Human rights groups have used the term apartheid strategically to emphasize the need for a paradigm shift in the region. But others argue that the loaded term doesn’t apply.
Is Airbnb’s no-profit return to the West Bank ‘whitewashing’ human rights violations?
Summer in the Global Village: Trevor Noah, South Africa’s Comic Phenomenon
Much of comedian Trevor Noah’s work references his mixed-race heritage: He was born during the apartheid era to a black South African mother and a white Swiss father […]
New Israeli Bus Lines for Palestinian Workers Bring Both Resentment and Relief
Sitting in a window seat, a 36-year-old construction worker named Muhannad said, “this new bus is good. It’s only a $1.35 each way. It beats getting ripped off by gypsy van operators.”
Arab-Israelis make up about 20 percent of Israel’s population. They have disproportionately high rates of poverty and unemployment. But hopes of addressing those issues through the ballot box are low, and Arab-Israeli voter turnout is falling.
Documentary ‘The Law In These Parts’ Explores Israel’s Legal Framework For Occupied Territories
In Israel, a government-appointed committee of legal experts has concluded that all of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank are legal under international law.
The Palestinian Authority will apply to the United Nations for full membership for a Palestinian state and for the first time in decades, the Jewish state finds itself without a single dependable friend in the Middle East.
