Palestine

May 22, 2018

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.

Arts

She started #NotYourHabibti to shine a light on sexual harassment in the Palestinian territories

GlobalPost

February 02, 2018

The 21-year-old activist is gathering women’s stories of sexual harassment and carefully typing them out on her antiquated machine.

Global Politics

Christmas in Bethlehem goes on in the shadow of Trump's Jerusalem announcement

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

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

PRI's The World

August 01, 2017

It was supposed to be an off-the-record briefing. But comments from Jared Kushner about the Middle East peace process he's been tasked with are getting some attention.

Conflict

Islamic Jihad rejects Palestine state within 1967 borders

Agence France-Presse

May 06, 2017

The radical Palestinian group Islamic Jihad has rejected Hamas' new policy of easing its stand on Israel and accepting the establishment of a Palestinian state limited to the 1967 borders.

Conflict

It was exhaustion, more than a real desire for peace, that fueled the latest cease-fire in Gaza

The Takeaway

August 28, 2014

Israel and Hamas fought to a stand-still in Gaza in their latest conflict. Neither side won, but neither side was defeated either. And, in the end, Israel may regret that the whole conflict may lead to a stronger Palestine.

Justice

Palestinians and Missourians find common cause amidst the tear gas

PRI's The World

August 19, 2014

In the midst of protests in Ferguson — marked by increasingly militaristic police intervention — Palestinian protestors have offered their support, solidarity and advice to those on the front lines of the St. Louis suburb. An unexpected dialogue has emerged on Twitter between the two groups — protestors who live halfway across the world from each other but face similar battles.

Conflict

There's one place where Israelis and Hamas speak directly — on TV

PRI's The World

August 14, 2014

A couple of years ago, Hamas and Israeli TV news stations happened to be simultaneously showing live feeds from the other's show, when the Israel anchor decided to try talking to the Hamas anchor. That led to a conversation that is still happening, occasionally, today.

Conflict & Justice

Israel's operation widens, but its objectives are getting murkier

Analysis

July 30, 2014

Journalist Gregg Carlstrom argues that, after all the briefings and wartime speeches, the Israeli offensive in Gaza is ultimately an open-ended campaign yoked to an impossible political objective.

Conflict & Justice

Children tell their own grim stories from war zones

PRI's The World

July 28, 2014

Children make up a big part of the population in places like Syria and Gaza, where hundreds have been killed in the fighting so far. For many of them, they have barely known a life without death or conflict.

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Arts, Culture & Media

Mid East books

PRI's The World

May 21, 2009

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with The World's book critic Christopher Merrill about new books from Israeli writer Amos Oz and a biography of Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali.

Conflict & Justice

Settlements in Israel

PRI's The World

May 28, 2009

Reporter Linda Gradstein takes a look at the new Israeli government's stance on settlements in the West Bank.

Lifestyle & Belief

Reaction from Israel

PRI's The World

June 04, 2009

Anchor Lisa Mullins gets reaction to President Obama's speech in Cairo from Yossi Alpher, co-editor of BitterLemmons.org, an online dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians.

Lifestyle & Belief

Conflict among Israelis over settlements

PRI's The World

June 10, 2009

The World's Matthew Bell reports from Jerusalem on the rising tensions among Israelis about the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Some fear the growing anger could erupt into civil conflict.

Conflict & Justice

New West Bank settlements approved

PRI's The World

June 29, 2009

Israel has approved new housing units in the West Bank, defying the White House call to stop expanding Jewish settlements there. Is a compromise still possible? The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Conflict & Justice

Palestinian politics fuels violence in Gaza

PRI's The World

March 22, 2011

The World's Matthew Bell reports on the recent escalation of violence between Gaza and Israel, and how that may be linked to Palestinian politics.

Global Politics

Facebook caught in Israeli-Palestinian divide

PRI's The World

March 29, 2011

Daniel Estrin explains how the technology wizards behind Facebook have found themselves caught in the middle of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Conflict & Justice

Samaritan community in the West Bank

PRI's The World

April 22, 2011

The good samaritan is alive and well and living in the West Bank. Daniel Estrin visits one of the oldest and tiniest religious minorities in the Holy Land as they celebrate the Passover holiday.

Global Politics

Israel rejects Palestinian unity deal

PRI's The World

April 28, 2011

Israeli officials have criticized a reconciliation deal between the rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas. Under the agreement, an interim Palestinian government will be formed and a date fixed for elections. Matthew Bell reports.

Conflict & Justice

Egypt permanently opens Gaza border

PRI's The World

April 29, 2011

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World's Matthew Bell in Jerusalem about reaction there to news that Egypt is permanently opening its Rafah border crossing. The Rafah border is the only way in and out of Gaza that does not pass through Israel.