Tag Archives: Ramallah

Two years of Arab Spring: Tunis, Cairo … Ramallah?

December 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Amira Hass, haaretz The inspiration for the Arab Spring came from young people in the street, but it seemed to bypass the West Bank and Gaza. Haaretz tracks down the Palestinians still talking about a revolution “Hold your head … read more »

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At This Checkpoint They Operate Only According to Orders

September 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Tamar Fleishman –The West Bank The camps stood opposite of each other during each one of the Ramadan Fridays. From dawn to afternoon- when the prayer at Al-Aqsa was being conducted, the Palestinians stood armed with their prayer mats … read more »

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What Killed Arafat? As Arafat’s Widow Calls to Exhume his Body

July 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

(RAMALLAH, Palestine) – It was a scene that riveted the world for weeks: The ailing Yasser Arafat, first besieged by Israeli tanks in his Ramallah compound, then shuttled to Paris, where he spent his final days undergoing a barrage of … read more »

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