Syrians angry at Israel
Jewish Journal
May 7, 2013
Khalil Sharif wants everyone to stay out of his country’s business.
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Live from the Arab Spring
Syrian rebels increasingly frustrated
Jewish Journal
May 6, 2013
Gazing out at the rubble, which was all that remained of a four story apartment complex in the city of Azaz just south of the Turkish border, 41 year old bricklayer Khalid Jaza’iri did not see much to be optimistic about.
What Israel means to me
Jewish Journal
April 19, 2013
Pinpointing what makes people so passionate about Israel is no easy thing, perhaps because there are so many options.
Jahalin Bedouin fear new Israeli transfer plan
Jewish Journal
April 18, 2013
Id Khamis Jahalin sits in his sparsely furnished, illegally-built shack, and worries about his future. A father of seven, he was born in this community of tents and shacks about ten miles east of Jerusalem.
Tensions run high in Egypt after sectarian clashes
Jewish Journal
April 9, 2013
The strong social fabric that historically bound Egypt\’s Muslim and Christian communities is being tested by economic, political and religious tensions. Conflict between the two groups has been escalating since the New Year 2011 bombing of Alexandria\’s Coptic Church.
Turkey, Israel reconciliation far from fact
Jewish Journal
April 9, 2013
Just before President Barack Obama boarded Air Force One to leave Israel on a windy Friday afternoon last month, he made a dramatic announcement.
“Ex-Muslim” preaches the Gospel
Jewish Journal
April 2, 2013
When Hazem Farraj was 15, he became a Christian. But as a Palestinian Muslim living in East Jerusalem, he couldn’t tell anyone, especially his father.
Did Bashar Assad use chemical weapons?
Jewish Journal
March 28, 2013
Ahmad Jabir gesticulated wildly when he heard the news. “This regime is crazy,” the 24 year old rebel fighter shouted. “When will the international community realize it will kill us all with gasses like the chemical weapons it fired today?”
West Bank Hebrew language study is growing
Jewish Journal
March 27, 2013
Listening to Hebrew songs is officially frowned upon by many West Bank residents, but interest in learning the language of the “other society that is very close but still far away” is clearly picking up among Palestinians wishing to understand Israelis.
President Obama appeals to Israelis to make peace with Palestinians
Jewish Journal
March 21, 2013
In an emotional speech to hundreds of university students, President Obama urged young Israelis to push their government to re-launch peace talks with the Palestinians, arguing it is the only way to ensure the future of Israeli democracy.
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