Stories by Jesse Rosenfeld

Jesse Rosenfeld is a Canadian journalist primarily based in the Middle East since 2007. His work has been published with The Nation, The Guardian, Le Monde Diplomatique, Al Jazeera English, The Toronto Star and The National, among others. subscribe to Jesse Rosenfeld's feed

Crackdown on Turkish Uprising: Police Hammer Youth Revolt as Fight Continues Against Inequality and Repression

Posted on: Jun 12, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Istanbul's revolt enters a new stage as a heavy-handed police force battles youth protesters.

Maple Spring Blooming: How the Attempt to Hike Tuition in Quebec Set Off a Powder Keg of Unrest

Posted on: Jun 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet

What started as a general student strike has morphed into an broad social fight against inequality and the intense crackdown on protest.

How Netanyahu Seeks to Change US Elections By Pushing War with Iran

Posted on: Mar 14, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Although Obama has ruled out US participation in a strike against Iran before the election, Israel has already won by setting the lens that America sees the Middle East through.

Around the World In Five Revolutions: One Reporter's Journey Through the Year's Protests In the Middle East, London, Athens, New York and Toronto

Posted on: Nov 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A reporter talks to protesters around the world, from the Arab Spring to the New York Fall.

Oslo By Other Means? The Meaning Behind Palestine's Bid for UN Statehood Recognition

Posted on: Oct 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Is Palestine's UN statehood bid just a cheap ploy to keep Mahmood Abbas and the Palestinian Authority in power at the expense of grassroots activists?

As Israel Tries to Bomb the Palestinian Spring Out of Existence, Could Egyptian Protesters be the Palestinians’ Only Hope?

Posted on: Sep 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

With the PLO, Hamas and Israel all acting against their interests, is Egypt the last, best hope for the Palestinian people?

Flotilla Finale: Protesters Deported In Final Chapter of Protest Saga

Posted on: Jul 22, 2011, Source: NOW

International activists aboard the French vessel that made it to Gaza were quickly detained and deported.

Israel’s Greek Blockade

Posted on: Jul 3, 2011, Source: NOW

Efforts to stop the flotillas sailing into Gaza reach the Greek government.

The Gaza Cruise: On the Scene with Canadian Activists En Route to the Gaza Strip

Posted on: Jun 23, 2011, Source: NOW

For flotilla activists, the struggle is as much about forcing a local debate on alternatives to Mideast policy as confronting Israel’s continued oppression of Palestinians.

Israeli Security Shifts Focus from Armed Palestinian Resistance to Suppressing Non-Violent Activists

Posted on: Mar 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Abdullah Abu Rahmah served 16 months in prison for his role in organizing demonstrations against Israeli land annexation in his West Bank border village.

Land Grabs and Lawsuits

Posted on: Aug 21, 2008, Source: Montreal Mirror

Two Quebec-based firms are being sued in Canada by the occupied West Bank Palestinian village of Bi'lin.