PALESTINIANS
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People often ask me why they should care about Israel. The conflict is dreary, the Israelis and Palestinians can't seem to find a way of living together and even mighty President Obama seems to have all but given up on peace in the Middle East.
Well a fresh new answer came to me this week.
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For a while this week, “Israel” stopped being a dirty word.
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If Israel keeps fudging on an inquiry into Gaza, all it is doing is pronouncing itself guilty as charged.
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Under the shade of an olive tree, an evicted Palestinian family is caught in a strange stand-off with the Jewish settlers who have taken over their home.
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It may not be the most cost-efficient way of running a transport network, but developing parallel bus systems means Jews and Arabs living in the same city need never meet.
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Hundreds and thousands of Jews will stay up all night tonight to study the Torah, I am sitting here listening to an old Muslim man teach me about Judaism, the Koran and being Palestinian.
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The Separation Wall built unilaterally by Israel has been turned by Palestinians into a canvas to showcase the Jewish state's Most Wanted - past and present.
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Hint: It's what's been tearing up the heart of the city for years now.
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The Separation Wall built unilaterally by Israel has been turned by Palestinians into a canvas to showcase the Jewish state's Most Wanted - past and present.
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In Ramallah, you can sip a latte in a café. You can also find yourself getting arrested on a Sunday morning stroll. Or worse.
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