Oz Katerji

Oz Katerji is a British Lebanese freelance journalist focusing on conflict, human rights, and the Middle East.

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Police and demonstrators confront one another outside London's High Court on July 4.
Police and demonstrators confront one another outside London's High Court on July 4.

Britain’s Palestine Action Ban Is a Dangerous Overreach

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Oz Katerji
A mosaic wall shows the top of a head with the green, white, and black stripes and three red stars of the Syrian independence flag painted over it.
A mosaic wall shows the top of a head with the green, white, and black stripes and three red stars of the Syrian independence flag painted over it.

Hope Won in Syria

Argument
Oz Katerji
Mourners surround the flag-draped coffins of Hezbollah fighters who were killed in the recent war with Israel, during a funeral procession in the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Selm on Dec. 6.
Mourners surround the flag-draped coffins of Hezbollah fighters who were killed in the recent war with Israel, during a funeral procession in the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Selm on Dec. 6.

Hezbollah Is Trying to Spin Loss as Victory

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Oz Katerji
An elderly man in a yellow shirt stands with his bicycle and waves toward the camera. To the left and right and closer to the camera are Ukrainian soldiers in combat gear looking toward the man. A dirt road, a field, and low buildings are visible behind him.
An elderly man in a yellow shirt stands with his bicycle and waves toward the camera. To the left and right and closer to the camera are Ukrainian soldiers in combat gear looking toward the man. A dirt road, a field, and low buildings are visible behind him.

Inside Kursk, Ukrainians Hope for a Path to Victory

Report
Oz Katerji
A soldier wearing a hat and face covering over his lower face and camouflage combat gear holds an artillery shell about the length of his forearm. He stands in a low, log-roofed bunker with boxes of ammunition stacked on either side.
A soldier wearing a hat and face covering over his lower face and camouflage combat gear holds an artillery shell about the length of his forearm. He stands in a low, log-roofed bunker with boxes of ammunition stacked on either side.

Fear and Hoarding on Ukraine’s Eastern Front

Dispatch
Oz Katerji
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures with an open hand while speaking during a TV news interview. Zelensky is dressed in his typical black t-shirt and is seated at a desk in front of a bright blue wall.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures with an open hand while speaking during a TV news interview. Zelensky is dressed in his typical black t-shirt and is seated at a desk in front of a bright blue wall.

Ukraine Braces for Political Disaster in 2024

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Oz Katerji
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following their talks in Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following their talks in Kyiv.

Ukraine Doesn’t Want Wartime Elections

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Oz Katerji
A satellite image shows smoke billowing from the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet after a Ukrainian missile strike in Sevastopol, Crimea.
A satellite image shows smoke billowing from the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet after a Ukrainian missile strike in Sevastopol, Crimea.

Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Is More Successful Than You Think

Analysis
Oz Katerji, Vladislav Davidzon
A picture taken on July 17 shows a Russian warship sailing near the Kerch Bridge, linking the Russian mainland to Crimea, following an attack claimed by Ukrainian forces.
A picture taken on July 17 shows a Russian warship sailing near the Kerch Bridge, linking the Russian mainland to Crimea, following an attack claimed by Ukrainian forces.

Russia’s Illegal Bridges Have Ukrainian Crosshairs on Them

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Oz Katerji
A tail section of a 300 mm rocket, which appears to contain cluster bombs, is embedded in the ground in eastern Ukraine.
A tail section of a 300 mm rocket, which appears to contain cluster bombs, is embedded in the ground in eastern Ukraine.

Cluster Bombs Are Terrible. Ukraine Still Needs Them.

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Oz Katerji
A woman hugs her soldier friend in Kherson, Ukraine.
A woman hugs her soldier friend in Kherson, Ukraine.

There’s No Peace in Ukraine Without Russian Retreat

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Oz Katerji
A member of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement fires his gun.
A member of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement fires his gun.

Hezbollah Has No Choice but Escalation

Analysis
Oz Katerji
A man rides a motorcycle past destroyed buildings in an opposition-held neighborhood of the southern Syrian city of Daraa on Oct. 2, 2018.
A man rides a motorcycle past destroyed buildings in an opposition-held neighborhood of the southern Syrian city of Daraa on Oct. 2, 2018.

Damascus’s False Reconciliation Failed in Daraa

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Oz Katerji
Destruction from heavy fighting and pro-regime airstrikes in Idlib, Syria.
Destruction from heavy fighting and pro-regime airstrikes in Idlib, Syria.

Assad’s Violence Started a Conflict That Will Burn for Decades

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Oz Katerji
A man mourns the death of seven members of a family in Syria
A man mourns the death of seven members of a family in Syria

Betrayed by Their Leaders, Failed by the West, Arabs Still Want Democracy

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Oz Katerji
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