Israel Palestine Checkpoints

Happy Birthday Tel Aviv?

Amy York Rubin | Posted 05.11.2009 | World


Amy York Rubin

Trying to achieve peace in Israel without addressing the past is akin to trying to find a cure for cancer by treating the symptoms without ever considering why the cancer developed in the first place.

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.