Ben Hattem

Ben Hattem is a freelance journalist based in Ramallah. In addition to The Daily Beast, his work has appeared in Middle East Eye, Mondoweiss, Al Jazeera English, and VICE.

Israel

The Negev Desert’s Vanishing Bedouin

For decades, Israel has been funneling the Negev’s Bedouin tribes onto reservation towns that offer little economic hope to the families living there.

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Jailhouse Rocks

Israel Jails Made United Palestine

Israel condemns the new alliance between Hamas and Fatah, but it was forged in Israel’s prisons.

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Jerusalem

Hebrew School For Palestinian Kids

Schools in East Jerusalem are getting incentives to change to the Israeli national curriculum—but parents are up in arms because the Bagrut fails to mention Palestinian history.

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Showdown On The West Bank

Israeli settlers and local Palestinians are uniting in opposition to a landfill in Ramallah, which could see the Palestinian Authority asking Israel’s government to confiscate land from Palestinians on its behalf.

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