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.

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.PremiumPremium

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

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. PremiumPremium

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

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


Israeli scouts movement launches trek to spur Arab-Jewish dialogue

The cross-country trek is launched after weeks of violent unrest between Arabs and Jews with the goal of creating a constructive dialogue.

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Palestinian Journalists Union blasts PA for banning websites

The chairman of the The Independent Commission for Human Rights Ammar Dwaik sharply criticized the decision to block the websites.

Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian film festival opens in Gaza

The festival will feature 25 films, made by Palestinian, Arab and international artists in Gaza, the West Bank and the Israeli-Arab city of Haifa, said festival spokesman Saud Aburamadan.

A film is screened during the third edition of the Red Carpet Film Festival, at the seaport of Gaza City May 12, 2017.

In Between: The movie that has touched a chord throughout the world and in Israel

An interview with the intriguing Maysaloun Hamoud, who wrote and directed the celebrated film ‘In Between.’

Maysaloun Hamoud, director of ‘In Between,’ poses for a picture inside a cinema in Nazareth last month

JPost Editorial: 3G and Israeli-PA coexistence

To succeed in the 21st century, Palestinian companies need fast Internet.

A record year for smartphone sales in Israel

Music from the heart

Solomon Kehati and his Adyabo quintet will perform traditional Ethiopian music with ancient and unique Ethiopian instruments as part of the annual Hullegeb Festival.

ETHIOPIAN-BORN Solomon Kehati (left) together with the other member of the Adyabo quintet.

Tensions rising between Palestinian Authority and refugee camp residents

The clashes left two residents and one PA security force injured.

Hilltop view of the Palestinian refugee camp Balata on the edge of the West Bank city of Nablus

How one popular Palestinian cafe puts women first – and men in the corner

Hiring women is just the beginning of a longer process, said Saadeh.

OWNER JOHN SAADEN posing with members of his staff outside Jasmine Cafe in Nablus.

Abbas pardons PA officer who criticized him for attending Peres funeral

On October 1, Mansour published a Facebook post saying that the Palestinian president would be making a mistake in attending Peres’s funeral.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas attends Shimon Peres’s funeral at Mount Herzl on September 30

Regev in eye of storm over Ophir Awards walkout

‘Sand Storm’ is first Arabic language movie to win Best Picture, represent Israel for Oscar consideration.

Minister Miri Regev