As Politicians Fail, Activists Try to Forge a Peace Between People

As Politicians Fail, Activists Try to Forge a Peace Between People

As Politicians Fail, Activists Try to Forge a Peace Between People Gush Etzion, West Bank — Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger appears at first a small and quiet man until he stands to address an audience of journalists under an awning here in this tiny hamlet in one of the...
Ofra Settlement Awaits Looming Demolitions

Ofra Settlement Awaits Looming Demolitions

Ofra Settlement Awaits Looming Demolitions Ofra, West Bank — The Ofra settlement in the West Bank is now 40 years old, a middle-aged island of Jews in a sea of Palestinians that can easily be mistaken for a Southern California suburb. Bikes quietly line the streets...
Amid Renewed Violence, Secular Israelis Move to the Political Right

Amid Renewed Violence, Secular Israelis Move to the Political Right

Amid Renewed Violence, Secular Israelis Move to the Political Right Misgav-Am, Northern Israel — From his home at Kibbutz Misgav-Am on the Israeli border with Lebanon, Ayea Ben Yaakov looks through the fence at the houses on the neighboring hill in the stronghold of...
Palestinians in the West Bank Crave the Simple Pleasures of Peace

Palestinians in the West Bank Crave the Simple Pleasures of Peace

Palestinians in the West Bank Crave the Simple Pleasures of Peace Ramallah, West Bank — The West Bank and Gaza territories are home to 4.6 million Palestinians, more than half under the age of 24. These millions of young people are coming of age against the backdrop...