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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Jewish Israelis Smoke Weed Without Fear. Their Palestinian Neighbors Face Harsh Penalties.

Jesse Rosenfeld

- Oct. 30

The open consumption of cannabis stops at Israel’s separation wall, beyond which Palestinians are denied many of their most basic rights.

Israel Revives Assassination Tactics Not Seen for 15 Years in the West Bank

Jesse Rosenfeld, Oren Ziv, Ahmad Al-Bazz

- Feb. 15

The triple assassination recalled the darkest days of the Second Intifada — and Israel's impunity to commit violence.

Issa Amro (C) a prominent Palestinian activist and founder of Youth Against Settlements is lead by Palestinian security forces out of the court in the West Bank town of Hebron on September 7, 2017, after the Palestinian Authority extended his detention for criticising their arrest of a journalist on social media.Amro's detention was extended for another four days, while the prosecution called for him to be charged for "causing strife", Farid al-Atrash from the Independent Commission for Human Rights said. / AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER (Photo credit should read HAZEM BADER/AFP/Getty Images)

The Palestinian Authority Is Using a New Cyber-Crimes Law to Crack Down on Dissent

Jesse Rosenfeld

- Dec. 18

Palestinian activists are caught between the repression of the Israeli occupation and their own government.

A Palestinian Muslim woman heading to pray at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city walks past Israeli security forces on July 28, 2017.Palestinians held mass prayers outside of a sensitive Jerusalem holy site after Israeli police barred men under 50 from entering following two weeks of tensions and deadly unrest. Despite fears of violent clashes around the Haram al-Sharif compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, the area was largely calm following Friday's midday prayers. / AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

With Al Aqsa Protests, a Popular Mass Movement Is Again Taking the Lead in Palestinian Resistance

Jesse Rosenfeld

- Aug. 3

Palestinians poured into the streets and got Israel to cave in by removing new security measures at a Muslim holy site in Jerusalem.

Jesse Rosenfeld

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Jewish Israelis Smoke Weed Without Fear. Their Palestinian Neighbors Face Harsh Penalties.

Israel Revives Assassination Tactics Not Seen for 15 Years in the West Bank

The Palestinian Authority Is Using a New Cyber-Crimes Law to Crack Down on Dissent

With Al Aqsa Protests, a Popular Mass Movement Is Again Taking the Lead in Palestinian Resistance