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Hamza Ali Co-Founded Watermelon Pictures with his brother Badie Ali as a subsidiary label under MPI Media which their father and uncle founded in 1976 to amplify marginalized voices with a focus on Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims. The brothers then launched Watermelon +, a streaming service, on May 8th and is available to subscribers worldwide.
The West Asia Baseball Cup finale was a roller coaster of emotions for fans, but Palestine’s confidence and fortitude never wavered, during their 5-4 victory in 10 innings over rival Pakistan.
Yunis Halim pitched a complete game and his offense gave him plenty of support in today’s 17-3 victory over Iran in the semifinals sending Palestine to the West Asia Baseball Cup final for the second straight time.
Sunday afternoon’s 11-5 victory against Sri Lanka didn’t start off pretty. A few first inning errors put Palestine in an early 3-0 hole, but their timely hitting and base running helped seal their third win in a row.
By the end of the first inning, it was clear runs wouldn’t be hard to come by for Group A’s top ranked team. From top to bottom, Palestine’s line up produced. Palestine scored at least 1 run every inning. Eight different players drove in runs, four of them drove in at least 3 runs, leading to the 22-7 win.
Brent Powers’ dominant performance put Palestine in the driver seat to begin the West Asia Baseball Cup and allowed the team to save their pitching rotation for the rest of group play. Powers only allowed 2 hits and struck out 15 batters during 9 innings of work.
Ahmed Al Najjar gives us a look at stories not covered by mainstream media, what it’s like to be a journalist in the middle of a genocide and his thoughts on western media’s coverage of Palestinians.
Aylah Mayali, who comes from a wrestling family—her dad and uncles all played the sport—joined the Palestine in America podcast to discuss her journey, her early wrestling career in Canada and how she plans to qualify for the 2028 Olympics and represent her parents’ homeland.
Dylan Ahmad etched his name into Palestine baseball history last November when he became the second player in team history to hit a home run.
Mahmoud Tafesh explains how he founded and established Palestine’s Baseball and Softball Federation.
Steven Mufareh, a starting pitcher for Palestine’s national team, was selected to compete in Baseball United’s UAE series as a member of the MidEast Falcons. Palestine in America caught up with Mufarah to discuss the experience, his performance and what he expects from Palestine’s national team in the near future.
Lama Abu Jamous is a child reporter who gained notoriety when she began covering the war after her home was bombed and her family displaced. She famously interview Al Jazeera correspondent Wael Al Dahdouh during the first months of the bombardment.
Hind Khoudary is still alive and reporting from Gaza. She is currently reporting for Al Jazeera English and produces content for the World Food Program. Despite the dangers, Khoudary has decided to stay and do her job from within the Gaza strip.
Salam Mema, a 32-year-old freelance Palestinian journalist and head of the Women Journalists Committee at the Palestinian Media Assembly, was killed after sustaining injuries when her home in the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, was hit by an Israeli airstrike.
A journalist and correspondent for the Palestinian Authority-funded broadcaster Palestine TV, Mohammed Abu Hatab was killed along with 11 members of his family in an Israeli airstrike on their home in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip.
Mohamed Al Jaja was a media worker and the organizational development consultant at Press House-Palestine, which owns Sawa news agency in Gaza and promotes press freedom and independent media.
He was killed in a strike on his home along with his wife and two daughters in the Al-Naser neighborhood in northern Gaza.