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"Those thoughts of being abandoned by the whole world were all illusions, designed to make us feel more alone. All the people I met showed me, as a Palestinian, nothing but love, respect, solidarity, and fraternity."

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When Israel imprisons a Palestinian, it imprisons entire families.
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How Palestinian farmers and clothing workers struggle under Israeli blockade

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An artist's tribute to painter Duniyana Al-Amoor, killed in her room in Gaza at age 22.
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Art Under Aggression

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Palestinian prison arts and crafts reflect the realities of life and love under Israeli occupation
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Diaries of Blood: The secret artists within Israeli detention facilities

by Eman Al-Astal June 22, 2023September 27, 2023
Palestinians hold photographs of prisoners jailed in Israel during a celebration for the liberation of Palestinian Khader Adnan in the West Bank village of Arrabeh, near Jenin, Wednesday, April 18, 2012. The same week, hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel launched a hunger strike the protesting their conditions and demanding an end to detentions without trial. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
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They even keep our corpses: Dying in Israeli prisons

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Imprisoning Palestine: Zionist colonialism through an abolitionist lens
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