Israel Palestine Checkpoints

My Daily Routine at the Jabel Mukaber Checkpoint

Ir Amim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ir Amim

When I leave the house in the early morning I don't know what awaits me, but I know for sure that I have to adjust my life to suit the checkpoint.

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Happy Birthday Tel Aviv?

Amy York Rubin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Tel Aviv, Jews, Israel Palestine Checkpoints, Gaza, West Bank, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel Gaza, Ramallah, Israel, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, World News, World News
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.

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

Amy York Rubin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amy York Rubin

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

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Finding a Wall of Paranoia and Fear in Israel

Zaina Arafat | Posted 05.25.2011

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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.

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