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Israeli Minister Predicts Gaza-Style Measures For U.S.-Mexico Border
“I reckon that some of this will certainly be implemented in what the United States is setting up on its border with Mexico,” Gilad Erdan said.
Stephen Miller’s Third Grade Seat Mate Recalls A Little Boy With Problems
Young Stephen Miller divided their shared desk, and loved to pour glue on his hands.
In “Shooting Holy Land” Josef Koudelka And Gilad Baram Explore The Aesthetics Of The Israeli Wall
The film is not really about the wall, or the conflict. Rather it is about Koudelka and his process. About photography, about a way of seeing.
My Late Uncle’s Memories of Germany in the 1930s Haunt Me Today
I’m thinking about the words my aging uncle shared with me in his final years more than two decades ago, and I’m agreeing with his point of the importance of recognizing that, just like German citizens in early 1933, we are living in a starkly different reality than we were a mere 10 days ago.
Mexico Reproaches Israeli Ambassador for Bibi’s Wall Tweet
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s ambassador to Mexico was summoned for a meeting with the country’s foreign minister over a tweet by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen as supporting President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall at the Mexico border to keep out illegal immigrants. On Monday, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray called on Netanyahu to…
New Rio Mayor Tells Jewish Leader City Should Be ‘Walled Like Jerusalem’
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — The mayor-elect of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, declared that Brazil’s second largest city should surround itself with walls like Jerusalem. The major-elect, who is also an evangelical bishop, said the walls could prevent the entry of arms and drugs. “We are living during a deep moral crisis,” he said, referring…
West Bank Village Joins UNESCO Heritage Program
A Palestinian village joined UNESCO’s world heritage sites list on Friday after an emergency nomination meant to try to block Israel from building a barrier across its ancient farmland.
Demolished Dreams
This short documentary by Omri Shenharin gives insights into the life in Jerusalem on the other side of the wall.
How Is This Wall Different? Pope Francis Cements an Icon
Pope Francis’ stop at the Israeli separation wall will be the enduring legacy of his Mideast journey, Gal Beckerman writes. So what does this newly-iconic image mean?
Pope Francis Makes Lasting Impression at Israeli Wall in West Bank
The most lasting image from Pope Francis’ Mideast trip will be the pontiff praying with his head against a wall. It was the Israeli wall in the West Bank, not the Western Wall.
