How Israel’s financial strangulation of the West Bank is killing Palestinian public education

by Qassam Muaddi on June 29, 2026 at 2:46 pm

Israel is stoking a financial crisis in the West Bank by withholding funds from the PA. Among the sectors most affected is education, where teachers’ salaries have been cut, and classes have been shuttered. The impacts might last a generation.

Israel strips the Hebron municipality of its planning powers, threatening to further erode the city’s Palestinian identity

by Aseel Mafarjeh on June 28, 2026 at 1:08 pm

Hebron’s Palestinian municipality held planning authority over the city for nearly 30 years. Israel revoked it this month, then swiftly approved a yeshiva in the Old City — redrawing who controls the city’s land and future.

Why the left should support Trump’s deal with Iran

by Mitchell Plitnick on June 27, 2026 at 1:30 pm

There is a concerted effort to undermine a potential peace deal with Iran. That is not surprising. What is concerning is that it is coming not only from the pro-Israel right but also from liberals and some parts of the progressive left.

Mujahed Mofleh: When the prison never leaves you

by Shatha Hanaysha on June 27, 2026 at 11:00 am

Mujahed Mofleh, one of Palestine’s finest editors, nearly died after leaving Israeli detention. When I visited him, he could barely move, yet wrote he had messages from prisoners he needed to deliver. That’s when I realized the prison never left him.

Palestinians resist Israel’s efforts to take over the West Bank landmark, Solomon’s Pools

by Majd Jawad on June 26, 2026 at 2:14 pm

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has vowed to wrest control of the ancient Solomon’s Pools site from the Palestinian Authority. Palestinians are responding by reclaiming the site and resisting Israeli efforts to seize more of the West Bank.