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إعلام مكرَّس لإنتاج صحافة معمّقة وغير مساوِمة لخدمة المصلحة العامّة
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“The Only Liberated Place”: Birzeit University and the Fight for the Future of Palestine #FreeFalastin
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Birzeit University and the Fight for the Future of Palestine
From classrooms to prison cells, Birzeit students navigate checkpoints, surveillance, and arrests in the fight for Palestine’s future.
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September 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“The Only Liberated Place”: Birzeit University and the Fight for the Future of Palestine #FreeFalastin
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“We are abiding by UN Resolution 1701, which calls for a halt to hostilities,” an army source said. “We are committed from our side, but Israel is not.”
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Since most of the army’s funding and training come from the U.S., Abi Raad said, Lebanon is restricted from acquiring advanced weapons.
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Since most of the army’s funding and training come from the U.S., Abi Raad said, Lebanon is restricted from acquiring advanced weapons.
“The Israelis are dangerously close,” Khodor Zahra said. “They shoot anyone who approaches. If we die today, no one will ask about us.”
🔗 Read the full story by Dana Hourany: thepublicsource.org/lebanon-bord...
🔗 Read the full story by Dana Hourany: thepublicsource.org/lebanon-bord...
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
“We are abiding by UN Resolution 1701, which calls for a halt to hostilities,” an army source said. “We are committed from our side, but Israel is not.”
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Since most of the army’s funding and training come from the U.S., Abi Raad said, Lebanon is restricted from acquiring advanced weapons.
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Since most of the army’s funding and training come from the U.S., Abi Raad said, Lebanon is restricted from acquiring advanced weapons.
In South Lebanon, farmers continue to face Zionist aggression on their lands. Dana Hourany spoke with four farmers from Houla, Chebaa, Mays al-Jabal, and Kfar Kila who returned to scorched land, spoiled crops, and dead livestock.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In South Lebanon, farmers continue to face Zionist aggression on their lands. Dana Hourany spoke with four farmers from Houla, Chebaa, Mays al-Jabal, and Kfar Kila who returned to scorched land, spoiled crops, and dead livestock.
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🔗 thepublicsource.org/lebanon-bord...
At Bread&Net last week, our journalist Layla Yammine presented a database documenting names, locations, & dates of death of martyrs killed by Israel since October 2023.
🔗 Coverage in Almodon:
🔗 Coverage in Almodon:
توثيق شهداء الحرب الإسرائيلية على لبنان.. كمهمة مدنية
عُقِدَت جلسة "الأدلة في مواجهات السرديات: توثيق الجرائم خلال الحرب"، ضمن مؤتمر "خبز ونت" الذي نظمته مؤسسة "سميكس" في بيروت.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
At Bread&Net last week, our journalist Layla Yammine presented a database documenting names, locations, & dates of death of martyrs killed by Israel since October 2023.
🔗 Coverage in Almodon:
🔗 Coverage in Almodon:
In this interview with Khalil Kawtharany and Karim al-Amine, Arab academic Ali Kadri offers a searing indictment of imperialism’s logic in the Global South: war, waste, and the commodification of death.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
In this interview with Khalil Kawtharany and Karim al-Amine, Arab academic Ali Kadri offers a searing indictment of imperialism’s logic in the Global South: war, waste, and the commodification of death.
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🔗 thepublicsource.org/global-south...
Our journalist Layla Yammine joins Hussein Chaaban of Legal Agenda at Bread&Net to lead a workshop on using legal, journalistic, linguistic & tech tools for documenting wartime evidence through local investigations.
🗓️Oct. 30
🕜1:30PM
📍Beirut
🗓️Oct. 30
🕜1:30PM
📍Beirut
October 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Our journalist Layla Yammine joins Hussein Chaaban of Legal Agenda at Bread&Net to lead a workshop on using legal, journalistic, linguistic & tech tools for documenting wartime evidence through local investigations.
🗓️Oct. 30
🕜1:30PM
📍Beirut
🗓️Oct. 30
🕜1:30PM
📍Beirut
The Global Sumud Flotilla is about six days from reaching Gaza. Since setting sail earlier this month, it has come under Israeli drone attacks. This week, Spain and Italy have announced they will send ships to protect the flotilla.
September 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The Global Sumud Flotilla is about six days from reaching Gaza. Since setting sail earlier this month, it has come under Israeli drone attacks. This week, Spain and Italy have announced they will send ships to protect the flotilla.
