Life and consequences in Jenin: A child saving a melted toy from an incinerated home. Smoke gets in the eyes. A communal sense of grief. a vigilant watch. Death from above. Burying the slain. Losing basic infrastructure. Shockwaves. Hiding from the a
When the raids come, a lot of things happen at once in this Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Residents shout and round up family members. Many flee on foot, while some speed to safety in cars, honking to rouse others before gunnin
Alice Kisiya points towards her family’s land behind closed gates as Israeli security forces block their way after Jewish settlers forcibly took over the property while disputing legal ownership over the land in the Al-Makhrur, in Beit Jala, Oc
Valentina Guaman, 12, raised three fingers in the air and recited an oath in Spanish.⁣ ⁣ “On my honor, I will try⁣ ⁣ To serve my community and my country⁣ ⁣ To help people at all times⁣ ⁣ And to live by the Girl Scout Law.⁣” ⁣ ⁣ It had be
Aug. 15th – Three years. After the U.S. military withdrawal. After the Taliban takeover. After the exodus. Country sanctioned. Families separated. A new world order. Fleeting tranquility. Broken promises. Desperation. Mired in humanitarian cris
In a quiet corner of the Qatari capital, between an Indian restaurant and a hair salon, lies a housing compound once meant to host World Cup visitors. Instead it’s become a temporary home for about 1,500 Palestinian medical evacuees from Gaza &
The stage set was haunting in its stark simplicity. Panels of jagged crossbeams evoked skeletal ruins. Lengths of white fabric fluttered like shrouds. For almost any theater troupe in the world, it would be daunting to stage a Shakespeare production
On a recent warm and balmy summer weekend, Laura King and I took a train to Clacton-on-Sea for a reporting jaunt. And in this curious place, fate had us running into Nigel Farage. Wished I could have stayed longer to explore. Excerpts from Laura&rsq
On a recent roadtrip up Holderness Coast in East Riding of Yorkshire, I walked onto a road leading straight to the edge of a cliff. The sea’s horizon is in sight. The rest of the road has collapsed below into the beach. Nearby a woman named
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Some personal news: I am excited and thrilled to be selected as a Nieman fellow!! Forever grateful to the Los Angeles Times for allowing me on this journey and to the Nieman Foundation for this incredible opportunity. I am looking forw
Carmel Neta was on the phone with his mother, Adrienne, when Hamas militants stormed her kibbutz on the morning of Oct. 7. They were still on the line as the assailants burst into Adrienne’s home. They heard her plead with the intruders in Arab
The last set of pictures of daily life inside the Old City during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ended this week. Ramadan is a time of spiritual renewal, communal bonding and reflection on one’s relationship with God and fellow human
A Palestinian man is forced on his knees. His face pressed onto the wall. His arms are bound and held backwards in a contorted position to discourage resistance. Dozens of soldiers join in riot gear race into the scene to join the police officers sta
On the second Friday of Ramadan, inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque, worshippers listen to a sermon by Imam Ikrima Sabri about the suffering in Gaza during before their Dhuhr afternoon prayers. “Oh Gaza, the carrier of wounds and pain, only God is your
The Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ends this week, is a time of spiritual renewal, communal bonding and reflection on one’s relationship with God and fellow human beings. But this year, in Jerusalem’s Old City and across the Muslim
Two girls, both 16, sit shoulder to shoulder at a crowded Tel Aviv cafe. Each wears a cropped sweater, hoop earrings and a gold necklace, one featuring a Star of David, the other a cross. It’s storming outside — big cracks of thunder, to
West Bank Palestinian residents ready their identity cards and conditional permits – restricted to children under 10, men over 55, and women over 50 – as they are allowed to to pray at the Al-Aqsa mosque in the Old City for Ramadan, at a
On Tuesday night anti-government protests continue to throng through central Jerusalem for the third day in a row – channeling public anger at the lack of a deal to bring home Israeli hostages, and at Netanyahu for steering the country into wha