The following are sources of news and feature articles about Palestine and the Middle East. We give their website addresses, but you will find many of them on twitter and Facebook.
BASED IN THE MIDDLE EAST
+972 Magazine – https://www.972mag.com/
An independent, online, non-profit magazine run by a group of Palestinian and Israeli journalists, founded in 2010. (+972 is the international dialling code for Israel)
Al-Ahram Weekly – http://english.ahram.org.eg/
Publishes articles on Palestine and the Middle East region in general. Based in Cairo.
Al-Bawaba – http://www.albawaba.com/
Middle East news portal
Al-Jazeera – http://www.aljazeera.com/
Qatar-based satellite TV channel. Also available on Freeview
Electronic Intifada – https://electronicintifada.net/
Committed to comprehensive public education on the question of Palestine
Ha’aretz – http://www.haaretz.com/
An independent daily Israeli newspaper with a more liberal outlook than most other Israeli media. Publishes in Hebrew and English. Look out in particular for anything written by their correspondents Gideon Levy and Amira Hass. Much of their content is alas behind a paywall, but the headlines and opening sentences are usually informative. Also publishes on twitter.
International Middle East Media Centre (IMEMC) – http://www.imemc.org/
Founded by the Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement between People in 2003. It has Palestinian, Israeli and international journalists.
Israeli Occupation Archive – http://www.israeli-occupation.org/
News items and commentary
Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre – http://www.jmcc.org/
Established in 1988 by Palestinian journalists and researchers. Based in Ramallah. Carries results of opinion polls.
Ma’an News Agency – http://www.maannews.com/
A Palestinian on-line news agency that publishes up-to-the-minute news in Arabic (only).
Palestine Chronicle – http://www.palestinechronicle.com/
Independent online newspaper re-launched on 15 November 2012.
Palestine Monitor – http://www.palestinemonitor.org/
Created in 2000 by the Palestinian Non-Governmental Network (PNGO) and the Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute (HDIP).
Palestinian Information Centre – palinfo.com
An independent Palestinian organisation formed in 1997. News and features in a number of languages including English.
PressTV – http://www.presstv.com/
Iran’s English language television news channel.
Quds News Network – @Qudsnen (twitter)
A Palestinian news agency, only on twitter, Facebook and other social media. Publishes in English.
Wafa Palestinian News Agency – http://english.wafa.ps/
News agency, publishes in English, Hebrew and Arabic.
IN THE UK
Labournet – http://www.labournet.net/
A news service for the labour movement, includes updates on Palestine
Middle East Monitor – https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/
Focused coverage of developments in Palestine and regional neighbours.
Palestine Deep Dive – https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/
“Established in late 2019, we shine a fresh spotlight on news surrounding Israel/Palestine, amplifying today’s essential voices often ignored by the mainstream media in our regular live shows and daily newsletter.” You can sign up for regular email updates.
IN THE US OF A
Mondoweiss – http://mondoweiss.net/
Regular feature articles on Palestine and the USA.
Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) – https://imeu.org/
An independent non-profit organization that provides journalists with quick access to information about Palestine and the Palestinians, as well as expert sources, both in the United States and in the Middle East.
INDIVIDUAL WRITERS
Jonathan Cook – https://www.jonathan-cook.net/, twitter @Jonathan_K_Cook
British writer and journalist based in Nazareth.
David Sheen – http://www.davidsheen.com, twitter @davidsheen
Canadian-born investigative journalist based in Palestine. He has particularly documented the racist attacks against non-Jewish African asylum-seekers in Israel.
Ben White – https://benwhite.org.uk twitter @benabyad
British journalist and writer specialising on Palestinian issues.