At Birzeit University, getting a degree can mean doing time in Zionist prison.
In our latest (Dis)order Report, Maysa Mustafa and Zach Hussein recount the experiences of Birzeit students who have been surveilled, arrested, or killed by the Israeli occupation.
In our latest (Dis)order Report, Maysa Mustafa and Zach Hussein recount the experiences of Birzeit students who have been surveilled, arrested, or killed by the Israeli occupation.
September 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
At Birzeit University, getting a degree can mean doing time in Zionist prison.
In our latest (Dis)order Report, Maysa Mustafa and Zach Hussein recount the experiences of Birzeit students who have been surveilled, arrested, or killed by the Israeli occupation.
In our latest (Dis)order Report, Maysa Mustafa and Zach Hussein recount the experiences of Birzeit students who have been surveilled, arrested, or killed by the Israeli occupation.
Hundreds gathered at Corniche Ain al-Mreisseh yesterday to honor the more than 3,000 people injured in the Israeli Mossad’s act of terrorism last year.
⬇️In pictures
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⬇️In pictures
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September 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Hundreds gathered at Corniche Ain al-Mreisseh yesterday to honor the more than 3,000 people injured in the Israeli Mossad’s act of terrorism last year.
⬇️In pictures
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⬇️In pictures
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⛵🇵🇸Jaldia Abubakra, Masar Badil's executive committee member, is aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla en route to her homeland: Gaza.
She told Julia Choucair Vizoso & Farah-Silvana Kanaan (@farouha.bsky.social) last month: “We have to valorize the resistance."
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She told Julia Choucair Vizoso & Farah-Silvana Kanaan (@farouha.bsky.social) last month: “We have to valorize the resistance."
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Inside the Revolutionary Path of Masar Badil
Jaldía Abubakra on how Masar Badil is building a revolutionary Palestinian movement from exile.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
⛵🇵🇸Jaldia Abubakra, Masar Badil's executive committee member, is aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla en route to her homeland: Gaza.
She told Julia Choucair Vizoso & Farah-Silvana Kanaan (@farouha.bsky.social) last month: “We have to valorize the resistance."
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She told Julia Choucair Vizoso & Farah-Silvana Kanaan (@farouha.bsky.social) last month: “We have to valorize the resistance."
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Stories by journalists embedded with an invading force often become the ‘master narrative.’
Mainstream media comply with occupying forces that also kill unembedded journalists. Habib Battah (@habibbattah.bsky.social) & Christina Cavalcanti unpack this:
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Mainstream media comply with occupying forces that also kill unembedded journalists. Habib Battah (@habibbattah.bsky.social) & Christina Cavalcanti unpack this:
thepublicsource.org/media-ethics...
September 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Stories by journalists embedded with an invading force often become the ‘master narrative.’
Mainstream media comply with occupying forces that also kill unembedded journalists. Habib Battah (@habibbattah.bsky.social) & Christina Cavalcanti unpack this:
thepublicsource.org/media-ethics...
Mainstream media comply with occupying forces that also kill unembedded journalists. Habib Battah (@habibbattah.bsky.social) & Christina Cavalcanti unpack this:
thepublicsource.org/media-ethics...
Netanyahu has offered military escorts to foreign journalists for guided tours of Gaza that sanitize and legitimize genocide.
We call on our peers to refuse to embed with these Israeli propaganda tours. #BoycottIDFEmbeds
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We call on our peers to refuse to embed with these Israeli propaganda tours. #BoycottIDFEmbeds
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September 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Netanyahu has offered military escorts to foreign journalists for guided tours of Gaza that sanitize and legitimize genocide.
We call on our peers to refuse to embed with these Israeli propaganda tours. #BoycottIDFEmbeds
Read our statement: thepublicsource.org/media-embeds...
We call on our peers to refuse to embed with these Israeli propaganda tours. #BoycottIDFEmbeds
Read our statement: thepublicsource.org/media-embeds...
