Palestinian territories
Amateur video shows routine West Bank clashes in vivid detail
The bid for Palestinian statehood: our Observers in Gaza and the West Bank react
‘Dancing Israeli soldier’ video: "When I saw it, I realised with a shock that I was the victim"
A young Palestinan woman who spent two years in an Israeli prison says she is the blindfolded victim shown in a video of an Israeli soldier dancing around a female prisoner that has gone viral in recent weeks. Read her account...
Eyewitness account: Bethlehem mosque torched by Jewish settlers
A mosque in the Palestinian village of Beit Fajjar, near Bethlehem, was torched at dawn on Monday by Jewish settlers, according to local Palestinian authorities. One of the villagers witnessed the scene. Read his account...
Palestinian shopkeepers in Hebron are drowning in the rubbish of Israeli settlers
In Hebron, shopkeepers in the old town are obliged to cover their stalls with metal grills to protect them from rubbish thrown from the windows of Israeli settlers. Read more...
Israeli officer poses for Facebook in front of Palestinian prisoners
These photos were taken by a young female Israeli soldier. They were posted on Facebook in an album titled "IDF...The best time of my life". Read more and see the rest of the album...
Why Israeli soldiers can't dance in public
A hugely popular YouTube video has landed a group of Israeli soldiers in serious trouble. Read our Observer's take on the controversy.
“Anger everywhere” in Gaza after Israel storms aid ships
The Israeli army's interception of a flotilla of boats heading to Gaza with 10,000 tonnes of aid has dismayed locals in the strip. One of them, a student from Gaza City, says that people are already heading out to protest against the attack. Read her account...
Jerusalem clashes, seen by our Observers
Palestinian protestors and Israeli police forces met with stones and rubber bullets in East Jerusalem this morning. Our Observers there, Israeli and Palestinian, give us their views on the clashes. Read more...
Gazan farmers forced further away from Israeli buffer zone
In May 2009 the Israeli Army widened the buffer zone between Israel and the Gaza Strip, telling Gazans to keep 300 metres clear of the border. A local farmer there tells us that the no-go zone goes much further into Gazan territory than the supposed limit. Read more...
