Eetta Prince-Gibson

GlobalPost

Eetta Prince-Gibson is a former Washington Post special correspondent and the editor in chief of The Jerusalem Report from 2007 to 2012.

A woman stands with smartphone in a shop with organizers

Jewish and Arab women unite to defy Bedouin voter suppression in Israeli election

On Tuesday, scores of women volunteers crisscrossed the dusty roads of Israel's southern Negev desert to bring hundreds of Bedouin women from remote villages to their polling stations.

Jewish and Arab women unite to defy Bedouin voter suppression in Israeli election
Israeli prime minister stands between two Israeli flags.

Israel’s early elections: Netanyahu’s best defense against criminal charges

Israel’s early elections: Netanyahu’s best defense against criminal charges
A worker on a crane hangs a US flag next to an Israeli flag, next to the entrance to the US consulate in Jerusalem, May 7, 2018.

Trump, Netanyahu take evangelical support to a new level

Trump, Netanyahu take evangelical support to a new level
A worker prepares lights ahead of Christmas celebrations in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 19, 2017.

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

Christmas in Bethlehem goes on in the shadow of Trump's Jerusalem announcement
Members of the Druze community watch the fighting in Syria's civil war, next to the border fence between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, June 16, 2015.

Druze in the Golan Heights have long been 'on the fence' between Syria and Israel. Syria's civil war has changed things.

Druze in the Golan Heights have long been 'on the fence' between Syria and Israel. Syria's civil war has changed things.
Trump in Israel

The complete timeline of awkward moments from Trump’s two days in Israel

For most leaders, and in most countries, red carpet affairs are fairly staid and uneventful, following set protocols. But to state the obvious, neither Trump nor Israel's leaders are like most.

The complete timeline of awkward moments from Trump’s two days in Israel
Trump embraces Netanyahu before his remarks at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem

Trump's alignment with Israel and Saudi against Iran: Here's the catch

Israeli leaders are thrilled to hear Trump's vitriol against Iran, but also worry his deals will cause their country to lose its edge.

Trump's alignment with Israel and Saudi against Iran: Here's the catch
Israel settlement law

Israel just crossed a line it has never crossed before

The unprecedented “Regularization Law” seeks to regulate Palestinian land ownership in the West Bank — and potentially exposes Israel to prosecution by the International Criminal Court.

Israel just crossed a line it has never crossed before
Amona west bank eviction

As one West Bank settlement is vacated, thousands more Israeli settler homes are planned

"We lost the battle for Amona, but we are winning the war for the Land of Israel," Education Minister Naftali Bennet declared.

As one West Bank settlement is vacated, thousands more Israeli settler homes are planned

Israel's siege mentality is getting truly scary

In the face of desperation and dread, many find comfort in ultra-nationalism and xenophobia — and the politicians know it.

Israel's siege mentality is getting truly scary
An Israeli border policeman gestures to Palestinians as another searches a bag in the West Bank city of Hebron

In land where Jesus was born, a new refusal to turn the other cheek

A majority of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip support violence against Israelis, want to abandon the Oslo Accords, have little or no faith in their own government, and no longer believe in a two-state solution with Israel. About half of Palestinians think a new armed intifada would serve their national interests better than negotiations.

In land where Jesus was born, a new refusal to turn the other cheek

Leading pollster finds Palestinian public opinion on violence 'frightening'

'Their support for violence is not motivated by Islamic ideology. They are motivated by their despair.'

Leading pollster finds Palestinian public opinion on violence 'frightening'

The latest violence in Jerusalem looks like more of the same. It’s not

Analysis: Israelis and Palestinians alike brace for Sept. 23, when Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, coincides with the Muslim day of sacred feast, Eid al-Adha.

The latest violence in Jerusalem looks like more of the same. It’s not

Here's why Israelis aren't getting too worked up about the Iran deal

Analysis: Israeli politicians have cried wolf too many times.

Here's why Israelis aren't getting too worked up about the Iran deal