Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeThe IDF's decision not to open a criminal investigation into the deaths of eight aid workers from World Central Kitchen, including an Australian citizen, drew strong condemnation. But for Palestinians, this has simply become the norm09:11 PM • August 20 2026 IDTFour years ago, when I arrived from Palestine to study for my Master's degree in Melbourne, Australia, I had a hard time finalizing some paperwork related to government services, simply because I could not create an account. The problem was that my country, at the time, wasn't listed within the governmental system. In the NewsAustralia, Don't Be Surprised. Israel Does This to Palestinians All the TimeU.K., Germany, France Urge Israel to Scrap E1 Settlement Plans in West BankWest Ham Asks Fans to Stop Manor Solomon Chant Over 'Hates Palestine' LyricIsraeli Ministers Lash Out at U.K. FM, Invoke 'Islamic Caliphate' in LondonGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest LiesThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?