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Housing demolitions

Housing demolitions are sadly a regular part of life to be contended with in East Jerusalem. But recently there have been some disturbing developments in an already disturbing field. This week at least 10 buildings (some reports say as many as 16) were demolished in in the Wadi Hummus area of Sur Baher, just to […]

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Reflections on my Trip to Israel/Palestine

2019 writing competition  – by Dorit Miles –  As an Israeli born, curious about the Palestinians for years, I never expected to be able to go to the “other side”. The opportunity presented itself and I jumped on it. In January of 2016, I joined a group of interfaith travelers to Israel /Palestine. I decided […]

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2019 Writing Competition entries

Presenting the 2019 Writing Competition entries. Please note: these entries are in no particular order. Learn about the competition and the prizes here! We hope you enjoy them.  ➡︎ The Interview • C.K., Japan  ➡︎ Encounters in the Holy Land • Sue Beardon, USA ➡︎ Reflections on my Trip to Israel/Palestine • Dorit Miles, USA/Israel ➡︎ Mary Goes to Jerusalem • Mary Niesluchowska, […]

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ballot – 2019 Writing Competition

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The Interview

2019 Writing Competition – C K, Japan –  In late June, I took my first trip to Israel/Palestine to attend an aikido seminar in Jerusalem. Hailing from the U.S., I had been living in Tokyo, Japan the past 25 years, working as a voice actor and practicing/teaching aikido. With a brief connection in Moscow, I […]

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Encounters in the Holy Land

2019 Writing Competition  – by Sue Beardon – Rutie Atsmon, an Israeli, brings together young Jewish Israelis with Palestinians, to talk peace, produce newsletters, organise workshops. She asked “Have you been to Israel?” I replied that I hadn’t, never wanted to, hadn’t felt it was anything to do with me. “You should come,” she said. […]

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Cycling the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

– by Fred Schlomka – 9 days23rd June – 1st Julycycled 590 km. (369 miles)Shetland – Aberdeen – Banff – Lossiemouth – InvernessIsle of Skye  (Eilean a’Cheo) – Orkney – Shetland After a busy two months on the Island of Unst I am ready for a break. The volunteers who worked on our historic home […]

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Palestinians have every right to reject another Oslo

With the Bahrain workshop, the Trump administration is relying on the same old Oslo model of economy before politics. What needs to be done is to hold Israel accountable. – by Sam Bahour – American President Donald Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and advisor Jared Kushner at the White House, May 22, […]

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Outsourcing US Foreign Policy

– by Fred Schlomka – President Trump must be really desperate. The administration’s ‘Peace to Prosperity Workshop’, scheduled for 25th June in Bahrain, seems to be lacking in willing participants and so they are resorting to desperate measures, including outsourcing the organising of the Workshop to a private company. The recent flood of random ‘personal’ […]

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Palestinian cities are ghost towns between settlements, on Google Maps

 The notorious, massive Qalandiya checkpoint lies in the center area surrounded by three roundabouts. Qalandiya is the scene of relentless ethnic control, murders by the IDF, violently suppressed protests, and a major cause of the impossibility of normal civilian life and movement. On GoogleMaps, the checkpoint does not exist. – by Tom Suàrez, of Mondoweiss […]

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Ottoman clocktowers

– by Alexander Jones – Sultan Abdul Hamid II became the ruler of the Ottoman Empire on the 31st of August, 1876. 25 years later, to celebrate his silver jubilee, 144 clock towers were built in important cities throughout the empire. Celebratory towers were built from Tipoli (modern day Libya) to Damascus (modern day Syria), […]

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Movie review – Heart of Jenin

– by Alexander Jones –  Each week we take a look at a different film dealing with Israeli and/or Palestinian issues. This week we examine The Heart of Jenin, a documentary by German director Marcus Vetter and Israeli-American Lior Geller. It was originally released with the German title, Das Herz von Jenin, in 2008 and […]

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