Israel Checkpoints

If Israel's New Government Won't, Maybe the People Will: The Checkpoint Women

Amy York Rubin | Posted 04.17.2009 | World


Amy York Rubin

The checkpoints inside the West Bank are not stopping those Palestinians who are determined to enter Israel.

Finding a Wall of Paranoia and Fear in Israel

Zaina Arafat | Posted 01.03.2009 | World


Zaina Arafat

Traveling through Israel and the West Bank is an especially unpredictable experience for me. The Israeli soldiers who patrol the checkpoints can choose to treat me as either an American or as a Palestinian.