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Akram Salhab

Akram Salhab is a Palestinian organizer and writer from Jerusalem (al-Quds) and PhD student at Queen Mary University of London.

Jerusalem Youth at the Forefront of 2021’s Unity Intifada
Palestinian protesters hurl stones during clashes with Israeli forces in Shuafat, a Palestinian neighborhood next to the Israeli settlement of Ramat Shlomo, in East Jerusalem on May 14, 2021. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images
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Jerusalem Youth at the Forefront of 2021’s Unity Intifada

The Palestinian uprising of April, May and June 2021—known as the Unity Intifada—is part of a long tradition of revolutionary political activity in which Palestinians from Jerusalem have often played a role. Akram Salhab and Dahoud al-Ghoul report from the city about the reasons youth feel compelled
Akram Salhab, Dahoud al-Ghoul • 11 min read