Terror, fear, violence, hatred, mental torture, horrific physical injury, and death. A small number of words to describe the extreme misery the people of Israel and Palestine are suffering. That’s what happens when two countries go […]
Israel & Palestine
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Civico Europea was founded in 2016. In 2018 they started the largest citizen innovation ever to be held. They utilize social media for European based question idea and voting opportunity.
Israeli authorities restrict the access Palestinians have to water is by refusing them or restricting their access to great parts of the West Bank itself.
Kibbutzes (deriving from the Hebrew word kvutza, which means group) go back more than 100 years since the first one was established.
Legal incompetence or diplomatic genius? This dilemma arises analysing in detail Section Five (devoted to Jerusalem) of the Deal of the century officially launched by US President Donald Trump on January 28, 2020 under the name of “Peace […]
By Marshall Breger President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and direct the State Department to begin moving the U.S. embassy there has given rise to a slew of commentary. Some […]
Statalist Mogherini vs. Glocalist Trump: two opposite visions of Jerusalem Glocalist-Statalist Magical Glasses help us to understand the two opposite Statalist Federica Mogherini’s, and Glocalist Donald Trump’s visions on Jerusalem. On the occasion of the Glocalist […]
While Gaza’s electricity supply is still hostage to unresolved Hamas-Fatah tensions, the Al-Shifa hospital uses generators to keep its neo-natal intensive care unit operational. Those generators, keeping the vulnerable alive, might still stop at any time, […]
What is the meaning of the recent Palestinian national unity agreement brokered by Egyptian leader Al Sisi, and above all, how the Glocalist/Statalist analysis may help to predict the final outcome of the ongoing Fatah-Hamas negotiations? […]
TheChurch of the Holy Sepulchre, also called theChurch of the Resurrection byOrthodox Christians, is a church in theChristian Quarter of theOld City of Jerusalem which contains some of the holiest Christian sites anywhere in the world. […]
Two worlds: the virtual world from the media, and the real world from the people. This is the amazing gap one realizes arriving to Jerusalem, from the very first time. From my initial Italian perspective, the […]
It is always easier to sit in the audience than go on stage and perform. From the comfort of a theatre seat, in the semi darkness, you can remain anonymous and give praise or criticism in […]
Walid Salem has been director of the Center for Democracy and Community Development (CDCD) in East Jerusalem since 1993. He teaches democracy and human rights at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, and is the author of numerous […]
Why Jerusalem is so significant for so many people, and its Holy Places are so important and contested? What is the deep meaning of the expression Holy Place? Throughout history, members of various communities around the world […]