Jihad Barakat

Jihad Barakat

Barakat

Palestinian journalist. Writes for Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, The New Arab's Arabic-language sister edition.

Palestinians in the West Bank mark Eid al-Adha amid arrests, displacement and economic hardship while preserving traditions

27 May, 2026

"We will remain here, God willing, until we die or our stipends are paid, because I will not return to my child empty-handed."

21 May, 2026

Eyewitnesses said Israeli forces prevented Palestinian residents from reaching the school to rescue their children as the settlers carried out the attack.

21 April, 2026

Administrative detention and the law on executing prisoners are the main focuses of this year's Palestinian Prisoners' Day.

17 April, 2026

Israel will allow only 10,000 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to attend Ramadan Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, far fewer than in previous years.

20 February, 2026

Palestinian Jerusalemites believe Israeli courts are exploiting the war on Gaza to advance evictions in favour of spurious settler claims

27 June, 2025

Palestinian religious leaders have issued an urgent warning after Israeli forces imposed new restrictions on Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque.

08 April, 2025

Scores of Palestinian families in the West Bank are seeking news of their loved ones jailed for years in Syria after the opening of former Syrian regime jails.

11 December, 2024