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Video Duration 04 minutes 45 seconds 04:45
Video Duration 04 minutes 45 seconds 04:45
From: Between Us

Inside Israeli violence in the West Bank

Al Jazeera’s Mat Nashed documents a relentless campaign to uproot Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.

Published On 27 Aug 2025
Video Duration 46 minutes 39 seconds 46:39
Video Duration 46 minutes 39 seconds 46:39
From: Al Jazeera World

The Golan: A Battle For Power

Syrian farmers in the occupied Golan Heights oppose an Israeli energy company’s plans for wind turbines on their land.

Published On 3 Jun 2025
Israel-Syria-Majdal Shams-Photo Essay
A man in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, located near the Alpha Line, which separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Israel-Syria-Majdal Shams-Photo Essay
The town of Majdal Shams. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Israel-Syria-Majdal Shams-Photo Essay
An old Israeli tank on a hill near the Alpha Line. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Israel-Syria-Majdal Shams-Photo Essay
A woman and child walk past Israeli armored vehicles parked near the Alpha Line. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Israel-Syria-Majdal Shams-Photo Essay
People in Majdal Shams celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad with the red, yellow, blue, white and green Druze flag featuring as prominently as the green, white and black flag of the Syrian revolution. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Israel-Syria-Majdal Shams-Photo Essay
Young people sit on a dumpster as they watch an Israeli armoured vehicle manoeuvre near the Alpha Line. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Israel-Syria-Majdal Shams-Photo Essay
A cook prepares food in her restaurant in Majdal Shams. Although Israeli citizenship is open for the Druze of the Golan Heights, most have opted not to take it. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Israel-Syria-Majdal Shams-Photo Essay
A man fills up his tractor with fuel in the Druze village of Majdal Shams. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Israel-Syria-Majdal Shams-Photo Essay
People shop in a jewelry store in Majdal Shams, where some families are split apart by the Alpha Line. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Israel-Syria-Majdal Shams-Photo Essay
Only the United States recognises Israel’s control of the Golan Heights. The rest of the world agrees that it is occupied Syrian territory. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
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