All in Palestine in America
Palestine’s improbable run in World Cup qualification came to an end on Tuesday night in controversial fashion. It will be a match that will live long in the memory- but for all the wrong reasons.
Palestine’s win against Kuwait has narrowed the gap between themselves and Oman to a single point. A third- and final- final awaits Palestine. Win and two matches in October will be all that separate Al-Fida’i from an historic World Cup appearance.
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.
Palestine’s Baseball & Softball Federation will play against India, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka during group play of the West Asia Baseball Cup in Karaj, Iran. Group B will have three teams—Bangladesh, Pakistan and the host country.
In one month, Palestine’s national baseball team is scheduled to participate in its second West Asia Cup (WAC) in team history, but the atrocities in Gaza and the political climate in the United States have caused uncertainty.
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.
The U15 team is still finalizing its roster for the tournament, but a team of Palestinian youth will represent their land and culture in Taiwan August 17-23rd, according to the Palestine Baseball and Softball Federation president Ahmad Tafesh.
Palestinian-American Amer Mohammad Sa’adeh Rabee was killed by illegal Israeli settlers in Turmus’ayya—a village in Palestine’s West Bank.
Farah Nabulsi’s debut feature film delves into the ugly realities Palestinians are subjected to. Life in Palestine seems so simple from afar, yet she redirects her audience’s attention to the complexities in these communities, taking viewers on a rollercoaster of emotions from grief to love, which embody Palestinian resilience in everyday characters like a teacher and his students.
Israel has killed more than 700 Palestinian athletes since October 2023 and instead of being disciplined, the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) has accepted the apartheid state’s candidacy for the UEFA Executive Committee.
Ahmed Ali-Gharbawi, 13, a member of the U18 Palestine baseball team was killed by Israel.
Palestine registered an historic victory over Iraq on Tuesday night in World Cup qualification to keep their World Cup hopes alive.
