Palestine

A man tends to his sheep

Loyalty within a house of steel

In the West Bank, a Palestinian family is forced to fortify their home, which stands next to an illegal settlement. Everyday life becomes an act of endurance.

A man blowing on the embers of a stove

Settlers raided my house, and they stayed

A firsthand account from Masafer Yatta reveals how escalating settler violence is severing Palestinian communities from their land, livelihoods, and basic rights, threatening their very survival.

Three Israeli soldiers patrol the streets in Hebron.

Palestinian prisoners and the death penalty

Amid the arbitrary decisions imposed on Palestinian prisoners, the denial of medical treatment, the restriction of family visits, and the withholding of adequate food seem

Lanterns in a window ledge

Reflection and renewal

Life has a way of keeping us consumed by responsibilities, chaos, and daily pressures. The constant desire to achieve things, blindly following trends, sweeps us

A man is handcuffed and blindfolded and a woman carries two backpacks

When a witness becomes a victim

In an age in which the act of bearing witness carries heightened risk, accompaniment comes with an increased personal toll. Here, two members of CPT Palestine reflect on a particularly tense morning.

A gate blocking access to a road

The gates at the entrances of West Bank cities: division and daily hardship

Across the occupied West Bank including major cities like Hebron (Al-Khalil), Nablus, Ramallah, and many towns and villages, Israeli forces have significantly increased the installation of heavy metal gates and military checkpoints at entrances to Palestinian communities. These gates have become symbols of fragmentation, control, and hardship in the lives of ordinary Palestinians. 

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