The Enigmatic Genetic Footprint of Palestine
How it came to pass that Palestinians availing themselves of ancestry kits discover they’re ‘Italian’ or ‘Syrian Jews,’ among other things – and what Canaanites have to do with it
Yasmin Zaher
Yasmin Zaher is a news editor at Haaretz and a fiction writer. Twitter: @ZaherYasmin
The Evolution of Palestinian Cuisine
Today’s Palestinian meals based on meat, chicken, rice and tomatoes are profoundly different from original cooking from prehistory until the advent of modern culture – and the Israeli ban on picking wild herbs
Pro-Palestinian Activists Fear Trump’s anti-Semitism Order Will Clamp Down on Their Advocacy
Those involved in the Palestinian cause on university campuses lament Trump’s attempt to ‘exploit genuine concern about rising anti-Semitism to censor advocates for Palestinian rights’
Hollywood Hills, Corner of West Bank: Meet the Palestinian Villagers Living Out the American Dream
The Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya is empty for most of the year, until its residents return in the summer from the U.S., where they moved to make the big bucks. The Western influence sets them apart from other West Bank communities, but doesn’t help solve many challenges
Want to Boycott Tel Aviv Eurovision? BDS Has an Alternative for You - in Bethlehem
Globalvision will take place at the same time as the Eurovision, featuring Palestinian, Israeli and international artists. One performer calls it a ‘nonviolent alternative focusing on unity and raising awareness’
Eurovision Kicks Off in Tel Aviv as BDS Activists Protest Outside
BDS activists have denounced Israel for hosting the song contest, calling it 'whitewashing through arts'
The Director Who Won't Take Money From Israel but Wants Israelis to See His Films
Kamal Aljafari was born in Ramle but works from Berlin. In a conversation with Haaretz, he explains how his work is about the place he left: ‘I use cinema as an act of reclamation’
Opinion Palestinians Have No Confidence in the Palestinian President
There were strikes and protests this month in Ramallah – and they weren't against the occupation. Palestinian workers demanded Israel keep their hard-earned social security payments rather than entrust them to the 'safekeeping' of its nepotistic proxy – the Palestinian Authority