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Bedouins in Israel Are Being Driven from Their Land with Tear Gas and Water Cannons
The Israeli government is trying to force the Arabs from their villages and into state-planned townships. Understandably, they don't want to go.
Are Israeli Spies Coercing Iranian Dissidents into Becoming Hitmen?
We asked a former Mossad combatant to tell us who's killing Iran's nuclear scientists.
Is Iran's New President Capable of Talking His Way to Peace with Israel?
At this year's UN General Assembly, instead of making assertions about Israelis massacring landowners and railing against "Zionist murderers," Iran's new president Hassan Rouhani moved away from the anti-Israel diatribes and focused on the improvement...
Appalling Violence Ravaged Cairo Again This Weekend
Bloodshed, tear gas, and plumes of acrid black smoke are never far from the streets of Cairo these days, and they returned this weekend as police fought with supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi.
Driving with the Female Street Racers of Palestine
I'm driving around the streets of Ramallah, Palestine, with Noor Dawood, the celebrated Palestinian street racer and the only female drifter in the Middle East. Noor is one of four members of the "Speed Sisters," the first and only female racing team...
Why Is No One Talking About Ben Zygier?
Last month, Israel struck a 1.2 million dollar deal with the parents of Melbourne-born Mossad agent. The payout marks the end of the Prisoner X case, which despite having national security implications, did little to capture the attention of Australia...
Was Mahmoud Sarsak Sent to Prison for Being Good at Soccer?
In the West, athletes tend to get in trouble with the cops for totalling their cars while drunk, having sex with prostitutes, or brawling in expensive nightclubs. Mahmoud Sarsak, on the other hand, was seemingly arrested just for being a decent...
Uganda Is Taking Israel's Unwanted Asylum Seekers to Get Cheaper Weapons
The Israeli government already have strong relations with their Ugandan counterparts, with Israel currently "working to introduce sophisticated agro-technology" to the country. But it is newer support to Uganda's military—weapons, training, fighter...
This Palestinian Taxidermist's Stuffed Animal Zoo Is Heartbreaking
I’m at Qalqilya's zoo to see an exhibition of stuffed animals that Dr. Khader has created from the beasts that were killed in the Second Intifada, the four-year period of fighting that claimed the lives of 4,000 Palestinians and more than 1,00...
Israelis and Palestinians Think the Israel-Palestine Peace Talks Are Boring and Futile
It seems the entire internet is extremely pessimistic about the new round of John Kerry-brokered peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians. But seeing as most people online don't have a decent grasp on the situation, I decided to find out what...
John Kerry Doesn't Realize Middle Eastern Peace Is an Oxymoron
The Israelis and the Palestinians are set to negotiate again after a three-year hiatus, but virtually nobody—except maybe US Secretary of State John Kerry, the peripatetic diplomat who talked the two sides into talking—seems stoked about the prospects...