Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony calls for sharing grief, not keeping score
'No matter how many people you lose,' said a Palestinian who has seen 61 relatives killed in Gaza, 'The feeling is the same'
'No matter how many people you lose,' said a Palestinian who has seen 61 relatives killed in Gaza, 'The feeling is the same'
The Israeli armored convoy rolls into the West Bank town of Jericho and comes to a halt outside a building with a Palestinian flag fluttering over it. At first glance, it might have looked like another incursion. But then out of the bus guarded by Israeli troops emerge Jewish pilgrims, on a visit to the…
JERUSALEM — The U.S. State Department criticized Israel for “expropriation” of West Bank land around Jericho and near the Dead Sea. The declaration turning the 580 acres of West Bank land into Israeli state land was signed by the Civil Administration’s Head of the Government Property on March 10 during a visit to Israel and…
Crossposted from Haaretz For decades the music band Al-asheqeen has provided a soundtrack to life in the Palestinian territories; their songs are heard at weddings, funerals, and in daily living. The band, which was created in Damascus by Palestinians from refugee camps in Syria and Lebanon, has become a symbol of national heritage and a…
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