Apr 16

Apr 16 Palestine baseball poised to compete at West Asia Cup in Iran

Blog, News, Palestine in America, sports

In one month, Palestine’s national baseball team is scheduled to participate in its second West Asia Cup (WAC) in team history, but the atrocities in Gaza and the political climate in the United States have caused uncertainty.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Palestinian you should know: Aylah Mayali

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, Palestine in America, sports, You Should Know, Podcast

Aylah Mayali, who comes from a wrestling family—her dad and uncles all played the sport—joined the Palestine in America podcast to discuss her journey, her early wrestling career in Canada and how she plans to qualify for the 2028 Olympics and represent her parents’ homeland.

Apr 10

Apr 10 Palestine's U15 baseball team accepts bid to play in Asian Baseball Championship

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, sports, News, Palestine in America

The U15 team is still finalizing its roster for the tournament, but a team of Palestinian youth will represent their land and culture in Taiwan August 17-23rd, according to the Palestine Baseball and Softball Federation president Ahmad Tafesh.

Apr 6

Apr 6 Israeli settler kills Palestinian-American child in Turmus'ayya

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Blog, News, Palestine in America

Palestinian-American Amer Mohammad Sa’adeh Rabee was killed by illegal Israeli settlers in Turmus’ayya—a village in Palestine’s West Bank.

Apr 2

Apr 2 Instead of Red Card, UEFA helps Israel sports wash its crimes

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, Opinion, Palestine in America, sports

Israel has killed more than 700 Palestinian athletes since October 2023 and instead of being disciplined, the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) has accepted the apartheid state’s candidacy for the UEFA Executive Committee.

Mar 27

Mar 27 17-year-old baseball player killed by Israel

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, News, Palestine in America, sports

Ahmed Ali-Gharbawi, 13, a member of the U18 Palestine baseball team was killed by Israel.

Mar 25

Mar 25 Israel killed my teammate. Why hasn’t any sports organization taken action against them?

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, obituary, sports, Palestine in America

Ashraf Murad is one of more than 700 athletes who have been killed by Israel since Oct.7, 2023. According to the Palestinian Sports Media Association, Israel’s genocidal tactics have killed 369 soccer players, 105 members of scouting organizations, and 234 athletes from various sports federations.

Mar 24

Mar 24 Irish musician taps Palestinian rapper for "Olive Trees" single

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, Music, Palestine in America, Podcast

Irish singer Danny Groenland and Irish-based Palestinian rapper Talha Wise Wolf oined the Palestine in America podcast to discuss their craft, how they linked and what's in store for their future.

Mar 7

Mar 7 Palestinian you should know: Dylan Ahmad

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, Palestine in America, Podcast, sports, You Should Know

Dylan Ahmad etched his name into Palestine baseball history last November when he became the second player in team history to hit a home run.

Feb 25

Feb 25 How Palestine's Baseball & Softball Federation came to exist

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Mahmoud Tafesh explains how he founded and established Palestine’s Baseball and Softball Federation.

Feb 15

Feb 15 Steven Mufareh pitches scoreless inning during Baseball United Debut

Nader Ihmoud

Palestine in America, sports, You Should Know, Blog, Podcast

Steven Mufareh, a starting pitcher for Palestine’s national team, was selected to compete in Baseball United’s UAE series as a member of the MidEast Falcons. Palestine in America caught up with Mufarah to discuss the experience, his performance and what he expects from Palestine’s national team in the near future.

Feb 12

Feb 12 4 Palestinian players selected for Baseball United UAE Series

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, sports, Palestine in America

Yunis Halim, who has been dubbed the Shohei Ohtani of Palestine’s national team by Taiwanese media members, will make his second Baseball United appearance, while Syam Lafi, Steven Mufareh and Dylan Ahmad will make their debut when the series begins on Valentine’s Day.

Nov 12

Nov 12 Palestine finishes third in Arab Cup

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, Palestine in America, sports

Palestine’s baseball team earned third place at Baseball United’s Arab Cup in Dubai, after finishing the group stage undefeated.

Failing to reach the finals hurt, but the 45th ranked team in the world will use the pain to reignite their ambitious flame.

Oct 8

Oct 8 As soon as you're identified as a journalist, you're dead': Mohammed Mhawish shares experience of reporting in Gaza

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, Palestine in America, Podcast, Print Issue, Journalism Edition

Palestine in America interviewed Mhawish from Cairo, where he detailed his experience reporting from the north of Gaza, the dangers of wearing a press vest in Palestine and his eventual evacuation. You can listen to the full interview on YouTube and Spotify.

Oct 8

Oct 8 Palestinian you should know: Salam Mema

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Salam Mema, a 32-year-old freelance Palestinian journalist and head of the Women Journalists Committee at the Palestinian Media Assembly, was killed after sustaining injuries when her home in the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, was hit by an Israeli airstrike.

Oct 8

Oct 8 Palestinian you should know: Mohamed Al Jaja

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Blog, Journalism Edition, Palestine in America, You Should Know

Mohamed Al Jaja was a media worker and the organizational development consultant at Press House-Palestine, which owns Sawa news agency in Gaza and promotes press freedom and independent media.

He was killed in a strike on his home along with his wife and two daughters in the Al-Naser neighborhood in northern Gaza.

Oct 4

Oct 4 Palestinian you should know: Ayat Khadoura

Nader Ihmoud

Palestine in America, Blog, You Should Know

Ayat Khadoura, a freelance journalist and podcaster, was killed last November by an Israeli airstrike on her home. Khadoura was covering the war from her town in Beit Lahya when she recorder the now viral video of her final message titled, “my last message to the world.”

Sep 29

Sep 29 Letter from the editor: Journalism Edition

Nader Ihmoud

From the Editor, Journalism Edition, Palestine in America, Print Issue, Blog

The last 300-plus days of the accelerated ethnic cleansing and genocide of Palestinians by Israel have been the deadliest for media workers since the Committee to Protect Journalists, a nonprofit promoting global press freedom, started gathering data in 1992.

Sep 6

Sep 6 U.S. activist killed by IDF soldier during peaceful protest in Palestine

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U.S. activist Aysenur Ezgi was shot and killed by an Israeli soldier in Palestine while she was participating in a peaceful protest in the village of Beita Friday morning.

Aug 29

Aug 29 SFSU Divests from weapons manufacturing

Nader Ihmoud

Blog, News, Palestine in America, Podcast, student activism

Palestine in America (PiA) interviewed professor in the race and resistance department at the College of Ethnic Studies at SFSU, Dr. Rama Ali Kased, about the historic win for the students, faculty and alumni.