AGP Executive Report

Music & Solidarity: Macklemore opened his sold-out “Free Palestine” benefit tour in Dublin with Hozier, Kneecap and other guests. Proceeds will support Palestinian relief, medical care and education. The tour follows his removal from Ed Sheeran’s US lineup after he spoke out for Palestine. Literary Freedom: Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah will return to Adelaide Writers’ Week in 2027. Her removal from the 2026 program prompted a mass author boycott and the event’s cancellation. Life in Hebron: Israeli military operations have displaced thousands of Palestinians. UN officials warn of forced displacement, while reports describe children struggling to reach school amid military closures.

West Bank lives: Israeli forces’ operation in Hebron has displaced thousands, with families unsure when they can return and children, older people and patients among those affected. A UN-mandated inquiry also accused Israeli forces of crimes against humanity in the occupied West Bank; Israel rejects the findings. Education under fire: A strike on Gaza’s Islamic University killed three employees and injured students. Palestinian education officials say 10 students and a teacher have been killed in six days. Food hardship: Flour shortages have forced many Gaza bakeries to close, deepening families’ struggle to find bread. Culture and resilience: A 17-year-old Palestinian chess champion is a bright spot amid the upheaval, while a Delhi exhibition brings Palestinian embroidery together with traditions from Kashmir and Bengal.

Gaza’s Campuses: An Israeli strike on Gaza’s Islamic University killed three people and injured eight, while Palestinian officials report students and teachers among those killed in recent attacks. Children’s Education: Attacks and military restrictions disrupted schooling for 24,500 West Bank students in the first 50 days of term—more than double last year’s figure. Hebron Displacement: Israeli operations have displaced at least 2,670 people, including nearly 300 children, as families face raids and movement restrictions. Food Crisis: Severe hunger is worsening in Gaza, where 10 of 17 bakeries have shut down amid flour shortages. Culture & Solidarity: Macklemore’s Free Palestine tour is donating ticket proceeds from its Dublin, Paris and London shows to Palestinian charities.

Education Under Fire: An Israeli strike on Gaza City’s Islamic University killed three people and wounded eight, including students, according to hospital staff. Gaza’s Education Ministry says 10 students and a teacher were killed in the past week; it says 95% of academic buildings have been damaged. Children’s Learning: Children with hearing impairments in Gaza face disrupted schooling and shortages of hearing-aid parts and batteries. Young Palestinian Voices: Twelve-year-old Gaza creator Nisreen Skaik says winning a Junior Digital Creator Award gives her a chance to bring the voices of Gaza’s children to the world. Culture and Dissent: TV presenter Nadia Sawalha reportedly plans to sue ITV, saying she was dropped from Loose Women after speaking out in support of Palestinians. Olive Harvest: Settler attacks and theft are disrupting Palestinian farmers’ harvest, a vital part of rural life and tradition.

Hebron Under Lockdown: Israeli forces have displaced around 2,000 Palestinians, with demolitions and closures disrupting daily life. Schools are suspended and university classes have moved online. Olive Harvest: A vital seasonal tradition is again shadowed by settler attacks, restricting Palestinian farmers’ access to their groves and ancestral land. Palestinian Culture in the Diaspora: Food, music and tradition brought people together at Rhode Island’s third annual Palestine Day, where organizers said the gathering was a chance for Palestinians to be seen and heard.

Hebron: More than 1,200 Palestinians have been forced from their homes as Israeli forces raid and demolish parts of the city. Families say they were ordered out overnight with little time to gather belongings, while Hebron remains sealed by checkpoints. Palestinian Cinema: Palestinian films took top honors at Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival: Yesterday, the Eye Did Not Sleep won Best Arab Feature, and Citizen Osama earned the documentary’s Golden Star and Best Arab Documentary. Jordanian actress Rakeen Saad won Best Actress for Owl. Olive Harvest: Five Italian activists detained while accompanying Palestinian farmers have been released and returned home. Rights group Yesh Din recorded more than 330 incidents linked to this year’s harvest, including attacks, theft and damage to trees. Culture & Advocacy: Filipino-Palestinian actress Angel Guardian praised beauty queen Gazini Ganados for speaking out for Palestine, saying it takes courage to stand by one’s beliefs. Gaza Relief: KSrelief distributed 1,289 food baskets in Deir al-Balah, reaching 7,734 displaced people.

West Bank Daily Life: Israeli forces raided at least 15 towns, detaining dozens, while closures, demolitions and forced evacuations disrupted families’ lives after a deadly attack near Hebron. Olive Harvest: A cherished Palestinian tradition and vital livelihood is under pressure from settler attacks and theft. International volunteers accompanying farmers were detained, including five Italian women. Gaza’s Children: UNICEF says 351 Palestinian children have been killed since the ceasefire began; families also face shrinking food aid and bakery closures as flour supplies dwindle. Culture and Memory: Gaza journalists describe documenting daily life under siege, while an exhibition by a Gaza City art collective brings Palestinian artists’ work to Dublin. Winter Relief: Dubai has begun an air bridge carrying blankets and other supplies to Gaza, with more flights planned.

Children’s Lives: A Gaza psychologist says war is reshaping how children understand and express the world, while more than a million need mental-health support. The challenge, she writes, is rebuilding childhood itself. Olive Harvest: A season once marked by family gatherings, songs and shared food has become perilous for Palestinian farmers, with settler attacks and detentions disrupting both livelihoods and a deep-rooted tradition. Arts & Identity: A Gaza City art collective’s exhibition has opened at Dublin’s Irish Museum of Modern Art, and ZAIIE is being celebrated as a love letter to Palestinian beauty. Education: UNRWA warns Gaza’s schools could take up to seven years to recover; some children reaching upper primary school have had only a year of in-person classes.

