Israel
16/03/2012 / WEST BANK
Amateur video shows routine West Bank clashes in vivid detail
Every Friday, the residents of the small village of Nabi Saleh, in the West Bank, protest against Israeli rule. And every week, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) try to force them to stay home. A striking new video has emerged that shows – up close and in detail – the clashes that ensue, week after week. Read more...
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14/12/2011 / ISRAEL
Israel’s illegal African immigrants face mounting hostility
Anger over Israel’s growing population of illegal African immigrants has flared in recent weeks, prompting the government to respond by taking a hardline stance on immigration. Yet as many in Israel express their frustrations both on the streets and in the political arena, our Observer on the ground says life as an immigrant sometimes feels more like being held prisoner. Read more...
16/08/2011 / ISRAEL
A concerto on an Israeli tank
The Bible says a time of universal peace will come when swords will be turned into ploughshares. For Israeli reservist Dror Gomel, that time is now. The 36-year-old has transformed his military tank into a melodic percussion instrument. Watch the videos...
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04/08/2011 / ISRAEL
Middle class Israelis take to the streets declaring, ‘we can’t make ends meet’
On Thursday morning hundreds of taxis blocked one of Tel Aviv’s main roads, in the afternoon parents in cities across the country took to the streets in a 'stroller march'. They are all angry about the high cost of living in Israel and unite around one rallying cry: “The People Want Social Justice.” Protesters are now gearing up for what they hope will be the biggest march yet on Saturday evening. Our Observers tell us why they're protesting...
19/07/2011 / ISRAEL - LEBANON
Lebanese belly-dancer raises eyebrows after performing on stage with Israeli heavy metal band
That a heavy metal band and a belly dancer perform together is unusual enough. When the band is Israeli and the dancer Lebanese, the performance raises quite a few eyebrows. But when the performers choose to brandish their respective countries' flags side by side on stage, you have all the ingredients for a potentially volatile mix. Read more…
04/07/2011 / GAZA STRIP
Gaza-bound flotilla participants braced for ‘tear gas and snipers’
No one expected that the “Freedom Flotilla II: Stay Human” would have a seamless run to the Gaza strip. Sure enough, in the latest of a series of hurdles that flotilla organisers have had to overcome, Greek coastguards halted a Canadian boat bound for Gaza shortly after it attempted to leave the Mediterranean island of Crete. As many wonder if the mission to Gaza will ever launch, our Observers tell us about the preparation that went into a trip that may never be. Read more...
08/04/2011 / ISRAEL
Israel deploys ‘Iron dome’ missile defence as rocket attacks escalate
Israel has deployed a new missile defence system dubbed ‘iron dome’ to intercept Hamas rockets, amid a month of attacks and counter attacks between the Israeli army and Palestinian fighters in the Gaza strip that both sides fear could rapidly deteriorate into all-out war.
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29/03/2011 / UNITED STATES
New York ‘bomb shelter’ aims to raise awareness of rocket attacks on Israel
Pedestrians strolling through New York’s Washington Square Park on Monday, March 28, encountered a startling sight: a crowd of people rushing for cover in a bomb shelter after hearing the loud wail of a warning siren. Terrorist attack? Not exactly. Read more…
12/01/2011 / PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Winter is harsh for Gaza’s poorest
Two years after the Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip, reconstruction of damaged property seems to have ground to a halt. In the rainy season, the peope of Gaza struggle in their precarious homes. Read more...
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13/10/2010 / PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
‘Dancing Israeli soldier’ video: "When I saw it, I realised with a shock that I was the victim"
A young Palestinan woman who spent two years in an Israeli prison says she is the blindfolded victim shown in a video of an Israeli soldier dancing around a female prisoner that has gone viral in recent weeks. Read her account...
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