LIFE AID for PALESTINE

Resources

Instagram

Grassroots Gaza | (@grassroots_gaza)

Youth for Gaza | YfG (@youth.for.gaza)

Gaza ’s Roots | (@gazasroots)


Editorial

The Face of the Other in Gaza | Common Dreams

And Hunger Was Given Dominion over Us | World Literature Today


Music

Compilations of Music to Aid Palestine


Recommended Resources on Palestine

News & Analysis; Education; Podcasts, Webinars & Documentaries; Human Rights

News & Analysis

Al Jazeera – “The first independent news in the Arab world” – based in Doha, Qatar

A network with various channels including Al Jazeera English and social media platform, AJ+

A half-hour news program Inside Story delves into major news stories from across the world

We like their live updates and videos on Instagram

Democracy Now! – “Independent Global News”

Daily headlines consistently feature underreported breaking news stories from Palestine

Interviews with Palestinians including health care workers, legal rights advocates & scholars

On-the-ground coverage of pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses and in the streets

Electronic Intifada – “An independent online news publication focusing on Palestine”

A forum for commonly excluded perspectives and challenging viewpoints

An archive of daily videos with updates by Ali Abunimah and Nora Barrows-Friedman

Eye on Palestine – “Real-time news about Palestine; facts mainstream media won’t show”

Bilingual (Arabic-English) Instagram posts with on-the-ground reporting & updates

Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) – “A non-profit organization that offers to journalists facts, analysis, experts, and digital resources about Palestine and Palestinians”

Features include Four Questions for an Expert, Explainer, and data-rich fact sheets

IMEU Policy Project works to educate elected officials, policy-makers and voters, and to advocate for U.S. policies that advance Palestinian rights and freedom

Institute for Palestine Studies “The most reliable source of information & analysis on the Question of Palestine” with offices in Beirut, Ramallah, and Washington, DC

Journals, books, events, blogs, digital projects, and library in English and Arabic languages

The Palestine Chronology has detailed daily summaries of events from 1982 to the present

Jadaliyya – An e-zine of the Arab Studies Institute based Washington, DC, and Beirut, Lebanon

“A unique source of insight and critical analysis that combines local knowledge, scholarship, and advocacy … Where others see only a security threat, conflict, or data, we see a region inhabited by living communities and dynamic societies.”

Co-editors include Noura Erakat and Mouin Rabbani

Home to the ‘Gaza in Context’ series (see ‘Palestine in Context Project’ in Education section)

Middle East Eye – “A digital news organization covering stories from the Middle East and North Africa, as well as related content from beyond the region.” – Published in the U.K.

News and opinion stories about Israel’s aggression throughout the region

Special coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza with live updates

Mondoweiss – “News & Opinion About Palestine, Israel & the United States”

News and analysis of current events, politics, and activism from a human perspective

Journalists report on Gaza, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and neighboring countries 

International correspondents provide a wide range of stories with broad significance

OCHA – U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Publications: News and Updates, interactive maps, personal stories

Weekly Humanitarian Situation Updates for the Gaza and the West Bank

Statements by Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

Palestine Chronicle – “A forum that highlights … human rights, national struggles & democracy”

Daily news, commentary, features, podcasts, book reviews, and photos

Ongoing tally of the (reported) total killed, missing and wounded in Gaza

The New Arab – “Fast-growing English-language news and current affairs website bringing you the biggest stories from the Middle East and North Africa and beyond”

Real-time updates about what’s happening in Palestine

News, analysis, opinion, features, investigations, podcasts and videos

+972 Magazine – “The only binational magazine report directly from Israel-Palestine”

In-depth reporting, analysis, opinions that highlight grassroots political & social struggles

Journalist Yuval Abraham was one of four filmmakers for the Oscar-winning ‘No Other Land’

+972 is the telephone country code used throughout Israel-Palestine


Education

Decolonize Palestine – A website project led by two Palestinians from Ramallah

Accurate, in-depth, relatively accessible chapters on the history of Palestine

Concise articles debunk dozens of myths about Israel/Palestine politics and history

Jerusalem Story – As told through the lens of the city’s large, diverse Palestinian community

Topics include historic land, settlements, forced expulsions, the separation wall, fragmentation, surveillance, detention, education, spiritual & religious life, and more

‘Quick Facts’ – A series of questions & answers with links to other sections of the website

A glossary of terms with shades of meaning that matter to Palestinian Jerusalemites

Let’s Talk Palestine – “An educational media hub whose mission is to serve the global movement for the liberation of Palestine by amplifying voices that inspire understanding and action.”

