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A poetic parable of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, by Tzadik (23, Israel).Write Comment (3 Comments)
The City of Destiny: Jerusalem as a model for peace
Image Jerusalem must and shall play its pre-ordained role as the catalyst for Middle East peace, argues Muzaffardjon R. Khudoikulov (25, Cyprus/Tajikistan). Write Comment (2 Comments)
Flickers of light: first impressions of Israel and Palestine
ImageIn the neutral, common ground - a place where both Palestinians and Israelis are welcome and can co-operate as genuine equals - hope for the future can be found, argues Chris Wake (23, UK)Write Comment (0 Comments)
There must be peace between symbols
No matter what the political results of the Peace Process, there shall be no peace between Israel and Palestine until their deeply rooted symbols are reconciled, says Christopher Schwartz.Write Comment (4 Comments)
Monsters in the Shadows of a Palestinian Plebiscite
ImageNeither the Arab nor Western mass-medias dared discuss the true significance, politically and metaphorically, of the January 9th elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The only news sources that were brave enough to mention the real value of the elections were those of the Palestinians and Israelis. The reason, explains Christopher Schwartz (23), is that what drives Israelis and Palestinians is not lust for temporal power but sorrow.Write Comment (6 Comments)
Tears of the Terrorist
Christopher Schwartz (23) attempts an unorthodox form of investigative journalism and  finds himself embarking on an intellectual sojourn into the realm of ideas underlying guerilla warfare and political/ideological violence.  He pursues the elusive answer to the riddle, ‘What is the difference between freedom-fighting and terrorism?'Write Comment (2 Comments)
Editorial:
A Hebrew Great Wall of China
ImageIsrael should take a page from Chinese history: no society can wall itself in; the barbarians inevitably shall invade if peace is not established, argues Christopher Schwartz (23).
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Editorial:
The 21st Century Palestinian
Christopher Schwartz (23, from the United States, based in Israel-Palestine) travels physically and spiritually to Ramallah to witness the burial of the man he calls “Palestine’s David Ben-Gurion.”  In an erudite editorial, he ponders the philosophical essence of the current Palestinian resistance movement, and comes to a controversial conclusion.Write Comment (9 Comments)
The Curtain is Beginning to Close
Both Israel and Palestine are enterring new existential territory. Yet, it seems that, for now, only the Palestinians are willing to admit this fact. Christopher Schwartz reports from Israel.Write Comment (2 Comments)
An American Storm in the Holy Land
Christopher Schwartz (23) notices unsettling and inspiring similarities between today's Israeli-Palestinian conflict and yesterday's American-Amerindian conflict. Metaphorical and metaphysical frontiers collide in the Holy Land.Write Comment (3 Comments)

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