Palestinian culture

Female Gazan PLC candidate to 'Post': I want a say in the decisions shaping my life - interview

In an interview with the Post, Hiyam Taha explained why she is seeking to enter politics and how she hopes to improve the future of the Palestinian people.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Palestinian women look from a damaged house at the site of an Israeli strike on a house that was pre-warned by the Israeli military to evacuate, before the strike was carried out late on Thursday at Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, May 29, 2026.

Nomai Hadba wears trousers from his 2025 menswear collection, which incorporates traditional Palestinian Tatreez into contemporary fashion.

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Tatreez reborn: Palestinian embroidery finds new life in contemporary Israeli fashion

As Palestinian embroidery appears in contemporary fashion, artists and educators are navigating the balance between innovation and preservation

AUGUST 31, 2026|ByKORAL SAEED

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall. A shared song on a Jerusalem street can offer a rare moment of connection in a city where identity and politics so often shape encounters between strangers.

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Singing together across the divide: What a Jerusalem chorus taught me - comment

One familiar melody on a Jerusalem street became a reminder that music can open doors where conversation alone often cannot

AUGUST 17, 2026|BySHIFRA JACOBS

A child wears a Hamas head banner after Friday prayers in Gaza City.

Indoctrinating innocents: From the Khmer Rouge to Hamas, the art of child indoctrination

A former Khmer Rouge child soldier speaks to the Magazine about his time in the Cambodian communist organization, and how many Palestinian groups use similar methods of indoctrination.

JANUARY 2, 2026|ByALEX WINSTON

Greenblatt: No doubt P.A. will reward terrorist with pay-for-slay

Greenblatt slammed the Palestinian Authority for its “pay-for-slay” policy at the UN Security Council.

MARCH 17, 2019ByHERB KEINON

U.S. Envoy for Middle East negotiations Jason Greenblatt on a visit in Israel

Young Palestinian Musician Aims To Change Tune Of Arab Society

With hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube, Jerusalem-based Bashar Murad challenges gender stereotypes

MARCH 7, 2019ByMAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE

Bashar Murad in a studio (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

Declassified US document: PA schools teaching hate

Maps erase Israel, math problems involve Palestinian causality figures, and militaristic images are found in PA textbooks being used in UN schools, report states.

FEBRUARY 8, 2019ByBEN BRESKY

A teacher shows a Palestinian schoolgirl how to use a new laptop at a United Nations school in Gaza, April 29, 2010.

PA ministry removes photo of officials with Israeli drinks

Many Israeli products are popular among Palestinians, including many PA ministries and institutions.

JANUARY 22, 2019ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH

PA President Mahmoud Abbas (C) at a meeting for the Central Council of the PLO, in Ramallah, March 4, 2015

Palestinians voice outrage over Rawabi song festival amid Gaza deaths

Thousands of Palestinians converged on Rawabi last Saturday to attend the “Rawabi Extreme” festival, which was held under the auspices of the Palestinian branch of the XL Energy Drink Company.

OCTOBER 4, 2018ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH

Palestinian protesters wave their national flag as they gather during a demonstration at the Israel-Gaza border, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 10, 2018

PA expels 20 families from clan in Yatta after deadly gun battle

Traditional law and forms of justice still hold sway in many Palestinian communities.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Encountering Peace: A question of honor

The enmity and fear that have deepened with the conflict have dehumanized the way that Israelis and Palestinians view each other. Almost no human contacts exist between them.

AUGUST 9, 2018ByGERSHON BASKIN