s in an Israeli Prison
Murad Attieh has been in prison for 133 days for what many believe is an effort to criminalize our movement.
Dec 21, 2021 / Mohammed El-Kurd
The New Campaign to Smear Palestinian Human Rights Defenders as Terrorists The New Campaign to Smear Palestinian Human Rights Defenders as Terrorists
In a move that has been condemned as an effort to discredit Palestinian rights organizations, the Israeli government has designated six as “terror organizations.”
Oct 22, 2021 / Mohammed El-Kurd
A Night With Palestine’s Defenders of the Mountain A Night With Palestine’s Defenders of the Mountain
For months, the people of Beita have been engaged in a fierce—and fiercely creative—struggle against the illegal Israeli settlement threatening their village.
Sep 15, 2021 / Mohammed El-Kurd
The Israeli Military Shot My Cousin—and the US Bears Part of the Blame The Israeli Military Shot My Cousin—and the US Bears Part of the Blame
While Congress refuses to pass a living wage, it continues to supply Israel with copious amounts of military aid, which the country then uses to harm my family.
Mar 2, 2021 / Ryah Aqel with Mohammed El-Kurd
Tomorrow My Family and Neighbors May Be Forced From Our Homes by Israeli Settlers Tomorrow My Family and Neighbors May Be Forced From Our Homes by Israeli Settlers
The settlers have been trying to push us from our Jerusalem home since 2009. Now they might succeed.
Nov 20, 2020 / Mohammed El-Kurd
My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience My Grandmother, Icon of Palestinian Resilience
In her 103 years, my grandmother Rifqa el-Kurd survived the Nakba, occupation, and annexation—and never stopped struggling for justice.
Jul 1, 2020 / Mohammed El-Kurd