Muslim and Jewish Women in Nazareth

'We can live in peace'...John Lennon (photo: Dafna Tal)

Mahzor

Mahzor

New York Public Library

Churches

Sarajevo Haggadah

Mah Nishtanah

Sarajevo haggadah

Antaea Darom

Israeli women's art

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Torah as music

Ben Heine

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ceramic bowl

Mohammad Said Kalash, "Offering Reconciliation" exhibit (photo: Ilan Amihai)

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Punch and Judy/Pinchas and Jamila

Avi Katz

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David Grossman

Ben Heine

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Eldrige Street shul

Lower East Side

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Dove

Ben Heine

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Two birds

Hoda Jamal

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Israeli and Palestinian boys

from documentary, Promises

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Cat in the Hat

Yiddish version

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Daylight through the Wall

Banksy: graffiti art on Separation Wall

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Maurice Sendak's Brundibar set

New Victory Theater (photo: Nan Melville/NYT)

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Daniel Barenboim, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Palestinian-Israeli musical ensemble (photo: Kerstin Joensson/AP)

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Great Day on Eldrige Street

N.Y.'s klezmer greats celebrate shul rededication (photo: Leo Sorel)

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Hezbollah Kidnaps Two Israeli Soldiers in Lebanon

Jul 12th, 2006 by Richard Silverstein | 11

Haaretz reports the devastating news that Hezbollah has kidnapped two IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon:
Hezbollah kidnapped two Israel Defense Forces soldiers on the northern border in the midst of massive shelling attacks on Israel’s north Wednesday morning. The IDF confirmed two of its soldiers were missing on the Lebanese border, Channel 10 TV reported.
Hezbollah fighters [...]

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Hamas-Israel Deal in Works for Shalit

Jul 5th, 2006 by Richard Silverstein | 0

Some new, potentially hopeful news from Gaza. Haaretz reports that a deal may be taking shape between Palestinian kidnappers and Israel that would result in the freeing of IDF solider, Gilad Shalit. Here are the outlines of the deal:
According to the London-based publication [Al-Hayat], the Islamic militant group is now willing to free [...]

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Hamas Moderating Its Charter?

Feb 22nd, 2006 by Richard Silverstein | 2

The Jerusalem Post reported February 16th (and a surprising report it is considering the journalistic source) that a long-time Hamas consultant has been charged with preparing a revised version of the controversial charter which quotes liberally from such literary canards as the Protocols of the Elders of Zion:
Azzam Tamimi working to revise Hamas charter (photo: [...]

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