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Geography of the West Bank

Illegal Israeli settlement faces looming deadline to be vacated

Years ago, Israeli settlers built a settlement on private Palestinian land outside the town of Ramallah. Late last year, an Israeli court ruled it must be vacated by March. Now residents and the government are fighting over when, whether and where the residents will go.

Israel’s Neighbors Ask What a New Governing Coalition Will Mean for Peace

Global Politics

Palestinian Women No Longer Need Husband’s Permission for a Divorce

Conflict & Justice

Israel Evicts Settlers from Illegal Outpost

Conflict & Justice
The World

St. George Festival on West Bank Attracts Muslims and Christians

Lifestyle & Belief

Hamas Green Flag Flying

Just back from Birzeit University outside Ramallah, where the green flag of the Islamic Movement (Hamas) is flying for student council elections.

The World

Abundant Microbial Life and Fresh Water Springs

Environment

For today’s Geo Quiz we’re searching for one of the lowest points on the surface of the earth. If you were to stand on the shore of this inland sea, you’d be at 1400 feet below sea level.

Murdered Israeli actor buried

Conflict & Justice

The World’s Matthew Bell attended the funeral of Israeli actor Juliano Mer Khamis, Wednesday. Khamis was eulogized by Jews and Arabs. The “100 percent Jewish, 100 percent Palestinian” actor was gunned down earlier this week in the West Bank city of Jenin.

Remembering Artist and Activist Juliano Mer-Khamis, Killed in West Bank

Half-Palestinian, half-Israeli actor and leading non-violence activist Juliano Mer-Khamis was shot dead on Monday in the West Bank. Mer-Khanis was a leading figure in the arts and founded The Freedom Threatre in Jenin, a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank. The theater provides opportunities for Palestinian children to get involved in the arts. His […]

The Zoo on the Road to Nablus

Author Amelia Thomas tells the story of how the Qalqilya Zoo in the West Bank has survived two decades despite the bullets and barriers that surround it.