This paper examines the extent to which participatory media functions as a tool for youth expression, empowerment, activism, and advocacy in Palestine. I begin by identifying the diverse approaches to youth media emerging in the Occupied Territories, then examine the influence of youth media at the individual, community, regional, and international levels, focusing on the process of youth media production at the individual and community levels, and the influence of youth media products at the regional and international levels. I also examine some of the limitations of youth media initiatives, and some of the challenges faced by project coordinators. First I investigate how youth media projects contribute to the development of individual agency and empowerment of refugee youth in particular through the process of self-expression and identity exploration. Next, I examine how participatory media initiatives create and (re)define community spaces by exploring collective identities, enhancing social cohesion, and facilitating community conversations, events, and forums. I also explore how youth media projects function as tools for activism and advocacy at the regional and international levels. At these levels, participatory media communicates stories across borders that raise awareness about local issues and advocate for action. In the case of Palestine, youth media projects reflect different aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than often portrayed in the mainstream media, communicated through the lived realities of youth participants. This emerging narrative challenges dominant discourses regarding the dynamics of the conflict, and also challenges common perceptions of Palestinian youth as perpetrators of violence. I conclude that youth media provides opportunities for creative expression and civic engagement in spaces in which youth participation is often marginalized. In addition, youth media offers an alternative information source to potentially challenge dominant discourses of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict generally and the roles of Palestinian youth specifically. However, youth media practitioners, especially those from outside the community, often face the challenge of preserving the very youth agency that they aim to promote. It is thus necessary to be aware of the power dynamics implicit in such projects, even when adopting a pluralist approach. The findings are based on fieldwork conducted in the West Bank from 2006 to 2008, including interviews surveys, program evaluations, and participant-observation.