News
Israel Says It Will Hand Over Hebron Mosque to Settlers
Israeli authorities reportedly plan to strip the Palestinian municipality of control over the Ibrahimi Mosque, where a Zionist extremist massacred 29 Palestinians in 1994.
West Bank
News
Child Shatters 3,500-Year-Old Vase at Israeli Museum
The “priceless” vessel was originally found in a tomb at Ein Samiya in the Occupied West Bank.
News
Israel Announces Settlement Near Palestinian World Heritage Site
The settlement in the Occupied West Bank would be located within the protection zone for the UNESCO-recognized village of Battir.
Art
Palestinian Museum in West Bank Reopens After Months of Closure
The institution debuted three separate exhibitions that together “stand against the atrocities and systematic annihilation of Gaza.”
News
Banksy Hotel in Occupied West Bank Shutters
The Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem, founded by the street artist to criticize Israel’s violence against Palestinians, is temporarily closing as Israeli attacks in the region continue.
News
Israeli Forces Remove West Bank Sculpture Commemorating 2002 Massacre
The “Jenin Horse,” created by artist Thomas Kilpper with the help of 12 young Palestinians, was demolished during Israel's deadly raids on the occupied West Bank.
News
Artist Emily Jacir’s Bethlehem Arts Center Ransacked By Israeli Army
Israeli army forces raided the Dar Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Art and Research, also confiscating phones, computers, hard drives, cameras, and books.
Film
The Travails of Civic Governance Under Israeli Occupation
In the documentary Mayor, Musa Hadid tries to keep Ramallah, Palestine functioning as best he can.
In Brief
Banksy Throws “Apology" Tea Party for Palestinians in Bethlehem
The party was a mock response to celebrations in London commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Balfour declaration, a statement of British government support for a Jewish home in Palestine.
Art
A Photo Exhibition About Israel and the West Bank that Chooses Sides
On the heels of last Saturday’s protest at the Brooklyn Museum, a more careful examination of one of the two exhibitions targeted by the protesters is in order.
Interview
Two Artists Confront the Politics and Prejudice of Mourning in Israel
Earlier this month, artist Romy Achituv and writer Illana Sichel responded to the recent bouts of violence against Jewish Israelis and West Bank Palestinians with a poster project that uses a stark Israeli graphic language of mourning.
Art
Palestinian Artist's Rainbow Mural on the West Bank Wall Has Unintended Consequences
Artist Khaled Jarrar is no stranger to controversy.