Aseel Mafarjeh

Aseel Mafarjeh

Aseel Mafarjeh

Aseel Mafarjeh is a West Bank-focused journalist, focusing on stories that speak of the challenges and creativity of youth in Palestine. 

In-Depth: Settler violence in the West Bank is being driven by a race to create facts on the ground before Israel's election could shift the balance of power

06 August, 2026

Analysis: Elected by a narrow margin, Khalil al-Hayya faces the challenge of rebuilding a weakened Hamas while navigating internal debates over its future

30 July, 2026

Analysis: Palestinian parties could hold the balance of power in Israel's election, but will they choose to join a coalition - and be accepted as partners?

22 July, 2026

Analysis: Al-Aqsa is a focal point for Israel's empowered far right, whose push to upend the sensitive status quo could have consequences far beyond Jerusalem

03 June, 2026

West Bank refugees say Israeli raids are reviving the Nakba-era, warning of renewed displacement as camps across the territory face escalating incursions

18 May, 2026

In the narrow alleys of the Al-Amari refugee camp, life continues under the shadow of two displacements: the one remembered 78 years ago, and the one feared now

15 May, 2026

The alliance aims to unseat Netanyahu in October elections, but analysts doubt it will break his hold on power or produce a meaningful shift in Israeli policy

11 May, 2026

About half of all Iran's ballistic missiles launched at Israel in this conflict have carried cluster warheads, turning one missile into dozens.

02 April, 2026

In addition to the three casualties, eight others were wounded after fragments from an Israeli interceptor missile hit the salon.

20 March, 2026

With Israel treating annexation of the West Bank as a fait accompli, what role will a new constitution play in bolstering Palestine's bid for statehood?

17 February, 2026