Few studies have delved into the holistic lived experiences of Palestinian women, particularly those
from the West Bank and Gaza Strip who are married and live inside Israel without documentation or permanent
residency. This study employs intersectionality as a conceptual framework and explores how these women are
deprived of civil rights and access to necessities of life. Furthermore, it uncovers how these women continuously
experience daily life under a colonial regime that imposes a conditional citizenship restricted to Palestinians
with Israeli passports, and within a patriarchal social context. The study sheds light on the experience of 10
women living in the centrally located Triangle [al-Muthallath] region and concludes that these women, most
of whom are first and only wives, find emotional and financial support in their spouses and families. Yet they
also face political hardships that prevent them from accessing basic rights (e.g., healthcare and education) and
social difficulties that intensify the psychological implications, as well as their precarity and sense of cultural
alienation, which leads them to develop multiple coping strategies.