In part I of this Palestinian great-grandmother's story, she tells of the tranquil Jerusalem in which she spent her youth until disaster struck.
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In part I of this Palestinian great-grandmother's story, she tells of the tranquil Jerusalem in which she spent her youth until disaster struck.
Bestselling Israeli historian Shlomo Sand on identity politics, political despair, why Lieberman is right... and drowning sorrows with Mahmoud Darwish.
As Israeli-Palestinian peace talks fail again, it is time to build a New Canaan of diversity, tolerance and peace based on reimagined identities.
Hebron settlers criticise Arabs who deny Israeli identity, yet reject the existence of a Palestinian people and say historic Palestine was mostly empty.
With the rise in Jewish fanaticism, Israelis are faced with a paradox: peace with the Palestinians could stoke conflict within their own ranks but avoiding full-blown civil war requires an end to the occupation.
With the Palestinian bid to join the UN likely to get them nowhere, there is a more civil way out of the impasse that will give both Israelis and Palestinians what they want.
As the two-state solution enters its final death throes, it is time for campaigners to switch their demands to equal rights in a single democratic state.
Can Israelis and Palestinians learn something about building bridges between divided communities from the Egyptian revolution?
A return to an ancestral homeland is a dream that's long inspired diasporas – often with troubling results.
