Gianluca Pacchiani

A Palestinian demonstrator throws a tear gas canister back at Israeli forces during clashes along the Israel-Gaza border, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 15, 2023. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

September 28, 2023, 6:17 pm

Gazans abort border riots as Israel reopens crossing in reported Egypt-brokered deal

Hamas-affiliated group says no demonstration on security fence for first time in two weeks, but could resume Friday; Israel said to mull more permits for laborers if calm holds

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Activists march with symbolic coffins denouncing the violent crimes against Arab communities on August 6, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

September 28, 2023, 1:55 pm

Netanyahu government nixed effective programs to fight Arab crime, experts say

Amid unrelenting wave of violence, stakeholders call for smarter approach to organized crime, dialogue with local leaders, community-wide cooperation, and putting politics aside

By Gianluca Pacchiani

The Bab al-Rahmeh Muslim cemetery outside the eastern walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, July 7, 2015 (Moataz Egbaria, Wikicommons - used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

September 27, 2023, 7:45 pm

Video of Jewish men treading on Muslim gravestones in Jerusalem sparks condemnation

Incident at Bab al-Rahmeh cemetery, adjacent to the Old City walls, reportedly took place on Yom Kippur; Waqf, which oversees Old City Islamic sites, decries ‘act of desecration’

By Gianluca Pacchiani

A Magen David Adom ambulance on the site of a quintuple killing in the Bedouin village of Basmat Tab'un in northern Israel on September 27, 2023 (Magen David Adom)

September 27, 2023, 5:48 pm

5 Bedouin family members shot dead in northern home; Arab community toll rises to 188

Police checking for possible link between killing of Atef Abu Kalib in Haifa on Wednesday morning and those shot dead in nearby Basmat Tab’un a few hours later

By Gianluca Pacchiani and Michael Horovitz

Palestinians seen on the holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 17, 2022. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

September 27, 2023, 3:26 pm

New Saudi envoy to PA said to cancel visit to Al Aqsa to avoid Palestinian backlash

Visit planned for Wednesday reportedly postponed amid Ramallah’s resistance and social media calls to disrupt it, as some view it as sign of normalization with Israel

By Gianluca Pacchiani and ToI Staff

Ali Shoeib, a reporter for the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar news outlet, stands next to an Israeli tank in the Mount Dov area along the border between Lebanon and Israel, while peacekeeping UNIFIL forces stand behind him, September 26, 2023. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

September 26, 2023, 7:34 pm

Hezbollah journalist films self within touching distance of IDF tank on border

‘This tank will leave, while we children of this land will remain here,’ claims Ali Shoeib, as UN peacekeepers separating between Israeli and Lebanese forces appear to stand by

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Members of the pro-Fatah Tanzim militia reading out a statement against the Iran ties of rival Islamist Palestinian factions, West Bank, September 19 (via Twitter, screenshot)

September 20, 2023, 7:31 pm

Amid tensions, Fatah offshoot accuses Islamist rivals of turning West Bank into Syria

In video, Tanzim militia charges factions with seditious ties to Iran; PA officials claim Hamas is working with Salafi-jihadist forces in Lebanon camp

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Palestine's Ataa Jaber (R) and Indonesia's Asnawi Mangkualam Bahar fight for the ball during the international friendly football match between Indonesia and Palestine at Gelora Bung Tomo stadium in Surabaya on June 14, 2023. (Photo by Juni Kriswanto / AFP)

September 19, 2023, 5:58 pm

Israeli captain playing for the Palestinians: ‘Can’t separate politics from sports’

Former Maccabi Haifa and Israeli U-21 player Ataa Jaber says he made the choice to switch national teams after clashes in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Palestinian peace activist Prof. Mohammed Dajani, founder of the Wasatia anti-radicalization movement, during a visit to the Auschwitz death camp in March 2014 (courtesy)

September 17, 2023, 7:49 am

Palestinian professor who took students to Auschwitz: Holocaust denial imperils peace

Commenting on PA President Abbas’s antisemitic canards, Mohammed Dajani says distortion of Nazi atrocities is deeply tied to Palestinian narrative, built on lack of education

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Arab-Israeli teacher, Nedaa Rabie, helps student, Adi Hevlin, in her classroom at the Gvanim Junior Highschool in Qadima on Thursday, December 26, 2013. The Gvanim Junior Highschool currently employs five Arab teachers and serves as a successful example of the Education Ministry's program for integrating Arab school teachers in the Jewish sector. (Hadas Parush/Flash 90)

September 16, 2023, 1:44 am

Controversial coalition bill would allow Shin Bet to vet all teachers for terror ties

Right-wing MKs hope to pass law in coming parliamentary session, but the security service opposes it, and rights groups warn it’s a bid to limit Arab freedom of expression

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Palestinian rioters clash with Israeli soldiers on the Gaza border fence, east of Gaza City, September 13, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/ Flash90)

September 13, 2023, 9:47 pm

6 killed in Gaza border blast during rioting, apparently while planting bomb

IDF says Palestinian explosive device meant to target troops near security fence exploded prematurely, as Hamas appears to return to regular provocations on frontier

By Emanuel Fabian and Gianluca Pacchiani

PA President Mahmoud Abbas holds a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on July 25, 2023. (Adem Altan/ AFP)

September 13, 2023, 7:46 pm

PA’s Fatah blasts academics for ‘dangerous’ letter decrying Abbas’s antisemitism

Ramallah figures accuse signatories of parroting Israeli narrative and inciting against PA president ahead of his UN speech

By AP and Gianluca Pacchiani

Palestinian terror factions showcase their fighting skills during the annual 'Hard Corner' military drill in the Gaza strip, September 12, 2023. (From the Telegram channel of the Joint Operations Room; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

September 12, 2023, 8:41 pm

Gaza terror groups stage military drill to mark anniversary of Israeli pullout

Twelve armed factions come together in annual ritual to showcase military capabilities, celebrate ostensible success of ‘armed resistance’ in chasing Israel out of enclave

By Gianluca Pacchiani

September 11, 2023, 2:12 pm

Palestinian academics sign open letter condemning Abbas’s antisemitic comments

Over 100 intellectuals warn of fallout from PA president’s ‘ignorant narratives’ on the Palestinian cause, denounce his ‘authoritarian and draconian rule’

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a conference to support Jerusalem at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, February 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

September 10, 2023, 2:48 pm

Abbas spokesman claims PA chief was quoting academics when he used antisemitic tropes

Nabil Abu Rudeineh condemns ‘frenzied campaign’ against PA president, says his actual position is ‘full condemnation of the Nazi Holocaust and a rejection of antisemitism’

By Gianluca Pacchiani and Agencies