🧵On this day, in 1967, Israel launched a surprise attack against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, marking the beginning of the war that would dramatically reshape the region: palquest.org/en/overallch...

In the latest issue of the Journal of Palestine Studies, Smadar Ben-Natan examines how Israeli death penalty discourse links terrorism and Nazism, and its implications for Hamas and genocide denial. Webinar today: palestine-studies.org/en/node/1659... Read the article: doi.org/10.1080/0377...

Join us on Thursday at 11 AM ET/4 PM UK/6 PM Palestine for an important JPS webinar on Palestinian prisoners, featuring Smadar Ben-Natan, Muna Haddad, and Suhad Bishara. Register for Zoom at link below or watch live on our social media platforms. www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1659...

🧵2026 marks 10 years since the passing of Ibrahim Dakkak, engineer, intellectual, and political organizer who dedicated his life to defending Palestinian rights, strengthening civil society institutions, and preserving the Arab character of Jerusalem: palquest.org/en/biography...

🧵2026 marks 25 years since the passing of Faisal al-Husseini, prominent Palestinian leader, activist, and defender of Jerusalem. His life was defined by political struggle, grassroots organization, and steadfast commitment to Palestinian national identity: www.palquest.org/en/biography...

Walid Khalidi’s passing marked the loss of one of Palestine’s most influential historians & a pillar of our Institute. In this reflection, co-published with This Week in Palestine, IPS' Director General Khaled Farraj revisits his legacy & discipline. palestine-studies.org/en/node/165901

🧵#PalQuest hosts the digital, interactive version of All That Remains by Walid Khalidi, documenting Palestinian villages depopulated and destroyed in 1948. Among them is Zir'in ( زِرْعين) located in the Jenin subdistrict, within the Samaria district. www.palquest.org/en/place/171...

In her review of My Brother, My Land: A Story from Palestine by Hermez Sami and Sireen Sawalha, Sherene Seikaly argues that the book demonstrates the persistence of Palestinian belonging and memory in the face of Israeli settler destruction. Read the full review in JPS: doi.org/10.1080/0377...

By Serving as Stenographers to Power, Corporate Media Abetted Israel’s Genocide Excerpt from THE COMPLICIT LENS in @truthout.org co-published by @palestinestudies.bsky.social truthout.org/articles/by-...

#JobOpportunity: The Jerusalem Quarterly is currently recruiting for the Assistant Editor position, a part-time, remote role. Deadline: June 9, 2026 at 5pm Palestine/10am ET. For more information and to apply: bit.ly/JQEditor

🧵105 years ago today, a key moment in early Palestinian political organizing took shape when the Fourth Palestinian National Congress, held in Jerusalem, decided to send a delegation to London to present the Palestinian case against the Balfour Declaration: www.palquest.org/en/media/937...

🧵 The Palestine Chronology has been updated with new entries covering the period of April 2026. This thread highlights some of the events during this month, including the violations of ceasefire agreements in Gaza and Lebanon: chronology.palestine-studies.org

🧵Ibrahim Abu-Lughod, prominent Palestinian-American academic, scholar, strategic planner, and militant for the Palestinian cause, passed away 25 years ago today: www.palquest.org/en/biography...

Satellite imagery, drone footage, and reporting show widespread destruction across border villages in south Lebanon, with entire neighborhoods rigged and detonated. Israel’s onslaught in south Lebanon mirrors a familiar doctrine, Layla Makdisi reports: palestine-studies.org/en/node/1659...

Palestinian folklorist Inea Bushnaq, whose Nakba story was recently featured in a video shared by NYC's Mayor, had previously recounted her experience in a 1998 reflection for the Journal of Palestine Studies. Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2...

🧵 This May 18 marks 90 years of the appointment of the Peel Commission, chosen in 1936 to investigate the causes of the Great Palestinian Rebellion: www.palquest.org/en/highlight...

🧵One example of British counterinsurgency policy in Palestine is the issuance of the Collective Punishments Ordinance 100 years ago, part of a broader framework used by the Mandate authorities to suppress resistance and consolidate control: www.palquest.org/en/overallch...

Today marks the 78th anniversary of the Nakba. In commemoration, we have translated and published 5 testimonies of Nakba survivors originally published in the Spring 1998 issue of Majallat al-Dirasat al-Filastiniyya. Your weekend reading list below: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1659...

🧵Every month of May since 1948, Palestinians, wherever they are gathered in the homeland or the diaspora, commemorate the anniversary of the disaster that befell them as a people: www.palquest.org/en/highlight...

R. Abdelnabi speaks with Lina Abu Akleh about her aunt Shireen’s legacy and the fight for justice years after her killing. 4 years later, Shireen’s commitment to telling Palestine’s story continue to inspire people worldwide. Read the full interview below. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In this Journal of Palestine Studies essay, Basil Farraj reflects on his detention and interrogation by US & Israeli forces, revealing a violent global order where information is shared, racialized bodies are denied entry & forcibly expelled, & legal norms are violated. ⬇️

🧵On 10 May 2021, the Israeli war on Gaza Strip began, following weeks of escalating settler and state violence across Palestinian occupied territories: www.palquest.org/en/highlight...

We’re looking for a Digital Production Intern with a strong eye for storytelling, design, and social media. If you’re creative, detail-oriented, and passionate about thoughtful digital content, we’d love to hear from you. Deadline: May 20th, 2026 12 pm ET Apply at the link below: bit.ly/ips26intern

🧵Finalized on May 8–9, 1916, the Sykes-Picot agreement divided the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire into British and French spheres of influence. Its map outlined zones of direct and indirect control, including a “brown area” designated for an international administration.

