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2019 writing competition

You too can enter the writing competition – Entry page at this link >>______________________________Understanding the landscape – Sandra Manzella, Italy – Here we are, silently scanning the landscape. We’re standing in the shadow of the UN observation point in Jerusalem, from which we can have a good view of the Old City and of East […]

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2019 writing competition

You too can enter the writing competition – Entry page at this link >>______________________________Two postcards from the Walls  – by Donata Lorenzetti, Italy– Greetings from Ramallah  It’s damn hot this afternoon in Ramallah. It’s July, July 2014. An unbelievable hot month. We abandoned the chaos of the city center to reach the quietness of the […]

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One land, divided

2019 writing competition  – by Kirsty LG –  It’s summertime in Scotland and finally after four intensive months I feel enough distance and cooling of the air to be able to reflect on my time in Jerusalem. I’ll be returning soon as it’s to be my home for the next few years and for that […]

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Mary Goes to Jerusalem

2019 writing competition  – by Mary Niesluchowska – How did I know I was on a flight from Poland to Israel? All those black fedoras clogging up the x-ray machine! I arrived in Tel Aviv at 3:30am where the airport seemed to be the liveliest place in town. Everything was open and there were crowds […]

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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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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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Top 10 most beautiful religious sites in the Holy Land

– by Alexander Jones –  Most people visit places associated with miracles and spirituality on a trip to the Holy Land. Regardless of your own faith, this list presents the ten most beautiful religious sites which you can visit on your next trip to Israel and Palestine. 10. Abuhav Synagogue (Safed – also known as […]

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Mandelbaum Gate

No man’s land – by Alexander Jones –  For nearly 20 years Jerusalem was a divided city. An international border ran right down its middle and one of the only places where crossing was possible was at the Mandelbaum Gate. Today almost nothing remains of this remarkable place but its story is as fascinating as […]

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Outside in: One Foreigner’s Perspective – take a study tour

– by Alex Dunbar Jones – While studying at university last year, I became almost unhealthily obsessed with all things related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. When I wanted to relax after class and watch TV, I would watch Fauda. When friends wanted to have a weekend away, I would suggest visiting Shuhada Street in Hebron.Instead […]

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Al Jazeera investigate housing sales in East Jerusalem

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Rain storm destroys part of the West Bank barrier in Anata, near Jerusalem

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Hamifal

– by Yahav Zohar Jerusalem, an urban planner once told me, is not properly a city but a collection of courtyards. With every turn, with every alley, you come into another world, an entirely different story. In such a fragmented city there seems to be no real cultural mainstream beyond government funded seasonal festivals that […]

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