Jihan Abdalla

Jihan Abdalla is a Palestinian freelance journalist and television producer based in Jerusalem. On Twitter: @jihanabdalla.

Palestine | Feb 18, 2014

A Palestinian contradiction: working in Israeli settlements

Many Palestinians resent having to work in Israeli settlements, but have no choice as the Palestinian economy offers few alternatives.

Palestinian labourers work on a construction site in Pisgat Zeev, an urban settlement in an area Israel annexed to Jerusalem after capturing it in the 1967 Middle East war, July 28, 2013. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged divided rightists in his cabinet to approve the release of 104 Arab prisoners in order to restart peace talk with the Palestinians. The prisoner release would allow Netanyahu to sidestep other Palestinian demands, such as a halt to Jewish settlement expansion. REUTERS/Baz R

Palestine | Jan 19, 2014

Palestinian tale of love, politics gets Oscar nomination

Acclaimed film director Hany Abu-Assad's latest film, "Omar," is nominated for an Academy Award.

Palestine | Dec 4, 2013

Bethlehem gets assist from UNESCO for Christmas season

UNESCO's recognition of the Church of the Nativity as an Endangered World Heritage site has brought much needed funds to revamp the once-popular tourist destination.

Musicians perform on stage in Manger Square, outside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 1, 2013. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION) - RTX1605A

Palestine | Apr 24, 2013

Israeli Army Demolishes Popular Palestinian Restaurant

Israel’s demolition of Palestinian structures in Area C has claimed a popular, picturesque restaurant, Jihan Abdalla reports.

Palestine | Apr 19, 2013

Jerusalem Palestinians Face Neglect, Displacement

A recent $1 billion Arab League pledge is not expected to go far in a city that is severely neglected and devoid of political representation, reports Jihan Abdalla.

Israeli police officers look as an excavator demolishes a house in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina February 5, 2013. A statement from the Jerusalem Municipality said there was a court order for the demolition of the house, which was built without a permit in an open landscape area where construction is forbidden. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) - RTR3DDS4

Palestine | Apr 8, 2013

Israel Denies Palestinians Equal Water Access

A report published by Palestinian rights group al-Haq shows how Israel has denied Palestinians their share of water resources since 1967, Jihan Abdallah writes.

A Palestinian farmer harvests grapes in a vineyard in the West bank village of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron September 9, 2012. Once the mainstay of the local economy, Palestinian agriculture in the rocky West Bank is in decline, with farmers struggling to protect both their livelihoods and their lands. Deprived of water and cut off from key markets, farmers across the occupied territory can only look on with a mix of anger and envy as Israeli settlers copiously irrigate their own plantations and export at wi

Palestine | Mar 21, 2013

Palestinian Bedouin Community Battles Eviction

Palestine’s ancient Bedouin community has been threatened with eviction by Israel, which plans to use their land to expand settlement operations, reports Jihan Abdalla.

A young Bedouin girl is seen near the West Bank city of Jericho August 18, 2008. Threats of evacuation, house demolition, drought, travel restriction, and harassment are just some of the growing hardships the Bedouin community is facing daily, both in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. This is all happening in the midst of a painful social transition between traditional and modern values. In Israel and the West Bank, Bedouins are native to the Negev and Judean Deserts which spans across Israel

Palestine | Mar 13, 2013

Palestinian Shoe Industry Declines in Hebron

Once boasting a thriving shoe industry, Hebron is struggling to compete with cheap Chinese imports and Israeli control of the economy, Jihan Abdalla reports.