Palestine

Palestinian women, some of them pregnant, hold their hands over their bellies

Motherhood in doubt

Women in Palestine have many reasons to worry, but motherhood under occupation brings even heavier fears. Danya Nasereddin reflects on the meaning of motherhood and resistance in these conditions.

Two children look over a city scape

Too tall for them to believe you

What does it mean when a child is “too tall for their age”? CPT Palestine’s Shahd Al Junaidi reflects on the oppressions meted out to such children under the Israeli Occupation of Palestine.

Two Israeli soldiers arrest a man

The charge: defending the land

Thousands of Palestinians are languishing in Israeli prisons simply for existing and upholding their right to live freely on their ancestral land. Among them are

Mural from Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem

Hunger amid the rubble

In the Gaza Strip today, many Palestinians are not only enduring the horrors of war and displacement, but also face a growing devastating hunger crisis.

A group of Israeli soldiers guarding a street entrance

Snapshots from the Occupation

A volunteer with CPT Palestine describes scenes of occupation, injustice and violence witnessed during their time in Palestine.

A cityscape seen through a fence

I felt the privilege

A member of CPT Palestine decided, one day, to try their luck entering a tightly restricted zone in Al Khalil/Hebron.

A mural of the Palestinian flag

Prayer for people

I’m writing my last prayer for peacemakers as a full time CPTer with the Palestine team.  As I write, Palestine is going through a hard

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