Israel
The young Jewish campaigners calling time on the Israeli occupation of Palestine
Reimagining my Jewish identity — For young Jewish people growing up around the world, the relationship between Judaism and Israel is becoming increasingly hard to navigate. Oriel Eisner is one of the organisers of the Centre for Jewish Nonviolence’s “Occupation is Not Our Judaism” summer campaign. Here he discusses how his relationship to Israel/Palestine has changed over the years and why he believes the “Occupation is Not Our Judaism” campaign is so important.
Written by: Oriel Eisner
The Travel Diary: The Palestine Marathon runs through an occupied land
What you see along the way — In a country where the right to movement is so restricted for Palestinians, the Palestine Marathon is about more than the freedom to run. Photographer and participant Sam Mellish documented what she saw along the way.
Written by: Sam Mellish
Gender Stories: Adam Orbach is fighting for LGBTQ acceptance in Israel
"Assault and sexual violence are all too common." — Adam Orbach is just twenty years old, but he’s been defying gender boundaries for as long as he can remember. Born into a religious Jewish family in a West Bank settlement, and raised as a girl, Adam always knew he was a boy, despite the body he was born with. Now he lives in Ashdod, part of a growing trans community in Israel, but his childhood, and his struggle, inform every aspect of the life he leads. In the first part of our series exploring gender issues around the world, Adam shares his story exclusively with Huck.
Written by: Adam Orbach / Michael Segalov
How Eman Mohammed fought misogyny to become Gaza's first female photojournalist
Stories of conflict and survival — Eman Mohammed had to navigate bombs, bullets, sexism, disapproval and bullying to report on two Israel-Gaza conflicts from the front lines.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Gaza’s first female photojournalist on persevering through conflict
Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, Eman Mohammed describes how she had to go beyond the headlines, and into harm’s way, to find the truth of war.
Written by: Huck HQ / Andrea Kurland
Gaza
New Voices — Huck spoke to four creative young Israelis and Palestinians for new perspectives on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Written by: Alex King