World Aug 13 'Act of terror': U.S. condemns Israeli settler siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank By Nick Schifrin, Kayan Taraporevala
World Aug 13 Watch 5:32 Palestinian American family recounts siege of West Bank home by Israeli settlers Israeli settlers laid siege to the home of an Palestinian American family in the occupied West Bank, sparking condemnation from the U.S. ambassador and an Israeli military response. Nick Schifrin spoke with Qusai and Ahmed Ridi from the house in… By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
World Jul 16 Watch 7:37 Palestinian American ambushed on family land and killed by Israeli settlers, cousin says The U.S. is demanding accountability amid a surge in Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians. On Friday, a 20-year-old Palestinian American was beaten to death in the West Bank. Saifullah Musallet is now the fifth American to be killed in the… By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev
Arts Jul 15 Watch 6:55 Palestinian American comedian uses humor to process the war in Gaza Comedy has long been a way to bring a different, lighter lens to heavy topics. That holds true for Palestinian American comedian Sammy Obeid, who has taken to the stage to spotlight the pain of the war in Gaza. Amna… By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran
Nation May 02 Illinois landlord sentenced to 53 years in prison for hate-crime murder of Palestinian American boy Joseph Czuba also severely injured the boy's mother in a brutal attack days after the war in Gaza began. By Associated Press
Feb 28 Illinois landlord found guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy By Sophia Tareen, Melissa Perez Winder, Associated Press Joseph Czuba, 73, was charged in the fatal stabbing of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother, Hanan Shaheen. Continue reading
Feb 25 Trial starts for Illinois landlord charged with 2023 hate crime and murder of Palestinian American boy By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The landlord, Joseph Czuba, is accused of fatally stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding his mother Hanan Shaheen on Oct. 14, 2023. Continue reading
Jan 26 Family and classmates mourn loss of New Orleans-area teen killed in the West Bank By Roby Chavez Born and raised in a New Orleans suburb, Tawfic Abdel Jabbar was killed northeast of Ramallah on Jan. 19, more than three months into the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Dec 02 Far away from the West Bank, Vermont shooting victims and their families endure new pain By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press Nearly a week after three college students of Palestinian descent were shot and seriously wounded while taking an evening walk, relatives of two of the victims have arrived in Vermont from the war-torn West Bank, grappling with a new reality… Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 8:29 Vermont shooting raises more concerns about attacks against Arab Americans By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Shoshana Dubnow The shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent has added more fear and concern about a rise in bias, discrimination and violent attacks against Arab Americans and Muslims in the U.S. While the motive is still unclear, some groups… Continue watching