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Alessandra Sanguinetti Photographs the Drama of the Countryside
She Found the Meaning of Life on the Sprawling Plains of Argentina
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...
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...
Good Riddance to Anthony Weiner
Anthony Weiner's campaign is falling apart thanks to his habit of sending photos of his dong to ladies who aren't his wife, but there are lots and lots of other reasons why he's a terrible person who doesn't deserve to see elected office ever again...
'Out in the Dark' Explores the Gay Relationship Between an Israeli and a Palestinian
Michael Mayer's first feature-length movie has been dubbed the "Brokeback Mountain of Israeli film." Which isn't too inaccurate of a comparison, in that it's about two men having a romantic, sexual relationship in an environment where you might...
Meet the Lawyer Representing Osama bin Laden's Son-in-Law
The term "polarizing figure" has become a lazy way to describe politicians, pundits, and media figures for essentially being very loud about mostly superficial things. But there are still a number of people around who fit the definition perfectly...
Dodging Water Cannons and Sound Bombs at Israel's Catastrophe Day
I arrived in Jerusalem on Nakba Day. Nakba (a word that translates as "catastrophe") Day commemorates the 750,000 Palestinians who were forced from their homes when Israel became a state in 1948. I expected shit to get wild, but the speed with which...
I Refused to Join the Israeli Defense Forces
Late last year, Moriel spent time in a military prison for refusing to live out his childhood dream of being a military commando. Military service in Israel is mandatory by law for Jewish youth. Yet, only around half of those eligible enlist and many...
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...
One Young Druze vs. the Entire Israeli Military
Every able-bodied Israeli has to serve in the military when they turn 18. Exceptions are made for Arab citizens and ultra–Orthodox Jews, but not for the country’s 125,000 Druze, an Arabic-speaking ethnic and religious minority that is primarily based...
The American Student Who's Planning an Israeli-Palestinian Music Festival
Since spending four months in Jerusalem, a college student named Andrew Roseman has been working to create a festival (called Man of a Thousand Teas) that would feature musicians from both sides of the Green Line and bring Israelis and Palestinians...