Jewish Israelis Smoke Weed Without Fear. Their Palestinian Neighbors Face Harsh Penalties.
The open consumption of cannabis stops at Israel’s separation wall, beyond which Palestinians are denied many of their most basic rights.
Jesse Rosenfeld
Jesse Rosenfeld, a journalist based in the Middle East since 2007, contributes regularly to a number of publications, including The Nation, the Daily Beast, and Al Jazeera. His work in the region is the basis of the new National Film Board of Canada documentary "Freelancer on the Front Lines."
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Israel Revives Assassination Tactics Not Seen for 15 Years in the West Bank
The triple assassination recalled the darkest days of the Second Intifada — and Israel's impunity to commit violence.
The Palestinian Authority Is Using a New Cyber-Crimes Law to Crack Down on Dissent
Palestinian activists are caught between the repression of the Israeli occupation and their own government.
With Al Aqsa Protests, a Popular Mass Movement Is Again Taking the Lead in Palestinian Resistance
Palestinians poured into the streets and got Israel to cave in by removing new security measures at a Muslim holy site in Jerusalem.