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Photographing the Middle East in Peacetime
Photographer Jade Cantwell travelled through Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt in the months before the Arab Spring. Several years later, her photos are reminders of the lives behind the news reports.
A City Divided: Jerusalem's Most Contested Neighborhood
Silwan is becoming one of the most contentious neighbourhoods in the most contested city in the world.
The Iranian Government Erected a Monument to Make Nice with Its Jewish Citizens
Jews in Iran haven't always been treated like fellow countrymen, so a newly-erected monument honouring Jews who fought in the Iran-Iraq War serves as a proverbial olive branch.
A Conversation with the 'World's Most Controversial Jew'
I spoke to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach about anal sex, Israel's controversial nation state bill and his former pupil, Michael Jackson.
Pittsburgh's Israeli Vs. Palestinian Fast Food Take-Away Turf War
Pro-Israeli students started a rival to a take-away that criticised the US's role in the conflict.
We Spoke to the Artists Who Got in Trouble for Pooping on the Israeli Flag
Artists Jasman Wagner and Natali Cohen Vaxberg made a video titled "Shit Instead of Blood" in which they shit on the flags of countries from all around the world as a gesture against nationalism. It led to Vaxberg's arrest in Israel.
Shlomo Sand Is Not Jewish Any More
I spoke to the controversial Israeli historian about why he is rejecting his Jewish identity.
An Interview with the Only Female Photojournalist in Gaza
Eman Mohammed has fought her way through abusive colleagues, death threats and sexual harassment.
In Defence of 'The Death of Klinghoffer' and Art That Takes Risks
We must leave space for irreverence, for non-didacticism, for hard questions, for the humanity of everyone
Long Hair Don't Care
A fashion shoot that mostly involves hanging out on a roof with some Israeli girls.
I Was Deported for Writing Something Truthful About Israel
But only after spending three days in an airport removal centre.