One of Gaza’s two accredited referees talks about the challenges faced by the sport under occupation. Read more about Political division and Israel's siege "badly affecting" basketball in Gaza, says referee
Will today’s UN vote help the Palestinian cause or set it back? Read more about Palestine UN bid and Arafat exhumation: Ali Abunimah on WBEZ's Worldview
A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine. Read more about Month in Pictures: July 2012
Investigative reporter Clayton Swisher is joined by Ali Abunimah on to discuss the bombshell revelations that Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with the radioactive element polonium. Read more about Watch: What killed Arafat? Clayton Swisher, Ali Abunimah on The Stream
In this week’s podcast: A report from Jalal Abukhater on the Palestinian Authority police’s violent attacks on Palestinian protesters in Ramallah – “They tried to do this without anyone seeing them on camera.” Read more about The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast featuring Jalal Abukhater on PA repression - 6 July 2012
A nine-month investigation by Al Jazeera into the death of Yasser Arafat has revealed that that there was a high level of polonium, a highly radioactive element, inside his body when he died. Read more about Scientific probe indicates Arafat was murdered
While Israel markets itself as the most gay-friendly country in the world, its PR hacks revive homophobic rumors that Arafat was a gay “sexual deviant” who died of AIDS. Read more about After polonium revelation, Israel's PR hacks revive lies that Arafat was gay and died of AIDS
Mourid Barghouti’s I Was Born There, I Was Born Here is for anyone in your life who needs to understand the pain, the absurdity, the injustice, and the devastatingly predictable unpredictability of life for ordinary Palestinians. Read more about The beautifully-paced rage of Mourid Barghouti's latest memoir
A 14-year old essay by the late Edward Said speaks with remarkable insight into the problems afflicting the Palestinian national liberation struggle, and the strategies of Israeli colonialism. Read more about An Edward Said essay that could have been written today
A new documentary on Yasser Arafat accesses big-name Palestinian figures but wastes an opportunity to provide an in-depth look at the late leader. Read more about New documentary presents shallow view of Arafat