Our homepage has gone dark in solidarity with our Palestinian colleagues. 🔗 www.thepublicsource.org
#ProtectJournalistsinGaza #LetReportersIntoGaza #BoycottIDFEmbeds
#ProtectJournalistsinGaza #LetReportersIntoGaza #BoycottIDFEmbeds
September 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Our homepage has gone dark in solidarity with our Palestinian colleagues. 🔗 www.thepublicsource.org
#ProtectJournalistsinGaza #LetReportersIntoGaza #BoycottIDFEmbeds
#ProtectJournalistsinGaza #LetReportersIntoGaza #BoycottIDFEmbeds
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Excellent investigation by @thepublicsource.bsky.social on Western media outlets that agreed to go on embeds with Israeli troops occupying parts of Gaza and Lebanon — and the skewed coverage they produced
What the Media Won’t Tell You When It Embeds With the Military
When reporters embed with an invading army, do we get journalism or propaganda?
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August 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Excellent investigation by @thepublicsource.bsky.social on Western media outlets that agreed to go on embeds with Israeli troops occupying parts of Gaza and Lebanon — and the skewed coverage they produced
In October 2024, journalists from some of the world’s largest and most influential news organizations — @wsj.com, @nytimes.com, BBC, & others—piled into armored vehicles & Jeeps. The Israeli military was about to take them for a ride: a guided tour of occupied southern Lebanese villages.
August 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In October 2024, journalists from some of the world’s largest and most influential news organizations — @wsj.com, @nytimes.com, BBC, & others—piled into armored vehicles & Jeeps. The Israeli military was about to take them for a ride: a guided tour of occupied southern Lebanese villages.
صباح الثاني من شباط ٢٠٢٥، اخترق زورقان إسرائيليان المياه اللبنانية متجهين مباشرة نحو الصيادين عاطف أحمد جهير وابن عمه محمد. اختطف العدو عاطف بينما هرع محمد لطلب النجدة من مخابرات الجيش اللبناني، لكن دون جدوى. 🧵
August 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
صباح الثاني من شباط ٢٠٢٥، اخترق زورقان إسرائيليان المياه اللبنانية متجهين مباشرة نحو الصيادين عاطف أحمد جهير وابن عمه محمد. اختطف العدو عاطف بينما هرع محمد لطلب النجدة من مخابرات الجيش اللبناني، لكن دون جدوى. 🧵
Has the city rush stolen away our tetas’ kitchen traditions?
Reflecting on her grandmother’s traditional kitchen, journalist Layla Yammine reflects on how the fast-paced lifestyle of Beirut has distanced us from ancestral food culture.
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Reflecting on her grandmother’s traditional kitchen, journalist Layla Yammine reflects on how the fast-paced lifestyle of Beirut has distanced us from ancestral food culture.
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From Mouneh to Takeout: How Beirut Ate My Teta’s Recipes
In a city of fast food, power cuts, and cramped kitchens, journalist Layla Yammine reflects on what’s lost when traditional Lebanese cooking fades away.
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August 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Has the city rush stolen away our tetas’ kitchen traditions?
Reflecting on her grandmother’s traditional kitchen, journalist Layla Yammine reflects on how the fast-paced lifestyle of Beirut has distanced us from ancestral food culture.
🔗 thepublicsource.org/mouneh-zero-...
Reflecting on her grandmother’s traditional kitchen, journalist Layla Yammine reflects on how the fast-paced lifestyle of Beirut has distanced us from ancestral food culture.
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What is Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement?
In this interview, Jaldía Abubakra speaks about her role in Masar Badil, the collective’s vision for a liberated Palestine, and the shifting ties of public opinion on Zionism. ⬇️
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In this interview, Jaldía Abubakra speaks about her role in Masar Badil, the collective’s vision for a liberated Palestine, and the shifting ties of public opinion on Zionism. ⬇️
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August 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
What is Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement?
In this interview, Jaldía Abubakra speaks about her role in Masar Badil, the collective’s vision for a liberated Palestine, and the shifting ties of public opinion on Zionism. ⬇️
thepublicsource.org/masar-badil-...
In this interview, Jaldía Abubakra speaks about her role in Masar Badil, the collective’s vision for a liberated Palestine, and the shifting ties of public opinion on Zionism. ⬇️
thepublicsource.org/masar-badil-...
Anas Al-Sharif has been the voice of Gaza to the world. The Israeli regime sees his work and that of his colleagues as a powerful weapon against genocide. So, they threaten, target, and kill journalists.
Illustration: Amy Chiniara.
Illustration: Amy Chiniara.
August 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Anas Al-Sharif has been the voice of Gaza to the world. The Israeli regime sees his work and that of his colleagues as a powerful weapon against genocide. So, they threaten, target, and kill journalists.
