My recent Substack on the impact of settler violence on basic needs in the West Bank. open.substack.com/pub/brendanrai…

Photographs taken adjacent to the video I recorded of settlers attacking the car I was in while covering a story of water shortages under settler violence in Al-Auja.

My recent story on the military closure of the Kisia family’s home in Al-Makhrur. open.substack.com/pub/brendanrai…

NEW ARTICLE: Al-Tuwani on Lockdown for Tischa B’Av. open.substack.com/pub/brendanrai…

Recent story in Jit, where I covered the aftermath of Jewish settler firebombing and the murder of Rashid Seddah. open.substack.com/pub/brendanrai… #jit #rashid #rashidseddah #settlerviolence

NEW ARTICLE: Inside of the Palestinian Town That Is 70% American open.substack.com/pub/brendanrai…

Video which went viral of settler harassment contextualized with the interview I was in the process of filming with Guy Hirshfield. The full video is available on my Substack in the article I was writing about water shortage in the West Bank. open.substack.com/pub/brendanrai…

NEW ARTICLE: Food, Water, and Shelter: Basic Needs in the West Bank Under Threat of Settler Violence. Part Two: Water Insecurity in The West Bank brendanrains.substack.com/p/food-water-a…

NEW ARTICLE: Protesters Fill the Streets of New York on the Anniversary of the October 7th Attacks. open.substack.com/pub/brendanrai…

Today I was beaten, kidnapped, blindfolded and taken to a military base by the Israeli Occupation Forces, together with 4 other journalists. Two of us were held for 11 hours without charges, my phone was confiscated (stolen), and one of us is still in custody. Full story soon.

Happening Now: NYU students have erected a “Gaza Solidarity Sukkah” in Schwartz Plaza across the street from Washington Square Park. EDIT: Campus security is already present and it’s somewhat quiet at the moment as of 9:15 AM. #nyu #nyc #protest #protestnyc #israelpalestine

Here is my Israeli mugshot that was taken minutes before I was forced into solitary confinement for suspicion of “giving information to an enemy during wartime” for publishing this video report

NEW ARTICLE: Food, Water, and Shelter: Basic Needs in the West Bank Under Threat of Settler Violence. Part Three: Home Demolitions in The West Bank open.substack.com/pub/brendanrai…

While documenting military-backed settler violence in the West Bank, I visited one of the many Palestinian villages that had been extrajudicially attacked and firebombed after October 7th. The school was reduced to rubble — and burnt children's books litter what's left of the

In Zanuta, I met Fares Samamarah, who returned to find his home partially demolished. He repairs it per Area C building rules, yet fears the tarp replacing his roof might still lead to full demolition—a common worry among Palestinians facing similar restrictions. Full link in bio

Last night at Zuccotti Park, Within Our Lifetime held a vigil for Hind Rajab. Planning to unveil their new Neshar AI, a facial recognition tech boasting the ability to ID masked protesters, Betar invited their followers to attend. Instead a group of Zionists about 5 strong passed a

Shem Tov, a settler near Susya, notable for threatening No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal with “rape in the name of God”, takes up harassing Palestinian children on their way to school as his new pastime.