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Palestine Reporting

Bethlehem centre revives iconic Palestinian Christian craft

July 30, 2016 by alexrezashams

Icon school creates opening for local artists to tap into ancient skills and challenge cheap tourist-targeting imports

Reporting

Palestinian Christians celebrate identity in Easter rituals

April 12, 2016 by alexrezashams

Palestinian worshipers across Holy Land mark ‘Saturday of Fire’, an Orthodox celebration and yearly revival of community pride

Opinion Palestine

This Christmas, Remember the Embattled Little Palestinian Town of Bethlehem

December 24, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published in the Huffington Post. This week, more than 1.5 billion Christians around the world will celebrate the Christmas message of hope. But in the little hilltop town where

Palestine Reporting

En Palestine, les chrétiens syriaques gardent espoir malgré la peur de Daech

December 24, 2015 by alexrezashams

Les syriaques de la vieille ville de Jérusalem ont été systématiquement expulsés par Israël depuis 1967, mais la communauté possède encore une forte identité

Palestine Reporting

Why do Palestinians burn Jewish holy sites?: The fraught history of Joseph’s Tomb

November 12, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published in Mondoweiss. Joseph’s Tomb (Photo: Alex Shams)  On October 16th, a large crowd of Palestinians near the northern West Bank city of Nablus surrounded the religious site

Reporting

Les conducteurs palestiniens font les frais des patrouilles de la police israélienne en Cisjordanie

September 14, 2015 by alexrezashams

Pour parcourir le trajet d’une heure de Ramallah à Bethléem, les conducteurs palestiniens doivent passer par cinq autorités de régulation différentes

Palestine Reporting

City of the Moon

July 21, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published on The New Inquiry. In Jericho, Palestinians find a resort from their occupations At the edge of the Judean Hills, after the mountains of Palestine have calmed themselves

Reporting

Rainbow flag covers Israeli separation wall near Ramallah

June 30, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Mondoweiss. A Palestinian artist who painted a portion of Israel’s separation wall rainbow on Monday defended his work, calling it an expression of support for the freedom

Palestine Reporting

Palestinian drivers pay the price as Israeli police patrol West Bank

June 19, 2015 by alexrezashams

To travel the one-hour trip from Ramallah to Bethlehem, drivers have to pass through a total of five different regulating authorities

Israel Opinion Palestine

Seattle mayor’s Israel trip highlights dangers of ‘pinkwashing’

June 12, 2015 by alexrezashams

Originally published on the Washington Blade. Ed Murray (Photo by Ryan Georgi; courtesy Wikimedia Commons) On Monday, Seattle mayor Ed Murray touched down in Israel as part of a

Bethlehem centre revives iconic Palestinian Christian craft

Palestinian Christians celebrate identity in Easter rituals

This Christmas, Remember the Embattled Little Palestinian Town of Bethlehem

En Palestine, les chrétiens syriaques gardent espoir malgré la peur de Daech

Why do Palestinians burn Jewish holy sites?: The fraught history of Joseph’s Tomb

Les conducteurs palestiniens font les frais des patrouilles de la police israélienne en Cisjordanie

City of the Moon

Rainbow flag covers Israeli separation wall near Ramallah

Palestinian drivers pay the price as Israeli police patrol West Bank

Seattle mayor’s Israel trip highlights dangers of ‘pinkwashing’

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