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a view of the Museum of the Palestinian People

New Palestinian museum in DC favors the personal over the political

Arts, Culture & Media

The museum aims to “put Palestinians in the light that we are human beings. We’re artists, we’re entrepreneurs, we’re in politics and we [are] contributing a lot to the US as immigrants.”

Palestinian Americans wary of statehood bid

Israel to Palestinians: Only way to statehood is negotiation

Claire Hajaj's parents, Deanne and Mahmoud Hajaj, honeymoon in Israel in 1969.

Her Mom is Jewish. Her Dad is Palestinian. She sees both sides

Belief
Yehonatan Toker (left) and Hamze Awawde (right) in their kitchen in Washington, DC. Toker, an Israeli, and Awawde, a Palestinian, are in Washington for internships, and they're sharing a house.

In a Washington home, an Israeli man and a Palestinian man are learning to live side-by-side

Conflict & Justice
The kids at Project Harmony camp mostly do normal summer activities, like sports tournaments, as a way to get to know each other. Here, children compete in a jumping contest.

There’s nothing like shared terror to bring kids together at summer camp

Lifestyle & Belief

The Project Harmony day camp is run at Jerusalem’s only Arabic-Hebrew bilingual school. Kids have been coming together here for five years, but this is the first time the kids are coming during war. The Project Harmony day camp is run at Jerusalem’s only Arabic-Hebrew bilingual school. Kids have been coming together here for five years, but this is the first time the kids are coming during war.

Esmat Mansour, convicted by Israel for murder and jailed for 22 years, with his ninth grade Hebrew students.

A Palestinian convicted of murdering an Israeli now teaches Hebrew — and tolerance

Development & Education

Esmat Mansour suspects some of his young Palestinian students consider him a hero for killing an Israeli. But his aim in teaching them Hebrew is to help them understand and build bridges with Israelis.

Esmat Mansour, convicted by Israel for murder and jailed for 22 years, with his ninth grade Hebrew students.

A Palestinian convicted of murdering an Israeli now teaches Hebrew — and tolerance

Development & Education

Esmat Mansour suspects some of his young Palestinian students consider him a hero for killing an Israeli. But his aim in teaching them Hebrew is to help them understand and build bridges with Israelis.

American Studies professor Mohammed Dajani took a group of Palestinian students on a trip to Auschwitz in March, 2014.

It may be taboo, but some Palestinians are rethinking their views toward the Holocaust

Global Politics

In the Arab world, the Holocaust is usually viewed with suspicion. But, recently, some Palestinians have started to accept the Holocaust as a grave crime against the Jewish population of Europe. And on Monday, the Palestinian leader joined that group. In the Arab world, the Holocaust is usually viewed with suspicion. But, recently, some Palestinians have started to accept the Holocaust as a grave crime against the Jewish population of Europe. And on Monday, the Palestinian leader joined that group.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (center) addresses the crowd of Israelis.

Here’s what happened when Israeli students had a rare chance to visit, and question, the Palestinian president

Global Politics

On Sunday, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas hosted an unprecedented meeting with several hundred Israeli students and activists at his Ramallah headquarters. The Israeli Army ordinarily forbids visits of its Jewish citizens to the Palestinian city. And Abbas had conciliatory words for his visitors.