In Palestine, journalism is not just a profession—it’s an act of survival, resistance, and memory. Released for World Press Freedom Day, this episode of This Is Palestine confronts the brutal reality Palestinian journalists face under Israel’s ongoing genocide and brutal military occupation: targeted killings, censorship, and the erasure of their stories. Through the haunting last words of journalist Husam Shabat and testimony from Dalia Hatuqa, we ask: what does press freedom mean when telling
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In Palestine, journalism is not just a profession—it’s an act of survival, resistance, and memory. Released for World Press Freedom Day, this episode of This Is Palestine confronts the brutal reality Palestinian journalists face under Israel’s ongoing genocide and brutal military occupation: targeted killings, censorship, and the erasure of their stories. Through the haunting last words of journalist Husam Shabat and testimony from Dalia Hatuqa, we ask: what does press freedom mean when telling
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On this episode of Palestine, Explained, we explain illegal Israeli settlements. Israeli settlements are segregated towns and cities where Israel doesn’t let Palestinians live. They are built on top of stolen Palestinian land after Israeli soldiers and/or settlers violently force out the Palestinian community who lived there before. Israeli settlements are illegal under international law, and they’re a central part of Israel’s decades-long goal of forcing Palestinians off their land. #PalestineE
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On this episode of Palestine, Explained, we explain illegal Israeli settlements. Israeli settlements are segregated towns and cities where Israel doesn’t let Palestinians live. They are built on top of stolen Palestinian land after Israeli soldiers and/or settlers violently force out the Palestinian community who lived there before. Israeli settlements are illegal under international law, and they’re a central part of Israel’s decades-long goal of forcing Palestinians off their land. #PalestineE
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The IMEU’s work to shine a light on Palestinian stories and perspectives has never been more urgent. All of it is made possible by supporters like you. Your support of the IMEU directly keeps Palestinian stories and culture alive — and grows the movement for Palestinian freedom and justice. | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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The IMEU’s work to shine a light on Palestinian stories and perspectives has never been more urgent. All of it is made possible by supporters like you. Your support of the IMEU directly keeps Palestinian stories and culture alive — and grows the movement for Palestinian freedom and justice. | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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In 15 months, Israel’s genocide in Gaza stole nearly everything from Palestinians. It killed over 70,000 Palestinians, 16,500 of whom were children. These were Palestinians with hopes and dreams, awaiting a future of freedom. Palestinians lost mothers, fathers, children, and moments with their loved ones that they will never get back. Israel forced 90% of Palestinians to flee their homes into makeshift tent camps by destroying 69% of the buildings in Gaza. Israel reduced entire neighborhoods to
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In 15 months, Israel’s genocide in Gaza stole nearly everything from Palestinians. It killed over 70,000 Palestinians, 16,500 of whom were children. These were Palestinians with hopes and dreams, awaiting a future of freedom. Palestinians lost mothers, fathers, children, and moments with their loved ones that they will never get back. Israel forced 90% of Palestinians to flee their homes into makeshift tent camps by destroying 69% of the buildings in Gaza. Israel reduced entire neighborhoods to
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Representative Rashida Tlaib held a moment of silence for Palestinian journalist Shireen AbuAqla, who was murdered by Israeli soldiers earlier today while she was reporting on an Israeli invasion in occupied Jenin. | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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Representative Rashida Tlaib held a moment of silence for Palestinian journalist Shireen AbuAqla, who was murdered by Israeli soldiers earlier today while she was reporting on an Israeli invasion in occupied Jenin. | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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Israel was founded in 1948 by violently stealing 78% of Palestinian land in whatPalestinians call the Nakba, or “the catastrophe” in Arabic. On this day in 1967, Israel violently took over the remaining 22% of Palestinian land: committing massacres, forcing 300,000 Palestinians to flee their homes, and beginning its military occupation of the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza. 1967 was a continuation of the mass violence Israel subjected Palestinians to in 1948 – and its brutal military occupation,
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Israel was founded in 1948 by violently stealing 78% of Palestinian land in whatPalestinians call the Nakba, or “the catastrophe” in Arabic. On this day in 1967, Israel violently took over the remaining 22% of Palestinian land: committing massacres, forcing 300,000 Palestinians to flee their homes, and beginning its military occupation of the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza. 1967 was a continuation of the mass violence Israel subjected Palestinians to in 1948 – and its brutal military occupation,
