... This sample of photos from 16 November 2018 to 15 February 2019 aims to convey a sense of Palestinian life during this quarter. The images reflect protest efforts on several fronts: from the ongoing Great March of Return in Gaza; to an antioccupation demonstration in Shaykh Jarrah; to a march...

... Khan al-Ahmar Great March of Return incendiary devices Golan Heights Mahmoud Abbas Eid al-Adha UNRWA This sample of photos, selected from hundreds viewed by JPS, aims to convey a sense of Palestinian life during the quarter 16 August 15 November 2018. A young Palestinian boy stands between two...

...) include the Palestinian hip-hop documentary Palestine Underground ; the viral spread of one Great March of Return protester's photo, which was extensively compared to the famous French painting Liberty Leading the People ; and Palestinian celebration over the resignation of Avigdor Lieberman as Irael's...

... This quarter (May 16—August 15) was characterized by large-scale displays of solidarity on social media by organizers and activists in Gaza, Haifa, the West Bank, and Ireland. In this issue, the Great March of Return enters its 20th consecutive week of demonstrations, Palestinians in the West Bank...

... increased Israeli settlement. The photos also capture the ongoing Great March of Return protest, injuries sustained during the protest, and the celebration of Ramadan. © 2018 by the Institute for Palestine Studies. All rights reserved. Please direct all requests for permission to photocopy or reproduce...

... the Great March of Return banner, as Palestinian youths in Gaza turned increasingly to a new form of resistance: lashing incendiary devices to kites or balloons and flying them across the border fence into southern Israel. © 2018 by the Institute for Palestine Studies. All rights reserved. Please direct...

...Paul Karolyi This is part 139 of a chronology begun by JPS in Spring 1984, and covers events from 16 May to 15 August 2018 on the ground in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) and in the diplomatic sphere, regionally and internationally. The end of the quarter saw the Great March of Return...

... This sample of photos from 16 February to 15 May 2018 aims to convey a sense of Palestinian life during this quarter. The images reflect a period of increased Israeli military action in Gaza in response to the Great March of Return. Also captured are images of the U.S. embassy's relocation...

... Palestinians dealt with a confluence of events this quarter (16 February–15 May 2018) that kept interrelated issues alive on social media platforms. Land Day and the seventieth year of the 1948 Nakba were marked by the Great March of Return in Gaza, launched on 30 March, and the symbolic opening...

... reconciliation process. With conditions in Gaza worsening and the seventieth anniversary of the 1948 Nakba approaching, Palestinians in Gaza embarked on a mass protest movement dubbed the Great March of Return, to demand the internationally guaranteed right of return for Palestinian refugees and raise awareness...

.... Abu Sitta addresses the current state of Gaza's healthcare infrastructure, the types of injuries that he operated on, and the implications of the Great March of Return for Palestine's political future. When Abu Sitta arrived on 11 May 2018, he quickly began preparation for what he expected (and what...

...Jehad Abusalim This essay explores the genesis of the Great March of Return in the context of a fragmented Palestinian body politic, blockade, and occupation, highlighting two major issues: the Palestinian refugee plight and the decade-long blockade on Gaza. The essay argues that the march...

... of the ongoing months-long Great March of Return, a protest demanding the right of return for Palestinian refugees to their homes in Israel. These peaceful, large-scale protests along Gaza's border were met with stunning violence from Israeli forces. The bloodiest day, which fell on the day of the ribbon-cutting...