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Dancing Idiots, Rubber Bullets, and Candy Floss at This Year's Passover in Hebron

The city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank is a pretty bizarre place at the best of times. But the recent Passover festival held by Jewish settlers living on the Palestinian land was easily among the most surreal things I've seen in a region that seems to thrive on weird shit. Full story

I Couchsurfed with Settlers in the Holy Land

A couple of months ago, my friend was on a rant (albeit, a very coherent one) about how CouchSurfing's website supports Zionism by allowing settlers in the West Bank to list their location as "Judea and Samaria"—the Israeli name for most of the disputed West Bank. She was trying… Full story

Christmas in Palestine

I spent Christmas in Bethlehem, Christ's birthplace, first in the international tourist hotspot of Manger Square, then in the hills surrounding it where there's fewer Nativity scenes and more posters honoring Palestinian martyrs and Fatah graffiti. Full story

Palestinian Youths Are Being Shot in the West Bank

Because bombing people in Gaza isn't enough. Full story

We Just Spoke to People in Israel and Palestine About the Gaza Crisis

Last night Israeli fighter jets rained down missiles upon Gaza. The assault came in retaliation to a week of rocket attacks on Israeli territory by Hamas. No one's panicking yet, but there's a strong possibility of all-out war. Full story

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Israel's Radical Left

We flew to Tel Aviv and had lunch with Palestinians and then drinks with Israelis, after getting tear-gassed at a protest in the West Bank. Full story

World Peace Update

We're not quite there yet, folks. Full story

Coming Soon to a Riot Near You

There are all sorts of horrible weapons that could make you stink, cry, and bleed. Full story