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This year, we created videos on Israeli settlements, Trump’s Jerusalem decision, the electricity crisis in Gaza, and more than 100 other videos and resources uplifting Palestinian voices. Donate today and all gifts will be DOUBLED! https://imeu.networkforgood.com/ | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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This year, we created videos on Israeli settlements, Trump’s Jerusalem decision, the electricity crisis in Gaza, and more than 100 other videos and resources uplifting Palestinian voices. Donate today and all gifts will be DOUBLED! https://imeu.networkforgood.com/ | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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Thousands gathered in D.C on Wednesday to demand a ceasefire now and an end to the genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The rally was organized by @jewishvoiceforpeace and other Jewish anti-occupation groups, and Palestinian American stand-up comedian and award-winning writer, @moamer, passionately speaks on the dehumanization of Palestinians, on love and refusing to lose our humanity. | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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Diana Buttu provides crucial context: Israel commits violence against Palestinians daily through its military occupation and apartheid rule. To understand what's happening today, we have to address the root cause: Israel's decades long oppression of the Palestinian people. | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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In 1948, Israel forced Palestinians from their homes and into refugee camps like Jenin. Now, it’s destroying those camps too. Since January, Israel has been storming Jenin with extreme violence—demolishing homes, abducting residents, injuring civilians, and blocking ambulances. Israel has driven more than 41,000 Palestinians into homelessness. This is not just destruction—it’s ethnic cleansing by design. | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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As Israel commits genocide in Gaza, it has also escalated its violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. In the past 2 years, Israel has only intensified its brutal apartheid system against Palestinians in the West Bank, forcing Palestinians out of their towns, destroying their homes, and stealing massive amounts of land at record rates. None of this is normal. It’s time to end US weapons, backing, and funding to Israel. #WestBank #TheIMEU | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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In 1948, armed militias that became the Israeli military forced 75% of Palestinians from their homes to establish the state of Israel. This—known as the Nakba or “catastrophe”—was not a one-time event. It’s ongoing. Today, Israel continues to violently drive Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank from their homes using the same tactics: bombardment, destruction, and land theft. In 2011, Israel even passed a law criminalizing public acknowledgment of the Nakba. While Israel arrests and fines Pale
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Hear from young Palestinians about their daily life under Israeli occupation in Jerusalem, where over 3500 Palestinians have been forced out of their homes since 2004. | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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For 2 entire years, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza, killing Palestinians while starving the entire population, flattening entire neighborhoods and cities with US weapons paid for with American tax dollars. Palestinians should have spent the past 2 years living normal lives, reaching milestones, celebrating holidays, and enjoying the changing seasons. Instead, Israel has completely devastated the lives of over 2 million Palestinians, nearly half of whom are children. Backed and funde
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As watermelons become an iconic symbol of solidarity with Palestinians forced to live under Israeli occupation, apartheid, and genocide, Israel’s restrictions against Palestinian watermelon farmers have made these watermelons increasingly scarce in the West Bank. Israel often confiscates land from Palestinian farmers and unfairly distributes water to Israeli settlements, which are built illegally on stolen Palestinian land, limiting the water available to Palestinian farmers. Palestinian activis
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Israel has turned over half of Gaza into a kill zone. Israel’s so-called “yellow line” traps Palestinians inside tent camps, forcing them to live under unbearable conditions while Israel builds permanent military infrastructure to take over the land on the other side of the line. When Palestinians approach the unmarked line, either unknowingly or in hopes of crossing it to return to their homes, Israeli soldiers have killed them on-sight. Israel is using the yellow line to try and steal the majo
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Israeli leaders have openly shared plans to create “Greater Israel,” a vision of a future where Israel encompasses land belonging to Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq. As Israel continues to steal Palestinian land by expanding illegal settlements across the West Bank and committing genocide in Gaza, Israeli leaders are attempting to make “Greater Israel” a reality in grave violation of numerous international laws—and they haven’t been shy about it. The concept of Greater Israel
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On March 23, a convoy of Palestinian paramedics in Rafah rushed to save lives after an Israeli airstrike. They never returned. In this week’s This Is Palestine, Diana Buttu uncovers the story of the Rafah Paramedic Massacre—when Israeli forces ambushed, executed, and buried 15 emergency responders in a mass grave next to their ambulance. Through the final video recorded by paramedic Refaat Radwan and the testimony of the sole survivor, Munther Abed, we examine one of the most brutal and clear ex
