We are excited to announce that award-winning poet, journalist, and organizer Mohammed El-Kurd has joined Mondoweiss as our new Culture Editor.

Mohammed is a renowned writer who, in 2021, was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME Magazine. He is best known for his role as a co-founder of the #SaveSheikhJarrah movement in occupied Jerusalem.

#Palestine #Israel

RT @UriAgnon@twitter.com

#SheikhJarrah: Police attack and arrest a Palestinian man during the weekly protest against displacement.
Friends who were there say it started when teenager settlers harassed Palestinians. Police came and, of course, violently attacked the Palestinians.
#SaveSheikhJarrah https://twitter.com/FreeJerusalem1/status/1641814846336319488

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UriAgnon/status/1641827297077477381

What kind of screwed up logic is this? "If I don't steal it, someone else will" #savesheikhjarrah #savepalestine

The things happening in Palestine are so upsetting #savesheikhjarrah #savepalestine