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An Israeli woman holds a sign with images of three missing Israeli teenagers, at a rally in Rabin Square in the coastal city of Tel Aviv June 29, 2014. Israel on Thursday named two Hamas Islamists as leading suspects in the June 12 kidnappings of the thre

Three missing Israeli teens are found dead outside the Palestinian town of Hebron

Conflict & Justice

The bodies of three Israeli teens were found dead after an intensive two-week search by the Israeli military. Sheera Fenkel, BuzzFeed’s Middle East correspondent, was in Jerusalem as the news broke.

An Israeli woman holds a sign with images of three missing Israeli teenagers, at a rally in Rabin Square in the coastal city of Tel Aviv June 29, 2014. Israel on Thursday named two Hamas Islamists as leading suspects in the June 12 kidnappings of the thre

Three missing Israeli teens are found dead outside the Palestinian town of Hebron

Conflict & Justice

Israeli-born Ethiopian Jew embraces ancestry in her music

Arts, Culture & Media

‘Life Happens’ for Ethiopian-Israeli Singer Ester Rada

Arts, Culture & Media

New Class of Israeli Lawmakers Include First Ever Hebron Representative

Conflict & Justice
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Rare Elections in Palestinian West Bank Highlight All-Female Ticket

Tomorrow the West Bank will hold the first Palestinian elections in six years. Municipal elections are important in this Fatah-controlled territory, an area primarily known for its instability. Peace talks to Israel have stalled, and there is little hope for  reconciliation with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Elections of any kind in the West Bank are a […]

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First All-Women’s List Seeks to Break Into Palestinian Politics

Global Politics

As Palestinians in the city of Hebron are gearing up for a municipal election, they will have a novel choice as one of the candidate lists on the ballot is made up entirely of women.

The World

Israeli forces evict Hebron settlers

Conflict & Justice

Israeli police evicted dragged more than 250 Jewish settlers out of a disputed house in the West Bank city of Hebron. But the settlers became violent afterward. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from the BBC’s James Stevenson.

The World

Palestinian garment made in China

Business, Economics and Jobs

The checkered scarf worn by Palestinian men, known as a keffiyeh, has become a powerful symbol of Palestinian identity, but as Piya Chattopadhyay reports, West Bank factories can no longer compete with the cheaper imports from China.

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Rare meeting in divided Hebron

Conflict & Justice

The West Bank city of Hebron is home to hardcore Jewish settlers and radicalized Palestinian groups, but last week, there was a rare meeting in Hebron between the two sides, and by all accounts, the meeting was friendly

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