Olive Harvest: Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank face rising attacks and theft as they try to gather their crops. The UN says 23 attacks were recorded in 12 hours, while dozens of volunteers helping farmers were detained. Children and Education: Israeli attacks killed six Palestinian students in Gaza over two days, as schools face growing risks. Aid cuts are also worsening hunger for families across the Strip. Palestinian Art: A Gaza City art collective’s exhibition has opened at IMMA in Dublin, bringing Palestinian artists’ work to an international audience.

Culture and Memory: Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving offered to cover NFL player Azeez Al-Shaair’s fine for wearing the name of Hind Rajab, the Palestinian child killed in Gaza, on his eye black. Heritage at Risk: Armenia’s offer to safeguard Gaza’s ancient manuscripts remains stalled, with the blockade and destruction preventing their transfer. Land and Livelihood: Palestinian families face another olive harvest marked by settler attacks, theft and restrictions on reaching their groves—a threat to both income and a deeply rooted tradition. Food and Education: Aid cuts are pushing Gaza families toward hunger, while student Ahmed Abuhassan says an Irish visa refusal could cost him his chance to study computer science. Arts from the Ruins: Gaza’s stories continue to reach audiences through films and cultural projects, including a documentary about building a cinema for children amid the destruction.

Cultural Freedom: Hundreds of writers, actors and public intellectuals are urging changes to UK anti-terror laws that have kept Sally Rooney’s books from sale after she supported Palestine Action. Art Under Siege: Sarajevo’s Gaza Biennale brings work by Palestinian artists living under siege and displacement to audiences worldwide, using art to connect Gaza’s experience with Sarajevo’s history of war. A Screen for Gaza’s Children: Two sisters have built a cinema for children amid the ruins, creating a rare space for stories and shared moments of escape. Learning Through Loss: Gaza’s students continue studying despite destroyed schools and universities, displacement and scarce internet access—a determined effort to sustain Palestinian intellectual and cultural life.

Olive Harvest: Israeli forces detained US congressional candidate Brad Lander and dozens of volunteers as they helped Palestinian farmers near Bethlehem harvest olives, a vital part of Palestinian livelihood and heritage. Lander was later released; many others remained in custody. Education: Six students were killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza over two days, and two schoolgirls were wounded by gunfire at a school in Jabalia, the Education Ministry said. Palestinian Stories: A dispute over a Palestinian children’s history book and the withdrawal of Sally Rooney’s books in Britain spotlight growing battles over who gets to tell Palestine’s story. Film and Culture: At Boston’s Palestine Film Festival, Gaza Bride 17 brings a father’s grief to the screen, while a report on two sisters building a cinema for Gaza’s children shows how cultural life persists amid devastation.

Palestinian Music: Artists Fawzi and Smokaholic are set to join KNEECAP on a European tour, bringing Palestinian voices to international stages. Palestinian Cinema: At Boston’s 20th Palestine Film Festival, Waseem Khair’s short “Gaza Bride 17” used a grieving father’s fractured memories to tell a story of family loss. Olive Harvest: In Taybeh, church leaders condemned attacks on farmers and visiting diplomats during the harvest, warning that repeated violence threatens Palestinian livelihoods and ties to the land. Food & Heritage: A feature on At Sitti’s House explores how food helps preserve Palestinian heritage. Gaza’s Lifeline: Funding cuts are forcing the World Food Programme to reduce food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

Faith & Community: Jerusalem’s church leaders condemned a settler attack on Taybeh, one of the West Bank’s last remaining Christian villages, during the olive harvest. The attack also targeted Palestinian civilians and European diplomats. Palestinian Film: The Palestine Film Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Filmmaker Rakan Mayasi says he seeks unconventional stories and communities rarely seen on screen. Craft & Resilience: After two years in a tent, a Gaza potter built an earthen dome home for his parents using earth and rubble. Everyday Life: Funding shortages are forcing the World Food Programme to cut food aid for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, as winter hardship looms.

Gaza: Israeli fire killed three Palestinians, including two children. Funding cuts will leave 500,000 people without World Food Programme aid as winter deepens shelter shortages. Olive Harvest: UN experts warn Palestinian farmers face escalating violence during the harvest, with attacks and damage to olive trees reported across the West Bank. Culture & Memory: Palestinian authors withdrew a children’s history book after a dispute over edits to its account of the Nakba and October 7; libraries’ efforts to preserve Palestinian histories are also in focus. Arts & Resilience: The Palestine Film Festival is marking its 20th anniversary. In Gaza, a potter built his parents a clay-dome home from earth and rubble after they spent two years in a tent.

Food and Daily Life: The World Food Programme says funding shortages will cut monthly food aid to 500,000 people in Gaza, as families face rising prices and fragile supplies. Olive Harvest: Settler attacks on Palestinian farmers, journalists and visiting diplomats have overshadowed the harvest, a vital season for communities and a longstanding cultural tradition. Cultural Memory: Palestinian authors have withdrawn a children’s history book from Penguin Random House over editorial disagreements, renewing concerns about how Palestinian history is represented. Heritage and Faith: At Sitti’s House, food helps preserve Palestinian heritage; in Malaysia, religious officials urged prayers for Al-Aqsa Mosque’s protection. Sport: Palestinian karate champion Maryam Bsharat has won a second world title.