Global Politics
GlobalPost
December 22, 2017
As usual, Palestinians in the West Bank city of Bethlehem are hosting Christmas festivities for thousands of visitors to the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born. But this year, US President Donald Trump's controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital has caused tensions and dampened the holiday mood.
Conflict & Justice
Mideast dialogue report
PRI's The World
July 09, 2008
Matt Gutman reports on an effort to promote dialogue among Jewish settlers and Palestinian residents of the West Bank.
Global Politics
Obama in the Mideast
PRI's The World
July 23, 2008
Democratic Senator Barack Obama met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders today, and Obama has been at pains to explain his position of the status of Jerusalem to both Israelis and Palestinians, as The World's Quil Lawrence reports.
Lifestyle & Belief
Ramadan begins
PRI's The World
September 01, 2008
Ramadan starts today with the sighting of the crescent moon. For the next month, practicing Muslims won't eat or drink anything during daylight hours.
Lifestyle & Belief
Jerusalem's Ramadan cannon
PRI's The World
September 17, 2008
Reporter Irris Makler reports on Jerusalem's Ramadan cannon. The sound of the cannon signals the end of fasting each day during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. The same family in Jerusalem has been firing the Ramadan cannon for generations.
Lifestyle & Belief
Letters to God
PRI's The World
September 22, 2008
The postal service in Jerusalem often gets letters addressed to God. Reporter Daniel Estrin visits with the man charged with opening that kind of mail and sneaks a peek at some of the letters.
Sports
Geo answer
PRI's The World
October 28, 2008
The answer to today's Geo Quiz is al-Ram, a Palestinian city in the West Bank. The Palestinian national soccer team this week played its first home game ever in the city's newly-built stadium. Katy Clark finds out more from the BBC's Aleem Maqbool.
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
PRI's The World
November 04, 2008
For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the city that's home to the LA Mayer Memorial Museum for Islamic Art. The answer is Jerusalem. Twenty-five years ago a thief stole 106 museum clocks and watches from the museum. Now Israeli police have announced they've cracked the case. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details from the museum's director, Rachel Hasson.
Global Politics
Jerusalem's mayoral race
PRI's The World
November 10, 2008
Linda Gradstein reports on Jerusalem's mayoral race. The front-runners are ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Meir Porush and the secular high-tech millionaire Nir Barkat.
Arts, Culture & Media
Israeli Hanukkah donut
PRI's The World
December 18, 2008
Hanukkah begins Sunday night and that means something special in Israel: Donuts! Or more accurately: sufganiyot. We sent The World's Middle East correspondent, Quil Lawrence, out to sample the seasonal delight.
Arts, Culture & Media
Retracing a Christmas donkey ride
PRI's The World
December 24, 2008
Last week, we heard from the BBC's Aleem Maqbool, who's been re-tracing the journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem said to have been made by Mary and Joseph. Like the Biblical couple, Maqbool's traveled by donkey. Anchor Katy Clark gets an update from him.