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Amid destruction, ordinary Gazans open homes, churches to displaced

August 13, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on August 13, 2014. The first day the bombs began to fall on Gaza, Refqa al-Hamallawy called a meeting in her office at the

Palestine Reporting

Israeli discourse of sexualized violence rises amid Gaza assault

August 6, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on Aug. 6, 2014. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — As the bombs have been falling on Gaza over the past four weeks, another war has been ongoing

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Israel and the Palestinian Territories Lonely Planet: Systematic Erasure and Casual Racism

July 5, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Jadaliyya. Haifa is a picturesque city of hills, gardens, and trendy cafes perched along the slopes of Mount Carmel in northern Israel. If the Lonely Planetguidebook is

Palestine Reporting

Israeli forces spray Bethlehem homes with putrid-smelling water

June 27, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on June 27, 2014. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Rubhiya Abd al-Rahman Darwish was taking a nap on the couch of her family home on Sunday when

Palestine Reporting

In photos: Bethlehem festival draws thousands to Old City

June 19, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on June 19, 2014. The Bet Lahem Live festival kicked off on Thursday night along Bethlehem’s historic Star Street, launching four days of music,

Palestine Reporting

Bet Lahem Live festival brings Star Street back to life

June 18, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on June 18, 2014. Star Street was once the bustling heart of Bethlehem’s Old City, a vital link on the 1,500-year-old pilgrimage route from Jerusalem to

Palestine Reporting

Palestinians cynical as Israel mobilizes #BringBackOurBoys campaign

June 15, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on June 15, 2014. As Israeli forces deployed across the West Bank in hot pursuit of three teenagers who went missing on Thursday, the

Palestine Reporting

Bethlehem walls transformed in the presence of the Holy See

May 24, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on May 24, 2014. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In advance of Pope Francis’ visit to the Holy Land on Sunday, Bethlehem residents and officials have been

Israel Palestine Reporting

Anti-enlistment performance art turns Israeli cities into battlefields

May 23, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on May 23, 2014. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — On Sunday, Israeli soldiers invaded the streets of Haifa’s upmarket German Colony neighborhood, beating Palestinian protesters with

Israel Palestine Reporting

Retracing the Nakba in West Jerusalem’s al-Malha

May 16, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on May 16, 2014. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Towering above the gargantuan Jerusalem Mall and the repetitive, non-descript homes of the Malha (or Manahat) suburb

Amid destruction, ordinary Gazans open homes, churches to displaced

Israeli discourse of sexualized violence rises amid Gaza assault

Israel and the Palestinian Territories Lonely Planet: Systematic Erasure and Casual Racism

Israeli forces spray Bethlehem homes with putrid-smelling water

In photos: Bethlehem festival draws thousands to Old City

Bet Lahem Live festival brings Star Street back to life

Palestinians cynical as Israel mobilizes #BringBackOurBoys campaign

Bethlehem walls transformed in the presence of the Holy See

Anti-enlistment performance art turns Israeli cities into battlefields

Retracing the Nakba in West Jerusalem’s al-Malha

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