Izzeddin Araj

Izzeddin Araj is a Palestinian journalist and researcher. He is the Executive Director of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed and the former Editor-in-Chief of the Arabic network Ultra Sawt. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from The Graduate Institute, Geneva (IHEID).

Palestinians are indigenous. Here's why that's beside the point

Izzeddin Araj warns against using the growing indigeneity discourse to depoliticise the Palestinian struggle for liberation.

13 January, 2026