🧵As 2026 marks 90 years since the beginning of the Great Palestinian Rebellion of 1936, a pivotal moment in the Palestinian national movement, PalQuest highlights the opening phase of the general strike and armed resistance: www.palquest.org/en/overallch...

Dr. Refaat Alareer's former student Zaina Nassar reflects on the teacher, mentor, and writer who encouraged generations of Palestinians to tell their stories, document their realities, and use language as a form of resistance. Read the full story below. www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...

Education in Lebanon is being systematically dismantled. In this piece, Amy Fallas examines how war, displacement, and systemic attacks on institutions are reshaping the country’s academic landscape. Read the full piece at the link below: palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...

🧵 Ibrahim Tuqan, the writer behind the ode Mawtini, passed away on this day in 1941, 85 years ago today. Widely regarded as a pioneering Palestinian poet of the twentieth century, Tuqan’s work captured the spirit of resistance and national identity.

🧵2026 marks 30 years since the passing of Emile Habibi, pioneering novelist, journalist, and political leader. His life and work bridged politics and literature, articulating the complexities of Palestinian identity and experience: www.palquest.org/en/biography...

🧵On this International Workers’ Day, PalQuest features the Biography of Sami Taha Hamran, a leading figure in the Palestinian labor movement who was assassinated in 1947: www.palquest.org/en/biography...

We are pleased to announce Hilary Rantisi as Executive Director of the Institute for Palestine Studies–USA in Washington, D.C. She brings over two decades of experience in Palestinian & Middle Eastern Studies at the intersection of scholarship, public education, & institutional leadership.

🧵 5 years ago, the Unity Intifada started to take shape across all of occupied Palestine. Beginning in 2021, this wave of mobilization was marked by collective action that transcended Zionist fragmentation: www.palquest.org/en/overallch...

🧵Israel continues its invasion through a border long drawn by foreign pens: despite a “ceasefire” brokered by the U.S. on April 17, Israeli forces have continued their assault on Lebanon, with violations beginning within hours of the truce taking effect.

While officials speak in Washington, the so-called ceasefire agreement affirms Israel’s ability to take “necessary measures in self‑defense.” No commitments made to withdraw from occupied towns. The killing of people and seizure of land continues. www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...

🧵 The Palestine Chronology is back online—with updated content. The Palestine Chronology continues the vital work of documenting events and keeping an accurate, accessible historical record: chronology.palestine-studies.org

🧵A new highlight from PalQuest explores the Great March of Return, a mass popular mobilization in the Gaza Strip. Beginning on 30 March 2018, timed to coincide with Land Day commemorations,the protests were organized as a series of demonstrations: www.palquest.org/en/highlight...

This Prisoners’ Day, we’re sharing a selection of pieces from the institute that document, analyze, and bear witness to the realities of Palestinian imprisonment. Your weekend reading list 👇 www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...

🧵On this Palestinian Prisoner's Day, PalQuest recalls a key moment in the history of Palestinian prisoners: the collective initiative document launched 20 years ago by imprisoned leaders across political factions: www.palquest.org/en/historict...

78 years after the Nakba, our stories still demand to be told. Join IPS-USA for a virtual workshop for Palestinian writers to learn storytelling tools, and pitch their work to Palestine Square. 🗓️April 25, 11 AM ET/6PM Palestine 📝Application closes April 22nd, 2026 11:59pm bit.ly/2026NakbaStories

🧵As 2026 marks 90 years since the outbreak of the Great Palestinian Rebellion, PalQuest highlights this pivotal moment that underscores a consistent reality: oppression in Palestine has always been met with resistance https: //www.palquest.org/en/highlight/158/great-palestinian-rebellion-1936-1939

Despite the ceasefire and the partial reopening of some banks, the liquidity crisis in Gaza remains far from resolved. Cash is still scarce in the markets, forcing residents to pay steep commissions simply to access their own money, Ohood Nassar writes. www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...

🧵#PalQuest hosts the digital, interactive version of All That Remains by Walid Khalidi, documenting Palestinian villages depopulated and destroyed in 1948. Among them is Deir Yasin (دير ياسين), located in the Jerusalem subdistrict: www.palquest.org/en/place/169...

Today marks World Health Day. This selection of readings highlights the health sector in Palestine. Your week's reading list below 👇 www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...

Hind Rajab’s killing sparked global outrage. Now, U.S. lawmakers are pushing a bill demanding an investigation and accountability. Can the “Justice for Hind Rajab Act” stop U.S.-funded Israeli attacks? Asks Marah Abdel Jaber in our latest blog: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...

In this interview with Dr. Layth Hanbali and Layth Malhis, Dr. James Smith situates Gaza as an exemplary case through which the structural failures, moral contradictions, and political complications of contemporary humanitarianism are laid bare. www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...

🧵In 2026, Palestinians around the world mark 78 years since the Nakba, and remember the anniversary of Plan Dalet, a decisive moment in the events that led to mass displacement and dispossession: www.palquest.org/en/overallch...

This year marks the commemoration of the 50th Land Day. This selection of blogposts highlights Palestinians' enduring relationship with the land. Your week's reading list 👇: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...

🧵50 years after the commemoration of the first Land Day, Palestinians continue to confront a reality that echoes the conditions that gave rise to that historic mobilization: www.palquest.org/en/highlight...

🧵40 days after her passing, #PalQuest highlights the life and legacy of Leila Shahid, Palestinian diplomat and intellectual known as the voice of Palestine in Europe: www.palquest.org/en/biography...

🧵#PalQuest hosts the digital, interactive version of Walid Khalidi’s All That Remains, documenting Palestinian villages depopulated and destroyed in 1948. Among them is al-Zib (الزيب), located in the Acre subdistrict (Galilee): www.palquest.org/en/place/169...