Illustration: Amy Chiniara.
Illustration: Amy Chiniara.
We spoke with Jaldía Abubakra from Masar Badil about building a revolutionary Palestinian movement from exile.
“We’re fighting an enemy backed by global imperialism and capitalism.”
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“We’re fighting an enemy backed by global imperialism and capitalism.”
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Inside the Revolutionary Path of Masar Badil
Jaldía Abubakra on how Masar Badil is building a revolutionary Palestinian movement from exile.
thepublicsource.org
August 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We spoke with Jaldía Abubakra from Masar Badil about building a revolutionary Palestinian movement from exile.
“We’re fighting an enemy backed by global imperialism and capitalism.”
thepublicsource.org/masar-badil-...
“We’re fighting an enemy backed by global imperialism and capitalism.”
thepublicsource.org/masar-badil-...
On the morning of Feb. 2, two Israeli gunboats invaded Lebanese waters and headed straight in the direction of Lebanese fishermen Atef Ahmad Juhair & his cousin Mohammad.
Mohammad was abducted while Atef rushed to seek help from the Lebanese army intelligence. No one helped. 🧵
Mohammad was abducted while Atef rushed to seek help from the Lebanese army intelligence. No one helped. 🧵
August 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
On the morning of Feb. 2, two Israeli gunboats invaded Lebanese waters and headed straight in the direction of Lebanese fishermen Atef Ahmad Juhair & his cousin Mohammad.
Mohammad was abducted while Atef rushed to seek help from the Lebanese army intelligence. No one helped. 🧵
Mohammad was abducted while Atef rushed to seek help from the Lebanese army intelligence. No one helped. 🧵
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Five years. No justice or accountability 💔 #Lebanon
The Lebanese state continues to neglect families of the victims, choosing instead to commemorate the anniversary with the symbolic renaming of a street.
Artist Sirène Moukheiber illustrated the shared experience of that day and the enduring scars: thepublicsource.org/comictern/vo...
Artist Sirène Moukheiber illustrated the shared experience of that day and the enduring scars: thepublicsource.org/comictern/vo...
In the Heart of our Homes
Did the blast happen at the port... or in the heart of our homes?
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August 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Five years. No justice or accountability 💔 #Lebanon
Since November 2024, Lebanese fishermen have been stalked by drones, threatened through intimidating leaflets, and directly targeted by Israeli vessels.
Read our latest, in collaboration with @dropsitenews.com 👇🏼
Read our latest, in collaboration with @dropsitenews.com 👇🏼
⚡️NEW from @dropsitenews.com: Abducted by Israel and Abandoned by Lebanon, Lebanese Fishermen Fear the Sea
Story by Lylla Younes and Christina Cavalcanti
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Story by Lylla Younes and Christina Cavalcanti
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Abducted by Israel and Abandoned by Lebanon, Lebanese Fishermen Fear the Sea
In southern Lebanon, legacy fishermen are losing their livelihoods amid repeated Israeli abductions and attacks. The Lebanese state is doing little to help.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Since November 2024, Lebanese fishermen have been stalked by drones, threatened through intimidating leaflets, and directly targeted by Israeli vessels.
Read our latest, in collaboration with @dropsitenews.com 👇🏼
Read our latest, in collaboration with @dropsitenews.com 👇🏼
The deadly port explosion of August 4, 2020, destroyed lives across Beirut.
Five years later and the state has yet to hold anyone accountable.
Five years later and the state has yet to hold anyone accountable.
August 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The deadly port explosion of August 4, 2020, destroyed lives across Beirut.
Five years later and the state has yet to hold anyone accountable.
Five years later and the state has yet to hold anyone accountable.
[In Photos by Rita Kabalan] We raised $1,950 for The Sameer Project! Thanks to all who attended an evening of poetry and testimony with members of the New York War Crimes Collective @wawog.bsky.social, joined by scholar & translator @hudafakhreddine.bsky.social & Palestinian poet Ahmad Almallah.
August 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
[In Photos by Rita Kabalan] We raised $1,950 for The Sameer Project! Thanks to all who attended an evening of poetry and testimony with members of the New York War Crimes Collective @wawog.bsky.social, joined by scholar & translator @hudafakhreddine.bsky.social & Palestinian poet Ahmad Almallah.