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+972 Magazine: Independent Commentary from Israel and the Palestinian territories
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Articles By S-CAR
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A few weeks ago, Rabbi David Shneyer invited me to address his congregation at a temple in Bethesda Maryland, during the Rosh Hashana service. So...
Abstract: Khader Adnan's hunger strike reached its 52nd day with little international attention. Some might think this is due to his association with the...
Abstract: As Khader Adnan enters his 65th day of hunger strike, he is receiving increasing and substantial support among the Palestinian communities in...
Abstract: Yesterday, Pastor Chuck Kopp of the Baptist Church in West Jerusalem woke up to find his church vandalized. The Jerusalem Post reported that police...
Abstract: The consequences of the Israeli government decision go beyond the action against the Palestinian community in Bab Al-Shams. By evicting the residents...
Abstract: SYRIA-TURKEY BORDER – Last week, my colleagues and I started a summer camp for hundreds of Syrian child refugees on the Syrian-Turkish border...
Abstract: The bickering between countries over who has the right to negotiate over the Palestinians is nothing new. We’ve been here before.There are two...
Abstract: A video posted Tuesday by Al Arabiya shows the destruction of the Gaza neighborhood of Beit Hanoun in one hour. According to the Israeli army,...
Abstract: After we finished our visit to the tense West Bank city of Hebron, we made our way to Sderot, an Israeli town on the Gaza border. With me was Shira...
Magazine Articles
Abstract: Last week, I accompanied 19 Jews from the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston, Chicago as they traveled across Israel and the West Bank...
Abstract: Very few Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza or even in the US knew about J Street ‘s second annual conference that took place in Washington...
Abstract: The recent Supreme Court rebuke of the Airport Authorities in Israel came as a shining light of hope. The treatment of Arabs at Ben Gurion Airport...
Abstract: Last week Ynetnews.com published an article by Johnnie Moore, a Christian evangelical pastor and vice president of Liberty University (the largest...
Abstract: The murder of Juliano Mer Khamis was a national tragedy for Palestinians that drew shock and outrage. However, it is imperative that we learn from...
Abstract: The Arab revolutions have been a key reason for the reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah. This was apparent in the change of tone by both sides...
Abstract: Six months ago, nineteen Jews broke the usual partisan norms when it comes to visiting the “Holy Land” by choosing to hear not only the...
Abstract: Israel is doing better than ever, I was told by a right wing activist just a few weeks ago. He is not alone in this belief. Many right wing activists...
Abstract: In his speech to the Central Council of the PLO in Ramallah, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced his strategy to end the occupation. The...
Abstract: In the month of Ramadan, Muslims are required to fast from food and drink from sunrise until sunset. Most Muslims will admit how hard that task is,...
Abstract: The Knesset approved a first reading of a bill that would privatize the administration of its national parks, all in an effort to protect the control...
Abstract: After a group of settlers attacked a mosque in one of the villages of Ramallah in the West Bank, the Israeli army put checkpoints at the entrances of...
Abstract: It is a custom in Israel that people will forsake their social rights or economic demands in face of any security concerns and terror threats. The...
Abstract: As the Israeli government prepares for the anticipated Palestinian bid for recognition as a state in the UN General Assembly this month, Israeli...
Abstract: According to Alquds newspaper, on September 14, President Mahmoud Abbas had a confrontational meeting with Tony Blair, the current Quartet envoy...
Abstract: A few weeks ago, I volunteered at Together Through Film, a weekend outdoor activity camp with 18 teenagers from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan...
Abstract: The burning of the Tuba mosque in the Galilee should not come as a surprise to anyone. The criminal and terror acts of burning mosques and...
Abstract: There’s an upside to the story: Israel’s move away from democracy means a move toward the non-democratic regimes of the Middle East, and...
Abstract: Yesterday, I reported on Fatah’s Christmas celebration in Bethlehem. Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh, a Fatah Central Committee member, spoke about...
Abstract: What are the some of cognitive biases that are influencing the recent bellicose rhetoric emanating from Jerusalem and Tehran?It is said that wars...
Abstract: Last week, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Ali Gomaa, made an unprecedented visit to Jerusalem, where he worshiped at the famous Al Aqsa Mosque. His visit...
Abstract: The Nakba has a dual meaning today. On one hand, it is about the hundreds of villages that were razed in 1948 and the hundreds of thousands of...
Abstract: Jerusalem Day is not a celebration of a unified city, but rather a show of Israeli power, a reminder for the Palestinians that Jerusalem is an...
Abstract: Yesterday was a historic day for the Egyptian people, as they turned the final page of the “court case of the century.” Ousted Egyptian...
Abstract: The real challenge facing the Muslim world today is how to stop violent protesters from becoming the face of the religion. In order to do that...
Abstract: Palestinians in the West Bank often face an internal clash between identity, ideology, politics and reality. In truth, they live in a place where...
Abstract: Another “price tag” hate crime was carried out today against the Franciscan monastery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. The monastery was...
Abstract: In an effort to save the two states solution, thousands of Israelis and Palestinians marched from Jaffa gate to the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in...