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For 20 years, Palestinians have called on us to end our financial ties and stop buying from companies and institutions that make money from Israel’s brutal apartheid regime and illegal military occupation over Palestinians. Now more than ever, as the US continues to supply Israel with billions of dollars worth of weapons like 2000-lb bombs and tanks to kill Palestinians, we must use our money to demand an end to Israel’s violence and freedom for Palestinians. No one should be profiting from Isra
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The IMEU on Instagram: "In our latest episode of Palestine, Explained, Palestinian content creator @adnan.barq, who was born and raised in Jerusalem, shows us around his hometown. Adnan walks us through Jerusalem’s Old City, explaining how Israel targets Palestinians through apartheid practices, including daily violence, systematic surveillance, and the destruction of Palestinian homes. Follow @Adnan.Barq to learn more about daily life for Palestinians in Jerusalem. And help ensure that we can c
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Israel has blocked humanitarian aid from entering Gaza since the beginning of its genocide, systematically denying Palestinians the food, water, and medicine they need to survive. For the past 73 days, Israel has blocked every last drop of food, water, and other aid from entering – causing mass starvation in order to destroy the entire population of Gaza. This is what genocide looks like. Israel’s mass starvation of Palestinians and its destruction of Gaza are among the greatest atrocities of ou
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MSNBC host @aymanm, breaks down the context needed to understand the history of Gaza and what led us to today. | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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Israel assigns Palestinians different IDs as part of its apartheid system. This system categorizes Palestinians in order to control where they can live and travel, whether they can access life-saving medical treatment, and even who they can marry, often keeping families separated. In contrast, Israelis—including those living on stolen Palestinian land in the West Bank illegally—are not subject to the same oppressive restrictions. Israel’s apartheid ID system, like Israel’s apartheid system in ge
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The IMEU is excited to announce the launch of our new original IMEU podcast! Co-hosted by Diana Buttu and Omar Baddar, 'This is Palestine' is a podcast that highlights people, issues, and events around Palestine. We share narratives from the ground in Palestine, and we speak with experts and activists to bring you unique viewpoints and analysis about Palestine from across the world. The podcast is currently available on Spotify, Apple, Stitcher, and our website. Click the link in our bio to list
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Israel decides when—or if—Palestinians can return home. Palestinians traveling abroad can be stuck in Jordan for days because Israel refuses to let them re-enter Palestine. With no airport of their own, they must take long, exhausting journeys by land, only to face hours or even days of waiting, interrogation, and humiliation at Israeli-controlled crossings. Even after crossing, they must pass through countless Israeli military checkpoints just to reach their homes. This is not just control—it’s
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Israel is pushing to dismantle UNRWA, leaving hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees facing an uncertain future. On this week’s This Is Palestine, Diana Buttu visits Al Jalazon refugee camp to hear from Mahfouz Safi and his sisters Jihad and Intisaar, whose family was forcibly expelled from Beit Nabala in 1948. Their stories reveal the devastating impact of Israel’s crackdown on the agency that has provided education, healthcare, and aid to millions for over seven decades. What happens if
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California Congressman Ro Khanna on Democracy Now unpacking the UAE-Israel sham agreement and calling for conditioning military funding to Israel until it stops violating Palestinian human rights. | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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Palestinians in the West Bank are spending Ramadan stuck at Israeli military checkpoints—unable to get home to break their fast with family. Israel has built nearly 900 illegal checkpoints across Palestinian land, where armed soldiers control every aspect of movement. A 15-minute drive can take hours. Some have waited 14 hours just to get through. During a month meant for reflection and togetherness, Israel is robbing Palestinians of even the simplest joys—like sitting down for iftar with loved
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In honor of World Book Day, we’re highlighting books by Palestinians and allies. In a time when there is a deliberate and coordinated attempt to erase Palestinian history and stories, it’s more important than ever to read about Palestinian existence and resilience. Learn more about Palestinians by picking up one of these books!! Are we missing one of your favorite books? Drop the titles in the comments below! | Institute for Middle East Understanding ( IMEU )
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Israel has used starvation as a weapon against Palestinians in Gaza, blocking food and water since the start of its genocide in 2023. From March to May, Israel didn’t allow any food or aid into Gaza—leading to the deaths of countless Palestinians, including dozens of children, from starvation. Now, with the backing of the Trump administration, Israel is implementing a new plan that weaponizes food to ethnically cleanse Palestinians. Meanwhile, thousands of aid trucks carrying life-saving food, w
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