The New Arab – Palestinian farmers and residents share their struggles in the West Bank area, surrounded by 37 Israeli settlements and the Segregation Wall.
Read more "Life under siege in Bethlehem: How the birthplace of Jesus is now surrounded by Israeli settlements"
The New Arab: Mazin and Jessie Qumsiyeh’s Bethlehem-based museum not only preserves endangered species but also safeguards Palestinian culture amidst the ongoing war in Gaza.
Read more "Bethlehem Natural History Museum: A snapshot of Palestine before Israeli colonial terraforming"
Reporterre – Attaques de colons, raids de l’armée, trajets interminables, chômage : les zones agricoles de Cisjordanie sont sous assaut. Les agriculteurs palestiniens, isolés et sous siège, luttent pour survivre dans un quotidien dystopique.
Read more "En Cisjordanie occupée, la vie des agriculteurs assiégés"
Tne New Arab – While launching a homegrown movement to join global protests for Palestine, students have had to grapple with Lebanon’s own problems.
Read more "Inside Lebanon’s student protest movement for Palestine"
The New Arab: The rise to prominence of Itamar Ben-Gvir and other extremists has placed a radical ideology at the heart of political power in Israel.
Read more "Itamar Ben-Gvir and Israel’s Pandora’s box of violent extremism"
The National – A new generation of Palestinians say working their land is a form of resistance to Israeli occupation.
Read more "Under siege: Palestinian women and youths find solace in agricultural co-operatives"
Frankfurter Rundschau – Der Krieg in Gaza hinterlässt Spuren – auch an Umwelt und der Umweltbewegung. Der Konflikt spaltet die Aktiven. Doch viele treten gerade deshalb für eine friedlichere Zukunft der Menschen und Natur vor Ort ein.
Read more "Von Land und Leuten: Israels gespaltene Umweltbewegung"
The New Arab: Bombed fields, destroyed greenhouses, and soil contaminated with white phosphorus. In Gaza, the environment is a silent victim of Israel’s war.
Read more "Ecocide in Gaza: The environmental impact of Israel’s war"
Reporterre – Agriculture détruite en grande partie, pollution, déchets… À Gaza, des voix s’élèvent pour dénoncer un écocide et demander des poursuites pénales contre Israël. [English translation at the end]
Read more "À Gaza, des activistes dénoncent un crime d’écocide"
The New Arab: Palestinians in the southern West Bank experience an unrelenting, grinding cycle of daily violence as Israeli settlers try to seize their land.
Read more "Under siege: Life in the shadow of Israeli settler violence in Masafer Yatta"
Frankfurter Rundschau – Trockenheit, jahrelange Misswirtschaft und der Nahostkonflikt zehren an der Bevölkerung Jordaniens, aber auch an ihren Äckern. Die Menschen vor Ort versuchen nun, sich selbst zu helfen.
Read more "Jordaniens Trockenheit: Überlebenskampf der Kleinbauern"
Reporterre – Face aux destructions environnementales à Gaza et en Cisjordanie, le mouvement écologiste israélien est clivé. Alors que beaucoup soutiennent les efforts de guerre ou restent silencieux, certains luttent pour un futur partagé.
Read more "En Israël, les écologistes pacifistes sont ostracisés"
Philippe Pernot 