Infographics about the Israeli Apartheid in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza

Palestine 101 essays on topics including the Nakba, the Intifada, and the Right of Return

Postings on Instagram: @letstalkpalestine and interviews on Let’s Talk Palestine Podcast

Palestine in Context Project

Gaza in Context: A series of 32 video sessions featuring interviews with notable academics

Palestine Land Society – Dedicated to documenting Palestine’s history, geography, culture, and society; founded by Palestinian British researcher & scholar Salman Abu Sitta

Historic maps & atlases of Palestine

A catalog of books & reports on the history of Palestine

An interactive database on the population of Palestinian villages since earliest records

Portraits of Journalists“I have tried to give voice through art to the tragic events involving journalists during armed conflicts.”

Drawings by Gianluca Costantini with profiles of journalists killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023

Details provided by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Each portrait is available to download from a folder in a Google drive linked on the website

Teach PalestineA project of the nonprofit, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)

Curriculum for students at elementary, middle school, and high school levels

Visualizing PalestineInfographics “using data and research to visually communicate Palestinian experiences and provoke narrative change” – Free to download, use, and share.

We Are Not Numbers – A youth-led Palestinian project founded in 2015 

Mentors from around the world are paired with developing, aspiring writers in Gaza

Heartfelt stories, reports, and poems give readers direct access to Palestinian voices

Zinn Education Project – “Teaching About Palestine-Israel and the Unfolding Genocide in Gaza Resources” (updated in January 2025)

A collection of resources for K-12 teachers from Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change

Links to lesson plans, articles, open letters, recommended books, films, podcasts, and more


Podcasts & Documentaries

Arab VoicesAn hour-long weekly radio show broadcast on Houston’s Pacifica Radio station

The host and renowned guests discuss current events, history, human rights, U.S. foreign policy, culture and more. The archive dates back to 2002 and chronicles the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Let’s Talk Palestine Podcast In-depth analysis and interviews with experts from diverse fields, including international law, history, and politics. Each episode is crafted to unpack complex topics and offer accessible, well-researched insights into the realities of Palestine today.

Makdisi Street – A podcast hosted by Edward Said’s nephews: Saree, Ussama & Karim Makdisi

Interviews with prominent Palestinians & supporters who discuss a broad range of issues

Saree, Ussama, and Karim Makdisi are university professors who share their own insights

Since 2024, they have hosted 2-4 interviews/month, mostly 60-105 minutes in length

The Palestine Conflict: A brief, simple history – 10 min. (2016) – A Vox educational video with archival photos and animation. Outdated and yet highly relevant. It ends on a sobering note: “Whatever comes next will be much worse.”


Human Rights Organizations

Al Mezan Center for Human RightsAn independent human rights organization based in Gaza

Monitors & documents violations of human rights and international law

Press releases, news briefs, testimonies, statistics, and reports dating back to 2000

Issues: women, children, restrictions on movement of people & goods, water, environment, families killed in 2014, the ongoing genocide, and human rights defenders

B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories

Researches & documents testimonies, statistics,  interactive maps of human rights violations

Published a major report Our Genocide (July 2025) concluding that “Israel is taking coordinated action to intentionally destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip.”

Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end this regime, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

Palestine Centre for Human RightsInvestigates & documents human rights violations

Regular posts on “Genocide Against Gaza” with Updates and Testimonies

Established in 1995 by a group of Palestinian lawyers & human rights activists

Founded the Palestine Children’s Council, a leadership council for Palestinian youth