Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Dr. Mohammed al-Khatib, founder of the Museum of Memories in Beirut. He started the museum with a question for one of his patients: Do you have something from Palestine?

Objects from Palestine are now enshrined at a makeshift museum in this Beirut refugee camp

In the Shatila camp in Beirut, there's a tiny museum crammed with hundreds of items that Palestinians brought with them when they fled what is now Israel.

Objects from Palestine are now enshrined at a makeshift museum in this Beirut refugee camp
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with White House senior advisor Jared Kushner in the West Bank City of Ramallah on June 21, 2017.

New leak: Jared Kushner says there may be ‘no solution’ to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

New leak: Jared Kushner says there may be ‘no solution’ to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Baha Nababta in the Shuafat refugee camp in November 2014. He devoted his life to improving the camp before he was shot to death this year.

Baha Nababta wanted to live in a place where the roads were paved and the trash picked up. Then he was murdered.

Baha Nababta wanted to live in a place where the roads were paved and the trash picked up. Then he was murdered.
Novelist Ayelet Waldman and a Palestinian man in Hebron. “For most of my life, I loved Israel, I longed for Israel, I planned to live in Israel,” she says.

Novelist Ayelet Waldman is sending writers to the West Bank to document what they see, 50 years into occupation

Novelist Ayelet Waldman is sending writers to the West Bank to document what they see, 50 years into occupation
Emad Abu Shamsiyeh who filmed the shooting, standing with his camera at the site in Hebron where it happened. Since his video was posted online, he's been threatened and attacked.

In the West Bank, a killing and a handshake are caught on tape

In the West Bank, a killing and a handshake are caught on tape
A mosque attendant lowers a candelabra into a narrow shaft on the Muslim side of the shrine to an underground cave. It's revered as the place where Muslims and Jews believe Ibrahim, or Abraham, is buried.

In Hebron, Israelis and Palestinians share a holy site ... begrudgingly

Jews and Muslims both claim the burial site of Abraham in Hebron as their own. It's the Palestinian conflict in a nutshell.

In Hebron, Israelis and Palestinians share a holy site ... begrudgingly
Ziyad Abul Hawa came home one day to find this note about "an Arab" — him — living in his Tel Aviv apartment building. So he took a selfie next to it.

He came home to find a note about 'an Arab' — him — living in his Tel Aviv apartment building. So he took a selfie.

When a Tel Aviv neighbor left a racist note about him, Ziyad Abul Hawa posted a photo of it on his Facebook page. Now he's fielding media requests.

He came home to find a note about 'an Arab' — him — living in his Tel Aviv apartment building. So he took a selfie.
A Palestinian worker at Azura in Jerusalem.

Amidst rising violence, Israelis and Palestinians have no choice but to depend on each other

In Jerusalem, the restaurants are half empty because of recent violence between Arabs and Jews. But inside those restaurants, Israelis and Palestinians work side-by-side and lead deeply intertwined lives. Some even call each other "brother."

Amidst rising violence, Israelis and Palestinians have no choice but to depend on each other
Lucy Aharish

An Arab newscaster in Israel has a message: 'This is not your country. This is our country.'

Arab Israeli newscaster Lucy Aharish is proud to be Israeli, and she's being honored at the country's Independence Day ceremony on Wednesday. Not everyone is happy to have an Arab included into the festivities, so what's her response? Deal with it.

An Arab newscaster in Israel has a message: 'This is not your country. This is our country.'
 A man walks past a burning building during rioting after a grand jury returned no indictment in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

A Middle East correspondent sees familiar clashes unfold in Ferguson

Correspondent Daniel Estrin often files stories for us on the violent outbreaks in Jerusalem and the West Bank. But when he returned home to visit his family in St. Louis, he found himself watching all-too-familiar scenes play out just minutes from his home.

A Middle East correspondent sees familiar clashes unfold in Ferguson
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media in Jerusalem following a terrorist attack on a West Jerusalem synagogue on November 18, 2014.

Palestinians are anxious as Israel vows a ‘strong response’ to the Jerusalem attack

After a violent attack on a West Jerusalem synagogue that killed four worshippers on Tuesday, Israelis are on edge. But Palestinians are also worried about how Israel will retaliate for this attack and others that have rocked Jerusalem in recent weeks.

Palestinians are anxious as Israel vows a ‘strong response’ to the Jerusalem attack
Israeli emergency personnel carry the body of a victim from the scene of an attack at a Jerusalem synagogue on November 18, 2014.

Palestinians kill Israeli worshippers during prayers at a Jerusalem synagogue

Two Palestinian men armed with meat cleavers and firearms killed four worshippers at a synagogue in West Jersualem on Tuesday. While it was the deadliest attack of its kind in the city since 2008, it was also yet another sign of rising violence between Israelis and Palestinians.

Palestinians kill Israeli worshippers during prayers at a Jerusalem synagogue
A Palestinian man prays near Israeli police during Friday prayers in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Wadi al-Joz on October 31, 2014. Israeli police declared an age limit on Friday for Palestinians wanting to enter the Old City, only allowing males ab

Reopening holy sites for Muslims fails to ease tensions in Jerusalem

The rare closing of Jerusalem's Temple Mount — or Noble Sanctuary to Muslims — lasted only a day. But anger over the closure and the shooting of a Palestinian suspecting of killing a Jewish activist became a "day of rage," with Palestinians scuffling with Israeli security forces in the city and across the West Bank.

Reopening holy sites for Muslims fails to ease tensions in Jerusalem
Reconstruction in Gaza is only just beginning

How radio became a 'lifeline' in Gaza

As Gazans try to recover from this summer's war with Israel, some are turning to a local station called Radio Alwan to get information, trade stories and tips and get educated about subjects ranging from PTSD to where aid drops are happening.

How radio became a 'lifeline' in Gaza
An Israeli flag is painted on one of the walls on the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza.

At the only place where Israel will export things to Gaza, both sides remain at arm's length

A visit to the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza is like a trip into the Twilight Zone. The security precautions and lack of human contact between the Israelis and Palestinians who work there captures the bizarre relationship between the two sides.

At the only place where Israel will export things to Gaza, both sides remain at arm's length