Palestinian children fly kites during a festival on the beach of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip July 30, 2009. The festival was organized by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). (Suhaib Salem/Reuters)
A desert wilderness beckons ... in Palestine
West Bank tourism is in its infancy, but it boasts many attractions.
WADI QELT, Israel — High up among these semi-arid hills exists one of the world's least known and accessible wildernesses. Gazelle and rock hyrax roam here while raptors, white storks and honey buzzards circle over the desert landscape below.
A tourist's paradise, according to one entrepreneurial local, if only the tourists knew about it ... and were allowed in.
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Recent on Israel and Palestine:
Israel's new weapon: water
Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - October 29, 2009 05:52 ET
Yet another report accuses Israel of human rights abuses, this time for denying Palestinians water.
Bittersweet: Palestinian home cooking
Matt McAllester - Worldview - October 27, 2009 06:04 ET
The best Palestinian food can only be found at home — or at Tanoreen in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
The olive harvest war
Sara Sorcher - Israel and Palestine - October 25, 2009 11:14 ET
Opinion: It's getting chilly between Turkey and Israel
HDS Greenway - Worldview - October 25, 2009 10:10 ET
As Turkey gets friendlier with Syria and Iraq, relations with Israel take a back seat.
All rise for the Palestinian anthem
Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - October 23, 2009 05:55 ET
A parody of a nationalistic Palestinian song ridicules the intractable dispute between Hamas and Fatah leaders.
The olive grove wars
Sara Sorcher - Israel and Palestine - October 22, 2009 05:55 ET
The olive harvest has arrived and with it violence between the Palestinian farmers and Israeli settlers in what is, essentially, a dispute over land.
Analysis: US unhappy over proposed Hamas-Fatah deal
Matt Benyon Rees - Israel and Palestine - October 14, 2009 10:48 ET
The planned agreement goes some way toward validating Hamas control of the Gaza Strip.
War crimes the result of "mistakes": former Israeli official
Joe Lauria - Israel and Palestine - October 14, 2009 08:30 ET
Retired brigadier general admitted that Israel committed war crimes, though said it didn't do so intentionally.
Let's do the time warp again
Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - October 9, 2009 06:14 ET
A brouhaha over who can pray at the Temple Mount recalls a similar disagreement ... that became known as the second intifada.
West Bank brewery celebrates success with Oktoberfest
Frederick Deknatel - Israel and Palestine - October 5, 2009 05:18 ET
Despite the best efforts of Israeli border guards, Taybeh exports its beer to Germany, Japan and beyond.
What Israeli women wear, and why
Jessica Griffin and Sara Sorcher - Israel and Palestine - October 4, 2009 14:08 ET
Israeli call out to Jews angers those in US
Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - September 25, 2009 10:54 ET
Fears that Jew numbers will soon decline are behind an ad campaign that raised hackles of the American Jewish community.
Hummus wars
Sara Sorcher - Israel and Palestine - September 19, 2009 08:25 ET
Bittersweet Ramadan in Palestinian refugee camp
Sara Sorcher - Israel and Palestine - September 18, 2009 07:39 ET
Palestinian refugees preparing for the Iftar, a meal to break the Ramadan fast, say that despite the hardships, the holiday brings them closer together.
Opinion: Netanyahu builds on Obama's weakness
HDS Greenway - Worldview - September 15, 2009 12:44 ET
Obama's hesitation on Israeli settlements could put the US in danger.
Suffering 101
Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - September 4, 2009 06:14 ET
Palestinians and Israelis take an eternal debate into the classroom, leaving the UN stuck in the middle.
Just like the (good?) old days
Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - August 27, 2009 11:55 ET
With US diplomats roaming the streets of Jerusalem, talking to all sides, it's like the intifada never happened.
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Can Palestinians step up to self-government?
Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - August 27, 2009 06:10 ET
Tax breaks, smaller government, a rationalized legal system? No, this is a long way from New Jersey.
Israel grapples with a new kind of violence
Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - August 21, 2009 06:02 ET
Good, old-fashioned murder catches off-guard a country always prepared for war
Global Blogs:
America The Betrayed Walt Whitman: "Poet of the People"
Hiyam Noir, Author, "Palestine Free Voice" blog - Israel and Palestine - November 7, 2009 16:15 ET
.November 6, 2009Richard C. Cook If you want to get an idea of what America once was like, read the poems of Walt Whitman. Whitman was born on Long Island in 1819 and grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. His...
Fort Hood Suspect a “Palestinian”
Isreally cool - Israel and Palestine - November 7, 2009 12:13 ET
The US military psychiatrist suspected of going on the shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 others in a US army base in Texas, is of palestinian origin. A military official told the AP that Hasan’s family has Palestinian roots. ABC News reported on Friday...
20 years after falll of Berlin wall, anti-wall resistance in Palestine
Michael Loadenthal, Editor, The "From Occupied Palestine With Love" Blog - Israel and Palestine - November 7, 2009 07:37 ET
From Berlin to Palestine: no matter where, no matter how tall, all walls fallBy, Bil’in Popular Committee6 November 2009The 20th anniversary to the fall of the Berlin Wall will be marked this Friday in mass demonstrations across the West Bank calling for an immediate...
Is Abbas willing to face reality?
The Staff, The Palestine Telegraph blog - Israel and Palestine - November 7, 2009 00:16 ET
Ramallah, November 7, 2009 (Pal Telegraph)- Mahmoud Abbas, the beleaguered head of the Palestinian Authority, has finally but belatedly admitted that the so-called Peace process with Israel has...
This Should Be Awkward, But…
Ben Moscovitch, Israel Blog (Foreign Policy Assoc.) - Israel and Palestine - November 6, 2009 22:01 ET
On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a group of Palestinian protestors knocked over a slab of the security barrier that divides the West Bank from the Gaza Strip. This act of...
Opinion Polls: Israelies and Palestinians
The Muqata - Israel and Palestine - November 5, 2009 11:37 ET
Poll for Israelis: (complete data here)There are those who say that if Israel returns to 1967 borders, including a full withdrawal from the Golan Heights, then Israel will enjoy peace for generations, as the Arabs will no longer have any claims against Israel.What do you think...
The Army's Gift
A Soldier's Mother - Israel and Palestine - November 5, 2009 05:53 ET
As each soldier leaves the Israeli army, the division and the unit do something for them. They get monetary benefits to see them into the next phase of their lives (more on that when Elie actually gets out and I learn what they are); they get courses that help them learn skills,...
This Makes the Inane Security Checkpoints Much More Tolerable
Benji Lovitt, Author/Comedian, "What War Zone?" blog - Israel and Palestine - November 4, 2009 11:13 ET
Greetings from the free wifi of the Indianapolis airport! Holy crap, I don't believe it either. On the heels of the free wifi in the Charlotte airport yesterday, big things are happening in the United States of America. BIG THINGS! Looks like it's not just Ben-Gurion...
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